[CAUT] steinway reproducer

[Rob & Helen Goodale]

Do not EVER remove the player action from a grand and toss it for the sake 
of making a quick buck.   There are getting to be fewer of them every year 
and they ARE collectors items.  At the moment the market value for them is 
depressed, in fact mechanical music machine collecting and rebuilding as a 
whole is very down, but it's cyclical and will come around again someday. 
If someone has a reproducing grand be it Ampico, DuoArt, Welte, Recordo, or 
whatever, and they don't care about the player, urge them to buy something 
more suitable for their needs and preserve the players for those who 
appreciate and respect them.  Upright pumper players are another story, 
(although I discourage random tossing just for the sake of doing so), but 
player grands ARE historical collectibles that are worth more in living 
history then money.  Those who have never heard one completely and properly 
rebuilt are in for a treat when they finally do.

Rob Goodale, RPT
Las Vegas, NV



> Since the player doesn't work, and for the effort it takes to remove
> and reinstall the action, you'll see why so many just have the system 
> removed.
>
> If it comes to that, suggest that the piano might be sold intact and 
> replace with
> one with a normal action. If the player system is to be removed, there is 
> a market
> for that too and I'm sure the one wanting it would take it out.
>
> Ease the keys while it's out. The problem is, you'll go over the action 
> and double check
> everything and reinstall it. If not right away, a day or more later 
> something might necessitate removing the action again. This is how you get 
> faster at it.  DAMHIK
> -- 
>
> Regards,
>
> Jon Page
>
>