•I purchased one of these Telektra 88-note units which belonged to the Selfridge family which was installed in the ballroom of their 100 room mansion which was a summer residence on Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Due to the excessive humidity, the brass roll system was chosen. I was in the house prior to t...

•Hi all, I will try to make this as brief as possible ;-) (if that is possible?) :-O The left flange of the piano roll is not glued due to changes in humidity and expansion and contraction of the paper roll. If the rolls were produced in the winter time at a very dry factory, the paper might be pre-...

•I have been using Trinity Coatings LC290 nitro lacquer with good results. It dries fairly fast in low humidity situations to a very hard finish with fast build up of coats. The problem for me is I have to have the local paint store special order it as they only stock the cheaper version. In the las...

•I have mentioned this before, but it bears repeating. If the tuning pins are reasonably tight and the piano goes out of tune, usually the biggest problem is a wide variance in humidity. This is usually seasonal in areas that depend upon artificial heat in winter and with windows and doors open in s...

•For my grand pianos I use the Dampp Chaser systems that I purchased from John Tonyan ( http://tonyanpiano.com/ ) See http://www.pianolifesaver.com/english I live in the high desert and the indoor humidity changes from winter to summer are severe (using a wood stove in the winter, evaporative cooler...

•Dean Mermell is concerned about moving his Mason & Hamlin Ampico to the desert where his piano will encounter a very dry climate [150205 MMDigest]. I would be concerned too. I have written several articles on the effects of drastic changes in humidity. I live on a lake. In summer the relative humid...

•Hi Dean, Yup, I learned all about living in a region with 12% relative humidity. When I moved my upright Marshall & Wendell to the desert it played for a while and then I never even heard a dying gasp. The main problem with my Ampico piano was the two large screws that clamp the stack together. Whe...

•Bruce Clark said [150206 MMDigest], "I am reluctant to use commercial piano attachments that are supposed to automatically humidify or de-humidify with automatic settings because they only add or subtract moisture from one side of the sound board." I disagree. I find Dampp-Chaser humidity-control s...

•It sounds like your Seeburg L has the winter syndrome (too dry). Place a hygrometer inside of it and take a reading. I keep mine at 35% relative humidity. I do not know what leaks, but it happens during the winter heating season. The addition of moisture usually solves the problem. I keep four cont...

•Hi Robbie, I decided to work on getting the stoppers out of the bottom of the metal pipes of my 20-note organ. The low humidity here in the desert caused them to shrink and drop to the bottom of the pipe. I wrote the organ builder and he suggested turning a screw into the top of the stopper by usin...

•Warren, A conex is an excellent storage unit, but one thing you should be aware of is humidity control. Even in moderate temperatures, condensation can be a problem. As the outside of the container heats up during the day, the cooler air inside will condense any moisture onto the ceiling, which wil...

•I have for sale 33 Welte-Mignon, 20 Wurlitzer Style 150 recut rolls, and 25 Farrand Cecilian rolls. Email for lists of the titles available. These rolls have been stored in a temperature and humidity controlled environment for 35 years. Thanks. Bob Smith Murrieta, California rawalnut46@gmail.com.ge...

•For sale: 15 Wurlitzer Style 165 band organ rolls, mostly new old stock from the late 1970s. These rolls have been stored in a temperature and humidity controlled environment for the past 30 years; most have not been played. Most are Play-Rite rolls, non are combined -- all are single number. Email...

•These 16 rolls are new old stock I do not believe they have ever been played. They are right at 13 inches between the insides of the flanges. They have been stored in a temperature and humidity controlled environment for the past 25 years. Email for a list of titles and price. Thanks Bob Smith - - ...

•Hello All. I hope everybody's enjoying the July heat! I know I'm just trying not to melt in the humidity here. Anyway, I have fallen in love with the tune "Horen Sie Zu" and hoped to locate some sheet music for it. According to Art Reblitz in "The Golden Age of Automatic Musical Instruments," the m...

•Replying to Ben Gottfried [240511 MMD]. Here are a few photos of the valves which you asked for. The action stack is tight, but after a few years living with lots of humidity, I'm sure there would be a few issues with the player action. Karl Juelg Canberra, Australia [ https://www.mmdigest.com/Atta...

Steinway Duo Art I have a Steinway Duo Art Grand for sale. It is in dark Mahogany, style XU, Serial #208,604. The player action was rebuilt in the 80's and the instrument expresses very well as a player, and plays very well as an acoustic piano What is unusual about this piano is that the hammers, s...

G'day all. Here are some of my observations re the Aeolian 4 bellows steamboat pump. This is definitely an early style since my Stroud D-A is 1914 and still has the original pump. This pump is still working well after 80 years and has not been recovered or opened up at all --- everything is original...

Just curious about the pouch material "Tuftane." Never heard of that one. Does anyone know more about it? Perflex was truly a joke, as, in our Missouri environment it might last up to two years in an instrument which was played heavily, and yet was advertised to be a virtually indestructible plastic...

May I add something to the discussion about Packing and Shipping Music Boxes, and all the very good pieces of advice given by Nancy Fratti and some other members. For most of us, we are entering the winter season, with strong differences of temperature and humidity between the inside of our houses o...