Justin, Old player pianos are at the brink of disintegration. Remove a hose or tube and it is next to impossible to get a tight seal again, they are brittle and may break like spaghetti strands if touched. Of course the owner then blames you for its failure because, "It play wonderfully the last time we played it". Yeah, 20 years ago. In photos 2 & 3, the hose with the 90 degree flange (elbow) has enough hose attached that it looks like it went to something on the stack on top, probably tracker mechanism or expression (I'm not familiar with Angelus). In photo 4, the orphaned elbow may go to the right side of the wind motor in photo 7. I didn't see a governor so it is probably integrated into the reservoir. But I seriously doubt that the hose is still flexible to relocate it. If the hoses flex, reconnect. There's always beginners luck. But it it does start to operate, it will only show what other things don't work. Snowball effect. How big of a can of worms do you want to take on? The aged cellophane or waxed paper in photos 2, 3 & 4 is an ominous sign of a botched repair. It looks like it still has lad tracker bar tubing. You can see the hardened rubber hoses in #3. player-care.com is a good place to start, also the Mechanical Music Digest: foxtail.com. This would be a good time for D.L. to chime in. You have to be careful with players because you usually have to disconnect hoses and remove items in order to tune the piano. The old brittle hoses and tubes do not usually make a tight seal (if they didn't outright break), so it won't "play right" again. Of course in the owner's eyes, you broke it. If you do take on the frustrating task of tuning a player (God forbid a Duo Art console), have the owner put on a roll and play it first to prove that it plays. Then give the disclaimer that once the tubing and hoses are removed, they might not seal properly and may need replacement. (You'll often find the flanges wrapped with masking tape to try to seal the frozen-formed, petrified rubber hose ends. -- Regards, Jon Page
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