Duo-Art Vorsetzer
By Tom Steuer
Hello, everyone. During the past week or so, there was talk of "Duo-Art Vorsetzers." I have one. It was built for the late Irving Tushinsky of Superscope by Mel Shores in Los Angeles in 1965. Mel also built another identical one for Irving's brother, Joe Tushinsky. That one is in Japan now, or so I hear. I did not know there were any others extant and would be interested in learning more about them. Mine, of course, has a Duo-Art stack with Duo-Art valves and it performs great.
There were some modifications to mine: instead of a wind motor there is a wonderful Minarik variable-speed electric motor; also mine did not originally have a built-in motor or pump, but instead had a large remote vacuum. I subsequently added a Lee or Lamb box-type motor that is in the bottom of the unit, so that it is self-contained.
I do not think that Aeolian ever built a Duo-Art push-up player. I would be interested to know what other units are available out there.
Best regards,
Tom Steuer
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