I know a young man who has a Gulbransen reproducing piano (it also
says "Registering Piano", whatever that means). I told him I'd
rebuilt a couple of Gulbransens many years ago and they're not for
the faint-hearted -- and certainly not for the first player-piano
rebuilding project.
But the ones I'd seen had pedals and were straight foot-pumped ones,
so I'm not sure about this one. (I couldn't look "under the hood").
Anyone know if they're glued-together stacks, like the ones I'm
familiar with? I'm assuming it's a Recordo system.
Richard Rames
[ A 1923 Gulbransen Instruction Roll states "The Gulbransen REGISTERS
[ your touch; so pedal easily ALWAYS, until you come to a note to be
[ accented. An extra touch of a pedal registers 'how much' accent."
[ Ref. https://www.mmdigest.com/Archives/Digests/199802/1998.02.01.11.html
[ -- Robbie
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