The AMICA News Bulletin of the Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors' Association

May 1982

Volume 19 Number 4 AMICA MEMBERSHIP RATES: Continuing Members: $20 Annual Dues CHAPTER OffiCERS Overseas Members: $26 Dues New Members, add $5 processing fee FOUNDING CHAPTER Pres.: Phil McCoy -. (Write to Membership Secretary, address at Vice Pres.: Isadora Koff left) Sec.: Jack & Dianne Edwards Treas.: Bob Wilcox Reporter: Jim Ponder , .' INTERNATIONAL , I" SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA , ' OfFICERS THE AMICA NEWS BULLETIN Pres.: Roy Shelso PRESIDENT Vice Pres.: Warren & Rosemary Deasy Sec.: Olive Jones ", Robert M. Taylor Published by the Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors' 1326 Spruce St. #3004 Treas.: Les Cordell Philadelphia, PA 19107 Association, a non-profit club devoted to the restoration, Reporter: Bill Toeppe distribution and enjoyment of musical instruments using , TEXAS VICE PRESIDENT perforated paper music rolls. 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AFFILIATED SOCIETIES Treas.: Fred Schwimmer -- The Player Piano Group 1982 Convention HEART OF AMERICA The North West Player Piano Association Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Pres.: Galen Bird * * Vice Pres.: Larry Palmquist Netherlands Mechanical Organ July 1·3 Society - KDV Sec.lTreas.: Ron Bopp Australian Collectors of Mechanical Reporter: Paul Morgenroth Musical Instruments Dutch Pianola Association FROM In case anyone wishes to communicate with Mr. Nijsen (who writes in EnglishL the address is: THE Dutch Pianola Association PUBLISHER (Nederlandse Pianola Vereniging) CG. Nijsen Dorothy Bromage International Relations Mackaylaan 19 5631 NM EINDHOVEN Bound copies of all 1981 issues of the AMICA News HOLLAND Bulletin are available now. See AMICA Items for Sale in ads section of this Bulletin. The cost is $21 per set. This USING THE POSTAL SERVICE: For those occasions . covers the Bulletins, spiral binding, packaging and post­ when you want to speed something to me, here are the age. Back issues, bound by year in volumes, are distrib­ facts as I now know them. uted for AMICA by Mary Lilien. Many thanks, Mary! Special Delivery: The SPECIAL part comes after it gets New affiliated society is the Dutch Pianola Association. to my city. Then they_walk right over and place the See masthead. This came about as a result of corre­ envelope in my P.O. box. This does not result in my spondence with C G. Nijsen, the General Secretary of getting things faster. NEVER address anything Special that organization. At the AMICA International Board Delivery to my residence on Lorella Ave., because I'm at meeting in Dallas in October, I was asked to follow work all day. I don't get the item; I get a little pink piece through on the possibility of official association with of paper that tells me to go to the Post Office (which is his group. Official association means that we exchange usually closed by then). newsletters, bulletins, yearbooks and the like, as well as Express Mail: The Postal Service dashes across the By-Laws and relevant historical material. With the ex­ country with this. It's fast, provided you usemy P.O. box change comes the right to reprint from each others' and specify POST OFFICE TO ADDRESSEE. I get a slip publications, giving source. As with the Netherlands of paper in the P.O. box, telling me that it's there. The Mechanical Organ Society, theirs come in the Dutch reason I do not get the envelope itself is that I have to go language. I expect to be able to use pictures, however, to the counter and sign for it. The Postal Service guaran­ plus any material that I can get translated which may be tees next-day delivery and refunds (to the sender) if the of interest to AMICAns. Note elsewhere in this issue of mail doesn't hit my box in one day. Express mail can the Bulletin a reprint from the publication of the Aus­ cause a problem only when I get to the Post Office after tralian Collectors of Mechanical Musical Instruments. closing. I do my signing the next day, then.

AMICA International

AMICA International News Bulletin Volume 19 Number 4 May 1982 Attention: Chapter Presidents CONTENTS Please have someone in your Chapter send. a list of AMICA International 77 members to me so that I can verify that they are mem­ People ..... 82 bers of International. I will also use this list in getting News from the Chapters 86 the 1982 Membership Directory together, so that the Instruments .. 94 Chapter name appears by the member's name. Book Review ..... 95 Please do this as quickly as possible. Rolls and Music 96 Bobby Clark Technicalities ...... 101 P.O. Box 172 The Forum 102 Columbia, SC Original Bulletin articles, or material for reprint 29202 that is of significant historical quality and interest, are encouraged and will be rewarded in the form of AMICA membership dues discounts. (Chapter reports and Forum inquiries are excluded.) DarnumNews The Cover: Larry Norman responded to my call for The following is an excerpt from a letter I received from interesting leaders with this roll from his collection. The reproduction on the cover is as close to the origi­ Albert Fox of Australia. nal color combination as I could manage. D.B. D.B. I demonstrate and sell American Lowrey organs and pianos of various other brands, by presenting them at fair grounds. I also have special musical evenings in halls during the week when possible. This week I have

- 77 - another show up in the Australian alps at a place called Southeast Group Omed, a quaint old gold mining town. Having just finished the Bainsdale show I have two hall shows be­ by fohn O'Loughlin fore next Saturday. Piano tuning and player repair is my trained occupa­ The second meeting of the S.E. Group will be held in tion, thus my interest in AMICA. I am currently writing the Tampa - St. Pete area May 15-16. Letters at all S.E. a book on my experiences as a piano tuner. After becom­ AMICA members are being mailed in April. We have "-' ing well-known as a piano tuner and an entertainer stumbled on a long lost Ampico artist in the Tampa area (being a magician and a musician), I set up several and he is scheduled to give us some of his experiences. branches of my business. We have also planned quite an extensive program, as well as visits to collections in the area. Make this a big Over the last 20 years, I collected many musical turnout so we can get this Group going. antique instruments. These are now housed in a tourist attraction registered as the Damum Musical Village. The land, which is shaped like a large boomerang, be­ came available when the roads board cut off a sharp bend CHANGE OF ADDRESS opposite my home. Please notify Membership Secretary as In the Village we have built or shifted all the build­ early as possible. ings which included 1) a garden shed; 2) a large bam ­ Bobby Clark two story - we do piano and player repairs here; 3) a P.O. Box 172 shop; 4) a church; 5) house and 6) a large 1880 vintage mansion house which has catering facilities in it. The Columbia, SC 29202 whole village lends itself to indoor and outdoor musical activities. .

* CONl'ENTIONEWS *

Joseph Adams, Bill Dean, Bill Baab, Betty {(inney and Hotel Bethlehem and Moravian College from Summer fair­ Maryanne Adams at the Hunt Brunch, Hotel Bethlehem. ground area.

Victorian train station that is now a restaurant. Richard Groman (back to camera), Frank Thompson, Jeff Morgan, Millie Freyer, Ed Freyer, andOliver Vitakis at Hunt Brunch, Hotel Bethlehem. /

- 78- Ads for the Directory AMICA Archives Enriched

The 1982 edition of the AMICA Membership Direc­ by Dorothy Bromage tory will be published in several months and should be in the hands of our 1300 members by July. This directory From time to time, AMICA receives contributions will be in use for two years and is sent not only to for the archives. A very special donation has come from current members, but all new members who join before Leonard Grymonprez of Gent, Belgium. AMICA News the next directory is printed in 1984. Bulletin readers will find articles by Leonard in the issues for June 1981 and January/February 1982. I have at This is the first year that advertising space will be present from him copies of some old sales documents made available to those who wish to place a display ad plus twenty articles by Leonard, including some photo­ with us. Our members use their Membership Direc­ graphs, all showing the talent and dedication that such tories quite often and this would appear to be an excel­ lent place to get your message to our members. Prices are as follows: Inside back cover full page [5 x8) ...... $150.00 Other full page ads (5 x8) $125.00 Half page ads (5x4) $ 65.00 Quarter page ads (5x2) or (21f2 x4) $ 35.00 These prices will require camera ready copy. If you need copy to be produced by us, we can do it for you at our cost. In that case, please be specific about what you want in your ad. Why not forward your ad along with your check today to reserve your space? All ads and payment must be received before June I, 1982. If you have questions, please write or call. We look forward to having your ad in the 1982 AMICA Member­ ship Directory. Bobby Clark Membership Secretary P.O. Box 172 Columbia, SC 29202 (803) 738-0567

