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[Dave Hall]

Hi,

It sounds like your trouble might be that you are using the wrong size tubing.
It is probably either 9/64" ID or 5/32" ID.  If you are using tubing from the
local hardware or auto parts store it probably has walls that are too thick.
If you think this is the trouble, contact:

        Player Piano Company
        704 E. Douglas Ave.
        Wichita, KS  67202
        Phone (316) 263-3241

Hope this helps.  If you have other questions, drop me a note.  I'll help if
I can.

Dave Hall
Kansas City

At 09:01 AM 08/28/2000 -0700, you wrote:
>Dear List:
>
>  I have a player mechanism in my shop.  I have removed all of the old
>stiff tubing from the tracker bar which take the air to the action.  BUT
>now am having trouble getting the new neoprene tubing back over the ends of
>the fragile brass tubes of the tracker bar and the fragile lead tubes at
>the other end.
>  I have tried heating the neoprene end in hot water, and I have tried
>stretching the opening, but that doesn't seem to help.  There must be a way
>to get the tubing over the other parts smoothly.  It took 15 minutes to get
>one in place.  At that rate it will take 15 X 88 to finish.  There has to
>be a better way.
>  If Reblitz addresses this in his PlayerPiano book I can't find it.
>
>  Any Suggestions????
>
>Ed Carwithen
>John Day, OR
>
>