---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Justin...The Player wants a full overhaul or nothing at all. This is a j= ob for a experienced Player mechanic who knows all the pit falls in jobs lik= e this....DEFINATELY, not a project for a "Newbie"=0D =0D If you want to start with Players, cut your teeth on a couple of "Standar= d actions"=0D =0D Regards=0D Robin Stevens=0D =0D -------Original Message-------=0D =0D From: Justin Hill=0D Date: 01/13/06 23:43:10=0D To: pianotech@ptg.org=0D Subject: Player Piano Problems=0D =0D I went to visit a player piano today; I'm not a player piano tech but=0D the owner couldn't find anyone better to look at it. I went just to=0D inspect it and get an idea of the condition, warning the owner that=0D repair work might require a specialist.=0D =0D Right away, I've got a mystery to solve, and a player-piano-newbie=0D question to ask. I've uploaded some interior shots of the piano at=0D http://www.classic-keyboard.com/pages/playerp/html to explain my=0D mystery.=0D =0D If you take a look at these pictures, you'll see that there are two=0D pipes exiting at the left of the main chamber in picture 4. The=0D upper of these two pipes is disconnected at the other end (picture=0D 5). Now, not being prepared to dismantle anything at this point I=0D could only try and push my hand up in that corner and 'feel' for the=0D place that pipe is supposed to be connected - but I can't find=0D anything. The problem is I'm not sure what I should be looking for.=0D =0D Here's the newbie bit; the set of bellows to the right of the roll=0D mechanism (picture 8): do they drive the roll mechanism, or the other=0D way around? And if they drive the roll, is it possible that the=0D disconnected pipe is why the roll doesn't move at this time?=0D =0D Leaving the pipe as is, the pedals have very little resistance.=0D Inserting a bung into the pipe, the pedals get up a reasonable-=0D feeling resistance - but the roll doesn't move. I've checked the=0D obvious things like being in play rather than re-roll etc.=0D =0D By the way, the 'control panel' (picture 2) includes two unmarked=0D buttons at the far left. I'd like to know what they're for.=0D =0D I'm assuming this is a 'straight' pianola rather than a reproducing=0D piano and isn't worth a huge amount of money. Of course I'm probably=0D wrong.=0D =0D The owner (an old lady) said that the piano was purchased from a=0D dealer in the early 1960s along with a huge chest of rolls and=0D played regularly (as a player piano) up to about 15-20 years ago when=0D it fell out of use. It hasn't been moved since and is still played=0D occasionally (manually). The fault as described to me was 'the roll=0D doesn't go round any more'.=0D =0D How great would it be if the problem was this disconnected pipe and I=0D could stick it back in for her? Obviously the piano is old and=0D unmaintained and would benefit from a (non-economic) rebuild.=0D However, she'd be happy if the thing just worked at all.=0D =0D Can anyone shed any light?=0D =0D Thanks,=0D Justin=0D _______________________________________________=0D Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives=0D =20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/ba/25/09/48/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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