•I recently purchased a gorgeous Seeburg F from the Milhous collection. I understand that the Milhous brothers purchased the Seeburg F from Svoboda's Tavern. I realize it's a long-shot but would anyone have any knowledge of the serial number on the Svoboda Seeburg F? David Winkelblech

•Many thanks to Dana Johnson for confirming that my Seeburg F was indeed from Svoboda's Tavern. It still plays up a storm and looks as good as the day the restoration was completed. David Winkelblech

•Can anyone point me in the right direction as to why my recently restored Seeburg L has started to blow its main fuse every time it is operated? It is running on 5-amp protection. Any ideas please? Mark Singleton

•The logical reason for the fuse blowing is that a 5-amp time-delay fuse was probably replaced with an ordinary (fast-acting) one. Normal current draw for a motor in a reproducing piano or a smaller nickelodeon would be around 3.5 amps, depending on the brand and horsepower rating. However, the star...

•To get any seriously useful help at a distance, you'll need to supply more information. I know nothing of the Seeburg L, but have a fair amount of general electrical and organ knowledge. Has the fault occurred immediately upon restoration, or after some use? In what condition is the internal wiring...

•Just so everyone understands, Mark's Seeburg L is running a 110-volt motor through a 240/110 transformer off the UK 240-volt mains. When it came to me for restoration there was no fusing beyond the 13 amp fuse feeding the transformer. I therefore installed an additional fuse box inside the piano wi...

•I have one Seeburg-type coin chute for someone on MMD who asked for it seven years ago. I may be slow but I made one. I hope he sees this and still wants it. Don Teach

•I still make parts for several nickelodeons and Wurlitzer band organs. In addition to the one dime coin chute that I mentioned in yesterday's MMD, I have several nickel coin chutes that I sell. I had a request for one that would take dimes years ago from an MMDer. The guy who wanted it has a Seebur...

•I am in the process of doing some work on our Seeburg KT Special (serial number 160958). I am confused by the piano "Loud, Medium, Soft" switching system. Most of the original tubing has been long gone. I am in need of an explanation of how it is supposed to work, and hopefully a tubing diagram. I ...

•There is a clear schematic of a Seeburg K with volume control on page 152 of the book, "Treasures of Mechanical Music," by Reblitz and Bowers. I would presume that the KT is similar. A 'truth' table indicates how it all works. Larry Emmons

•I would like to thank Larry Emmons for pointing us to the book, "Treasures of Mechanical Music," for help in deciphering the volume control system in the Seeburg. Not in our library, we were able to locate a neighbor with a copy and a willingness to loan it. Again, thank you to Larry and to the MMD...

•A couple of weeks ago, I was able to make a trip through the World Museum of Mining at Montana Tech in Butte, Montana. They have a Seeburg H in the main building. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to either listen much nor read the info plaques. What's the history? I've found that it was donated to the ...

•As we are going to be the restorers of the Seeburg G case, I should state it wasn't as empty as one might think. The art glass, however, has a bow to the center panel which can be restored safely. As for its internals, it contained the coin box, most of its original porcelain light fixtures, as wel...

•Dear Mechanical Music Enthusiasts, The article by Mr. Tim Trager in 990502 MMDigest stated the known locations of Seeburg Style H "Solo Orchestrion" machines on public display. [ See http://www.mmdigest.com/Gallery/Pictures/seeburgH01.html [ -- Editor To that list should be added Marsh's Free Museu...

•Looking for information on how to work on Seeburg "L" nickelodeon. The machine is in playing condition but will not fully engage the rewind gear. It appears that some type of bellows on the right side of the roll frame is not fully closing to push the drive gear up and into the rewind gear. Any sug...

•I tune my "L" with no trouble by just lifting the lid. I cheat on the initial pitch/tuning/temper by matching it to my freshly tuned player piano sitting next to the L, then via octaves to itself. I have never found any reason to remove anything in the piano other than the light bulbs, mandolin bar...

•This problem could be a number of things. I suspect there are leaks somewhere. Will the rewind function if the bellows are closed manually, and held in place during rewind? If so, the gears may be okay. There is a possibility that the valve lock and cancel is not functioning properly. The rewind be...

•Looking for any help. I had this Seeburg Model "L" for a little over a week. The music played very strong and the sustain and mandolin functions appeared to be operating properly. The only issue I had was not enough vacuum to go into full rewind. All of a sudden, yesterday I turn on the machine and...

•I am rebuilding a 1923 Seeburg E that was previously 'rebuilt' by someone else. The existing striker pneumatic spans are "all over the place" and I don't think any of them are right. They certainly are not consistent. What inside span, in inches, should I set the striker pneumatics at when I recove...

•In numerous late style 2-tier Seeburg stacks that my shop has restored since the 1960s, the original outside span was 1-1/8". In the early style 4-tier Seeburg stack, I've seen original spans ranging from 15/16" in some stacks to as much as 1-1/16" in others. This depends on a number of factors: th...