Nov. 20, 2015
I've put in around 9 months of work on the player piano. The only thing now that needs attention is a source of suction to get the player working, either a new foot pump, or an electric suction box. The wind motor also needs replacing or repairing. Other than that, everything is in okay condition. I'm going to try and get this project done by Christmas, so I can surprise my cousins.
My Uncle Mark used to have a player piano at his place in Dallas, but when he moved to a new neighborhood several years back, they couldn't get it out the door. He sold it to someone and I believe it was indeed removed from the old house before the house was sold.
I hope sometime that I'll be able to see it again, but that probably won't happen.
Friday, November 20, 2015
Thursday, March 12, 2015
My New Player Piano
I've been working on a new project that I got
about three weeks ago; it's an old player piano that some people gave to me basically as something to restore. They needed room
in their recording studio and wanted the piano to be moved, plus they
already have a working one.
A couple of friends
from church help us move the piano to our house. We
could not have done it without them, as the piano was very heavy. Right now it's in our library in the basement.
Krell
Auto-Player Piano
Steger Natural Player Action, non-reproducing normal 88-note tracker system
Serial
Number 48995
Year
Of Manufacture: 1910
Auto-Player
player piano brand label is a label from the parent company, Krell Auto-Grand
Piano Co., Connersville, Indiana.
Piano
manufactured by Werner Industries, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Here are a few pictures of it.
I will let everyone know when I get it going again.
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