Ampico Artist in Florida by lohn 0'Loughlin

Members at the May 15-16 metting of the S.E. Group will be privileged to meet Gary Perry, born 12-28-1898. He recorded for Ampico in 1926-28 - classical [Red label) - 4 rolls. He studied with Leginska, Sieveking, Virgil and Phillipp. He has a degree from the Paris Con­ "This is me, Leonard, leaning against a Gebruder Weber­ servatory. Mr. Perry was with the Smith music depart­ BRABO orchestrion (see both pillars behind me). Due to a ment, 1929-33 as professor and headed the piano de­ shortage of Gebr. Weber music rolls, organ and archestrion partment at the Springfield Conservatory of Music. He builder Koenigsberg of Brussels (who worked for a time at was resident piano soloist with the 3rd Army Air Force Charles Marenghi in Paris) transformed several Gebr. at Boca Raton and taught master classes at Rollins. Weber·BRABO orchestrions to thePopperorchestrion layout. (Mr. Koenigsberg had a very large stock of fine Popper music Mr. Perry is now teaching instructors and a limited rolls!) We found this instrument back in a corner of a closed .number of private students, and he also teaches in the dance hall at 2aventem (the Belgian national airport area) new college, an Honors College of the University of around 1974. After a complete check throughout, fine clean­ Southern Florida at Sarasota, Florida. ing and renewing of a line from cloth and leather parts, it His personal piano is a massive 1898 Chickering finally found a nice home at the museum of Mr. Werner Baus grand, but he also possesses five practice klavier in Kassel, Germany. I believe, among other instruments, it keyboards. Mr. Perry would appreciate information on still attracts the versatile group of visitors at the museum." the present location of a mid-1920's Knabe upright with a non-standard Welte mechanism built for him by an Ampico technician, a Mr. Sherman. No serial number is available. - 79 "A Gebroeders Decap-Antwerp 84-key full chromatic orches­ Picture from one of the albums, showing transport ofan orgar trion with old-style Italian 'Crucianelli' piano-key accordion from o. Grymonprez & Zoon. (Leonard is the "Zoon. ") on it plus saxophone. Sold to an American dealer in the 1970's." research requires. He is now hard at work on an article concerning Van der Beken and Sons, manufacturers of fairground organs and dancehall organs. Leonard performed a remarkable task last year when he gathered together 83 photographs of instruments and indexed them. This set was the second major contribu­ tion to the archives. Some of the photos are single, others forin a series. Some are rare, some reflect the instruments which he and his father have sent to USA customers during 1960-70 - he estimates over a hundred instruments. Then came five LP records of band organs. Four of them are titled, "Drehorgel-Souvenirs" and feature a Ruth Konzettorgel, a Ruth &. Sohn (Waldkirch), a Gebr. Bruder Konzertorgel, and one album of Wellershausl Ruth/Gebr. Bruder. The fifth album is a real potpourri, "Aus der guten alten Beit." And here is the most fantastic donation: As one may Leonard in a photo from one of the albums. assume from the above description of research, Leonard music of various types of organs, Leonard has also is capable of careful treatment of family and business preserved a photographic record that is truly beautiful. photos. When you get to know Leonard, you hardly The two albums pictured here contain family pictures know where family leaves off and business begins, and and a great many photos of instruments. Some are his­ so it is with two remarkable photograph albums docu­ torical photographs. Everything is labeled. menting the history of the Grymonprez family and the instruments which have been such a part of their lives. For the present, I am custodian of Leonard's generous Here is a segment of the letter that accompanied the contributions" for the purpose of including them in the albums: "To say farewell to some of the things in life is not an easy task. To say farewell to family photo albums is no less difficult. However, with the donation, the AMICA files will be enriched and these albums may be studied in time to come. I am convinced they will be welcomed by AMICAns with great enjoyment and great care as well. There is simply no price on them, espe­ cially on some of the really unique photographs in them. My concern is for the future interest they may have among our serious students. This is the main thing I am hoping for. I won't say the compiling shows the utmost skill, so if ever an expert in this field could make the albums more appealing, let him do so. I present my best wishes for all." While participating with his father, Oscar, in preserving the beauty of the instruments and of the

- 80- A self-taught linguist [English, French, Dutch, Ger­ man and Spanish), Leonard writes charmingly in the language of those with whom he corresponds. He has met many Americans and hopes to come to the USA some day. Anyone wishing to be in touch with Leonard Grymonprez may write to this adress: Fuchia Street 105 9000 Gent, BeIgium I am preparing a set of photos to publish which show the shop of the Grymonprez family. An article by Leonard will also follow soon, giving much information about Pierre Eich. THANK YOU, LEONARD

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A Letter frollI Narberth, PA

Dear Dorothy, The upcoming convention in Bethlehem holds spe­ cial meaning for me because I lived there for several years while working at Lehigh Univ., in the latter 50's. It is a special town full of history and generous people. The famous Christmas tree was always magnificent to be­ hold as was the brilliant star atop the hill. They seemed to beckon travelers from far and near to find solace and joy in this area. The Morovian Bookstore should be an interesting place to visit as it sells the well-known Christmas Star "This is the very rare 'Imhof and Muckle' Violin Piano, intro­ in yellow or white. Then assembled and lighted, the duced during the 1920's. It featured violin toned orchestrion effect is striking. pipes, which played the melody, and the bass and accompan­ I feel extremely fortunate to have resided in this iment was provided by a high-quality piano. The pianos particular town even though I'm certain it has changed mostly were mountedinto the Imhofand Muckle products by drastically in the 20 years since I was there. I'm really Richard Lipp of Stuttgart, Germany, a firm established in looking forward to July, it's a certainty most everyone 1831 and suppliers also to a versatile line of other piano com­ will enjoy this region and its people. panies, including Kastner in Leipsig for their line of Au­ Sincerely, topiano products. It is also known among connoisseurs that Barbara McCartney Forster in Berlin also supplied piar~o plates, plus piano actions to Imhof and Muckle and Gebruder Weber in Waldkirch. Note this modelin the pictures has a conventional tracker bar with thin paper music rolls. It is a modest and charming instrument. It was sold to Claes G. Friberg of Denmark but I lost any further trace ofit. I sincerely hope it has found a cozy place it really deserves!"

AMICA News Bulletin from time to time. In sending the set of 83 photos, Leonard said that he noticed AMICA appears to have a great deal of information on player and reproducing organs and not so much in the field of automatic/mechanical pneumatic organs. He is contributing to filling of the gap in this respect. Many of the photos reveal the contents of various organs close­ up, and the labeling on the back includes, where neces­ sary, an arrow for people like me who do not always know which way is up. Three of the photos accompany this article.

The Depot, Bethlehem, PA.. - 81 - People :~ HONORARY MEMBERS UPDATE

SHURA CHERKASSKY According to a note from AI Werolin, Shura Cherkassky is now recording for the English Nimbus Record Co. Shura's records are available all over the world. Jack and Dianne Edwards have reported in the Pneumatic Pneus (Founding Chapter newsletter) that "April 19 will find all of us gathered in Jerrod Clark's home at 444 Brannan Street in San Francisco. Those of you who have not seen Jerrod's home are in for a most pleasant experience. Jerrod calls his home Porticullis. Jerrod's collection in­ cludes a Knabe Ampico A, and an Allen Theatre organ on opposite sides of a stage. As splendid as Jerrod, who has served two terms as AMICA's president, and his home are, the true drawing Gitta Gradova card of this month's meeting will be the appearance of AMICA honorary member, Shura Cherkassky. Shura by Emmett M. Ford Cherkassky was a Duo-Art recording artist, and still attracts concert audiences the world over. Besides hear­ The well-known pianist and Duo-Art piano roll art­ ing recordings of his work, we are sure that Honorary ist, Gitta Gradova was born 1904 in Chicago. Her par­ Committee Chairman, Al Werolin will favor us with an ents were Russian. At the age of eight her piano training interview of Mr. Cherkassky as he did when the Found­ began with Ojane Lavois-Herz, a friend and disciple of ing Chapter was last favored with a visit at the Koffs'. Scriabin. Tr.struction was for eight years, and the young girl derived a knowledge and interpretation of the work RUTH BINGAMAN SMITH of this great Russian composer. She also gained knowl­ Two years ago, Ruth went on a Hawaiian cruise after the edge in the works of other composers, statingin later life Pasadena Convention and liked it so much she went on she considered Bach the greatest of all. another February 12. In Honolulu she visited Kansas She appeared in Town Hall November 20, 1925 with City friends WJlO have a luxury condominium in the New York Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Waikiki Beach. She stayed in a 10th floor apartment in Mengelberg. Olga Samaroff, a well-known pianist and the same building and recalls the pleasure of the balcony teacher, was a music reviewer for the New York Evening overlooking the water. Ruth keeps in touch with Ursula Post and wrote of Gradova's season, "Gradova is forging Dietrich Hollinshead, who also lives in San Antonio. ahead in a career which promises to be a brilliant one. She has every quality to make it so, including a charm­ ing stage presence, free from all eccentricity or man­ nerism./I This praise was at the end of a third season of concerts. W. J. Henderson, dean of music critics also gave excellent reviews quoting her musical qualities. More appearances were with the Philadelphia, Chicago, Cincinnati, Minneapolis, St. Louis and Los Angeles Orchestras. A tour was made in Europe and throughout the U.S.A. Her repertoire was mainly of Bach, Chopin, Liszt, Franck, Brahms, Beethoven, De­ bussy and Ravel. At one time an article appeared accusing her of specializing as an interpreter of Scriabin's works. Miss Gradova disavowed the charges and stated she was ec­ lectic in her tastes and did not seek to be known as an exponent of any particular school. She had the courage to place one of the composer's works on her program as he was little known at the time. Miss Gradova expresses URSULA DIETRICH HOLLINSHEAD herrespect for Franck, Medtnerand Chopin, of the latter she says as a "composer he is epic." Cards would be appreciated. Ursula is now confined to a nursing home after a fall. The address is: Hillside Manor Miss Gradova married Maurice Cottle and resides in Chicago. .. Nursing Home, 8310 Gault Lane, San Antonio, TX 78209. ABRAM CHASINS EUBIEBLAKE Abram will be an honored guest in Philadelphia at the Evelyn Meeder, AMICA member, contributed this arti­ 1982 events planned for the Centennial of Conductor cle about Eubie. Leopold Stokowsky. As the author of the first full-scale biography of Stokowsky (StoKowSKy, A Profile - Da J Capo Press) and as an associate of Stokowsky for over half a century, he will be guest speaker on many occa­ sions and on radio broadcasts in Stokowsky's honor, mainly in New York, Philadelphia, Washington DC and Los Angeles. In Philadelphia the events planned are at the Curtis Institute of Music and the Academy of Music with Mehli Mehto conducting the Philadelphia Or­ chestra. While in Philadelphia, Abram will be. the house guest of AMICA President Robert Taylor, who will also join him at all the events in connection with the Cen­ tennial.

EDDY HANSON Eddy is enjoying his new apartment since the move to King, Wisconsin. In previous AMICA News Bulletins, you have seen pictures of Eddy playing the saxophine and the organ. He sent this picture of himself at the harp to "complete the cycle," he says.

