---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment 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... IF the electro-pneumatic valves are an inline PowerRoll, there's quite a few people who'd like to get their hands on it. The folks at the Mechanical Music Digest would have an interest. mailtp:rolls@foxtail.com I have an Amipco upright to restore and would like to place one of these to enhance the piano's capabilities. The inventor/manufacturer/marketer is years behind in filling even the pre-paid orders (he should sell it to QRS for any useful production to be accomplished). http://www.pebworths.com/PPC/HTML/PR/ Keep me apprised, I my be interested. Regards, Jon Page, piano technician Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. mailto:jonpage@attbi.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/5d/53/bb/e4/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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