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Ampico 'A' Restoration Guide
by Paul Manganaro

Below are links to information about Restoring the Ampico 'A' Player System. These pages and the information therein were created by Paul Manganaro, who is solely responsible for their content. The pages are presented at Player-Care in the hope of getting the information out to all interested parties. I personally thank Paul for allowing me to restore these pages and to present this information at Player-Care. Signed: John A Tuttle.

1. About the Author

2. Introduction

3. Ampico 'A' Rotary Vacuum Pump

4. Ampico 'A' Unit Block Valves

5. Ampico 'A' Stack (or Windchest)

6. Ampico 'A' Expression Mechanism

7. Ampico 'A' Drawer Assembly


Quite a few of the parts and supplies that are commonly needed when restoring the Ampico 'A' and Ampico 'B' systems are sold at Player-Care. To see the complete listing, click here!.

Below are links to more information at Player-Care regarding the Ampico 'A' and Ampico 'B' Reproducing Player Systems.

AMPICO A & B Similarities/Differences, by Craig Brougher

Regulating the AMPICO, by Bruce Clark

Correct Method of Rebuilding the AMPICO Rotary Vacuum Pump, video by Craig Brougher

Installing & Regulating The AMPICO-AMPHION Action, video by Craig Brougher

Disassembling and Restoring Ampico Valve Blocks

Purpose of Ampico 'A' Slow Crescendo Spring, by Craig Brougher

AMPICO 'A' & AMPICO 'B' -- Telling Which is Which, by Craig Brougher

Rachmaninoff on Ampico rolls, by Craig Brougher

Covering the Feeder (or Exhauster) bellows in an Ampico 'A' Rotary Vacuum Pump, by Craig Brougher

The Ampico Reproducing Player Mechanism -Explained

Ampico 'A' Adjustments

Ampico Function Switches: How They Work!

Ampico A Reproducing Player Piano: Problems with the Early Pedal Models, by Craig Brougher

The Truth About Reproducing Player Pianos, by Craig Brougher

What a 'Reproducing Piano' is suppose to be!, by Craig Brougher


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This page was last revised November 5, 2022 by John A. Tuttle, who Assumes No Liability
For The Accuracy or Validity of the Statements and/or Opinions
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Cartoon Graphics by E7 Style Graphics (Eric Styles)


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