AP Laserphoto

GRAND OLD MAN of music, composer-pianist Eubie Blake, celebrates· his 99th birthday at Gallagher's Restaurant in New York. "I smoke. I don't drink but I don't tell them nothing," he said, when asked his formula for longevity. Show biz legend Eubie Blake is 99 By Mary Campbell Eddie Haywood and Luther Henderson played a duet of "Happy Birthday," NEW YORK (AP) - "How does it with singing by everybody, including feel to be 99? I feel just like I did when Maurice Hines, who starred in "Eu­ I was 30," said composer-pianist Eubie bie" on Broadway and is now in "So­ Blake on Sunday. the day he became phisticated Ladies," and actor Robert 99. Earl Jones, father of actor James Earl Blake was given a dinner pany. with Jones. about 25 guests. at Gallagher's Restau­ Blake conversed with more TV re­ rant. TV crews had heard about it and, porters from the piano bench, iIIustrat· one by one. Blake held zesty, animated ing the classic and ragtime styles in converstions with TV reporters, regal· which he has composed and played. He ing them with childhood memories played "I'm Just Wild about Harry" as from Baltimore, where he was born ­ the waltz ballad he wrote, then played 10 former slaves - on Feb. 7, 1883. it in the faster tempo the producers of What does he tell people who want to "Shuffle Along" told him to change it know how to live a long time? "I 10. smoke; I don't drink. But' don't tell ""VI" been in show business since' them nothing." was 14," Blake told them. '" was a What was the highlight of his ca­ buck dancer. Show business is my life. reer? Bringing an all-black Show, , don't know no other life." "Shuffle Along," to Broadway in 1921. The previous Sunday, Blake was hon­ /I became a big success. ored guest - and performed the finale Before he cut his birthday cake. - at a concert of his music by the Blake walked up a long flight of stairs, Rocbester Philharmonic in Rochester, arm in arm with his host and long-time N.Y. 'n the 19205 he tried out his show, friend, Lou Jacobs. He went directly to "Chocolate Dandies," in Rochester be­ the piano and played "Nobody Knows fore taking it to Broadway. the Trouble I've Seen," followed by an On his birthday, Blake and his wife, JOHNNY HONNERT Israeli folk song, then four of his other Marian, whose birthday is tomorrow, songs: "I'm Just Wild about Harry," brought a picture of him, taken about a All set to be on hand at the first meeting of the Southeast "Love Will Find a Way." ':Memories month ago by sculptor Robert Walker. J group (see AMICA International, this issuel and then he of You" and "You're Lucky to Me." The restaurant had requested one for Mrs. Louis Armstrong and singer hanging on its walls. A reporter re­ had car trouble. That group has a treat in.its future when Marie Louise sang "I'm Just Wild marked to Blake that it had been a long Johnny can attend! about Eubie." In 1931, trumpeter Louis day. "I don't mind that," Blake re­ Armstrong was the first musician to plied. "Ask me anything you want to. record "Memories of You." Pianists _Ask me aboul.the good thinll.s." - 83- Whatthe NazisDidto Chopin'sPiano

The Nazi hatred for anything and everything that this. The black lump in the accompanying picture is shots of Chopin'.s home in Zelazowa Wola, near was not Nazi vented its fury upon a world which that of Chopin's piano. Leg" Podolsky, well-known Warsaw. Two of these snapshots are reproduced will not be quick in forgetting the ruin and destruc­ tion it brought upon musical memories and memori­ pianist and teacher, recently received from an here, and also a picture of Chopin's piano, from als. Naturally the hated Poles came in for much of American GI who was a former student, some snap- which some vandal has chopped the legs.

296 "MUSIC STUDY EXALTS LIFE" \.:\ '\ ~ THE ETUDE

Contributed by Emmett Ford

LEO PODOLSKY about their names and deeds.... My list of top-pianists There is a fascinating article by Leo Podolsky, "Who is includes artists from many countries, reaching from the Who in Piano Performance." Included in his list are middle of the last century into the twentieth century. quite a few who recorded piano rolls. Here is what Dr. Because of a larger number of such personalities I can Podolsky has to say about this list: only give some high-points in the career of each artist. Most of them have performed in the United States. All pianistic groups mayor may not have heard of Some are less k.nownj but any knowledgable and sensi­ the great titans of the nineteenth century - LISZT and tive musician will agree with my list of choices. ANTON RUBENSTEIN. The present generation of piano students, and most of their teachers, hardly, if at The Etude magazine for May, 1948, shows a con­ all, know of the magnificent line of "Lesser Titans", (but tribution by Leo. See "What the Nazis Did to Chopin's still giants).... Some even qualify as "near giants", who Piano." truthfully and steadily and Itnportantly "paved the way" for the present line of splendid pianists to develop their Art and Mastery of PIANO-PLAYING PERFORM­ ANCE. CHOPIN'S birthplace in Zela-Zowqwola has been purchased (1929) by the Polish Government, to be I believe that it may be of value for a total all-around converted into a museum in memory ofthe pianist. The education to add at least some sketchy information Frederic Chopin Association is planning to have the remains of the composer transferred to Cracow. - Emmett M. Ford ( f \ ( 'I IN MEMORIAM

It is with sadness we report the death of AMICA Honorary Member Wilfrid Pelletier on April 9, 1982.

A companion of the Order of Can­ He was founder of the annual mu­ ada, he was a former conductor of sical festivals in Montreal and Que­ the Metropolitan Opera, where his bec City. He also was a founder and wife, soprano Rose Bampton, s~rred director of Montreal's Conservatoire as prima donna. de musique et d'art drarnatique. WILFRID PELLEnER Born into a family of musicians in In 1965, he founded the Societe de Helped found MSO Montreal, Pelletier had learned to musique contemporaine. He also 00 U1 play every orchestral instrument by served as president of the Jeunesse the time he was 9 musicale du Canada. "My family was very poor, and I Despite his senior years, he contin­ Wilfrid was obliged to go to work at about 13 ued to work as an adviser to the ,or 14 as a pianist in a small theatre Montreal Conservatory and the orchestra," he recalled in an inter­ Montreal Symphony. He spent con­ Pelletier view several years ago. siderable time with young singers,. He was a good sight reader of often jUdging them as a member of music. In 1915, he won the Prix selection panels. . d'Europe, a $3,000 scholarship for Though he never attended one, dies at 85 the study of piano and composing in Pelletier held many honorary doctor­ NEW YORK (CP) - Wilfrid Pelle­ France. ates from universities. He held many tier, 85, founder of the Montreal Aithougb the First World War was other honors. He was a chevalier in Symphony and one of Quebec's most in progress, young Pelletier went to the French Legion of Honor and a illustrious sons, died at a New York Paris for three year, until 1917, on companion of the Order of St. Mi· Hospital yesterday. He had been in this scbolarship. chaels and St. George in Britain. poor health for several months. He tben left Montreal for New He was well known in many Amer­ Pelletier .conducted several lead­ York, where be was accompanist to ican cities, having conducted orch~­ ing orchestras both in Canada and the operatic singers. tras in Chicago, San Francisco, Los United States dUring his long music He joined the Metropolitan Opera Angeles, Cincinnati and Detroit. career. as an accompanist in 1917 and stayed His wife is a well-known coach.and Described as Canada's "man of the 31 years in various capacities. teacher, who has helped several Ca· century" in music, his contributions In 1934, Pelletier helped found the nadiansingers, including soprano were recognized locally in 1963 when Montreal Symphony Concert Orches­ Joan Patenaude-Yarnell of Ottawa. the main concert hall at Place des tra and later established conserva· Arts was given his name. tories in Montreal and Quebec City. News from the Chapters IOWA

Still Waters Run Deep by Richard Parker

The Iowa Chapter has been still in the waters the past few months; possibly because those waters are fro­ zen three feet thick. The flesh is willing, but the cars aren't. Also, corn alcohol hasn't replaced enough of that Texas grown component of gasohol so far to take the bite out of the fuel bill for traveling 150 or more miles on full choke. Now would seem a good time, therefore, to report on the chapter volunteer rebuilding project com­ pleted last year. Some time ago a Wilcox & White Angelus "Orchest­ The "hands on" Angelus being enjoyed by a new generation. ral" push-up piano player was spotted by a member's son while taking a school tour of a local historical museum. Broken, dirty, with missing parts and misnamed mentioned in a previous chapter report. Unfortunately, -"Pianola" by the museum staff, it was not your normal assembly and adjustments were not completed that day idea of a rebuilding project. and some of the members have not, to this day, heard anything more than a recording of the Angelus actually But the Iowa Chapter decided to try it, and, despite playing. some misgivings by some of the museum staffabout turning their prize over to a bunch of collectors, it was . And play it does.... Given a properly tuned piano to finally dug out and moved to Dick Parker's house for push it up to (the pianomust be tuned to the organ reeds dismanteling. During a subsequent chapter meeting the in the Angelus) it has a near orchestrion sound. It can Angelus was torn down and parts distributed to various play the piano alone or, free standing, as a selfcontained, members all over Iowa for rebuilding. roll playing organ. But its true glory is in the combina­ tion of the two. The pumps were rebuilt by Al Johnson, air motor by Dan Crawford, player action and reed section by Stan The Angelus was turned back over to the museum at Peters, Martin Hubbard (since deceased) and Bob Shimp, the start of their tourist season last May and was an cabinet work by Dick & John Parker. Reassembly crew instant success. Even during the try-out and piano tun­ included Terry Goepel and George Apland. Eats by Mary ing session it pulled spectators from the far corners of Lou Shimp. the museum complex. It was the star of the show how­ ever, during the annual old time crafts day last Sep­ Among other problems, there were three organ stop tember when Dick & John Parker were invited to pump knobs missing, take-up spool and gear missing, broken it - all day long - for the estimated 3000 attendance. or missing front panels and a glued-up wood sandwich Even people who were acquainted with regular player filled with corroded lead tubing. Besides that, it just pianos were amazed by the Angelus' flying wood fingers didn't work. playing the upright piano. New two piece stop knobs were turned to match the Needless to say, the museum staff is delighted with originals and faces were either found or molded from an it, is acquiring rolls for it and has made it the subject of original in liquid plastic. The take-up spool was fabri­ this month's museum news bulletin. cated from one taken from a discarded Aeolian player piano action whose gear turned out to be an almost perfect fit. The cabinet finish was alligatored, but cleaned up so well with steel wool that the museum staff decided to keep the machine looking original. TEXAS The player action itself turned out to be well preserved and needed no more than cleaning - that is­ Texas-AMICA Meets on Valentine's except for the lead tubing from the tracker bar. Stan had quite a bit of fun with that since the tubing was sealed in Day a wood box that had to be sawed apart to get to the at the Tonnesens tubing and then resealed after he replaced the lead with neoprene. by Tom Beckett The instrument was reassembled several months The Texas Chapter of AMICA held its first meeting later at a meeting held in the Shimp's OWN restoration of 1982 at the Richardson home of Richard and Janet project, a 19th century grain mill in Garnovillo, lA, Tonnesen. The largest number of the gathering seem to

- 86- expectations for the year. Several suggestions were re­ ceived from the floor. Betty Plonien, chapter Treasurer, reminded everyone that chapter dues were due. For the day's program we were treated to another I performance by Pat Wheeler who sang "Hello Young Lovers" from "The King and I" and "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" from "My Fair Lady." Bill Flynt accompanied on the Weber. As usual Janet had prepared a tasteful outlay of goodies for the day including floating frozen red ice "hearts" in the punch to commemorate Valentine's Day. We thank the Tonnesens for a fine meeting.

