AMPICO B Drawer Motor Gear replacement

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This is a custom-designed 2-degree helical gear made to replace the fiber gear on the Ampico B drawer motor. A friend of mine had this gear created for him several years ago, and he reported that it works well and lasts a long time with no visible wear. The center hole of this gear is slightly undersized, so you can drill it out to match your hub exactly. There are also two small holes on the face of the gear that need to be drilled in order to attach it. However, the location of these holes is not uniform, so you will have to custom-drill them as well. You should use the old gear as a pattern to drill these new mounting holes. This gear prints well on a ROBO 3D R2 without any cleanup required for the teeth. I hope you enjoy your Ampico piano and all the wonderful music available on paper rolls. A photo of an original Ampico gear with some worn or sheared-off teeth is attached below.