•The Fischer Ampico spinet and Stroud Duo-Art upright are still available. I now have pictures. The Fischer appears to be in pristine condition with all original materials in place, except for a few pieces of tubing. In the Duo-Art, my shop restored the pump, expression box, and wind motor. Don't mi...

•For sale: "Pianola" brand spinet player piano, circa 1970s, foot pumper or electric operation (or hand-play). 65-note action plays standard 88-note rolls. Currently it's not playing from rolls. The finish is like new, a bench and lots of piano rolls are included. Small enough for apartment, condo, ...

•Hi all, I am fortunate to be working on a 1938 Fischer Ampico spinet piano, serial number 177316. It has had some major work done to it, but still needs additional work to get to run properly. A friend of mine has asked me if I knew for certain how long the Aeolian American Corporation made these p...

•Mike Walters inquired about the Aeolian-American Spinet Ampico. There were two articles published in the AMICA Bulletin. The first was a broadside published in March-April 2002. The second, more comprehensive article about the introduction of the Style G Spinet Ampico, was published January 2008. T...

•I reviewed my files on the Spinet Ampico to see if there might be something to be added to the articles mentioned in the earlier MMD posting. I did find some additional information. The Spinet Ampico was introduced at the Aeolian-American Corporation's exhibit for the Music Trades and Industries Co...

•We recently purchased a second home in the Palm Springs area and I would like to enjoy some of the Ampico rolls that I play on my Knabe Ampico in our primary residence. A spinet size piano would be ideal for the Palm Springs home, so I thought that I would put this out to the MMD to see if there mi...

•Just a quick request for information on the Kimball Artist spinet, the 88-note player piano, spinet height 37", with the electric horizontal player action recessed under the left side of the top cover. It is not the most common player piano around and I need a drive motor for it. Does anyone have o...

•These little beasts were one of Aeolian-American's many uses (abuses?) of the many prestigious brand names they owned. Not only did they own the highly regarded Chickering, Mason & Hamlin, Knabe piano names (among others), they also owned the equally prestigious Ampico, Duo-Art and Welte-Mignon tra...

•I didn't respond to Albert de Boer's question about non-reproducing Duo-Arts (except with a crack that they're common; I have a 1927 one here...) because I thought most MMDigesters would have more info than me. The perpetrator of this ill-usage was, I am sorry to say, none other than the copyright ...

•I am in need of a replacement motor for a Kimball Electromatic Spinet. This is the model with two motors, one for drive and the other for rewind. I am needing the rewind motor. I have searched the archives and did see past inquiries and suggestions. I'm wondering if someone has found a source more ...

•While I was entertaining about 400 ATOS conventioneers here on Wednesday, the belt from the motor to the pump broke on my Ampico spinet. Where can I get a replacement? It seems to be a tan color but I'm not sure what the material is; it doesn't look to be leather. I think it is still intact. (It wo...

•-- non-subscriber, please reply to sender and MMD -- I have rebuilt all the parts for an Ampico spinet, but cannot figure out where some of the tubing goes. Most of the tubing had fallen apart when I received the piano. Does anyone have a diagram or know of an identical piano I could look at? I'm i...

•-- non-subscriber, please reply to sender and MMD -- I need the electric pump for a 1960s Wurlitzer spinet player piano. This is the type that supplies suction to only the tracker bar. It also has electric solenoids instead of valves and pneumatics. mwashek@aol.com.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to...

•Hi y'all, I have perplexing problems with rebuilding a "rebuilt" 1938 Spinet Ampico. The piano was restrung with new hammers maybe eight years ago. A friend bought it from the Cleveland area and brought it back to Buffalo. When a roll was put in, it would rush through sections where there were lots...

•A spinet moved on its side should survive nicely. The worst that could happen is some of the buried treasures (pencils, coins, etc.) might shift into new positions. Two people can easily move a spinet or upright on level surfaces. Be sure to use a commercial piano dolly with fixed (non-swiveling) w...

•In regards to moving spinets, yes, the biggest thing to worry about is breaking off the legs. I can't tell you how many times, when I worked in a piano shop, we had people call to say, "I broke a leg off my spinet when I pulled it out to vacuum." First off, the little casters on a spinet are _not_ ...

•I can tune most spinet and grand player pianos while sitting down. I am comfortable standing up to tune studio uprights and full-sized uprights. There are lots of player pianos in Long Island and New York City where I work. During these holidays a typical day for me involves pitch raising, tuning a...

•If this is the spinet type piano, with the center music rack roll player location, I have one of these. I was mislead also. The owner is correct in that it does not play the 1930-style "Duo-Art" rolls. The expression holes on the rolls will trip the auto rewind on the 1970s piano, which is lacking ...

•I have a Cable spinet with the hinges on the left end of the lid. My employee had trouble putting parts in an envelope and labeling them, so I have need of the pair of hinges. Could anybody direct me to a source? Thanks so much -- we have a wonderful group out there! Dell Urry

•Because the Ampico spinet piano was only 36.5" tall, the American Piano Company (APC) was faced with severely limited space within which to incorporate a conventional box-type vacuum pump (16" X 16" X 8" without distributor block). Consequently, APC utilized a smaller pump (15" X 9" [max, min 3.5"]...