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Player Piano Servicing and Rebuilding: A Treatise on How Player Pianos Function and How to Get Them Back into Top Playing Condition if They Don't Work [Hardcover]

Arthur A. Reblitz (Author)

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Publication Date: January 1, 1985

For beginners and experienced technicians alike.

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Product Details

Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Vestal Press; New edition edition (January 1, 1985)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0911572414
ISBN-13: 978-0911572414
Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds

Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,785,511 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars THIS BOOK HELPED US RESTORE MY FAMILY'S LARGE ORCHESTRION, October 30, 1999

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I never thought such a book would exist! Thanks to the Internet and Amazon.com I found this book! For years our family has owned a large Weber mechanical orchestra built in the Black Forest of Germany. It sat long silent in the ballroom of our family's hotel. No one had any ideas on how best to fix our instrument. Then a friend suggested the Internet and Amazon.com. This book opened the door to restoring this machine. The orchestrion now sounds wonderful. Thanks Amazon and Art Reblitz!

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5.0 out of 5 stars The "Bible" of Player Piano Restoration, September 30, 1999

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A must-read for any player-piano owner. Even if you don't intend to do restoration work yourself, you'll find this book useful, informative and just plain fun! Lots of illustrations and interesting historical information!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Like they used to write them!, February 18, 2004

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In a world of dumbed-down "hot to do it" books that simply tell you to hire an expert, this book is a breath of fresh air. This is the highly technical stuff that people like Audels wrote in the 1930's before America turned stupid.

Even if you're all thumbs, this will tell you what to look out for when hiring someone. If you have the skill, this will tell you the right way to do the job, just as it was done 80 years ago.

A fine resource written by a real gentlemen who is a purist in the field. If you own any instrument that plays itself, this book is a MUST!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Didn't miss a beat.....
Have had an interesting time redoing our player - great addition to our library - helpful and informative directions for my 'handy' husband! We'll see!!

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This is the #1 book to own if you care about understanding how your player piano works and if you want to know how to service it. It is a classic!

Published on September 26, 2007 by Sparky

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This is an essential reference of player piano servicing. Very technical at points, nonetheless, it offers valuable tips for the novice do-it-yourselfer as well as for the... Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars player piano rebuilder's bible
If you want to rebuild a player piano, this is where to start.

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This book is a comprehensive, illustrated guide to the repair and restoration of paper roll operated, suction powered player pianos and piano playing mechanisms. Read the first page

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Melville Clark, Vestal Press, Robert Taylor, Welte Licensee, Art Apollo, Western Electric, Cable Euphona, David Saul, New York, Pratt Read, The Simplex, American Piano Company, Fayette Cable, Mike Kitner, Rebuild the Model

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Encyclopedia of Automatic Musical Instruments by Q. David Bowers on 4 pages
Player Piano Treasury : The Scrapbook History of the Mechanical Piano in America, As Told in Story, Pictures, Trade Journal Articles and Advertising by Harvey Roehl on page 157, and page 197
Until You by Bertrice Small on page 65

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