MIDWEST Hostess Janet Tonnesen and Carole Beckett. A November Week-end Hits the News by Molly Yeckley

Do you suppose the Murphy's Law (whatever can go wrong, will) was the same man who threw the overalls in Mrs. Murphy's chowder? It's just not fair that the first time we visit the home and collection of new hosts and/or AMICA members nobody brings a camera espe­ cially for the event and the reporter can't make it, ei ther, and when a few pictures are finally gotten together from members who took them just for the fun of it the dummy who says it will write the report promptly loses the pictures for two months ... etc. This dummy finally found the photos in with the family Christmas pictures. We met in late afternoon on a Saturday at the woder­ ful old Victorian of David Graber, new AMICA member from Columbus, Ohio. Now I doubt that he is over thirty-three, yet he began collecting antiques at the age Pat Wheeler sings to the playing of Bill Flynt. Betty Plonien is of 10 and finally found just the perfect sort of house to at right. put them in. Along the way he found some super musi­ cal instruments, too. The house had been used as an have been from the western area of the Texas chapter as Arlington was well represented. The Morrises increased the count by bringing guests Jim and Marie Day from Arlington as well. Bill Flynt brought guest Pat Wheeler. Richard and Janet's collection is well known to many AMICAns who visited their open house after the 1981 AMICA Annual Meeting last October and the cen­ terpiece is, of course, Richard's beautifully self-designed and hand crafted computerized roll reader/perforator as­ sembly. The Tonnessens also have a 1917 Weber Duo­ Art grand and a 1927 Marshall & Wendell upright Am­ pico which they rescued from a life of languishing un­ played at a St. Louis pizza parlor. The pre-rescued ver­ sion came complete with multi-color day-glo painted hammers and other "refinements" which have sub­ sequently been removed by Richard and the instrument is closer to factory original condition. Chapter President, Richard Tonnesen held a short business meeting in which he called for some firm meeting dates and volunteers for 1982 and discussed Sue Ricca and Carol Morrison at David Graber's. Liz Barnhart, 10 Eicher and Bill Griffin at David Graber's, Ohio Theatre Robert Morton 4120 organ in Columbus. with Aeolian Orchestrelle in background. makes the transition even more mystifying to me! Anyway, Ms. Kumagai is originally from Japan and my husband Lee leaned over during the concert and asked me what in the world she could have learned to play on, since he did't think there were probably more than two pipe organs in all of Japan. Later, in her charming, deli­ cate voice, our organist told us that there were actually FOUR pipe organs in all of Japan, and she of course had played them all. (It has been awhile since Lee was in Japan!) .r'"'"' This tiny, doll-like creature showed us what a pipe organ can do in the hands (and feet) of a well-trained performer. It was astonishing, the way the organ console almost swallowed her up, so diminutive was she. Her playing of show tunes I found just as amazing ... the adaptability to Western music of the Japanese always astounds me -I don't know of any Western ears that can reverse the process and understand Oriental music as well! View from the stairs at David Graber's. We had the Grand Tour of the stage and organ after the program, carefully arranged for by Columbus AMI­ office building for some years, but the previous owners CAns who have an "in" with theatre management. We had the good sense to leave the interior alone, so when stood onstage as it went up and down and spotlights and the neighborhood began undergoing resurrection, the special lighting effects dazzling us from all sides. When house was a lovely jewel in an otherwise empty crown. asked to describe the architecture of this 1928 movie The instruments range from a Wurlitzer pipe organ palace, the theatre manager claimed it as an outstanding in the upstairs gallery to a large A. B. Chase circassian example of "late Hollywood awful" with which I hear­ walnut Welte grand in the master bedroom and all over tily concur - it was wonderful! All overblown golds the house can be found such things as a late upright and reds and very steep upstairs and everything imagin­ Ampico and a fine Weber Duo-Art grand and Regina able from the garish arts school incorporated into one mandolin and music boxes, etc. The reason for the quick movie house. It's a wonder anyone had the good sense to description is that we had a quick visit and quick buffet save this gem of a building. It almost got tom down, a apd quiCk trip to downtown Columbus for an organ familiar story in every larger American city. concert at the Ohio Theatre and I wish we had had more AMICAns being the friendly sorts they are - even time to sample everything. new ones! - we were invited to return to David The Robert Morton 4/20 is the pride of Columbus, Graber's after the concert and theatre tour, to wander deservedly so. We heard Maria Kumagai play and I must again among the lovely furniture and musical instru­ say I heard some large piano works beautifully tran­ ments, and to admire again the especially beautiful scribed for pipe organ! Can you imagine Debussy's lighting fixtures and fine objects d'art. "Clair de Lune" and Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsodie No. Sunday morning found us at Sue and Vince Ricca's 2?" Since there is no sustaining pedal on an organ, it home in the Upper Arlington section of Columbus. AI-

- 88 - Midwest Chapter members at Graham Harris' home.

me. Super job, Vince, and a most admirable instrument. Another AMPICO (whose name I've forgotten) sat across the room, plus a lovely upright player and another in a workshop-garage. Like many AMICAns, I think the garage has been taken over by tools and in­ Molly and Liz relive Dallas at Midwest Chapter meeting (Sue struments. Cars can be, and usually are, replaced, but R.icca's kitchen). pianos you find where and when you can. We went in small groups to the home of Graham and Evelyn Harris to admire the Chickering Ampico that Vince Ricca had restored for them and in addition we heard their lovely collection of music boxes and related items.

./ We did have the usual business meeting earlier at Ricca's, but I suspect one chapter's meeting is very much like another's, so won't elaborate. It was a delightful weekend and I must apologize for being so late with this report and for not having more detailed pictures of instuments. Things will no doubt improve when our regular reporter is able to make it to meetings! Thanks to all who worked so hard that weekend, and especially to Gary Shipe, who coordinated everything and everybody.

NORTHERN LIGHTS Bill Ackman, Neil Khein, lim Weisenborne and Mike Barnhart at Graham Harris' home. Lights in Minneapolis though not brand new AMICAns, this was Sue and Vin­ ce's first time as hosts to the chapter. Without a pipe by Dorothy Olds organ at the place, I have to say they pulled out all the stops! Ah - ha, hints of spring were in the air, when another jovial and colorful showing of the Northern We ate again - boy, did we eat! - and our eyes also Lights took place February 28 in Minneapolis, with feasted on some of the finest refinishing-restoration Terry Goepel and Ron Olsen co-hosting the event at projects it has ever been my pleasure to see. Now a Ron's cozy, modest home. lovely J. & C. Fischer Arnpico was pointed out to me as being the same piano I had seen about eighteen months Guests arrived from all over the metropolitan area ago in another AMICAn's garage. Piffle! No one will and from such distant places as Aspen (Colorado/, Port Edwards, Appleton, Wisconsin Rapids and other Wis­ j convince me that the dog-chewed corner of the lid that I saw could be restored to the perfection that sat in the consin areas; from sites in Iowa and outstate Minnesota. Ricca living room. I mean, refinishing is one thing but Ron's little abode houses some magnificent growing new wood on a piano lid is something new to "machines." The Fischer Ampico, in the living room

- 89- Tom aIds, center with Terry Goepel and Ron Olsen, co·hosts. Ruby Ahneman and Blanche Noel.

Barb Leppa, Ron Olsen, Charles Tidwell and Gene Skarda. Skip and Ray Scarlett, Dorothy aids, Ron Olsen and Barb Leppa. offered many tunes at the player's discretion, and it rejuvenating on our own pianos) it takes a little longer to wasn't silent very long, during the afternoon and early get them in working order. BUT, with a lot of time and , evening. T.L.C, we finally can sit back and enjoy their dulcet Guests gathered in #1 Piano-room/bedroom to play tones. the Kimball Welte Mignon. One had difficulty entering As everyone was milling around, Ron, the great host that room. But once in there, one had the option of that he is, was kept busy filling the punch bowl for this selecting a roll from a closet full of wonderful tunes; and bunch of thirsty AMICAns! His culinary art is to be there were many! respected. Of course Terry was a very fine assistant in Now, Ron's collection doesn't stop there. Bedroom that area, and they had also recruited Barb Leppa to "­ #2 houses anotherbaby grand which is not in working contribute her expertise. order. But we all know (those of us who do most of the A brief meeting was conducted by President Gene

-90- Now what's the name of that roW Ruth and Warren Ander­ Meeting in progress - very serious. son.

Jerrilynn Boehland, Janean Cunderla - eating of course. Ron's Fisher Ampico.

Skarda. Election of officers gave us a new Secretary A number of members are planning to attend the Reporter for the next two years, who is Barb Leppa ­ Bethlehem convention, with enthusiasm, of course! husband Steve will continue as Y.P. for 2 years. Terry Smythe was absent from this meeting, but he Meeting places were discussed. The Dumas' will sent a tape recording of segments of tunes which could host the May meeting and will try hard to have the apple be used in our ROLL OF THE MONTH project. Follow­ trees in bloom. The official date will be determined by ing adjournment of the meeting, guests proceeded to the weather. So, if any of you AMICAns from elsewhere play the pianos and enjoy other memorabilia which Ron wish to attend our May meeting and happen to be in our has collected. One of his acquisitions is a player pipe area, just call Bob and Kay. organ (which is "reclining" on his basement floor). Ron Leppas will host a meeting on August I, 1982. The dreams of the day when he may "lower" his basement Kugler Museum tour, followed by a meeting at the Min­ floor to accommodate this gem. neapolis Auditorium will be coordinated by a commit­ Thanks to Ron and Terry for the wonderful, enjoy­ tee and will probably be held in Sept. or October. able Sunday!

