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Simplicity of Auto-Namic Reproducing Device
By Luke Myers

Robbie remarked regarding the Auto-Namic [170611 MMDigest]:

[ Found in "Music Trades", Volume 62, Dec. 11, 1921, page 11:
[ "The Auto-Namic, the company claims, governs and changes air
[ tension with one pneumatic and has but one moving part, has no
[ change of spring tension, and is installable in any player piano."

It almost sounds like the Auto-Namic is nothing more than a glorified
governor pneumatic in a player piano.  It also sounds like it would
be very easy to make one from the right kind of an unused pneumatic.
I don't see what would keep one (especially me) from making one for
myself.  I still have pneumatic cloth and some pneumatics from the
older player system that was with my piano at first.  If anyone wants
to give advice or additional photos of the Auto-Namic itself, please
do.  Rest assured that my version will only be used in my piano.

Luke Myers
ldmyers95@gmail.com.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to reply]

 [ Description in "The Purchaser's Guide to the Music Industries" at
 [ https://books.google.com/books?id=N5NDAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA273&lpg=PA273 
 [ Notice the writing style is much the same as "Presto Buyer's Guide";
 [ in other words, it's a veiled advert.  -- Robbie
 [ http://www.mmdigest.com/Attachments/17/06/12/170612_194611_Auto-Namic.jpg 


(Message sent Tue 13 Jun 2017, 01:50:59 GMT, from time zone GMT-0700.)

Key Words in Subject:  Auto-Namic, Device, Reproducing, Simplicity

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