<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <STYLE>.hmmessage P { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } BODY.hmmessage { FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt } </STYLE> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19019"></HEAD> <BODY class=hmmessage bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Marshall ,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial> The part is called a wind motor. Remove the screws holding those brackets at the top of the block and pivot the brackets back. Then on the right side of the motor feel for the sprocket and little chain and remove it from the sprocket.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Next , pull the motor toward you with your right hand while removing the hose from its pipe with the left hand.The hose might be petrified and not be easily removed so be careful. If it is a replacent hose it will flex easily and slide right off.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>One tip ---  pull a temperment strip through the loops on your wire handled mutes . If they fall out of place whilst tuning they won't drop into never never land!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>One more warning --- test the player before you do anything . It might be DOA before you start and that should be established before you jump in.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial> Best wishes,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial> Tom D.</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=pianotune05@hotmail.com href="mailto:pianotune05@hotmail.com">Marshall Gisondi</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> Sunday, March 27, 2011 8:08 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [pianotech] queston about a piano</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=3 face=Arial>Hi Everyone,</FONT><BR><FONT size=3 face=Arial>I'm goning to tune a Aeolian Melodi Pro.  I'm told it has a helpinstill pick ups.  I wanted to know is there a technique in removing that before tuning?  Someone sent me an e-mail a while ago, but I cannot locate it. So I wanted to know if you could give me the heads up again.  </FONT><BR><FONT size=3 face=Arial></FONT> <BR><FONT size=3 face=Arial>Another piano I encountered yesterday-I went to tune a piano yesterday and found out it was a duoart.  Taking off the top wasn't a problem but to get into the bass area to tune it one would have to remove the player.  It has these thin metal brackets that screw onto the piano which I figured I would remove the screws, but it's connected to what looks like a pipe or hose going into it, kind of reminds me of some of the pars under the hood of a car. the pipe looking thing is gat and come out of the bottom left of this big black part of the player onthe bass side.  so is there a knack for removing this?  Should I jsut refer them to a tech. who works on players?  thanks</FONT><BR><FONT size=3 face=Arial>Marshall</FONT><BR><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond,Times,Serif"><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Marshall Gisondi Piano Technician</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond,Times,Serif"><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Marshall's Piano Service</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><BR><STRONG><EM><FONT size=3 face=Garamond>pianotune05@hotmail.com</FONT></EM></STRONG><BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond,Times,Serif"><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">215-510-9400</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><BR><STRONG><EM><FONT size=3 face=Garamond><A href="http://www.phillytuner.com/" target=_blank>www.phillytuner.com</A> </FONT></EM></STRONG><BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond,Times,Serif"><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Graduate of The School of Piano Technology for the Blind <A href="http://www.pianotuningschool.org/" target=_blank>www.pianotuningschool.org</A> Vancouver, WA<BR><BR><BR><BR></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond,Times,Serif"></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>