•I want to thank Erik York for posting the link to Edison cylinder 09615. I think it may be more important, and a lot less mysterious, than he may think. His link was http://www.tinfoil.com/cm-9701.htm The Tinfoil web site refers to it as "Cylinder of the Month For January 1997... The unusual Street...

•Vic, Here is a link to the Ametek site where it lists the connector pin assignments. Be very careful of the polarity of the control voltage (and the 220 volts, of course). http://pdf.directindustry.com/pdf/ametek-technical-industrial-products/blowers/14270-36844-_52.html Craig Smith

•The little thread roller that Robbie posted the link to looks very cute. If I had any use for rolled threads I would buy one and see if it is useful. threading machine -- http://www.niagaracycle.com/product_info.php?products_id=411466 threading machine -- http://www.niagaracycle.com/popup_image.php...

•The first song on Niels Berkers' Phonoliszt (see the link in his 100201 MMD posting) is "When the Swallows Homeward Fly," a very popular song from 1846. Larry Claus

•Many thinks to Bob Taylor for providing the link to "O Canada" as played on the Aeolian Organ. I watched the closing ceremony of the Olympics last night and I was looking forward to a really rousing rendition of the Canadian anthem. I was a bit disappointed with the rather artistic arrangement that...

•Joe Korczynski posted to the COAA newsgroup this link to an interesting video by Jed Kirschbaum on the Baltimore Sun web site: http://www.baltimoresun.com/videobeta/ce135e3f-1c74-4d63-86b7-1c15889ceb54/News/Glen-Echo-Park-band-organ The video features carousel operator Max Hurley, at Glen Echo Park...

•Hello MMD. The link between a striking pneumatic in an Aeolian player action and the wippen upon which it acts is a brass rod, threaded at the top end. Screwed onto this thread is a cylindrical wooden finger (or pitman, I believe) and it is the top of the finger that contacts the underside of the w...

•Melvyn Wright (the extraordinary Noteur Britannique) posted a link to an old BBC program from 1985, "The Great Egg Race," with Prof. Heinz Wolf, on the Mechanical Organs Forum: http://mechanicalorgans.freeforums.org/ Three teams try to create a robotic pianist (push up player) that is capable of pl...

•The list piporg-l [serving the pipe organ fans] had a link to an IEEE magazine article on Zenph. It presents the recreation of a Jerry Lee Lewis stage performance, in which the piano actually cannot be heard, by recreating his hands on the somewhat visible piano. This is delightful and it is quite ...

•There appears to be some issues with the previous link to the auction. If you have been unable to see the PDF, please try this link: http://www.pumachemical.com/auction/Auction%2028.pdf Thanks, Dan Inglima

•One of my hardware buddies at work sent me a link to an article in EE Times that he thought I might enjoy. Not only did I enjoy the article, but I know the author -- Julie Porter. In the computer industry we often talk about "Open-Source Software". That is software for which the "source code" is av...

•The tune identified as "The Riff Song" at the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIYS_SPQcVg#t=45 is actually "Manhattan Mary", written in 1927 by DeSylva, Brown, and Henderson. It was based on QRS 88-note player piano roll #4114, arranged by J. Lawrence Cook. A different adaptation of the same p...

•At the end of MMD 160710 was a link to a Craigslist listing for a "restored Ampico baby grand piano ... beautifully finished to a satin black sheen", in Irondequoit, New York: http://rochester.craigslist.org/msg/5597290311.html Like so many clue-less Craigslist entries, it was impossible to determi...

•Several days ago I sent MMD an eBay link for a large barrel piano for sale in Fort Washington, Maryland: Large barrel (street) piano by José Lopez, Madrid, plays 10 tunes http://www.ebay.com/itm/222267960181 It turns out the piano may or may not actually be for sale, but in any event, the owner nee...

•If you search for AIN plastics you will find a site link called Thyssenkrupp Engineered Plastics. I guess that AIN was a division of Thyssenkrupp or the name was changed. The contact telephone number is 1-866-837-0679. They have a web site: http://www.thyssenkrupp-materials-services.com/en/contact/...

•I would just like to thank Richard Friedman for the [link to the] amazingly detailed report on the Aeolian Company's buildings. etc. All fascinating! Will keep it permanently. https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DECD/Historic-Preservation/06_About_SHPO/State-Review-Board/2022-Meetings/September-16/Aeolia...

Pete, a 3-bar linkage connects the Duo-Art accordion stack to the shaft of the knife valve. It imparts a very non-linear relationship between the accordion movement and the regulator shaft movement, and the adjustment has a very big effect. The design was an attempt to achieve a logarithmic relation...

•Speaking of "The Oceana Roll," which Christine Robinson gave links to several renditions of in the 16.07.19 MMD, I was captivated by Beatrice Kay's performance of that song. (How many people here remember that famous vaudeville singer?) You can hear her sing it today on YouTube: https://www.youtube...

•At http://www.mechanicalmusicpress.com/ we include several major rollographies and links to others, all in one place. We're always interested in adding more links. Terry Hathaway has spent years meticulously compiling these. Each of his rollographies begins with an opening descriptive page. At the ...

•[ Part 2: Conclusion ] The hooking up of the control lever linkages, as well as designing and bending them, was no easy thing. Some are multi-angular acting, and quite complex. They're enough to try the patience of a person familiar with Duo-Art linkages, as was Clare. A set of Ampico primary valve...