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Reverting to Pedals for a Player Piano
By Jon Page

Since the electric vacuum is in-line, a rheostat could be installed
to decrease the vacuum strength and the pedals could be used, thus
creating a vac-assist pedaling, since the extra power is needed in
play mode.  It will also quiet the noise of the vacuum turbine.

One needs to acquire a fan or motor controller, not a lamp dimmer,
as the amperage is insufficient on the latter.

Regards,

Jon Page, piano technician
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.

PS: Don't Forget To $upport MMD.


(Message sent Wed 14 Apr 2004, 11:34:30 GMT, from time zone GMT-0400.)

Key Words in Subject:  Pedals, Piano, Player, Reverting

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