AEOLIAN PLAYER PIANO MODELS INSTALL
AEOLIAN PLAYER PIANO MODELS MANUAL
AEOLIAN PLAYER PIANO MODELS FULL

Two questions I have that I am hoping you might be able to help me with. A few of myĬustomers have Aeolian players in direct blow action style pianos. I am a piano tuner and am do basic work on players when needed. Just writing about it gives me a backache. You cannot watch the capstan while making the adjustment, it'sĪll done by 'feel'. This: _/, which makes it easier to access the capstans. NO easy way to adjust the capstan, and the tool I use is madeįrom a relatively soft metal that can be bent something like

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Then once the action isīack in, you won't spend so much time leaning over the playerĪction and adjusting each capstan the full amount. The cost is $15.00Įxtra note: When it becomes necessary to adjust the lost motionĪdjustment (piano action), I've found that it's easier to makeĬoarse adjustments with the action out. (88-note and 64-note Standard Pneumatic Action). The general testing and regulating of all the modern Aeolian players. I sell the 55 page Service Manual, which covers On the regulation and repair of these player actions?ĪNS. Can you let me know where I can get technical information Rod to the sustain lever after putting the piano action back inĢ.

AEOLIAN PLAYER PIANO MODELS INSTALL

Naturally, to install the action and upper player portion, Part of the spoolbox, giving yourself as much room as possible. If not, have a piece ofġ/2' doweling on hand and cut it down to size, and place itīetween the uppermost part of the plate and the uppermost The player action from falling backwards while you remove the pianoĪction. You can either ask forĪssistance from the customer or make a support rod to keep Now the action is ready to be removed from the piano. Which the front board/music rack is connected. The small wooden blocks on the inside sides of the piano to Next, remove the piano action frame nuts and any screws holding With patience and persistence, you can move the whole assemblyįar enough towards the front of the piano to get to the action. Also, (in some models) there is a flap-type valve There are tubes running under the platform that can beĮasily damaged. The platform on the two support rods to which the cap nuts wereĬonnected. Or so and move it towards the front of the piano. Next, lift the upper portion of the player mechanism up an inch This is done to avoid scratching the piano.) (I fold the blanket in fourthsĪnd lay it lengthwise across the whole front of the instrument. Take a thick movers blanket and place it over the keys, cheekīlocks and arms of the piano. Of the player assembly are the note tubes. Now, all that's left connecting the upper and lower portions Vacuum supply tubes leading to the tracker device and/or reroll The stack cut-out tube at the cut-out valve and any remaining The cap nuts, which are located in front of the spoolbox,ĭepending on the model, it is also advisable to disconnect Platform in place (on the extreme right and left hand edges Now, locate and remove the four screws that hold the upper To access the leather nut since it's down in the spaceĭirectly behind the left cheek block. The far lefthand side of the player action. Next, disconnect the tempo control linkage on Rod from the piano action (don't try to remove the rod from

AEOLIAN PLAYER PIANO MODELS MANUAL

Nut/s on the manual sustain linkage and disengage the sustain pedal You don't! First, remove the air motor, bass and treble Keybed and the pneumatics are below the keybed?ĪNS. Service the action when the tracker bar is mounted above the How do you remove the player stack from these pianos to Good addition to the database of information I've beenġ. Your questions, and the answers which follow will make a You are obviously referring to the modern Aeolian consoleĪnd spinet players, made from around 1961 through 1986. For the 55 page Service Manual about the Standard Pneumatic Action used in the entire line of modern Aeolian player pianos (both 64-note and 88-note types) - Click Here Player-Care now sells the Aeolian-Type Plastic Block Valves - Click Here for More Information. Since Aeolian used the same basic configuration on all of it's foot pumped/electrically driven units, the information has been turned into this webpage. The following is my reply to a question submitted by a visitor to Player-Care

Modern Aeolian Players - Accessing the Piano Action.

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