Players

[John Ross]

Hi Ed,
Try dipping the end in rubbing alcohol, to the depth you want to go on.
I would get rid of the lead.  You might find that it is white in the centre,
which is a type of corrosion. It usually shows this at the ends.
I have bought the reducers from PPS Co., I have also just, hot glued
the appropriate size brass tubing into the holes, for the tubing.
Good luck.
Regards,
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Carwithen" <edwithen@oregontrail.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2000 1:01 PM
Subject: Players


> Dear List:
>
>   I have a player mechanism in my shop.  I have removed all of the old
> stiff tubing from the tracker bar which take the air to the action.  BUT
> now am having trouble getting the new neoprene tubing back over the ends
of
> the fragile brass tubes of the tracker bar and the fragile lead tubes at
> the other end.
>   I have tried heating the neoprene end in hot water, and I have tried
> stretching the opening, but that doesn't seem to help.  There must be a
way
> to get the tubing over the other parts smoothly.  It took 15 minutes to
get
> one in place.  At that rate it will take 15 X 88 to finish.  There has to
> be a better way.
>   If Reblitz addresses this in his PlayerPiano book I can't find it.
>
>   Any Suggestions????
>
> Ed Carwithen
> John Day, OR
>
>