Western Electric Piano Survey (for Seeburg/Western Electric Study Project) Version of August 5, 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 Basic Information Piano Serial Number: __________ The serial number is usually die-Stamped into the pinblock and visible in a small oval shaped opening located between the bass & tenor tuning pin sections of the piano plate. Piano Style / Model: __________ Keyboard style: A (piano and mandolin only); J (xylophone); S (with Selectra tune selector). Cabinet style, small (about the size of a Seeburg L): C (“Mascot,” piano and mandolin only); Derby (with horse race mechanism, piano and mandolin only). Cabinet style, medium (the size of Seeburg KT): B Selectra (xylophone and Selectra tune selector); X (xylophone, no Selectra); G (orchestrion with tom-tom, snare drum, and triangle). Cabinet style, large (the size of Seeburg KT Special): O (orchestrion with extended top, bass drum, cymbal, snare drum, triangle, and wood block). Rubber-stamped date on bottom of piano hammers: __________ Many Western Electric pianos have a rubber-stamped date (i.e. DEC 4, 1927) on the underside of the piano hammers, usually straddling two or three hammers in the tenor or mid-treble area. Finding this date may require very careful inspection due to a blurred original impression and/or fading of the ink. Piano Attachments: __________ Mandolin attachment or Piano muffler. Furniture case finish: __________ Oak, Golden oak, Mission oak, Silver-grey oak, Mahogany, Walnut, etc. Piano Plate Name Choose one option: * Seeburg: __________. (Yes/No) * Western Electric: __________. (Yes/No) * Other plate name: __________ Striking and/or Percussive Instrumentation Choose all options that apply: * Xylophone: __________. (Yes/No) * Snare drum: __________. (Yes/No) * Bass drum: __________. (Yes/No) * Tympani effect: __________. (Yes/No) * Cymbal: __________. (Yes/No) * Tom-tom: __________. (Yes/No) * Triangle: __________. (Yes/No) * Wood block: __________. (Yes/No) Pneumatic Stack Serial Number and Type Stack Serial Number: __________ Simplex stacks found in early Western Electrics might have a number stamped somewhere on the front. By the time 2-tier Seeburg stacks were used, they rarely if ever had a stack number. Stack Type Choose one option: * Simplex stack (unit pneumatics, 3-tiers of motor pneumatics): __________. (Yes/No) * Seeburg stack (late, 2-tiers of motor pneumatics): __________. (Yes/No) * Other stack type: __________ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Roll Frame / Spoolbox Roll frame Serial Number: __________ The roll frame serial number is usually die-stamped on the top front edge of the right-hand side plate (the side with the forward/rewind transmission gears). Roll Frame Type Choose one option: * Metal plate sides, two floating rods over tracker bar: __________. (Yes/No) * Metal plate sides, two floating rods over tracker bar, with “Selectra” tune selector device: __________. (Yes/No) * Other roll frame type: __________ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Vacuum Pump Type * Horizontal bellows, fixed center board, floor mounted, cast aluminum flat belt pulley: __________. (Yes/No) * Other pump type: __________ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Motor Information (only if original motor) Motor make: __________ Motor Model: __________ Motor S/N: __________ Motor RPM: __________ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Coin Entry Slot Stamped metal coin drop slot for nickels: __________. (Yes/No) Other coin entry slot type: __________ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Coin Accumulator / Coin Magazine Mechanism Choose one option: * Ratchet wheel counter, flat copper wiper blade electrical contacts, cast iron box: __________. (Yes/No) * Ratchet wheel counter, carbon block electrical contacts, cast iron box: __________. (Yes/No) * Other coin magazine type: __________ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Art Glass 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.