It's been almost two years since I last saw an edition of the MMD.
Due entirely to my inability to aim my fingers at a keyboard, when
I changed e-mail addresses I sent in an address change with a
completely undecipherable address!  Robbie and Jody recently discovered
this error and graciously have corrected my mistake completely on their
own.  I have been enjoying, all over again, the interesting posts and
messages.

In updating Robbie about what I have been up to for the last couple
of years, I reminded him of my past experience with making replacement
metal cast parts for Seeburg Keyboard pianos.  He thought that, as
there are now some new folks reading the list, who may not know about
that project, I should send in this little note in case someone working
on a similar project needed a part or two.

Back when I was working on a late (1927?) Seeburg "E" which I acquired
gutted, I undertook to make replacement parts that were close duplicates
of the originals.  I chose to have patterns on match plates made, with
foundry core boxes etc. and to have the castings poured in cast iron,
and not an aluminum alloy.  At the time, a group of fellow hobbyists
all said how much they too would like to have exact duplicate parts in
iron, so I had the foundry pour several hundred pounds of spare
castings.

I should have known better, as I still have several hundred pounds
of spare Seeburg castings -- they are acquiring a nice antique patina
out in my barn as I sit here!  So, should anyone have a need for a
cast iron part for a Seeburg (well-seasoned castings, I might add!),
let me know.

I have all of the cast parts for a late Seeburg keyboard machine roll
frame, crankshaft and crankshaft support arms, the speed control wheel
and speed control casting that mounts to the bottom of the keybed.  The
flywheel is also available in cast iron with the friction pad for the
speed control cast in.  (This is not the pressed steel flywheel.)

And, should there be an overwhelming demand, all of the patterns and
core boxes are carefully stored away as well, so hundreds of pounds
of yet more unwanted castings could be poured!  All for now.

Keith Taylor
Jefferson, Maine