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Baldwin Manualo with Recordo?
By David Dewey

I recently was given some parts to a dismantled Baldwin
Manualo that are rather unusual.  From what I can discern it was
a motorized piano, with a Recordo style expression system, that
was called "Manualized".

In the roll box are switches for "Electric - In Off - Out On" and
a lever that is labeled, "Special - Off - Manualized,"  and "Roll
Regulator Auto - Hand."

Tracking is by large ears above the tracker bar.  The tracker bar
itself has the usual Recordo elongated holes on each end, and also
has "ears" on each end of the bar that the paper goes under.  This
box also has the late Baldwin "frameless" transmission.

I bring this up as I have not seen such ears before, and I wasn't
aware of any Manualo units with a Recordo system.

David Dewey

 [ Left side of roll box, switch partially disassembled, note "ears" over tracker bar
 [ http://www.mmdigest.com/Attachments/15/12/20/151220_000614_Roll%20box%20left%20side%20web.jpg 

 [ Fight side of roll box
 [ http://www.mmdigest.com/Attachments/15/12/20/151220_000614_Roll%20box%20right%20side%20web.jpg 

 [ Back side showing Recordo switch box, not simplified frameless  transmission
 [ http://www.mmdigest.com/Attachments/15/12/20/151220_000614_Roll%20box%20back%20web.jpg 

 [ Recordo expression unit, motor shut-off and tracker bellows (maybe?)
 [ http://www.mmdigest.com/Attachments/15/12/20/151220_000614_Recordo%20control%20unit%20web.jpg 


(Message sent Sun 20 Dec 2015, 08:06:14 GMT, from time zone GMT-0800.)

Key Words in Subject:  Baldwin, Manualo, Recordo

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