It depends on whether 'wind' is a noun or a verb. The verb would be a long 'i' as in "WIND the clock". The noun would be a short 'i' as in "a strong northern WIND". I would suspect that your usage would be the noun since moving air is used to actuate the player mechanism and the motor would be used to create the air flow. Tom Rhea, Jr. -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Paul Mulik Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 12:43 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: [pianotech] Wind motor in player piano Is it pronounced with a short i like Gone With the Wind, or a long i like in "wind up a ball of string?" Paul Mulik
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