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4-lung "Tugboat" Pump in Duo-Art Upright
By Jeffrey R. Wood

In deference to the Duo-Art "steamboat" pump, this smaller version
is commonly referred to as the "tugboat" pump.  I had one of these in
a 1912 Stroud, driven by a 1/8 HP Emerson motor, and no pump I ever
owned worked better.  In fact, I never had it out of the piano.

Interestingly, a small section of the plate casting was omitted to
provide additional clearance for the large pulley.  I've seen this
even on later pianos where the original pump is of a newer design,
making such a modification useless.

Jeffrey R. Wood


(Message sent Fri 13 Jun 2014, 17:11:25 GMT, from time zone GMT-0700.)

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