Operators Reproduco Piano/Organ Survey (for Operators Piano Company Study) Version of August 6, 2018. Copy (press Ctrl + A to select all text) and then paste the text into the body of an email message. Then, at your leisure, please answer what questions you can and omit the rest. Incomplete information is better than none. When finished answering questions please send the information to: webmaster@mechanicalmusicpress.com Contact Information Your First and Last Name: __________ Your e-mail address: __________ Owner's First and Last Name: __________ Show owner name in reports: __________. (Yes/No) Owner's Address: __________ City, State/Province, and Zip: __________ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Piano/Organ Basic Information Piano/Organ Serial Number: __________ For piano-based Reproduco player organs the piano serial number is usually die-stamped into the piano pinblock and visible through an oval opening in the piano plate. However, the 4-digit serial number for the late Cabinet Style Reproduco Organs (with no piano) is located between the vacuum pump and roll mechanism and on the front edge of the supporting shelf. The serial number will probably be in this format: 05xx, with the first two digits being zero and five. Reproduco Style/Model Choose one option: * Standard mortuary model with piano, organ, and single-tune spoolbox for 88-note player piano rolls: __________. (Yes/No) * Standard mortuary model with piano, organ, and single-tune spoolbox for small diameter OS or NOS rolls: __________. (Yes/No) OS (Organ Series) rolls wound on the small diameter player-piano type flanged spools are sometimes called "M" rolls, which are OS rolls with the letter "M" preceding the roll number and with music specifically arranged for mortuary use. * Standard theatre model with piano, organ, and 10-tune spoolbox: __________. (Yes/No) * Standard theatre model with piano, organ, and duplex 10-tune spoolboxes: __________. (Yes/No) * Cabinet Style Reproduco (organ only), with 10-tune spoolbox: __________. (Yes/No) The Reproduco Cabinet Style Organs have no piano, and have slightly different pipework than do the piano-based Standard Reproduco Player Pipe Organs. The pipework in the cabinet model consist of a 37-note rank of quintadena pipes, and behind it a row of 49 wood pipes consisting of 17 stopped diapason pipes and to their right 32 open flute pipes. There are 12 large stopped wood diapasons located behind the furniture case. * New Style Reproduco Mortuary Organ (organ only), single-keyboard, Gothic style case, single-tune roll spoolbox for small diameter OS rolls: __________. (Yes/No) The New Style Reproduco Mortuary Organ in a Gothic styled case had no piano, but retained the same basic 98 pipe configuration commonly used in the "old style" piano-based Standard Reproduco Player Pipe Organs. * Super Junior Reproduco, with 12-note pedalboard and side-cabinet: __________. (Yes/No) * Super Reproduco, with 12-note pedalboard and side-cabinet: __________. (Yes/No) Piano Attachments: __________ Mandolin attachment or Piano muffler. Piano case finish: __________ Oak, Golden oak, Mission oak, Mahogany, Walnut, White with gold trim, etc. Keyboard Piano Manufacturer Choose one option: * Smith, Barnes & Strohber, with 1-piece plate, ordinary tuning pin layout: __________. (Yes/No) * Seybold, with odd pattern of widely staggered tuning pins: __________. (Yes/No) * No piano or piano keyboard: __________. (Yes/No) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pipework Standard Options (for piano-based Reproduco Player Organs) Choose all options that apply: * Quintadena (37 capped metal flute pipes): __________. (Yes/No) * OR rarely, Violin (37 metal string pipes): __________. (Yes/No) * Flute (37 open wooden flute pipes): __________. (Yes/No) * Diapason (12 stopped wood diapason pipes inside case, and 12 large stopped wood diapason pipes mounted on backside of piano): __________. (Yes/No) The piano-based Standard Reproduco models make use of 98 pipes divided into three ranks, 37 wooden flute, 37 quintadena (or alternately but rarely violin pipes instead of the quintadena), and 24 stopped diapason, as represented by the above pipework options. Alternate Diapason Option (for the late organ only Cabinet Style Reproduco) * Diapason (17 stopped wood diapason pipes plus 32 open wood flute pipes in 49-note row in organ only cabinet model): __________. (Yes/No) The cabinet