Re: D.C. Motor Problem
By Michel Goffin
Thanks Robbie for your kind message and your very interesting details on electric surge. I'm not surprised that would be the source of the problem; during raining season (now) we get gigantic storms with lightning in the city.
Flea market in Jakarta: there is one on jalan Surabaya, which has a reputation of being a tourist trap (like they all are), but I think it is worth having a look, especially if you are collecting everything related to Marine instruments, barometer, etc. There are sometimes music boxes but in a tragic condition due to climate.
Could you give the contact of your friend in Jakarta, the Swiss engineer. That's all I need: somebody with some technical knowledge because I don't think it is a major problem.
Ian Griggs, the genious artcraft man who restored my Welte/Baldwin, lives in Sydney: 88 Excelsior Av., Castle Hill 2154 Sydney (tel: 02-6347210). He is very nice and extremely competent in reproducing pianos but I don't think he has a email contact. I contacted him for the motor but he said he "subcontracted" that part to a certain Peter, whom I'm trying to contact again. ... There are lots of reproducing fans in Australia (my previous posting), a very good friend of mine being Denis Condon who edited the "Condon collection" of his rolls on CD.
I will send you some details on the motor and control board but can I send it directly to you? I don't think everybody wants to read about all that techno babble ...
amities,
Michel Goffin
Jakarta,Indonesia
[ I shall contact my Swiss friend for you this weekend, and I await
[ the motor details. It's likely that your small motor is used in
[ other contemporary pianos and will be known by our piano-tech
[ members, so I'll publish it when it arrives.
[ Cheers, Robbie |
(Message sent Fri 10 Jan 1997, 21:03:19 GMT, from time zone GMT-0600.) |
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