•Hello MMD'ers! I have a question regarding primary valves, and their location relative to their respective secondary valves. I have a "home-brew-build-up" 'O' roll orchestrion that I've been working on for 21 (yes, 21!) years. I now have all of the solo instruments in it, meaning a re-iterating xyl...

•Hello all, I have a Seeburg K with xylophone for sale; details at http://mkl.com/~outback/seeburgk.htm reasonable offer. Thanks. Dave Smith Bainbridge, NY

•I don't know offhand where to get the rosewood balls themselves, but you can get rosewood xylophone mallets made by Mike Balter Mallets: http://www.mikebalter.com/unwound_series.htm Any good music store should have some in stock. Best of Luck, Danielle Squyres

•Hi folks, I just did a Google search for "wood balls" and found this place: http://www.glacialwoodproductsinc.com/wooden_balls.htm I have no association with, or knowledge of this company, but it looks like they can provide just about any turned wood part, including balls in any wood, up to 12". (T...

•I got nice sounding maple hardwood balls for a glockenspiel at the local crafts store. I doubt that the rosewood would sound any better, and have you priced the wood lately -- very precious! Stain it, if it is all about looks. Will Herzog

•The last Seeburg xylophone I worked on was missing a beater and I replaced it with a maple ball and there was a noticeable difference in the quality of sound compared to the original rosewood. Brazilian rosewood is in a family of exotic hardwoods which contain a very hard resin between the wood fib...

•Check with the makers of exotic wood piano tuning lever handles. There's quite a few. Start with asking Joe Goss: http://www.mothergoosetools.com/ Regards, Jon Page, piano technician Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.

•I have tried contacting just about every company on the 'Net that says they make wooden balls. Rosewood seems to be a problem. My 7/8-inch size is another problem, as most all companies make them of 1/2, 3/4, or 1 inch diameter. Quantity requirements is a third problem. Maple balls certainly work w...

•I was thinking about the beaters for the xylophone. If you decide to turn them on the lathe, remember that the dust of most hardwoods, especially rosewood, is toxic and a fantastic lung irritant. Please wear the appropriate respiratory equipment. I guess I thought of this because I currently have t...

•I am still on the subject of balls for my xylophone. Original Seeburg xylophones used Honduras Rosewood for the xylophone and the beater balls. All the quotes for new balls have been for an Asian rosewood. Honduras Rosewood is what I want to use and now I cannot find a source. Does anyone know of a...

•I have some 7/8 inch Honduras Rosewood balls for sale in lots of 22 balls for 45.00 postage paid in the USA if anyone needs some. Don Teach - Shreveport Music Co. Shreveport, Louisiana

•Is anyone interested in large rosewood xylophone balls for the Seeburg H, such as a 1-1/8 inch rosewood ball? I am thinking about having those made next. Don Teach

•To add a xylophone to a regular 88-note player is difficult, and impossible if it is a "foot pumper" and not electrified. I don't know why anyone would suggest this feature. A xylophone with 24 bars is with its frame a minimum 3 feet long and 3-1/2" deep. How will that fit into a "pumper"? If elect...

•Granted, I have never added a xylophone to a foot-pumper player. I have only restored a few foot-pumper type player pianos. The masters at cramming extra instruments into tight spaces has to be the Nelson-Wiggin company. A folded xylophone design would be one of my choices. One might consider the x...

•A player piano with a xylophone installed, and then playing Chopin? What a novel idea! Sounds a bit like Harry Corbett and Sooty, a great favourite duo of mine in the 1950's here in the UK (and a favourite of the late George Harrison's, incidentally). It's good to hear different sounds coming from ...

•Hello MMD. Beethoven's "Waldstein" Sonata with xylophone accompaniment? It would certainly add a new dimension to the music! John Phillips in Hobart, Tasmania.

•I've thought about adding a single-octave xylophone to a regular 88-note player before, but I didn't know how to change the roll to make it play that. Someone mentioned A-rolls, so I tried to search the web for definitions/specs of an A-roll, but the search engine ignores the hyphen and gives me re...

•I have added a xylophone to a foot-pumped player before -- it works fine. As you pump harder, the xylophone plays louder. If you use a salvaged wind-motor governor in line with the supply, the vacuum remains constant, and the xylophone does not get louder or softer. I prefer it with expression. To ...

•This discussion has started me thinking about a project that I used to joke about, perhaps it is time that I actually build it. I have a 4-octave marimba off a Wurlitzer theatre organ. The action is shot, and it was water damaged, but the musical part of the instrument is in fine shape. So I have b...

•Hello friends, A good friend of mine was lucky enough this week to find a really nice Seeburg E. It has only two problems, so he's looking for parts. First, it has the wrong glass, so he needs original Seeburg E glass. Secondly, it has a replacement metal bar glock, so he's looking for the right xy...