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Good Evening,

A client called and wants me to look at the re-roller aspect of a 100 year old player mechanism.  I have not been there yet, and told the client that I know just enough to be dangerous, but she begged.  She said she has looked far and wide for someone to work on her player and cannot find anyone.  Which sounds about right.  Do any of you all have experience with the re-roll aspect and could point me at what I should be looking at?  Could it possibly be a rubber tube that has dry rotted and no longer functions?  She said it is an electric blower system, so no pumping.

I figure if I learned how to fix these monsters, I could add a hundred dollars to my income every year.  :-)

Good Evening,

A client called and wants me to look at the re-roller aspect of a 100 year old player mechanism.  I have not been there yet, and told the client that I know just enough to be dangerous, but she begged.  She said she has looked far and wide for someone to work on her player and cannot find anyone.  Which sounds about right.  Do any of you all have experience with the re-roll aspect and could point me at what I should be looking at?  Could it possibly be a rubber tube that has dry rotted and no longer functions?  She said it is an electric blower system, so no pumping.

I figure if I learned how to fix these monsters, I could add a hundred dollars to my income every year.  :-)

Good Evening,

A client called and wants me to look at the re-roller aspect of a 100 year old player mechanism.  I have not been there yet, and told the client that I know just enough to be dangerous, but she begged.  She said she has looked far and wide for someone to work on her player and cannot find anyone.  Which sounds about right.  Do any of you all have experience with the re-roll aspect and could point me at what I should be looking at?  Could it possibly be a rubber tube that has dry rotted and no longer functions?  She said it is an electric blower system, so no pumping.

I figure if I learned how to fix these monsters, I could add a hundred dollars to my income every year.  :-)

Hi Patrick,

Yes, I had to figure out the same problem not too long ago. Not sure what type of player you're dealing with - there are a lot of different designs out there. Depending on what you have, you may find this manual useful. In the very least it will give you a starting point. 

https://my.ptg.org/viewdocument/lemac-player-service-manual?CommunityKey=bf04dfa7-4ff7-4efb-bc7c-ade1614c8da2&tab=librarydocuments

Good Evening,

A client called and wants me to look at the re-roller aspect of a 100 year old player mechanism.  I have not been there yet, and told the client that I know just enough to be dangerous, but she begged.  She said she has looked far and wide for someone to work on her player and cannot find anyone.  Which sounds about right.  Do any of you all have experience with the re-roll aspect and could point me at what I should be looking at?  Could it possibly be a rubber tube that has dry rotted and no longer functions?  She said it is an electric blower system, so no pumping.

I figure if I learned how to fix these monsters, I could add a hundred dollars to my income every year.  :-)

Good Evening,

A client called and wants me to look at the re-roller aspect of a 100 year old player mechanism.  I have not been there yet, and told the client that I know just enough to be dangerous, but she begged.  She said she has looked far and wide for someone to work on her player and cannot find anyone.  Which sounds about right.  Do any of you all have experience with the re-roll aspect and could point me at what I should be looking at?  Could it possibly be a rubber tube that has dry rotted and no longer functions?  She said it is an electric blower system, so no pumping.

I figure if I learned how to fix these monsters, I could add a hundred dollars to my income every year.  :-)

Good Evening,

A client called and wants me to look at the re-roller aspect of a 100 year old player mechanism.  I have not been there yet, and told the client that I know just enough to be dangerous, but she begged.  She said she has looked far and wide for someone to work on her player and cannot find anyone.  Which sounds about right.  Do any of you all have experience with the re-roll aspect and could point me at what I should be looking at?  Could it possibly be a rubber tube that has dry rotted and no longer functions?  She said it is an electric blower system, so no pumping.

I figure if I learned how to fix these monsters, I could add a hundred dollars to my income every year.  :-)

Good morning,

I have rebuilt and serviced these player pianos for 40 years full time here in Connecticut. I am happy to try to answer questions either privatley or publicly. I can also take a phone call when convenient to help some one. I probably can offer some advice to many of you. Thanks. 

Herb Lindahl, RPT Member 

Good Evening,

A client called and wants me to look at the re-roller aspect of a 100 year old player mechanism.  I have not been there yet, and told the client that I know just enough to be dangerous, but she begged.  She said she has looked far and wide for someone to work on her player and cannot find anyone.  Which sounds about right.  Do any of you all have experience with the re-roll aspect and could point me at what I should be looking at?  Could it possibly be a rubber tube that has dry rotted and no longer functions?  She said it is an electric blower system, so no pumping.

I figure if I learned how to fix these monsters, I could add a hundred dollars to my income every year.  :-)