In a message dated 2/20/00 5:01:15 AM, tunenbww@clear.lakes.com writes: << Bill Are there any reference books or publications you can recommend for a newbie in the player piano repair business? - Paul Chick >> Yes, there are some excellent sources out there. one is the "Technicalities" series that is put out by AMICA - TThe Automatic Musical Instrument Collector Association" - look online for the address and information. There is a company "Vestal Press" that produced a great quantity of excellent monographs on particular phases of rebuilding, like " Rebuilding Simples Plauer Valves" and reprinted the original information of the manufacturers, like the "DUO-ART reproducing Piano Service Manual" I cannot find an address on any of the materials I finally found here. I hope they are still in business, they were absolutely excellent resource, selling parts diagrams, operation schemes, expanded views, etc. Perhaps someone on the pianotech list will have their address. Good Luck, Bill SImon Phoenix
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