•The later money boxes fit a cast iron plate in the bottom of the piano. They are four inches wide, six inches deep, seven inches high. See the pictures at the links below. Don Teach Shreveport, Louisiana [ http://www.mmdigest.com/Attachments/16/08/22/160822_170140_Img_1772a.jpg [ http://www.mmdiges...

•Thanks to each of the MMDers who responded with coin box photos, measurements, sketches and sources to find reproductions of Seeburg coin boxes. I received helpful advice from ten different people, including collectors in Canada and England. The information is just what was needed -- I am even able...

•Robert Group wrote in 161021 MMDigest: > I have two Seeburg Celestas (1927 and 1928 models) and they seem to be mostly there. I would like to know if anyone has a diagram or pictures of where the hoses go? Interesting instrument! The stops protruding from the front of the case above the keyboard wh...

•I'm restoring a Seeburg KT orchestrion that was modified many years ago. Someone has added a snare drum and a bass drum with cymbal and tympani. I figure this would make it approximately equivalent to a KT Special in terms of the suction demand to power the all instruments. The box-type pump was tu...

•I have a 1923 Seeburg coin piano with lots of percussion instruments added. This was literally a "barn find." It has an oak case. The exterior is badly weathered (veneer damage, broken glass, etc.) with a few small pieces missing. The original motor is also missing. Everything else is there and in ...

•[ Ref. 180926 MMDigest, "How Times Have Changed!" ] I, too, look back fondly at the 1960s and '70s, but from a different perspective. I first saw a coin-operated piano in the summer of 1970 when my wife and I visited the Mechanical Music museum in Underground Atlanta. I went wild over those instrum...

•I just purchased a Seeburg player piano, either A or E, and have what might be a silly question. Is there any way to control the tempo and volume? We're loving the piano but, man, my ears are ringing it's so loud! Just wondering if there is any way to quiet things down or if earplugs are in order. ...

•Yes they can be made to play soft. The motor should be 1140 rpm, the pulley is usually about 1-3/4". Tempo is controlled on keyboard models by a round knob under the keyboard. Adjusting the volume is a little more complicated, depending on type of distribution box on top of pump. Pictures would be ...

•To slow down the roll drive, move the rubber tyred wheel to the left so it runs on a smaller diameter section of the large wheel. If you cannot move it far enough to slow the music to the desired speed you will need to fit a smaller pulley to the motor and possibly also change the belt length. As f...

•(1) Adjusting Seeburg Roll Playing Tempo: The small pulley on the motor drives the large pulley on the rotary vacuum pump. The large pulley on the rotary vacuum pump turns a drive wheel on a shaft that connects to the spool frame through a series of shafts and gears. To slow the playing tempo, move...

•Does anyone know (1) whether the Seeburg coin-operated player piano is supposed to have a paper alignment mechanism or (2) whether a paper alignment mechanism is available for such player? A customer in a historic hotel has one which works marvelously except that the paper eventually becomes mis-al...

•[ Arlie Rauch wrote in 190831 MMDigest, "[it] works marvelously except [ that the paper eventually becomes mis-aligned and must be manually [ adjusted." In response to Arlie Rauch's question about Seeburg roll tracking: I have a Seeburg L (using an A roll) and a Seeburg KT Special (using a G roll)...

•A couple of questions about the silver-gray stain originally used on Seeburg KT nickelodeons. Was this the only color KTs originally came in? That's the only color mentioned in Bowers' Encyclopedia, but didn't know if other colors may have been special ordered. Seems like most KTs have been refinis...

•Wanted: Original or recut rolls for playing a Seeburg XP piano. These are Seeburg XP rolls, QRS Autograph Automatic rolls, Melville Clark Art Apollo Red X rolls, Price and Teeple Art Symphonola rolls, BluesTone recut rolls for this expression system and regular 88-note BluesTone recut rolls. Seebur...

•My Seeburg KT makes a roaring noise when the roll rewinds. As the machine rewinds, the reservoir collapses to the point that the spill valve cracks open, and, rather than reaching an equilibrium and admitting the right amount of air, it flutters, causing the noise. I can briefly press the reservoir...

•The spill valve is mounted on a removable board, and the valve should have a thick punching of green action cloth (similar to back rail cloth for a keyboard-style piano) attached to its inside surface. Remove the board from the reservoir and see if the punching is missing. If it's still there, see ...

•I had a similar problem on my Seeburg E. The spill valve would oscillate on play, when there were no demands on the suction, and on rewind. The valve flap was exhibiting an un-damped self-excited oscillation, so the solution was to add damping. I built up the opening end of the flap with a small bl...

•Hi all, I have two Seeburg nickelodeons, an "L" and an "E". Now that the Christmas season is coming 'round, they will probably get the opportunity to be played a bit more. The "E" in our home normally gets the fair amount of usage, but it did have one glitch which became a bit frustrating. If you d...

•I remember that awhile back someone was making a database of Seeburg serial numbers, but I forgot who. Any help? Aaron Carlson 16walnutweiser94@gmail.com.geentroep [delete *.geentroep" to reply] [ Visit https://www.mechanicalmusicpress.com/registry/seeburg/seeburg.htm [ -- Robbie

•[ Ref. Bill & Dee Kavouras in 210324 MMD ] What tune is being played? Dennis Steckley