- 91 - PHILADELPHIA AREA

A Return to the Berry's by David Charrier

February 21st found Philadelphia Area AMICAns at the home of John and DoUs Berry. Their varied collec­ tion of instruments provedvery fascinating to many of our new members. In addition, charter members of our chapter fondly recalled that the Berry's home was the site of their first meeting. There was a surprise in practically every room, in­ cluding the garage. With LINK nickelodeons, juke boxes and reproducing pianos providing entertainment and Bob Lanning, Frank Basil and Mac Taylor inspect the Linl< the dining room table full of delicious eats, there was model A. hardly enough time to check out the boxes of WeI te rolls brought, and offered for sale, by Jesse McCartney. Curtis Institute of Music for many years. Although Cur­ A brief business meeting included discussion on tis has a large collection of Duo-Art rolls, they have no ways to educate the music academia of the area towards piano with which to utilize them. a more serious consideration of reproducing pianos as an Our next meeting simply cannot be missed ... An artistic as well as an educational medium. Bob Rosen­ afternoon Garden party at historic Elfreth's Alley, June crans noted that Josef Hofmann was on the board of the 13th.

SIERRA-NEVADA

The Start of Something Big! by Mel and Karen Locher

After an inactive January and February, when North­ ern California had one of its "best hydro years," (that means wet) and snow fell on the mountains and foot­ hills between Reno and Sacramento, Sierra Nevada Chapter members gathered on the bright, beautiful spring-like day of March 20 for our first meeting of 1982 at the Rick and Tricia Simms residence in Carmichael, California. We might mention that after cruising the area in vain for forty-five minutes, the Lochers decided Your basic group shot!

The Simms residence, showing the recent addition for the fohn and Doris Berry. pipe organ. that this was not the easiest home we had ever at­ Convent in Belmont by a34-year old computer execu­ tempted to find (we learned later that the main problem tive and former music instructor in Brisbane, who built was the omission of a couple of streets from the written a 22-foot ceiling room to house it. Unfortunately for the directions - c9pied from last year's invitation by the owner, but fortunately for the organ and Rick, rains secretary without realizing the same difficulty existed came in torrents and the house collapsed before the then). But apparently there was no problem for those organ could be installed. Since the Sisters were anxious who had been at our meeting last year or for the other to remodel the convent and the organ remained as a Sacramento area residentsj we understand, however, deterrerit, the owners decided to sell, and Rick and that our Reno members finally had to resort to a super­ Tricia were the lucky purchasers. market phone to make inquiries. At any rate, what a Interestingly enough, the first home it was surprise for all concerned when they finally arrived to scheduled for when it was shipped west was destroyed, find a whole new room with 19-foot ceilings had been before it arrived, by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. erected, mainly to house the Simms' newest and most We're eagerly awaiting our next meeting at the Simms magnificent possession - an 1899 Aeolian automatic home so we can listen to the marvelous kind of music 1600-pipe organ. What a task for a young couple to take that only a pipe organ can give. on! Although the new room lreally three rooms) is com­ plete, the organ has actually just begun to be assembled, Other fascinating objects in the Simms residence some parts having been brought in only last week and include a lO-inch Symphonium music box, a lovely old some as early as last October. No doubt Rick's gigantic Epworth reed organ, and a Lexington player piano - not task will be much lightened by all the advice he received to speak of the antiques, including furniture, some old from our other members! sad irons, a copper boiler, lamps, dolls, and dishes. The organ, by the way, has a very interesting history. The Simms' small sons, David John and James Eric, It was purchased not lon~ ago from the Sisters of Mercy

Audrey Winters marvels at part of the unassembled pipe The old reed organ in the Simms home. organ.

Riel< Simms (right) explains what he's doing on the organ to Tricia Simms (center) arranges refreshments while Vickie Tim Taormina and Bob Lemon. Mahr and Bob Lemon converse.

- 93- which when operated by a pneumatic motor, stops the hammers from striking the strings. This in effect then converts the usual piano keyboard to play organ pipes only, using the electrical contacts under the piano keys. All this gives the piano 3 modes of operation. First as a Piano only, second [with Organ blower switched on) "­ combines piano and organ, and thirdly, by switching the piano playing mechanism on - which effectively stops the piano keys from striking the strings, the organ only can be played. However, this is not all. The piano has also a duplex roll playing mechanism which takes ordinary 88 note player rolls, which means that the 3 modes of playing mentioned above also applies to the roll playing mechanism. Sounds complicated you say, - well, hang on, - there is more. By coupling up a unit which con­ Reno members fohn Braun (driving), Paul Kelly, and Bob verts electrical charges from a TWO manual HORSE­ Moore prepare to leave for home. SHOE console to operate the valves of the Duplex player unit, the piano can be played as a remote unit, but as a helped to entertain the thirteen adults present, along piano only. So, the combinations arej with Doug and Vickie Mahr's one year old son, Doug, Jr. After refreshments, President Sonja Lemmon called Played by Hand . 3 modes the Business Meeting to order and our Vice President, Played by Rolls ...... 3 modes Tim Taormina, led a discussion involving the kinds of Played Remotely ...... 1 mode. programs we would prefer. Bob Moore, from Reno, on A total of seven different modes of playing the in­ the AMICA Nominating Committee, questioned strument using three methods. -members about the possibility of hosting a convention Theinstrument is one of 14 such models made by the at some future time. Wurlitzer Company before the design of the console was Ournext meeting is planned for April 24 at the-home changed to the familiar horseshoe console. This Piano of Bill and Ella Allen in Reno. incorporates the Robert Hope-Jones patents, which are the basic patents in all Wurlitzer Theatre Organs. These Wurlitzers are known as "Wurlitzer Hope-Jones Unit Orchestras." As far as can be ascertained from many overseas contacts, both in the American Theatre Organ Society and other specialists including Mr. Frank Holland of the British Piano Museum, or Wurlitzer 135 Piano Console is the only operational one in existance. Unfortunately this Wurlitzer had suffered the fate of many of these instruments in having parts stripped to be used in the maintenance of other Wurlitzers. Fortunately, the con­ sole remained virtually complete, but the percussion Instruments and pipes were used, and were either missing or incom­ plete. There seemed no way that we could get it into playing condition. Ever Taken on as Much as You Can However, Fate came to the rescue, and in the form of Chew? ?? a Model "F" Special Wurlitzer with a 2 manual Mahogany Horseshoe console. This is an 8 rank, (about by Les Stenersen, New Zealand 1200 pipes), organ. After selling half of my Phonograph and Gramophone collection, I had sufficient funds to The following article appeared in the October 1981 purchase the Model F Wurlitzer, which first started life issue of the News Bulletin of the Australian Collec­ in the Regent Theatre in Auckland's Queen St in 1926. tors of Mechanical Musical Instruments. This was the first horseshoe console model installed in an Auckland Theatre, and it originally cost 10,000 Three years ago I had the dubious good fortune to Pounds. The Wurlitzer had been sold in 1944 and taken stumble upon two Wurlitzer Theatre Organs. One in­ to Wellington, where it had been installed in a High strument was a model 135 having an Upright Piano as a School Hall. [Wish they did that sort of thing in Aus­ console - it was a Five rank model, and together with tralian High Schools. Ed.) In 1968 it had been damaged percussion units, would have suited a small300 odd seat by water during a storm, and was sold to a Wellington cinema. The piano console has two manuals - one collector. I purchased the Wurlitzer from this collector, being for both the piano and organ, (there are electric and all 9Yz tons of it were loaded into two 20 foot contacts under the piano keys), and the other being for containers and brought back to Auckland by truck and the organ only. The Piano action has a mechanism trailer.

- 94- Once we had it unloaded into the Hollywood Theatre, Avondale, which was to become its new home, we were then faced with complete restoration. Some three years later, and many many hours of work, we are finally getting near to completion. The horseshoe con­ sole is situated on a lift which spirals as it emerges, and the Piano console is about to be put on its own separate lift. The installation will be unique in having both con­ soles on separate lifts each side of the auditorium so that they can be played by two organists in duet, or the piano can be played on its own, or as a remote unit, or the whole Wurlitzer can be played from rolls without an organist present. However, I don't think I will be buying another Wur­ litzer Theatre Organ. After recovering 1200 pneumatics, 43,000 metres of cable, building 2 pipe chambers, 17 ft. by 14 ft. by 12 ft. tall each, and all the work and worry ... I've done my share, thanks.

Book Review

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- 9S - A. An overall summary of the nine Duo-Art roll Rolls and Music series. B. A detailed chronological summary showing Editor's Note: This article is the first in a three­ which roll numbers were issued each month in part series prepared by Dick Howe on the each series. Duo-Art roll numbering system. Since the arti­ The Duo-Art information gathered to date could, of cle was written it has been learned that course, be used to compile a "complete" catalog of Charles Smith is working on a complete Duo-Art rolls similar to Elaine Obenchain's Ampico catalog ofDuo-Art rolls. If you are interested in catalog. There are no plans for publishing a Duo-Art participating in this project you can write Mr. catalog at this time but such a project could evolve at Smith at 625 South Myrtle Avenue, Monrovia, some future date if there is sufficient interest. CA 91016 or call him at (213) 355-6011 (h) or Steve Chapman, who has also been interested in this (213) 359-6790 (0). chronology and assisted with its development, plans to prepare a companion article dating the various types of Duo-Art Roll Chronology Duo-Art labels, boxes and roll leaders. Any additions, corrections or comments would be appreciated by the author whose address is 9318 by Richard J. Howe Wickford, Houston, Texas 77024.

