<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2716.2200" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Mike,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If you have a digital camera, take = plenty of pictures of the before and during tear-down.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Write a diary account of what steps you = took to take the unit apart so that you can follow your notes in reverse to "put = it back the way it was" as Lil  Abner would say.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Label with masking tape where all hoses = and other parts go marking both parts. ie aa1 on the female end and aa1 on the = male end of the corresponding part.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It seems like no two that I see are = exactly alike so finding directions for taking it apart might be a little hard unless = you get lucky.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Good luck in your project.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=MBratPianos@indy.rr.com = href="mailto:MBratPianos@indy.rr.com">Mike Bratcher</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 08, 2002 = 9:50 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Old pneumatic = players</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>List,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I don't have many old player systems, = I'll stick with installing the new electronic models.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a 1924 Weber grand.  It = has a restored player(top mounted).  All hoses and sundries are soft = and pliable(almost new).  There is a flap above the keys that expose = the roll part thingee, and another flap that exposes the bellows cranks and hoses.  The hoses run to brass fittings between the keys.  = These are really long keys too, about 2 feet.  I don't know where the brass = fittings go either.  The customer wants me to repair a few = ivories (spent the day today bleaching).  I can do a much better job with the = keys out of the piano.  I can't even figure out the fallboard on this dinosaur.  I am afraid I will get in over my head removing all = the player parts (hoses, roll housing, tempo levers, etc...).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have enough experience to do most = any in home service, but I'm just worried on this instance.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Do the hoses that attach to the brass = fittings running between and under the keys attach in a specific order, or do = they just evenly distribute the air flow? Are these brass fittings attached to = the keyframe?  Does this thing even have a conventional = keyframe?  I just didn't dig into it enough to figrue out all the right questions = to ask.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>How easy are those tempo levers, = chains, & bellows to put back in.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>How easy are these critters to put = back together in general?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Does anyone out there have a step by = step method of doing this?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks in advance</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mike Bratcher,  Indy</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>