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At 07:45 PM 11/14/2002 -0800, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite cite><font face="arial" size=2><<Long but
worth it- read on>>. Small electro-pneumatic valves activate
the pneumatics from the midi sequencer instead of a music roll.
This was an amazing and gallant effort by someone to invent there own
player system. Unfortunately it was largely in vain. This
strange system has no expression capability, and there are numerous
sticking electro-pneumatic valves. With the noise of the pump, the
whole thing is pretty futile. Only half the notes seem to be
playing, and it sounded pretty bad. The dealer would like to have
it removed.</font><br>
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<font face="arial" size=2>So there you have it. I can't imagine how
much work someone must have put into this, there is no possible way the
cost could have been worth it, but wow what an effort. I would like
to try and post a few pictures of this when I get the chance. Has
anyone else seen one like this or have any idea who, (a name), may have
done this?</font><br>
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<font face="arial" size=2>Rob Goodale, RPT</font><br>
<font face="arial" size=2>Las Vegas, NV</font></blockquote><br>
Rob,<br>
Thar's gold in them thar hills...<br>
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IF the <font face="arial" size=2>electro-pneumatic valves are an inline
PowerRoll, there's quite a few people who'd like to get their hands on
it.<br>
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The folks at the Mechanical Music Digest would have an interest.<br>
mailtp:rolls@foxtail.com <br>
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I have an Amipco upright to restore and would like to place one of these
to enhance the piano's capabilities.<br>
The inventor/manufacturer/marketer is years behind in filling even the
pre-paid orders (he should sell it to<br>
QRS for any useful production to be accomplished).
<a href="http://www.pebworths.com/PPC/HTML/PR/" eudora="autourl">http://www.pebworths.com/PPC/HTML/PR/</a><br>
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Keep me apprised, I my be interested.<br>
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<div>Regards,</div>
<br>
<div>Jon Page, piano technician</div>
<div>Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.</div>
<div><a href="mailto:jonpage@attbi.com" EUDORA=AUTOURL>mailto:jonpage@attbi.com</a></div>
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