•I sent a request to Roger Weisensteiner, who was service manager before Kimball stopped building pianos, and got this reply: "When Kimball stopped making the player in the spinet piano we sold all the excess parts to the following Co: Dancing Ivories 11 Washington Ave. May Shore NY 11706 tel: (516)...

•On the subject of Lunsford-Alden "Pin-Tite", I've used it with success on a few pianos over the last five years. I treated a cheap spinet with it (as per the instructions on the bottle), laying the piano on its back and repeatedly soaking each pin, keeping the liquid off of the string and the plate...

•Back in the 1960's, when I was doing a lot of piano repair and tuning, I had a customer who had a spinet piano with a set of knickknack shelves built on top of the piano. There must have been four or five shelves! It was a factory-built attachment to the piano! Everything had to be removed from thi...

•In regard to other uses for player pianos: We used to have a running joke when customers asked what the difference was between and upright and a spinet player piano. Our stock answer was, "The uprights burn longer!" It is sad to say that many of these old wonderful units are seeing the bon fire or ...

•A local church was given a Kimball player organ, described to me as a model 702P, and spinet size. The technician who looked at it says it is in excellent playing condition and the case is in excellent condition. The church and the donor are wanting to establish the value of the donation. Any ideas...

•Hello MMD. I am wondering if anyone out there knows anything about a modern built-up nickelodeon from the 1970's or 80's with the name "Operators Player Piano" of Madison, Alabama. It is built upon an Aeolian spinet player. There is a tall top cabinet with glass doors enclosing an accordion, xyloph...

•Greetings to all MMDers. I received a call from the local music store the other day -- they had sold a 1965 Kimball Electramatic spinet that was in working order and the first time the customer attempted to use it after delivery, the machine malfunctioned. I've always considered these "modern" play...

•Hello, I'm in the process of removing the player mechanism from the top part of a Kimball Electramatic player spinet. It has its spool mechanism on top of the bass tuning pins (top load). I was told it was manufactured in the 1960's. It would be very much appreciated if someone could tell me the pr...

•Okay, I know that everyone's answer is to have a professional do it. But presumably professionals learn their stuff somewhere; possibly from this news list. Thus: We would like to move a small spinet piano to the second floor of our fine arts building. The building has perhaps the smallest elevator...

•Yes, you can put a piano on its side. It is done by professional movers when necessary, and that is often. For spinets, be careful of breaking off the legs. It is easier if you use a piano dolly. If you don't have a platform dolly, carry it to the elevator with two to four persons. Put a folded bla...

•I had the fortune to be a guest at the Junchen home when he lived in the Quad Cities area. That was probably about 35 years ago. I remember his Spinet "Duoart" player piano Dave had in his living room. My remembrance of him is that he was a nice fellow. Hal Davis

•I have a dream that has recurred off and on for the last 40 years. It's a used piano warehouse, like we used to have here in Philadelphia at Acme piano, where Joe Spike had almost everything including that Ampico spinet that sat there by the Delaware, unheated and un-airconditioned, for over 30 yea...

•In MMD 060521, Brian Thornton wrote about a man who painted pianos with bright colors. On a recent episode of a decorating show, the designer painted the spinet piano with bold stripes to match the room decor. I can understand someone wanting brighten up a room with a coat of paint, but what purpos...

•I am moving the Piano World shop to a much more appropriate location and I would like to know if anyone wants any unrestored players, electronic organs, or spinet pianos. I have way more of each of these items than I need. The players are available for the one time price of $200 each. Most organs a...

•Am in the process of removing an untouched player action from a 1970's "Duo Art" 88-note piano. It's free for the taking or, if you want the entire piano, I'll trade the whole thing for a decent spinet. David Winkelblech Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

•One of the earliest self-playing musical instruments was a harpsichord, or at least a member of the harpsichord family. This was a keyboard and barrel operated spinet made around 1625 to 1650 by Samuel Biderman of Augsberg. This is a small 'octave spinet' of three octaves with twenty notes being pl...

•I am recovering from the flu and was sleeping this afternoon. I dreamed that I was examining a late drop-action spinet piano and discovered that it was an 88-note player with an unusual difference. It seems that the piano had an unusual addition to the tracker bar. I'm not exactly sure if it had a ...

•Besides being my first post here (I've been reading MMD for a while), I just purchased my first (of the larger variety) mechanical music instrument, an Ampico B spinet. Now, being quite excited about finally having my own piano, and an Ampico, I find myself pacing back and forth wondering when it w...

•I also tuned and repaired a Budweiser piano at a distributing company in Bemidji, Minnesota. It was a very small, apartment sized, horrible late 1960s or early '70s Aeolian spinet. However, plastic valves and all, I got it operating again and sounding pretty good. But I haven't touched it in years...

•School will soon be starting up again, and I am looking for a vacuum motor for a little 1960's Aeolian foot-pumped spinet that I have in the classroom for the kids to play and hopefully get interested in mechanical music. I teach the fourth grade and the kids are still uninhibited enough to love to...