Thanks Ron. I had forgotten the couple that I still have the players for, because they wouldn't pay. Oh well, it seemed like a good idea at the time. John Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 4:35 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Speaking of Players John Ross wrote: > *Some exhaust valves on the pumper part, seem better designed than > others.* > *I have seen some with a metal plate above the leather, it has slots > where the leather moves when in closed or open position.* Baldwin, I think, was one. > *When I replace, I was considering the metal plate version, which seems > would be less prone to failure. The bent wire seems to be awkward, for > me.* I don't remember ever having any problems with them. I always bought leather from a local leather supply place and cut what I needed. Maybe you're holding your tongue wrong. <G> > *Do you all go as was, or if a better way is found change?* Usually what was there, unless I didn't trust it. > *Doesn't seem to be much call for player work, and then they just want > it fixed to work, not fixed properly.* That's been the case forever. Even in the 80s, when players were hot, very few wanted to spend the money to rebuild the piano, and I didn't want to put a rebuilt player back into a worn out junk piano. So the "patcher uppers" got the big majority of the player work and I got the job of telling them they got ripped when they called me to make it work. > *I have four that I got years ago, intending to fix up and sell, but I > don't find there is any interest, so they are as they were. I have one > working one, and won't do anything to the others, till the operating one > is sold.* Likewise, including a couple that were left for rebuild and abandoned. Ron N
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