•This is the only photograph I have of the Cabinet Model Seeburg Style C coin piano. I searched the Web and could not find a photo of a complete C with the art glass so MMD can now be the first to have a picture. The C cabinet piano was introduced late in the coin piano field in 1927. Most known mac...

•I need the following part for the Seeburg F piano: - cast iron coin box, with wood cash box and lock - sheet metal coin chute - mandolin rail, brackets, spring, and pneumatic - lid lock latch If anyone has the Seeburg parts listed, and is willing to sell them, please reply to me: topjeff@gmail.com...

•For those of you who enjoy seeing the inner workings of automatic pianos, I have recently posted a new page on my web site showing the restoration of an early Seeburg G orchestrion. Restoration was completed about two years ago. I'll be adding new pages of a few projects I've completed since. http...

•Seeburg piano parts needed: cast iron cash box and drawer with lock; sheet metal coin chute; top lid lock, catch and key; fallboard lock key; bottom panel lock and metal brackets; mandoline rail and pneumatic; mandoline on-off switch; 3-way pipe rank on-off switch that mounts under the keybed above...

•Attention all, near and far, who may have a Seeburg H roll hidden away in the closet of darkness -- now is the time to stop hoarding the music and share it! Yes, that's right, it's another one of those famous "let's recut the H roll" projects starting. It has been thirty years since a good Seeburg ...

•Hello, does anyone know the [horse-] power of the electric motor of the USA automatic piano Seeburg L? The electric motor of Seeburg L works with a voltage of 110 volts at a frequency of 60 Hz, while in Italy we have a line voltage of 220 volts with a frequency of 50 Hz, so we must use a device tha...

•[ Robbie remarked in 130318 MMDigest: >[ Install a transformer or autotransformer to reduce the applied >[ voltage to 5/6 x 110 = 93 volts. Increase the diameter of the >[ motor pulley if more airflow is needed. If the temperature of the >[ motor housing rises above 35 or 40 deg. C. install a small...

•[ Ref. Giorgio Farabegoli in 130318 MMDigest -- Converting from 220 volts to 110 volts is very simple -- it uses a simple step-down transformer. The frequency, however remains at 50 Hz instead of the requested 60 Hz. The motor will run using this transformer, but it will run at 83% of its speed. I ...

•Giorgio, Robbie's advice is 100% correct for running a motor on 220 volt 50 Hz power. Both the speed and the motor inductive reactance are 5/6 of the values at 60 Hz. For the same mechanical horsepower (proportional to torque times RPM), the motor will run hotter at 50 Hz. Fundamentally, the motor ...

•I believe Seeburg installed the same split phase electric motor in every instrument they built, from small to large, simply because the difference in cost is negligible between a 1/12 horsepower (hp) motor and a 1/6 hp motor. Notice the small variation of weight -- 26 to 29 pounds (11.8 to 13.2 kil...

•Greetings, I recently completed a five-month restoration of my little Seeburg L coin piano (serial number 53536, made in 1921) and last week I dropped the first nickel in the slot. To my delight, it is playing strong and loud and everything seems to be working as it should, except for the rewind me...

•> However, the gears will not fully engage, but only grind away > like they're trying to self-destruct. Hi everyone, I am Giovanni Vitiello from Italy. For the AMMI museum in Cesena I have personally repaired a Seeburg L model bought in the United States. It was not working properly because of a pr...

•I was somewhat surprised when no one offered a solution to the problem of a Seeburg piano staying in rewind. If someone wants to try to repair this then I hope they are somewhat familiar with player pianos and how they work. There are two nipples coming out of the rewind unit that control the play ...

•[ Robbie asked in 130719 MMDigest, "What's the difference between [ the FT and KT?" The Seeburg FT is like a Seeburg F with pipes, plus the percussion of an early KT (tambourine, triangle, and castanets), playing "G" rolls. Only a few were made. Several extant examples have been converted from Styl...

•Do we know where the inspiration came from for the Seeburg "Eagle Glass" design in the KT? It would seem to be a liberty-inspired patriotic design. I'm sure there's a story somewhere here. Brian Smith

•Hi Keith, this Seeburg has been sold. I bought it. George Cooper [ The special 15.25" wide rolls for the Seeburg piano-organ are [ rather rare, so I suggested to George that he consider adding [ a spool frame so it can also play Filmusic "Picturoll" and [ Reproduco and 88-note rolls! Photos of an u...

•I have made a number of postings in the past relative to my project of converting a Seeburg Style MO piano-organ into a working music machine that plays style "A" music rolls and is MIDI operational. The project was started in 2003. The result is a wonderful-sounding machine that can play an almost...

•[ Don Teach wrote in 140502 MMDigest -- > Does anyone care to share any knowledge of it with me? Hi all, Don Teach brought up the Seeburg G that's going to sale May 10th in New Jersey, http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/22174/lot/195/ The orchestrion appears to be complete, and reminds me of another G...

•[ Mikey Mills wrote about the orchestrion in 140503 MMD -- > The orchestrion appears to be complete, and reminds me of another ... Thanks, Mikey. But you missed a few: the back door, coin accumulator, coin chute, coin slot and "Drop one to twenty nickels" cover plate are missing. A restored Seeburg...

•[ Ref. 140503 MMDigest, Seeburg G at New Jersey Auction Thanks, Mikey, for the kind words. I've provided a link for more details on the G restoration and all videos. Over the years I have collected all of the matching glass for the G. I had replaced 70% on the unit listed. We did everything in hous...