style Reproduco (organ only--with no piano--makes use of 98 pipes divided visually into three ranks, 37 metal quintadena, 17 stopped wood diapasons plus 32 open wood flutes, and 12 large stopped wood diapason pipes stationed behind the furniture casework. Additional "Super" Model Options (found only in the Super Junior and Super Reproduco Player Organs) Choose all options that apply: * Viola Diapason (49 metal string pipes): __________. (Yes/No) * Vox Humana (49 metal reed pipes): __________. (Yes/No) * Flute (32 open wooden flute pipes): __________. (Yes/No) Stopped Diapason (29 stopped wood pipes inside side-cabinet, and 12 large stopped wood pipes mounted on backside of side-cabinet). The pipework specifications for the Super Junior Reproduco and the Super Reproduco organs were derived from information printed on the backside of photographs in a Coinola Salesman’s Photographic Portfolio. Other pipework ranks not mentioned above: __________ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Striking and/or Percussive Instrumentation * External set of 10 chimes: __________. (Yes/No) * Xylophone: __________. (Yes/No) Chimes were available as an option. The 30-note xylophone was stated in the specifications for the Super Reproduco Player Organ for theaters, and its use may have been limited to this one model. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pneumatic Stack Serial Number and Type Stack Serial Number: __________ This s/n number is usually die-stamped into the front (or possibly the top) of the pneumatic stack. Stack Type Choose one option: * Three deck board levels with Bakelite valve seats: __________. (Yes/No) * Three deck board levels with brass valve seats threaded into fiber rings: __________. (Yes/No) * Individual unit pneumatics: __________. (Yes/No) If none of the above descriptions exactly correspond to what is being reported please describe the component in the comments field at the bottom of this form. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Roll Frame / Spoolbox Choose one option: * Single-tune roll spoolbox (small diameter single-tune sized rolls): __________. (Yes/No) * Single 10-tune spoolbox (large diameter multi-tune rolls): __________. (Yes/No) * Duplex 10-tune spoolbox (large diameter multi-tune rolls): __________. (Yes/No) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Music Roll Types Accommodated Choose all options that apply: * 88-note Player Piano Rolls: __________. (Yes/No) * OS rolls (Organ Series) on player piano type flanged spools (also known as "M" rolls for mortuary arrangements): __________. (Yes/No) * OS rolls (Organ Series) on 3 inch cardboard cores: __________. (Yes/No) * NOS rolls (New Organ Series) on player piano type flanged spools: __________. (Yes/No) * NOS rolls (New Organ Series) on 3" cardboard cores: __________. (Yes/No) * Other music roll type: __________ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Vacuum Pump Location * In piano case: __________. (Yes/No) * In external blower box: __________. (Yes/No) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Motor Information (only if original motor) Spoolbox shelf vacuum pump motor: Motor make: __________ Motor Model: __________ Motor S/N: __________ Motor RPM: __________ Blower cabinet vacuum pump motor: Motor make: __________ Motor Model: __________ Motor S/N: __________ Motor RPM: __________ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Piano and/or Side-Cabinet Ornamentation Piano and/or Side-Cabinet description: __________ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Date and Notations Written on Case or Mechanisms Dates and other marks: __________ Oftentimes dates and notations are written on the case and/or on various player components. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Comments, History, and Explanations Comments: __________ Please include any additional information about the piano that might be pertinent, such as its history, i.e., various locations and owners. If you find a date (or style number), such as on a paper sticker inside or on the backside of the case, or on a pneumatic component, notice an early tuning date written by hand on the piano plate, find an original sales invoice, etc., please describe any such items. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thank you for your patience and interest in dealing with this detailed survey form. Your help is very much appreciated.