I use egg white if the leather is to fold over onto itself as in Duo Art accordion pneumatics. I use rubber cement, which is hard to find now, on round...
I wouldn't by already constructed valves from Player Piano. I have seen them. They are very poorly made. Also, PPCo doesn't carry all the non-wood parts...
That is right. With the grain on each side of the windway parallel to the windway, you get the best stability of the dimensions of the windway over time. Bob...
pneumatic Wurl, Just about everything is different on the Doyle Lane valve. They are taller, the sealing gasket is a different style. The Pneumatic Chest...
Hi All, Since I am not a typist, I've been bitting my lips until I could get my better half to type for me. I am currently starting a rebuild on a W. 146 Band...
The likely problem with viewing files is that the pictures and scans are WAY larger than they need to be. Pictures and scans can be reduced to a range of 30Kb...
I was finally able to view all of the files. I guess I just got lucky. I now have a question regarding one of the postings described as: Wurlitzer 165...
I have to agree somewhat with Bob Lemon's assessment of the Wurlitzer valves. There were some variations in the design but the valves I rebuilt were of the...
Bob. I am a total non-musician and completely new to this business except for having built a John Smith Universal 26, but am seriously considering that my next...
Hey Bob - Thanks for that idea. To ditto everyone else who has responded, I'd love to see the jigs and the Ampico dimensions. I think you're really on to...
Bob, Are there other player piano valves that would also work or is the key word here BLOCK valves? To go a little further are the other player parts, such as...
Block Valves are only one way of achieving the ultimate goal of collapsing a small bellows or a pneumatic to do work like play a piano key or open a pipe chest...
Here is the link to my home page, where I have an article on an inverted pin router that I built about 10 years ago. This machine does a beautiful job of...
I just uploaded to 'Photos'pictures of my indexing fixture, some machined strips and Ampico valves, and a picture of my wife assembling Wurlitzer pneumatics....
Well you've convinced me. I thought that I was the only one or one of a very few that wanted to build a band organ. It seems that there are quite a few of us...
Hi Bill. Like yourself, I'm new here, but I've been involved with mechanical music since the 1960s when I got my first player piano. I'm also subscribed to...
Am I missing something? Mention has been made of exceeding download limit. Is this being aggravated by the number of messages being repeated. With a little...
Bill, I started this folder in hopes that we could gather enough information to start some builders on the 165. That hasn't happened yet. I post an invite...
I posted the last set of notes on the Piccolos in the Files section today. Because of the problems in getting to the Files section let me know if anyone wants...
There is a gentleman in Indiana who sells recut rolls in both Style 125 and 150. Mike Grant 3755 S. 150 E Columbia City, IN 46725 Phone: 260-248-8288 Give him...
I forgot to mention that the 105 organ plays Wurlitzer Style 125 rolls as do most of the smaller models of Wurlitzer organs. Organs playing the Style 125 roll:...
I have gotten quite a few rolls from Mike. Last summer he was charging only $25 a roll which I think is one of the best bargains around. The rolls have all...
Hi there I have recently been in contact with Doyle regarding the supply of his plastic valves. He has an interesting offer which is a book entitled "Valve...
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