Greetings: The Royal British Columbia Museum in Victoria, B.C. has been donated a Seeburg coin-op player piano. I have been asked to appraise it, as I specialize in antique and player piano restorations. A tax receipt for a charitable donation will be issued to the donor. The Federal government has ...

This instrument would be of considerably more interest to a collector if it had not had any work done to it at all and was still in non-work- ing but all original condition. Once you start to make modifications to the instrument in order to get it playing at any cost, you no longer have an "original...

For Sale: Very nice restored Seeburg G. Circa 1913. Plays beautifully, very strong, case is oak and in excellent condition. $49750.00. Call or mail for more details. 605-665-1739¶ Doug adam

In a message dated 96-08-10 03:33:38 EDT, you write: >Mine is a KT with Flute pipes. It is mahogany instead of oak and has >> a stained glass window with two girls dancing and a third larger girl >> sitting by a setting sun.. It plays on nickles and will play up to >> 20 nickle accumulation. Is my o...

Greetings: The recent postings regarding the potential safety hazards of neoprene, switches and motors have been sobering, to say the least, and are greatly appreciated. I have been working on a Seeburg coin-op player that has a knife switch for the main power shut-off. It's turned on by the coin, a...

Greetings: Thanks to Marc Kaufmann, Craig Brougher, Darrell Clarke and others who have responded to the question of electrical and chemical safety in general, and to my query regarding the Seeburg knife switch in particular. I thoroughly agree that fire and personal safety considerations rank a whol...

I recently acquired a Seeburg MO which in a previous "restoration" had several pneumatic devices removed. Is there anyone in this group who has an MO and who would be willing to have some detailed discussions with me about the missing pneumatics so that I can begin to build new ones? The MO that I h...

Hi. Here I go again needing help. The four-section lock & cancel valve (L&C) on my Seeburg H has a problem, but only in the #3 position (the flute pipes). The "off" signal overrides the "on" signal, cutting the pipes back off all the time. It is a 25 year-old restoration so I guess I should expect p...

If anyone wants a tape of a Seeburg K playing (it has a mandolin bar, flute pipes, piano) There's this tape for sale of one from 1915. I didn't get a copy for myself, so I can't tell the quality, but it's a nickelodeon, what else do you need?? It costs $6.00. Write to: Dennis R. Atkinson P.O. Box 35...

I am completing restoration of a Seeberg KT. It is an early model with flute pipes and a reciprocating pump (rather than an rotary pump). I would appreciate contact with anyone willing to share information on tubing and some other details in order to confirm final assembly. It now plays but not all ...

How about sending me some Seeburg serial numbers. I have made this request before and not one single response from any of you. I really need to know if it is rubber stamped number or stamped into the wood in that cutout made for serial numbers. It would be nice to have the number off the stack and t...

Don Teach was wondering how many Seeburg "H" and "G" models there are out there. I sure don't know, but my impression is that there are more "H" models than "G" models despite the "H" presumably being more expensive due to is more ornate case, etc. We just bought an "H" along with a collection of ab...

By the way -- before anyone rushes out to put beveled glass in their Nelson-Wiggen as reported in the MMD a couple of days ago -- Nelson-Wiggen was a late entry into the coin-operated piano business. Beveled glass was found in early-made coin-operated pianos and was most likely discontinued around 1...

•Don Teach commented on the Seeburg KT we had for sale in his very informative missive on a recent MMD. Just to add a little information, the Seeburg KT we had for sale did generate a decent amount of interest. We probably talked to ten people about it, sent photos to five, and actually had two buye...

•One is not necessarily better than the other. A well restored Wurlitzer roll changer works very well. Lets face it -- if it did not work well when new then so many would not have been sold. As far as which is more musical: they are both great, so get one of each. Which one has the best investment p...

•A number of very sharp-eyed people noticed my reference to the Seeburg KT special remark that I made in my posting on piano plates. I mentioned that I had seen a plate at the Kelly foundry for the reproductions that were being made. They have bombarded me with questions about that undertaking. Some...

•My Seeburg MO has the identical pipework as the Reproduco. The rotary pump is there to provide suction for the pneumatic system that reads the roll and plays the piano. There should be a separate blower for the pipes. In the Seeburg both of the pumps are in a remote box about two feet wide by four ...

•Dear Jody: After reading my MMD, I decided to surf the net. Just for grins I typed in Seeburg and hit the return button. What I got was the Seeburg Corporation web site. They are very much alive and are into Seeburg Satellite technology with their new Seeburg "Millennium" jukebox. It seems the sate...

•[ forwarded by Pete Woodworth I have a J P Seeburg No 163120 with a large stained glass scenery panel on the front. It needs a lot of work but the sound board is good and the hammers and keys are all there. When would it have been made? And is it of any value to anyone? You can email me at nvogelsm...

•Hi MMDers, In checking the classified ads in our local newspaper today, I ran across an ad for a J. P. Seeburg piano. After calling the seller, I went to take a peek. Its a Seeburg style A coin piano missing all of its player parts. It must have been stripped years ago, and has even had wood filler...