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MIDI-file Player for Mason and Hamlin Grand
By Bruce Clark

I was offered a very nice 1938 Mason and Hamlin Grand.  It never had a
player unit of any kind.  The piano seems to be in very good condition,
has been regularly tuned, cleaned, and well kept.

Since many of you have installed MIDI units, I was wondering how much
of a task it would be to install some sort of unit that would play
Ampico rolls from a disk?

I have seen several disk operated pianos, and have not been impressed
with the results compared with that of an actual Ampico pneumatic unit,
but I understand they are improving.

I would welcome any suggestions.

Bruce Clark

 [ I do hope that sometime you can hear a properly maintained Yamaha
 [ Disklavier, Bruce; I think you will approve !  The first modern
 [ solenoid player system to reach significant production was the
 [ Marantz Pianocorder; that was almost 20 years ago, and the
 [ technology has slowly but surely improved without increasing the
 [ cost.  The Yamaha Disklavier is not available as a separate kit,
 [ but the PianoDisc and QRS Pianomation units are both attractive
 [ alternatives.  -- Robbie


(Message sent Thu 16 Jul 1998, 21:36:22 GMT, from time zone GMT-0400.)

Key Words in Subject:  Grand, Hamlin, Mason, MIDI-file, Player

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