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In PHOTO A we have removed the gear box, pulley and back board. Since
the roll frame has the original metal tubing, in order to remove the
frame you have to remove the speed control to allow disconnecting the
wooden tracker bar block from the roll frame. The metal tubing is
attached to the wooden tracker bar block and is inflexible. So, to remove
the roll frame it is necessary to disconnect the wooden tracker bar block
from the frame so the frame can be slid toward the back of the machine.
The problem is that you can not slide the metal mounting rods for the bar
out of the roll frame as there is no clearance to the left because they
hit the side of the case and no room to the right because the speed
control interferes. So, by removing the speed control first there is
enough room to slide the rods out in that direction. A popular in the
field solution is to drill two holes in the side of the case so the rods
can slide out through the side of the case. Not nice for the case however.
In PHOTO B the roll frame has been removed. The mechanism to the right of
the frame is the valve assembly to operate the rewind mode for the frame.
There is a slider type valve behind that which serves to operate a
transfer block which mutes the music roll when you want to play the
Caliola from the key board. This has been put out of operation by removal
of the link to the speed control. This is missing but I assume that when
the speed control is put in neutral, a rod connection operates this unit.
More on this later.
PHOTO C shows the wooden block for the tracker bar suspended by the metal
tubing.
PHOTO D shows this cleat which holds down the pump
and supports the windchest. I asked some fellow Caliola owners to examine
their machines. Their machines also have this arrangement so I assume
this is the original configuration.
IN PHOTO E the back rank of pipes have been removed showing the screw
which holds the windchest onto the cleat.