I've got a 1915 Hamilton Manualo just like that, and I'm having a heck of a time getting the player mechanism installed so that all 88 fingers engage properly. I was able to find the original tech manual for it on the web! --Cy Shuster-- Bluefield, WV ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan" <tune4u@earthlink.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 9:22 PM Subject: RE: Tuning old upright players Odd that this post came up today. I just spent two days with a 1926 Hamilton that does not have any tilt-out options. A wing nut and bracket holds down each end of the top assembly; three small tubes and one large one have to be removed; the speed control linkage unhooked, then the whole top comes out including a triple deck set of bellows that engage metal fingers on each sticker. It's not too bad a job but it is quite heavy and has all those fragile looking parts that make it kind of scary to deal with, n'est ce pas?
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