Inside a Player Piano

The photographs below show my player piano with the front lower and upper panels of the case taken off. These are easily removed for inspecting and servicing the player piano. It takes all of about ten seconds to remove the panels.

I will include views of the lower section once this has been repaired completely.

Click on the thumbnail views to see the larger pictures.

	Viewable on the right side of this photo is the "five cylinder" air motor. The air motor drives the spindles, thus playing or rewinding the roll. It's smooth operation is crucial to the quality of music and is lubricated with graphite powder.
	A photo of the "naked" piano. The main player mechanism has been removed so you can see the harp, strings, and hammers. See--it is a real piano...
	This is an "action shot." I took this photo while the player was playing a roll. If you look carefully, you can see a key and hammer depressed. This is a large photo but a much better view of the air motor is here. It also gives one a better idea of the size of this player. (The roll was "Ain't Misbehavin'.")
	Here is a better view of the piano action, which clearly shows that this is a true large upright piano, in addition to being a player piano.
	This is NOT my player, although mine looks almost exactly like this one. However, one day I hope that my player can look as good as this. This player piano is for sale and is available at Greg's Antique Piano Page.

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