Many collectors of reproducing rolls are interested in knowing which rolls were issued, when their rolls were issued and how many rolls of the type they are collecting FOOTNOTES may have been issued. This type of information for (l)a. Howe, Richard J., "Ampico Christmas Rolls," AMICA Bulle­ Ampico rolls has been previously published in the Bul­ tin Vol. 7, No. 11, November 1970, pp. 13-14. l~tin. I This and other information was followed by the b. Howe, Richard J., "Early Ampico Numbering Systems," publication of Elaine Obenchain's monumental catalog AMICA Bulletin Vol. 8, No.3, March 1971, pp. 14-21. of Ampico rolls. 2 c. Brown, Vernon, "Ampico Black Box Labels, Leaders and Roll Numbers"AMICA Bulletin Sections [-III: Vol. 8, No.5, May 1971, pp. Although there have been a number of articles on 15-19. Section IV: Vol. 8, No.6, June 1971, pp. 20-26. Duo-Art rolls in the Bulletin 3.4,5,6,7,8,9,lo additional data d. Graham Austen, "Ampico Rolls issued 1935-1939 from the was required to develop a complete chronology for Ampico Bulletins," AMICA Bulletin Vol. 9, No.9, October 1972, pp. Duo-Art rolls. One source of this data was roll catalogs 12-13. published by Aeolian. 11 As with Ampico the Duo-Art e. Howe, Richard J., "Ampico Roll Chronology" AMICA Bulle­ catalogs and brochures contained primarily classical tin Vol. 10, No.3, March 1973, pp. 6-9. and semi-classical rolls. Thus, the best source of infor­ f. Howe, Dean, Jr., "Some Thoughts on Ampico Rolls" AMICA Bulletin Vol. 10, No.4, pp. 3-5. mation on all types of rolls is the monthly bulletins and g. Brown, Vernon, "A Survey of Ampico Pop Rolls" AMICA postcards which contained descriptions of the new rolls Bulletin Vol. 10, No.7, pp. 3-20. - classical and popular- issued that month, plus a list h. Brown, Vernon, "A Survey of Ampico Pop Rolls - Sequel and of the better-selling rolls issued in previous months. Errata," AMICA Bulletin Vol. 10, No.9, pp. 11-12. Unfortunately, these bulletins are hard to come by. i. Brown, Vernon, "The Enigmatic D," AMICA Bulletin Vol. 11, Nevertheless, the author has been able to obtain origi­ No. 11, pp. 15-18. nals orcopies of over 225 different Duo-Art roll bulletins j. Howe, Richard J., "The Ampico Grand Labels," AMICA Bulle­ and postcards ranging from January, 1915 to Summer, tin Vol. 11, No.5, May 1974, p. 14. 1935. With the exception of the month of August in k. Brown, Vernon and Howe, Richard J., "The Dated Number 1915-20, 1922, and 1930-34, these Bulletins/Postcards Series," AMICA Bulletin Vol. 11, No.8, pp. 15-18. were published monthly. As noted elsewhere in the 12) Obenchain, Elaine, The Complete Catalogue of Ampico Re­ producing Piano Rolls, William H. Edgerton, Darien, CT, 1977, 197 p. article the author does not have copies of the March 131 Pixley, Bill, "A Chronology of the Ampico 'B' Rolls" (with 1918, May 1923, June 1933, July 1933, and April-July 1934 Duo-Art equivalents)AMICA Bulletin Vol. 7, No.6, June 1970, pp. 5- 7. Bulletins. Also, no Bulletins/Postcards beyond October (4)a. Elfers, Jim, "Aeolian American Gave Birth to Triplets!!!" 1935 have been located. Xerox copies of any of the miss­ AMICA Bulletin Vol. 7, No.8, August 1970, pp. 9-11. ing Bulletins/Postcards would be appreciated very b. Elfers, Jim, "More Triplets" AMICA Bulletin Vol. 7, No.9, much. September 1970, p. 9. In addition to catalogs, brochures and monthly bul­ (5) Burkhardt, Bill, "Duo-Art Numerical Series for 'Popular' Rolls" AMICA Bulletin Vol. 7, No.9, September 1970, pp. 10-11. letins published by Duo-Art, two other sources were (6) Coverdale, Bill, "More Triplets" AMICA Bulletin Vol. 7, No. particularly helpful. One source was the two Duo-Art 10, October 1970, p. 10. catalogs published by Albert M. Petrak in 1961 and 171 Brooks, Elmer, "AudioGraphic Duo-Art Rolls" AMICA Bulle­ 1963. 12 The other was the list of the Duo-Art collection tin, Vol. 7, No. 12, December 1970, pp. 13-14. of Gerald C. Stonehill of London. 13 Certain Duo-Art (81 Barden, Nelson, "Concertola Follow Up" AMICA Bulletin Vol. materials reprinted by Frank Adams were also helpful. 8, No.1, January 1971, p. 15. (9) Pye, Bob, "The 'Hidden' Duo-Art Ballad Rolls" AMICA Bulle­ tin, Vol. 12, No.1, January 1975, p. 15. The following information on Duo-Art rolls was de­ (10) Merchant, Dick, "Duo-Art Popular Rolls" AMICA Bulletin veloped from the materials described above. It consists Vol. 18, No.8, October 1981, pp. 197-98; Vol. 18, No.9, November of two sections as follows: 1981, pp. 223-226.

- 96 - (111 Duo-Art Catalogs and Brochures (12)a. Petrak, Albert M. "The 'Complete' Duo-Art Classical a. Duo-Art Music Rolls-Temporary Catalog, The Aeolian Com­ Catalog," 1961,52 pp. pany, New York, Late 1914, 16 pp. b. Petrak, Albert M., "Duo-Art Numerical Catalog," 1963, 71 pp. b. Duo-Art Pianola Music, The Aeolian Company, New York (13) Stonehill, Gerald c., "Duo-Art Roll Collection" 1980, 106 pp. 1915,82 pp. I c. The Aeolian Company Announces Two Duo-Art Rolls by (TO BE CONTINUED) Paderewski, The Aeolian Co., New York, No Date, 4 pp. d. Duo-Art Pianola Music-Supplementary Catalog, The Aeolian Company, New York, July 1916, Approx. 70 pages. PIANO ROLL REVIEW e. The Aeolian Company Announces the Initial Duo-Art Record Rolls Made by Josef Hofmann, The Aeolian Company, New York, No by left Wood Date, 4 pp. f. Duo-Art Piano Music, The Aeolian Co., New York, July 1917, 140 pp. plus 20 pages of index. g. Dance Records for the Duo-Art Piano, No Date, 4 pp. \\'ORO ROll h. Duo-Art Artists, The Aeolian Company, 1917,51 pp. 442 i. Duo-Art Accompaniment Music Rolls, The Aeolian Co., New rlw 11< !,j. York, No Date, 8 pp. j. Duo-Art Music, The Aeolian Co., New York, January 1, 1920, 246 pp. k. Numerical List of Duo-Art Music Rolls, October 1921, 27 pp. 1. A Catalog of Duo-Art Music Rolls - Complete Catalog of Music Rolls for the Duo-Art Reproducing Piano, The Aeolian Com­ pany, New York, July 1921, 192 pp. m. Complete Catalog of Music Rolls for the Duo-Art Reproduc­ ing Piano, The Aeolian Co., New York, July 1922, 192 pp. n. Duo-Art Music Roll Catalog -A Complete Catalog of Music Rolls for the Duo-Art Reproducing Piano, The Aeolian Company, New York, July 1922, 192 pp. o. Special List of Classical. Semi-Classical and Operatic Selec­ tions of Duo-Art Music Rolls (to be deleted from our regular list and PETE WENDLING ROLLS, Part I offered at special pricesI, The Aeolian Co., New York, 1923, 11 pp. Piano rolls by Pete Wendling enjoy the distinction e p. Library of Duo-Art Music Rolls for the Duo-Art Reproducing Piano, The Aeolian Co., New York, 1924,254 pp. being both commonplace and highly prized by collee q. Library of Duo-Art Music Rolls for the Duo-Art Reproducing tors, simply because they provide so much enjoyable Piano, The Aeolian Co., New York, 1924,254 pp. listening. Wendling was just about the ultimate r. Catalog of Music Rolls for the Duo-Art Reproducing Piano, "honky-tonk" pianist, as his World War I-era one-steps The Aeolian Co., New York, 1924, 246 pp. so clearly demonstrate; yet he was able to very success­ s. Duo-Art Piano Music, The Aeolian Co., New York, 1927: fully adapt his style to a wide variety of popular music Original edition 480 pp., Original edition plus supplement 519 pp., ranging from the "meanest" sort of blues to the Original edition plus 2nd supplement, 587 pp. smoother dance arrangements of the twenties. In select­ t. Classified List ofAdditional Duo-Art Record Rolls, The Aeo­ ing vintage rolls to review, there are so many good ones lian Co., New York, No Date, pp. 481-587, supplement to 3rd edition that I feel like a mosquito in a nudist camp, not knowing of 1927 catalog. exactly where to begin. Starting somewhere, however, u. AudioGraphic Music - AudioGraphic Music: Preliminary Announcement The here's a sampling of Pete's earlier QRS "Autograph" Aeolian Co., New York, 1927,62 pp. Word Rolls: - AudioGraphic Music Released January 15, 1928, 4 pp. (341) WHEN YANKEE DOODLE LEARNS TO "PAR­ - AudioGraphic Music Released February 15,1928,4 pp. LEZ VOUS FRANCAIS", One-step (Hart-Nelson); © - AudioGraphic Music: August 1928,4 pp. 1917 A. J. Stasny. Strains from "Orpheus in Hades" and - AudioGraphic Music: November, 1928,4 pp. "Reveille" set the stage for this rendition of a wartime - AudioGraphic Music: Autumn 1929,4 pp. v. Duo-Art Dance Music-Medleys, Marches, Operas, Etc. The hit which, with its rapid-fire syncopated bass and bro­ ken treble chords, is certainly a lot more suggestive of a Aeolian Co., New York, 1927,24 pp. w. A Numerical Price List of Duo-Art Music Rolls, The Aeolian Western saloon than a Paris drawing-room. Co., New York, March 1929,69 pp. (372) WAIT TILL THE COWS COME HOME,from Jack x. Music for the Pianola and Duo-Art, The Aeolian Co., Ltd., O'Lantern (Caldwell-Caryll); © 1917 Chappell e:tJ Co. If London, July 1932, 168 pp. you like the characteristic manner in which LINK piano y. The Duo-Art Book ofMusic, The Aeolian Co., New York, No music is arranged, then you'll love this roll, which also Date, 67 pp. z. The Duo-Art Book of Music, The Aeolian Co., New York, No happens to embody one of the catchiest fox trot tunes Date, 87 pp. ever to come out of the teens. It's a song about a shy and aa. 500 Most Popular Duo-Art Music Rolls, The Aeolian Co., No pretty little milkmaid who found her duties on the farm Date, 12 pp. vastly more important to her than any handsome young bb. 200 Most Popular Duo-Art Music Rolls of the Year, The man could possibly be. Aeolian Co., New York, No Date, 8 pp. (512) I'M ALWAYS CHASING RAINBOWS, Fox Trot cc. 250 Most Popular Duo-Art Recordings, The Aeolian Co., No Date, 12 pp. from Oh Look! (McCarthy-Carroll); © 1918 McCarthy dd. Springtime Music for the Duo-Art, The Aeolian Co., New e:tJ Fischer. I wonder what Chopin would have thought of York, No Date, 4 pp. this roll, which draws its theme from his famous "Fan­ ee. A Distinctive List of Music for the Duo-Art Piano, No date, taisie Impromptu"? Not trying to answer that and 4 pp. - 97- forgetting origins for the moment, the Ragtime era's beauty and meaning, enabling the hearer to grasp the lingering influence is quite evident in Mr. Wendling's full significance of the composition. The AudioGraphic mterpretation, intended more for dancing than romanc­ music roll reproduces the playing of the pianist and ing. discloses to the listener's eyes printed information (658) EVERYTHING IS HUNKY DORY DOWN IN about the composition, interpretation and meaning, to­ HONKY TONKY TOWN, Fox Trot from "Everything" gether with historical and biographical commment (McCarthy-Tierney); © 1918 McCarthy etJ Fisher. De­ about the composer and his specific work. Rolls could spite the appealing title, we have here a composition be played slowly or stopped at appropriate locations to that just isn't that great, musically speaking. Wendling view the printed information. Some rolls have "Ques­ does as wellwith it as anyone could have, withpleasing, tions for self Study" at the end of the composition before if not outstanding, results. the reroll perforation. (849) TAKE YOUR GIRLIE TO THE MOVIES (If You The rolls included: Can't Make Love at Homel, One-step (Leslie­ 1. THE LISTENER'S INTRODUCTION at the be­ Wendling); © 1919 Waterson, Berlin etJ Snyder. Here's a gininning of each roll, which gives the date and composer-played four-hands arrangement from the si­ place of the composer's birth, a portrait of the com­ lent film era that would give any "Fotoplayer" quite a poser's birth, a portrait of the composer, interesting workout, percussion notwithstanding. As the label facts and anecdotes of his life, often illustrated with makes no reference to any sort of keyboard assistance, pictures of the scenes described, and points of inter­ we must assume that through the magic of mechanical est in the composition about to be played. music, the artist accompanies himself- with excellent 2. THE RUNNING COMMENT is located on the results, I might add. right hand side of the roll and gives emotional in­ (888) WHILE THEY STILL MAKE THOSE BEAUTIFUL terpretation of the piece GIRLS, One-step (Rogers-Akst); © 1919 McCarthy etJ 3. THE MUSICAL STRUCTURE OR ANALYSIS is Fisher. This month I've saved the best for last, because printed on the left hand side of the roll parallel with from among the many Wendling rolls I've heard, this the Running Comment and adds greatly to the en­ one is my all-time personal favorite. The music and joyment and understanding of musical listening. arrangement complement each other to the utmost, The "tunes" or "themes" are set forth as the roll with an ending not to be believed. It just goes on and on, gives out the actual living tones of the composition, one improvisation after another, for several feet beyond and the composer's development and manipulation the final chorus. The words, incidentally, are those of of themes is shown. another Prohibition classic, asserting that the intoxicat­ ing effects of beautiful women make booze quite un­ The October 1929 issue of the "Duo- art Music" necessary. (Presumably only men drank in those days!) bulletin lists several new releases of AudioGraphics Music and one of the new recordings was promoted as follows: "Chopin's Minute Waltz (Valse in D-flat, Opus 64, No. 11-A delicate, brilliant melody against the swift swaying background is the secret of the impression of almost breathless beauty created by this music. How it comes by its name, and the hidden significance of American Audiographic Duo-Art its swift sequences are explained in full by the an­ Music Rolls notator, in a running commentary which sparkles like the music. - Annotated by Helen S. Leavitt. by Bill Burkhardt Played by Harold Bauer - A-134. $3.50." The AEolian Company published booklets and bul­ Many collectors of Duo-Art music rolls actively letins on AudioGraphic Music during the short time seek original AudioGraphic "World's Library" roll is­ that these rolls were produced. Publications described sues. These rolls, usually packaged in maroon boxes, are the committees and musical authorities who prepared printed artistic productions with lengthy leaders and the analysis and listener's comments and often incuded were issued from 1927 to 1930. The Theatre Guild of partial lists of selected compositions available as Au­ New York and the Metropoitan Opera House supplied dioGraphic rolls. To my knowledge, no totally complete pictures and photos for the use in the production of listing was ever offered. The following is the most com­ AudioGraphic Music. plete listing of American AudioGraphic Duo-Art music AudioGraphic rolls were made on a high quality rolls that I have been able to compile. Corrections or wnite paper and compositions were presented by musi­ additions would be welcomed and can be sent to Bill cal authorities in easy to understand language. The un­ Burkhardt, 2133 Osceola Drive SE, Grand Rapids, derlying idea of AudioGrapic music is to bring to the Michigan 49506. If sufficient new data becomes avail­ listener's mind simultaneously with the actual hearing able, an updated listing well be prepared for a future of the music, comments to illuminate the hidden AMICA News Bulletin.

