Evans Races History and Documentation
Introduction: A History and Introduction to Evans Races
Theory of Operation : How Things Work
patents for Paces Races and Evans Races
articles from Billboard Magazine about Evans Races
Restoration
horse mechanism disassembly (February 2010)
pneumatics restoration (June 2010)
horse mechanism assembly (March 2011)
mechanism is complete and working, YouTube video, see below, is published (January 2012)
relay board disassembly (February 2012)
relay board assembly (March 2012)
rebuild cabinet and coin hea (April 2012)
rebuld head, odds drum and score registration device (May 2012)
final assembly, relay board, testing (unknown)
Video Tour of Evans Races
Thanks
- Lynne, a mechanical engineer who helped when I got stuck.
- Keith Morris, who purchased a similar game and helped compare our two games.
- Mike Gumula, who also has an Evans Races, and helped source information.
- John Tuttle, player piano restoration expert and pneumatic parts supplier.
- John Osborn, restorer, who pushed me when things got tough.
- Arthur Reblitz, who wrote the book on player piano restoration. We never communicated but I could not have done it without his book.
This is the plaque that is at the finish line and names each horse. The dark lines are actually mirrored and do not scan well.