•Hi all, We are restoring a 1920s Anguera piano with a Welte Mignon system. We are working on the drawer (which was a mess), having trouble adjusting the collars on the re-reroll/replay pneumatic so they work properly. It's the one and only thing we never took pictures of and it being an incredibly ...

•Hello everyone, the exhauster bellows in my single valve Standard Pneumatic player action have noisy, wiggly linkage rods connecting to the foot pedals. Where there's cloth bushing I can replace it, but where it's just metal, what should I do? Suggestions, please! Thank you, Ben Roth Delray Beach, ...

•Ben Roth asks about noisy pedal linkages [230609 MMD], a common problem on well-used pumpers. For the heel end of the treadles, I generally use hardened spring pins. The holes in the fixed brackets are typically egged-out and should be returned to roundness, preferably on a milling machine so they ...

•For the metal-on-metal points, bore the hole larger to install a bushing of bronze, brass or high molecular density (HMD) plastic. Jon Page

•[ Ref. Ben Roth in 230609 MMDigest ] Ben, I have run into this problem too; I don't remember if it was a Standard Action. A close investigation found the pivoting pins were worn, as well as the connecting flat "rods." So I made some new pins, but the rods had oval holes from wear. Now I have access...

•I've got clacking player pumping pedals. I seem to remember reading somewhere about how to center and drill out worn holes in the links connecting the pedals to the exhausters and to install bushings. There are some special centering pins that come in different sizes. Can someone fill me in on the ...

•I have, in the long ago past, totally eliminated this problem by buying a set of centering punches (Cheap! About $20.) and finding the largest one that will fit in the wallowed-out hole. Then chucking this centering punch in a drill press, and sliding the crank back onto it. Then, with the centerin...

•It turns out that the famous Link flight simulator, used to train pilots for decades, is a descendant of mechanical music technology, or at least pneumatic technology as used in organs. Have a look at http://www.starksravings.com/linktrainer/linktrainer.htm Mark Kinsler Lancaster, Ohio http://home...

•I am still anticipating that someone in MMD will find a source for Cremona or Link chain. They are both the same and, after spending hours and hours looking in chain catalogs at the local chain supply stores, I have come to the conclusion that it may not exist. Does anyone have any ideas? Diamond C...

•For sale: Lot of 12 music rolls for Link piano styles 2, 2E, 2F, C & D. Each roll contains 15 songs. All the rolls are different, brand new, never used. Made by Clark Orchestra Roll Company. Catalog numbers for rolls: 15369, 15395, 15411, 15281, 15374, 15405, 15378, 15172, 15327, 15296, 13275, 1533...

•Hello, I have four endless roll frames and many other parts that are from a 4-roll player Link organ player. For more information, please email me at or call 1-801-394-7263 Thank you James Williams Ogden, Utah P.S.: Link rolls are being made again by Don Rand. ...

•For sale: 38 recut Automatic Musical Company 4-song early Link endless rolls in boxes. These rolls will play on a Link 2E piano but do not have control holes for the xylophone. Please email for more information. James Williams So. Ogden, Utah ampicojim@netscape.net.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to...

•I am rebuilding a 1920 Kimball player piano; one of the connectors from the foot petal to the bellows is broken. Is there a place I can post a picture of this part and/or a description so someone might be able to sell me this part? Thanks, Clark Wheeler St. Augustine, Florida photocww@gmail.com.gee...

•Thanks to Jurgen Goering for the link to the Bechstein factory video showing the skilled craftsmen hand cutting the fretwork on the music racks by large jig saws. It was amazing to see how fast and accurately they could work. It looked like they were cutting three or four at one time. But I do wond...

•Hello MMD'ers, I have recently revived a project to create an on-line database to locate MIDI files, downloadable sheet music, and possibly piano rolls and audio recordings of ragtime piano compositions. Currently, the project is still in its early stages, and includes pointers to MIDI files from o...

•Perhaps the best way to replace missing linkage is to refer to the original drawings of the action. A reprint of "Description of Standard Pneumatic Player Action" by AMICA can be purchased from me. I have all the surplus stock of AMICA reprints. Detailed views of all components are contained in thi...

•My latest toy has a broken part I can't fix! I would appreciate a lead for a replacement wind motor metal slide linkage for my 1926 Haines Bros. late A Ampico drawer. The metal rod broke even with the adjustment peg and I need to replace it with Ampico or Amphion parts; a whole slide and linkage wo...

•Hello everyone, My upright "A" roll Coinolas are missing the manual shutoffs operated by a slide valve lever. I am making copies based upon the one present in my Midget Orchestra which plays an "O" roll. The most obvious difference is there is no distance between the shut off lever and the slide bl...

•I am wondering if anyone has found a suitable replacement for the thin-walled fiber bushings used in the pump pedal linkages of Auto-Pneumatic and Auto-Deluxe (Autopiano) pump pedal linkages. The originals are made of compressed fiber, and I haven't been able to come up with a replacement part of t...

•We haven't updated the "Links" section of the MMD Website since 2016. You can view it at https://www.mmdigest.com/Links While this list provides an historic glimpse into who was providing services and parts to our hobby a decade ago, without updates I think that it is more confusing than useful. Wo...