- 98 - AMERICAN AUDIOGRAPHIC DUO-ART MUSIC ROLLS Number Composition(s} Artist(s} A-I RAVEL - Jeau d'Eau (Playing Fountains) Schmitz A-2 MACDOWELL - From a Log Cabin - The Joy of Autumn . ... Duke A-3 MENDELSSOHN - Spring Song . Hofmann A-4 SIBELIUS - Valse Triste...... Bauer A-5 SINDING - Rustle of Spring...... Ganz A-6 CHOPIN - Revolutionary Study (Etude in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 12) ... Bauer A-7 BEETHOVEN - Minuet in G...... Leginska A-8 TCHAIKOWSKY - Humoresque, Op. 10, No.2...... Reuter A-9 LISZT - Lieberstraum Ganz A-1O DVORAK - Indian Lament...... Moore A-ll SIBELIUS - Romance in D-Flat, Op. 24, No.9 Ganz A-12 KREISLER - Schoen Rosmarin ...... Thompson A-13 BOCCHERINI - Famous Minuet ...... Bauer A-14 RUBINSTEIN - Melody in F...... Hofmann A-IS LISZT - Dance of the Gnomes (Gnomenreigen) Novaes A-16 KREISLER - Caprice Viennois .. Rapee A-17 GLINKA - The Lark ...... Lamond A-18 ALKAN - The Wind ...... Bauer A-19 BORODIN - Au Couvent ...... Wittgenstein A-20 GRIEG - Norwegian Bridal Procession Ganz A-21 WEBER - Invitation to the Dance...... Lerner A-22 MOZART - Turkish March (From Sonata in A) .. Richards A-23 MENDELSSOHN - Spinning Song ("Songs Without Words" No. 34") ...... Paderewski A-24 PADEREWSKI - Melody (From "The Traveller's Songs," Op. 8) ...... Paderewski A-25 DEBUSSY - The Flaxen-Haired Gil:! Schmitz A-26 LIADOFF - Musical Box ...... Leginska A-27 GOUNOD - Funeral March of a Marionette ...... Adler A-28 FAURE - Berceuse, From the "Dolly" Suite ... Cortot A-29 HENSELT - Cradle Song ...... Godowsky A-30 GRIEG - To the Spring, From Lyric Pieces, Op. 43 .. Grainger A-31 SCOTT - Lotus Land ...... Reuter A-32 MENDELSSOHN - Fingal's Cave Overture . Hutcheson & Ganz A-33 RACHMANINOFF - Prelude in C-Sharp Minor ...... Hofmann A-34 DEBUSSY - The Submerged Cathedral"La Cathedrale Engloutie" ...... Hess A-35 STRAUSS - Artist's Life Waltz ...... Rapee A-36 LISZT - Benediction of God in Solitude .... Siloti A-37 SCHUBERT - The Erl King ...... Friedman A-38 HUMPERDINCK ~ Hansel and Gretel ...... Armbruster A-39 SCHUMANN - Traumerei ("Dreaming," from "Kinderscenen," Op.15) Godowsky A-40 HENSELT - Were I a B(rd BaIlon A-41 SCHUMANN - Warum (From "Phantasiestucke," Op. 12) Friedman A-42 BEETHOVEN - First Movement of Moonlight Sonata, Op. 27, No.2 Hofmann A-43 CHOPIN - Nocturne in E Flat, (Op. 9, No.2) Godowsky A-44 CHOPIN - Polonaise in A Flat Hoffmann A-45 CHOPIN - Nocturne in G...... Paderewski A-46 .KUHNAU - The Combat between David and Goliath...... Kugel A-47 SCHUBERT - Unfinished Symphony, 1st Movement Stoessel A-48 MENDELSSOHN - Hunting Song (Songs Without Words No.3) ...... Reuter A-49 MUSSORGSKY - Hopak, Transcription by Rachmaninoff ...... Gradova A-50 CHOPIN - Scherzo in B Flat Minor Hofmann A-51-A BEETHOVEN -A Biography of Beethoven, Roll No.1. Bauer, Hoffman, Leginska & Stoessel A-51-B BEETHOVEN - Beethoven Biographical, Roll No.2. Bauer, Hoffman, Leginska & Stoessel A-52 BIZET - L'Arlesienne, Roll I Prelude and Minuetto...... Grainger A-53 BIZET - L'Arlesienne, Roll II Carillon, Adagietto and Minuet ...... Grainger A-54 LISZT - Concert Study in D-Flat Major ...... Lamond A-55 CHOPIN - Raindrop Prelude, Prelude in D-Flat ...... Novaes A-56 BACH - Prelude & Fugue in B-Flat, No. 21 of The "48" Samuel A-57 GRIEG - Peer Gynt Suite, Op. 46, Nos. 1 and 3 Grainger A-58 GRIEG - Peer Gynt Suite, Op. 46, Nos. 2 and 4 ...... Grainger A-59 SCHUMANN - Soaring "Aufschuwung," No.2 of "Fantasiestuck" Op. 12 . Hofmann A-60 CHOPIN - Berceuse ...... Novaes A-61 BEETHOVEN - First Movement of Sonata Appassionata, Op. 57 ...... Bauer A-62 DOHNANYI - Caprice (Capriccio, Op. 2, No.4) Wilson A-63 LISZT - La Campanella (Paganini Etude No.3) Busoni A-64 GRIEG - Puck (No.3 of "Lyrical Pieces," Op. 71) ...... de Greef A-65 DVORAK - Humoresque in G-Flat. . . Ganz A-66 RIMSKY-KORSAKOF - Song of India...... Armbruster A-67 BURGMEIN - Pierrot and Pierrette ...... Bauer & Hess A-68 WEBER - "Oberon" Overture ... .. Leginska A-69 WAGNER - Magic Fire Music ...... Friedman A-70 SCHUBERT - Litany for All Soul's Day, Transcribed by Cortot ...... Cortot A-71 SCHUBERT - Hark, Hark, The Lark, Transcribed by Liszt ...... Paderewski A-72 DEBUSSY - The Island of Joy IL'lsle Joyeuse) ...... Rubinstein, A. A-73 MACDOWELL - Brer Rabbit ...... Baldwin A-74 SCHUBERT - Biographical Roll Bauer, Cortot, Friedman, Gabrilowitsch & Paderewski A-75 SCHUMANN - "The Merry Peasant" & "Knight Rupert" Children's Pieces Op. 68 . ... Bauer A-76 SCHUMANN - "The Poor Orphan" & "A Little Hunting Song" Op. 68 ...... Bauer A-77 LISZT - St. Francis Preaching to the Birds ...... Friedheim A-78 SCHUMANN - Dream Visions (Traumeswirren from "Fantasy Pieces," Op. 12 ...•...... Renard A-79 NEVIN - Narcissus Spross A-80 BRAHMS - Intermezzo in E-Flat, Op. ll7, No.1. .... Bauer A-81 WAGNER - Biographical Roll, No.1. . Hoffman, H. A-82 WAGNER - Biographical Roll, No.2.Hoffman, H. A-83 WAGNER - Biographical Roll, No.3.Hoffman, H. A-84 WAGNER - Biographical Roll, No.4.Hoffman, H. A-85 WAGNER - Biographical Roll, No.5.Hoffman, H. A-86 SCHUBERT - Third Musical Moment . Gabrilowitsch A-87 HANDEL - The Harmonious Blacksmith, Air & Variations, 5th Suite in E .... Bauer A-88 LISZT - The Loreley ...... Ganz A-89 SCHUMANN - March of the David's Guild ...... Scharwenka A-90 MENDELSSOHN -A Children's Biographical Roll ...... Various A-91 GRIEG - Nocturne, Op. 54, No.4...... Byrd A-92 MENDELSSOHN - "Fairy Trumpets" Scherzo...... Renard A-93 BACH - Whitsuntide Choral Prelude ...... Hess A-94 RACHMANINOFF - Prelude in G Minor (Op. 23, No. 51...... Prokofieff A-95 STRAVINSKY - My Life and Music, To "The Firebird" Roll I. . Stravinsky A-96 STRAVINSKY - My Life and Music, To "The Firebird" Roll II . . Stravinsky A-97 STRAVINSKY - My Life and Music, To "The Firebird" Roll III. . Stravinsky A-98 STRAVINSKY - My Life and Music, To "The Firebird" Roll IV . Stravinsky A-99 STRAVINSKY - My Life and Music, To "The Firebird" Roll V. . Stravinsky A-lOO STRAVINSKY - My Life and Music, To "The Firebird" Roll VI . Stravinsky A-IOl GRIEG - "Little Bird" I"Voglein," Op. 43, No. 41 ...... Waldrop A-102 MOSZKOWSKI - "'Fhe Juggleress" ...... Hofmann A-103 GARDINER - "Noel" ...... Steele A-104 SCHUMANN - Arabesque ...... Vecsei A-lOS MOSZKOWSKI - "Sounds of Spring" ...... Reisenberg A-106 ANONYMOUS - Song of the Volga Boatmen ...... Ganz A-107 BALAKIREF - "Islamey" Oriental Fantasia ...... Rubinstein, B. A-108 SAINT-SAENS - "Danse Macabre" IDance of Deathl. ... . Horowitz A-109 BEETHOVEN - "Mignon" Movement (From Sonata, Op. 79) . Hess A-110 WOLFF - Music to Maeterlinck's "The Blue Bird" Roll I. . Wolff A-Ill WOLFF - Music to Maeterlinck's "The Blue Bird" Roll II . . Wolff A-1l2 WOLFF - Music to Maeterlinck's "The Blue Bird" Roll III . Wolff A-113 MACDOWELL - "Marionettes" [Nos. 1 to 8) ...... Duke A-114 CHAMINADE - "Undine" . Chaminade A-1l5 MENDELSSOHN - "Consolation" & "Folk-Song" (Songs Without Words, 9 & 23) . Rubinstein, B. A-1l6 GRAINGER - "Shepherds' Hey" ...... Grainger A-1l7 CHAMINADE - "Elevation" (No.2 of Songs Without Words, Op. 76) ...... Chaminade A-1l8 BACH - Overture to His 29th Church Contata...... Pouishnoff A-119 RUBINSTEIN - First Barcarolle (in F Minor, Op. 30, No.1) ...... Hughes A-120 CHOPIN - Mazurka, Op. 30, No.4, In C Sharp Minor ...... Kreutzer A-121 DEBUSSY - Gardens in the Rain lJardins sous la Pluie) ...... Lortat A-122 MOSZKOWSKI - Valse (Op. 34, No. 11 ...... Leginska A-I23 MOZART - Fantasia in D Minor ...... Raab A-124 FULEIHAN - "Serenade in the Desert" & "Bedouin Dance" . Fuleihan

