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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Seems like Ron N. covered all pretty well. I =
don't work on
players much at all (I try and avoid it like the plague), but I did one =
of these
a couple years ago - replacing a vacuum cleaner rig with a replacement =
player
vacuum pump. I did warn the lady 1,000 times about not knowing if the =
unit will
produce enough vacuum and that I had never done that job before. All =
ended well
- the player functioned surprisingly well (WAY quieter than the vacuum
cleaner!). 'Course now the problem was all the noise the action made - =
you
couldn't hear the clackity action with the old vacuum cleaner going! I =
remember
I had to make a run to the hardware store to jury rig an adapter to make =
some
hoses go together - but that was the only challenging part.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Remember to charge her/him a lot (I did it by =
the hour
with no time specification) and make no promises (other than to do =
the best
you can)!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=pcpoulso@pacbell.net =
href="mailto:pcpoulso@pacbell.net">Patrick
C.Poulson</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 03, 2003 =
10:45
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Player Pump =
Installation</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Good evening all: I will be going out =
to inspect
a player piano tomorrow with the prospect of installing a motor on the =
player
action. The piano currently has an Electrolux vacuum cleaner connected =
to the
player system. Yikes! Some unknown "genius" installed this Electrolux, =
oblivious to the fact that when it is running you can hardly hear the =
piano! I
also suspect that a vacuum cleaner does not create the proper level of =
vacuum,
and may be overworking the system. In any event, the client =
wants me to
look over the piano and possibly install the correct motor, the one =
that
Schaff sells. I would appreciate any pointers on this job - the =
kit
comes with installation directions, of course, but it would be nice to =
know of
any potential difficulties in advance. Also, what about the automatic =
reroll
unit? Do you usually install both together? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Patrick C. Poulson<BR>Registered =
Piano
Technician<BR>Piano Technicians =
Guild</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>