Repairs to Style "O" Orchestrion
0 Sept 20/24 Restoration began with the music roll spool frame which was built back in 1995 by the "Player Piano Co. Wichita Kansas USA. (Owner Darrell Armstrong)
It uses unit valves to control the rewind/play feature. This is an excellent spool frame with super fast rewind. Unfortunately the builders tried to use a plastic film instead of split skin leather as a pouch and this material only lasted about 15 years where leather can last 80+ years.
You will see many pictures simular and while we hope you enjoy seeing the work involved these pictures are actully for our use to insture the reassembly is as original. The builder of this orchestrion used quality parts but used his own imagination on how it should be tubed. We will be retubing the instrument correctly as the original instruments in 1910 built their product to play the style "O" "Operators music rolls" by Coinola music rolls
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It uses unit valves to control the rewind/play feature. This is an excellent spool frame with super fast rewind. Unfortunately the builders tried to use a plastic film instead of split skin leather as a pouch and this material only lasted about 15 years where leather can last 80+ years.
You will see many pictures simular and while we hope you enjoy seeing the work involved these pictures are actully for our use to insture the reassembly is as original. The builder of this orchestrion used quality parts but used his own imagination on how it should be tubed. We will be retubing the instrument correctly as the original instruments in 1910 built their product to play the style "O" "Operators music rolls" by Coinola music rolls
To enlarge any picture just click on it
Other items are now starting to be removed for restoration such as the Vacuum motor, Snare Drum and the two bellows which operate the Sustain and Soft peddle of the piano when it is being played by hand and will now be controlled by the paper music roll while playing music.
Pictured below are the pneumatics (Just restored) that operate the piano sustain and soft pedal for piano expression. All restored, Tested and re-Installed
Work continues in the lower section of the orchestrion with the removal of the Sanre and bass drum and the next item for restoration which is the special vacuum reserviours that control all of the air movement for the entire instrument.
