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MMD Archives February 1997 1997.02.15 28 Prev  Next Pianola Spring-Motor By Michael Waters I'm just curious as to how many of these where made, as I have only seen the one (Melville Clark) and I have it here out of a stripped piano. You can view it if you like at:    http://www.ruralnet.net.au/~mwaters/history.html (Actually it's in Robbie's "History of the Player Piano" article - check it out, Rob!) My question is just out of interest on how many may have been produced and if they're common or rare. They are certainly a well-engineered motor and governor. I wonder if it would have enough grunt to run an Ampico (interesting train of thought). Michael Waters [ I've seen only one, Michael, in an early Melville Clarke piano, and [ with a winding-crank at the treble side of the case. -- Robbie (Message sent Sat 15 Feb 1997, 14:04:20 GMT, from time zone GMT+1100.) Key Words in Subject:  Pianola, Spring-Motor

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