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MMD Archives June 1995 1995.06.14 06 Prev  Next Re: Roll Playback Speed By Rick Pargeter This is my first post in this forum, and I feel very lucky to be among such talent. My main hobby is wind up phonographs, antique autos and an occasional player piano restoration as they come my way. I thought I'd jump in and put in my two cents worth on this subject of roll speed increase. Just from my many hours pumping my player, I constantly notice that the speed of the rolls are always faster than when started, and I am always compensating for the increase by throttling the tempo lever as the roll progresses. I find that I am always 10-15 'steps' below where I started the roll, especially if it's a multi song version - the one's with the big spools. Thanks for all the interesting information. Rick Pargeter E-mail from: Rick Pargeter, 14-Jun-1995 (Message sent Wed 14 Jun 1995, 20:38:07 GMT, from time zone GMT-0400.) Key Words in Subject:  Playback, Roll, Speed

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