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| 2017.12.26.01 |
Music Box Repair in Virginia
from Doug Wiggins •[ Ref. Victoria Norden in 171225 MMDigest ] Victoria, I would be happy to look at the music box if your client is in the Northern Virginia area. I work in Arlington, Virginia, with 30 years experience; I primarily do complete restorations. Warm regards, Doug Wiggins Arlington, Virginia http://www.d... |
| 2017.12.28.03 |
Seek Simplex Unit Pneumatics
from Luke Myers •Good morning, everybody! I have a need for 10 Simplex unit pneumatics for my Simplex stack which I bought last week from the Hanchett player repair shop. The unit pneumatics must be working before I will agree to purchase and have them shipped. My mailing address is Luke Myers 14566 NW 110th St. Wh... |
| 2017.12.28.04 |
88 vs. 82-Note Rolls: Hybrid Player Question
from Luke Myers •I have a question for everyone. How many notes/pneumatics can be removed from a player action before the roll starts missing notes? Also, how many notes are actually sounded on a normal 88- or 82-note roll? I am on a hybrid player piano project right now, and it looks like I will be reducing the nu... |
| 2017.12.29.01 |
Beste Wensen From J. Verbeeck Organ-Manufacturer
from Matthew Caulfield •I just received a holiday greeting card from J. Verbeeck, B.V.B.A., Eikenlei 179, Sint-Job-in't-Goor, Belgium, announcing its new workshop address: Molenakkerstraat 2, B-2990, Loenhout, Belgium. The card also gives the email address for Jeffrey Verbeeck, who has taken over the family business from ... |
| 2017.12.31.07 |
Converting Simplex Unit to Normal Pneumatic
from Luke Myers •Has anyone seen or heard of the procedure of converting a unit pneumatic to the function of a normal pneumatic, i.e., putting the valve assembly in someplace else than in the pneumatic? I have tried to figure out how to eliminate the unit valve but so far have not reached a satisfactory conclusion... |
| 2018.01.02.06 |
Converting Simplex Unit to Normal Pneumatic
from Luke Myers •I have decided not to pursue any further the idea of converting a Simplex unit pneumatic to the function of a normal pneumatic. I figure the factory workers at Simplex knew what they were doing. I am not going to attempt to "redesign the wheel" on the unit pneumatic idea. Luke Myers ldmyers95@gmail... |
| 2018.01.11.04 |
Keyboard vs. Keyboard-less?
from Luke Myers •I have a question regarding my hybrid player piano project. Is a player piano enjoyed any more or less when the keys can be seen or if they are hidden? I know there are such things as keyboard-less players, but I always find them more fun when I can see the keys moving. The reason for this question... |
| 2018.01.14.01 |
Unknown Piano Roll 6742
from Marshall Jose •A recent arrival of a piano roll lot from an eBay seller included a derelict specimen with no identification apart from the digits 6742 punched at the end, and U.S. Music-style punching (only holes, and no webbed "slots"). The accompanying MIDI file was the scanned result. If possible, give it a li... |
| 2018.01.14.02 |
Hybrid Player Piano Project
from Luke Myers •[ Luke Myers wrote in 180107 MMDigest -- > There will be no skimping or any "Well, I'll just have to compromise > with that," on this project. This "new" player piano should be up > and going a week from now or sooner. Well, I have to admit that the hybrid player project has been "easier seen than ... |
| 2018.01.14.03 |
Hacked Seeburg Nickelodeon
from Luke Myers •I would like to say that I have apologized to the owner of the NON-hacked Seeburg which I mentioned a few Digests ago [180107 MMDigest]. For privacy reasons I will not mention his name. He emailed me and expressed his feelings about my post. I assured him I was truly sorry, and that I would never w... |
| 2018.01.15.03 |
Hybrid Player Piano Project
from Luke Myers •I have finally figured out a fairly good way to convert the upwards motion of the striker fingers into downward motion. This method requires less modification of either the player action or the keyboard than the prior method I had envisioned. I am surprised that I didn't think of it before. The pri... |
| 2018.01.21.06 |
Hybrid Player Piano Project
from Luke Myers •My hybrid player piano project has been delayed more than I wanted it to be. I expect to complete it in the next day. There have been a few minor annoyances, but so far, everything has been going smooth. I will send a video and post some pictures on the MMD website. This is _not_ going to be anothe... |
| 2018.01.21.09 |
FS: Ampico Volavy "Wedding Day at Troldhaugen"
from Darleen Stewart •For sale: Stoddard-Ampico Roll 4581E, Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Op. 65, No. 6, by Grieg, played by Marguerite Volavy. In original box, somewhat worn on edges. The roll appears to be fine, except for a little edge tearing at start of roll. Found among items in estate of mine and my husband (deceas... |
| 2018.01.27.07 |
Hybrid Player Piano Project
from Luke Myers •Well, the overly-delayed hybrid player piano project is finally in its last stages. I have been too busy with a whole lot of other things to give much attention to it; I did get some more work done on it yesterday. I need to make an upright piano-like "shell" to fit over the components, and also fi... |
| 2018.01.30.03 |
Hybrid Player Piano Project
from Luke Myers •Just an update on my hybrid player piano project. I finally got the finger mechanism all finished and ready to test out. There is now nothing left to do but put a decorative shell around the "skeleton" of the keyboard and stack, and then hook up vacuum and power and loudspeakers. I don't think ther... |
| 2018.02.04.01 |
Seek QRS 545 "To Think I Cried Over You"
from Ben Roth •Hello everybody, I need to _have_ the piano roll, "To Think I Cried Over You". It's an old QRS roll played by Pete Wendling. I had it once and it got lost in moving. I'd gladly buy it. Please let me know. If you have it but don't want to let it go, please tell me the composer and lyricist. Thanks, ... |
| 2018.02.16.01 |
Seek Musical Box With Praxinoscope On Top
from Mike Smith •I am Mike Smith, a long-term pre-cinema collector and researcher with an interest in all optical instruments that demonstrate the principles of 'persistence of vision'. I am trying to locate examples of this machine [praxinoscope plus musical box] for a research project I am undertaking. I wonder i... |
| 2018.02.21.04 |
FS Free: Imperial Songrecord Synchronized Roll
from Bill Chapman •While downsizing I came across an Imperial Songrecord roll of "Little Grey Home in the West", hand played by Edgar Nelson. I was about to discard it when I noticed it is synchronized with Victor Record 3112, sung by Alma Gluck. If anyone is interested in synchronized rolls and records I will part w... |
| 2018.02.22.01 |
Hybrid Player Piano Project Completed
from Luke Myers •Well, it is finally done! I tested my hybrid keyboard plus player stack "player piano" today, and it worked, after trying a few different, but non-working methods of actuating the keys. There are still some ciphering notes caused by the head not being completely flat against the stack. When I teste... |
| 2018.02.28.01 |
FS: Mechanical Music Parts, Rolls and Machines
from Alan Erb •We have a large warehouse full of many kinds of mechanical music parts and rolls. These will be posted for sale on eBay at a rapid rate over the next couple years, in the category "piano rolls". Please search for us in the advance search tab on the far right, enter "alphawolfuno" in the seller's na... |
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