Hi Richard, Was just reading your post. I do not know if you are familiar with "The Encyclopedia of Automatic Musical Instruments" by Q.D. Bowers from 1972. On page 743 it talks about what you have there According to the book, Kimball came out with them in 1897. The last sentence reads that Kimball sold very few of these. To me that says maybe you should hold on to it and maybe get hold of Bowers who is quite an authority on this kind of stuff. James Grebe R.P.T. of the P.T.G and M.P.T. pianoman@inlink.com Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups and Practical Piano Peripherals in St. Louis, MO (314) 845-8282 1526 Raspberry Lane Arnold, MO 63010 -----Original Message----- From: Richard Moody <remoody@easnet.net> To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> Date: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 10:43 PM Subject: Kimball Player Punp Organ for sale, bo. Info needed >First posting anywhere. > >Today I acquired a Kimball "Automatic" player pump organ. I am a player piano and >pump >organ technician, but this one has me stumped. It is the first player pump organ I >have seen, and there are NO ROLLS. This is the reason I am thinking of selling it >to a collector in its present conditon. If I can buy some rolls for it, I would be >interested in doing the restoration. > The tracker bar (wooden) has 44 holes that look like the 88 note size. There is no >take up spool so I can't give the roll width. The roll moter is a four bellow >vertical mount but circled around a metal pipe, (the vacuum feed?) One >bellow from this is missing. It appears to have operated a leather belt like a >treadle >sewing machine. The belt is missing. A transfer pully seems to be missing. The case >is oak, plain for a pump organ. > Please post technical or historical info if you have it. svp > For purchase info contact me privately remoody@easnet.net > >ric > >
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