A most unusual find!

Jon Page jonpage@attbi.com
Fri, 15 Nov 2002 07:53:26 -0500


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At 07:45 PM 11/14/2002 -0800, you wrote:
><<Long but worth it- read on>>.  Small electro-pneumatic valves activate 
>the pneumatics from the midi sequencer instead of a music roll.  This was 
>an amazing and gallant effort by someone to invent there own player 
>system.  Unfortunately it was largely in vain.  This strange system has no 
>expression capability, and there are numerous sticking electro-pneumatic 
>valves.  With the noise of the pump, the whole thing is pretty 
>futile.  Only half the notes seem to be playing, and it sounded pretty 
>bad.  The dealer would like to have it removed.
>
>So there you have it.  I can't imagine how much work someone must have put 
>into this, there is no possible way the cost could have been worth it, but 
>wow what an effort.  I would like to try and post a few pictures of this 
>when I get the chance.  Has anyone else seen one like this or have any 
>idea who, (a name), may have done this?
>
>Rob Goodale, RPT
>Las Vegas, NV

Rob,
Thar's gold in them thar hills...

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