Typically 1140 rpm 1/8-horsepower motors were used in pianos with
mandolin and xylophone, and in most Coinola machines except CO and SO
which have a bigger pump and use the 1/6 hp motor.
A 1/6 hp 1140 rpm motor was used in pianos with pipes: Seeburg F's,
K's, etc., and Cremona G, K & J.
1750 rpm used in Wurlitzer Pianino with pipes.
1750 rpm used in Wurlitzer with racehorse.
There is a letter in the MMD Pictures gallery from Seeburg telling
motor data for Seeburg pianos.
Don Teach - Shreveport Music Co.
Shreveport, Louisiana
[ http://mmd.foxtail.com/Pictures/SeeburgLet/seeburgLet1.html
[ http://mmd.foxtail.com/Pictures/SeeburgLet/seeburgLet6a.jpg
[ http://mmd.foxtail.com/Pictures/SeeburgLet/seeburgLet6.jpg (hi res.)
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[ I believe the slower 1140 rpm motor was used because no extra
[ intermediate-speed shaft was needed; with a small pulley on its
[ shaft the slow motor could spin the pump wheel directly.
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[ 1/8 horsepower was adequate for all machines except those with
[ reiterating xylophone and/or pipes. But motors of actual 1/6 and
[ 1/4 horsepower size might be installed anyhow because they cost
[ less than the somewhat unique 1/8 hp motor. -- Robbie
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