[ Rudi wrote to me that his experience with a dealer in the USA
 [ ended unhappily, "therefore, for the second time, I am looking
 [ for someone who has an Imperator motor 53 cm for sale." His
 [ previous email in 230322 MMD follows. -- Robbie

Dear friends, I'm looking for an Imperator motor 53 cm. Does anybody
know someone who owns this, or can recreate it?

Thank you and best wishes,
Rudi Zukowski

[ motor of Imperator 53 cm
[ https://www.mmdigest.com/Attachments/23/03/22/230322_003012_20221111_133949[1].jpg 

[ On page 14 of https://www.mbsgb.org.uk/TMB/V7_B5.pdf 
[ "The Style 49 [Imperator is] a spectacular instrument with four
[ parallel combs and twelve tuned steel bells. A totally-enclosed
[ spring mounted in a somewhat abbreviated frame provides power."
[
[ A large photo appears on page 245 in Q. David Bowers' "Encyclopedia
[ of Automatic Musical Instruments". -- Robbie