•Hi Folks, Due to the U.S. Postal Service raising the rates on Flat Rate Priority Mail, I've had to very modestly raise the price of my Ampico motor mounts to cover it. Here is the current pricing -- all prices include shipping. Within the US: 1 set (4 mounts) $58 2 sets (8 mounts) $108 Internationa...

•Hi y'all, The Ampico system is just about installed in our 5'3" 1924 Knabe grand (no fancy case). The pump and electric motor are the last two items to be rebuilt and installed. The electric motor almost looks brand new (similar to the inside of the drawer); I don't believe that the piano had seen ...

•[ Ref. Mike Walter in 220202 MMDigest ] Hi Folks, I still have Ampico motor mounts for sale. They are made with extremely high quality platinum cured silicone and also contain the plate that prevents the metal shaft from poking through the motor mount just like the originals. The cost is $60 for a ...

•I am very happy with the current rubber motor mounts from Player Care on the web for Ampico pianos. His current ones are just a little softer than before and more firm than the ones sold by others. They are made with a good quality rubber. Don Teach Shreveport, Louisiana [ See https://www.player-ca...

•Hi All, Does anyone have a source for the rubber motor mounts for Duo-Art and Ampico grands (and others too)? Musically, John A Tuttle Player-Care.com Brick, New Jersey, USA

•I make short runs of parts for brand specific player pianos as I need the parts. I have made several hundred spools for Wurlitzer APP rolls, Wurlitzer PianOrchestra spools, Seeburg parts, and other nickelodeon parts for just about every well known restorer in the USA. Some time back there was a req...

•I would like to thank the three people that responded to my inquiry [071208 MMDigest] as to how much they would be willing to pay, or if they thought there was a need for Ampico transmission frames or motor mounts. The frames I am making. The motor mounts got no interest. Don Teach - Shreveport Mus...

•Unfortunately Bob Streicher is no longer making Ampico B unit valve ball bleeds, motor mounts, or transmission frames for Ampico pianos, according to three people that have spoken with him recently. His shop suffered a flood and several other problems have prevented his making the parts. His parts ...

•I would like to encourage anyone who might need Ampico transmission frame and rubber motor mounts to immediately communicate your needs with Don Teach. The transmission frame is absolutely essential to keep these instruments alive. Any instrument that has the original transmission still installed w...

•I was visiting with the foundry today when we found my Ampico A transmission frame patterns. I went ahead and ordered some to be cast in 320 brass [leaded red brass] (not the cheapest material). I _do not_ plan on machining any of these any time soon but I am willing to sell just the casting ($35.0...

•Thanks for the response to my Ampico parts. I have only rebuilt one Ampico piano so I do not know the answers to some of the questions I have gotten. I only made a mold for the rubber mounts to make them in strips because someone said I couldn't do it. I have made the frames for the transmissions o...

•I need to have a couple sets of torsion springs made from 3/16" spring steel rod. These serve as motor mounts on the Welte Philharmonic roll changers. Does anyone know of some shop that can make them up at a reasonable price? I can supply a photo of what I need if anyone would like to see it. Thank...

•Hi All, For those who haven't already discovered this fact, the motors and motor mounts used in player grands with the Duo-Art system are far from uniform. Until the past couple of weeks, I never had a reason to note any particular differences between the motors and motor mounts in 'Duo-Art grands'...

•Check the motor mounts. The motor slides on two rods, with a collar-and-spring arrangement to provide tension for the belt. The counter force pushes the ends of the rods against the center beam of the piano. The way the molded rubber motor mounts are made, there isn't much rubber between the ends o...

•Can anyone suggest silent motor mounts for electric motors used in orchestrions? Jurgen Goering Vancouver Island, Canada

•I am looking for one of the cast iron motor mounts used in T-100 "Red" Welte-Mignon upright pianos and also in some some Welte Philharmonic player pipe organ consoles. These mounts hold a Holtzer Cabot electric motor in the upside down position, hanging in the mount by springs. Look closely at the ...

•Wanted: Ampico sustain pneumatic mechanism, the type that mounts inside the case, above the right hand end of the piano action. Needed for the restoration of a ca. 1925/6 Chickering reproducing grand. I'm not sure what I am looking for -- and will greatly appreciate any help! Also looking for an or...

•I am looking for the early Wurlitzer style rewind cam and bracket assembly that mounts on the upper right inside wall. This assembly has the cam that continually revolves and engages with a lever for rewind at the end of the roll. It's a bit different than later versions in that it is driven by a b...

•After looking at quite a number of pictures of both grand and upright motors and mounts designed by Ampico, I recalled the one I have in my Chickering, with top-loading Ampico, which is quite different. Below are links to pictures of the motor and mount. http://www.playerpianosupplies.com/ampico/ch...

•An original method that works to reduce motor noise is to use rubber-impregnated belt material that connects the four mounts on the bottom. The strap is connected to the mount on each end and the bolt to the motor goes through the strap from underneath. The motor is 'suspended' in air by the straps...