Solenoids from a Yamaha self-playing piano

Del Vento

Is anybody interested in getting those?

They are free for the taker and can be used to make a self playing piano (either acoustic like it was or even digital). Some simple DIY messing around will be needed.

Alternatively, they can be used for making your own version of https://pianoclack.com/forum/d/393-new-approach-to-digital-piano-actions which is what got me interested into it in the first place. However my wife is very wary of me starting yet another DIY project, and we don't have room in the house, nor I realistically have much spare time anymore.... so they can be yours!

Solenoids of this quality cost tens of dollars each, and here you can have them at the cost of shipping which will be around $1 each (sorry, not shipping them individually, must take the whole lot).

Any taker?

Del Vento

No takers from the USA then? 🤔

Wrpooley

Good morning from the US. I may be interested but can you provide some further info? I have a piano (concert grand) that would be ideal to add a player functionality to.

Del Vento

Some pictures and description can be found at:

https://forum.pianoworld.com//ubbthreads.php/topics/3331949.html

Some pictures have disappeared, but the ones of the solenoids (pre-mounted on their long bar) are still there.

Notes:

if your piano is not the exact same model, there will be a fair amount of work to move the solenoids on their long bar (or most likely on another one) to match the keysticks position (the solenoids are supposed to hit the back of the keys, where all pianos are different)
there is no control electronics and no pedal solenoids, which you will have to find elsewhere
you will have to carefully drill 88 holes in the keybed

Hope this helps!