- 100 - A-12S STRAUSS - Roses from the South. . .. Epstein A-126 DVORAK - Songs My Mother Taught Me . Armbruster A-I27 OFFENBACH - Barcarolle from "Tales of Hoffmann" . Shattuck A-128 BRAHMS - Six Waltzes, Op. 39, Nos. 2, 4, 12, 14, 15 & 16 ... Bourne A-129 STANFORD - "Leprechaun's Dance" ...... Grainger A-l30 NEVIN - "Gondolieri" From"A Day In Venice" . Armbruster A-13I DEBUSSY - "Moonlight" ...... Copeland A-132 CHOPIN - "Butterfly" and "Black Key" Studies ...... Novaes A-133 WIENIAWSKI - "Romance" from the Violin Concerto in D Minor .... Pitot A-I34 CHOPIN - "Minute Waltz" Valse in D-Flat, Op. 64, No.1 ... Bauer A-l3S GRANADOS -"Andaluza" ...... Granados A-136 SAINT-SAENS - "The Swan" ...... Ganz A-137 BEETHOVEN - First Sonata (In F minor, Op. 2, No.1) 1st Movement. . MacPherson A-138 BEETHOVEN - First Sonata (In F minor, Op. 2, No.1) 2nd Movement . MacPherson A-139 BEETHOVEN - First Sonata (In F minor, Op. 2, No.1) 3rd Movement. . MacPherson A-140 BEETHOVEN - First Sonata lIn F minor, Op. 2, No.1) 4th Movement . MacPherson A-141 MENDELSSOHN - "On Wings of Song" Arranged for Piano by Liszt . .... Vecsei A-142 GOOSSENS - Kaleidoscope, Nos. 1 through 3. . Goossens A-143 A-144 A-145 A-146 HAYDN - "Gypsy Rondo" . ·, .. Bauer A-147 DELIBES - "Swing Waltz" and "Pizzicato" · Armbruster Unnumbered roll - Salesmen's Demonstration Roll . · .. Various

n "CHILDREN'S PLAYTIME SERIES - American AudioGraphic Music COl POLDINI - "Dancing Doll" ...... Shattuck C-2 - Land Where the Snowflakes Are'Made · Armbruster C-3 - London Bridge & Other Games ... Earl C-4 BRAHMS' - "Cradle Song" ...... Grainger

Technicalities

types each striker pneumatic connects to a free floating Some Aids in Rebuilding Ampicos pitman rod with a dowel on the top. Each dowel must be PART I- INSTALLATION OF STACKS guided into its proper hole in the keybed. In many cases IN EARLY GRANDS brass tubes of the tracker bar harness pass between the by Alan Pier keybed holes, adding to the difficulty. Unless extreme care is exercised, some pitman rods will get misaligned When you considerthe detailed informationgivenin and jam as you slowly raise the stack. If not detectedand David Saul's 1974 Technical Series No.3 (Vestal Press), realigned they will break the wooden fingers off the plus surviving original service information, plus the pneumatic or may snap the pneumatic off the stack. excellent technical articles on the subject previously Needless to say, this is very discouraging. published in the AMICA Bulletin, readers may wonder Fortunately, new techniques have been developed if there is anything left unsaid about rebuilding Am­ which greatly diminish these problems. The installa­ picas. The answer is yes, and I expect this article will tion was originally done at the Ampico factory with the 'not be the last to supply missing bits of information. grand piano upside down. With this technique, gravity Consider the problem of replacing the rebuilt stack helps everything drop into place and the weight of the in grand pianos. The platform jack described in the stack isn't enough to break anythingifsome pitmans do August '74 Bulletin is a great help if you are working get stuck. If you have plenty of working space and some with a grand in its normal position, (not on its side). muscular friends to help, you might want to do it this However it is still a very difficult job if the Ampico way. First, put the grand on its flat side on a piano board model is the early type with the primary chest behind just as if you were going to move it, (legs and lid off of rather than under the stack, (pre 1925). In these early course). Then use an upright piano tilter to invert it, taking care to pad the resting surfaces. Too risky you say? I agree.

- 101 - Instead, I install everything from underneath. I like to have a vacuum cleaner running all the time you are to get the primary chest installed first because access to installing the stack. It is also helpful to apply a strip of tubing is limited later. It is best to wait until the stack is masking tape along the top of the top row of pneumatics . installed to install the drawer and folding tubing. I in­ to keep the pitmans from tilting to the rear. The stack stall the output tubes at the top of the primary chest first covers must be off so you can observe and manipulate and hold them out of the way with a perforated board the pitmans. As the stack reaches its final position, all temporarily attached to the back of the chest. This also the keys except those two extreme bass and three ex­ keeps their loose ends in order. If you have to guess at treme treble will be depressed. Now you can install the their lengths, cut them a little long and snip them to stack bolts and remove the jacking platform. Use proper size when you put them on the unit valves. Also tweezers or needle nose pliers to remove the foam rub­ make sure the % drawer supply hose is in place because ber and masking tape. Now the keys should all come up you probably can't install it after the stack is up. Now to their normal aligned position. Manually collapse inspect the slot and holes where the pitman rods will go. each pneumatic, checking for minimum lost motion Make notes on the underside of the keybed where the and free operation. You may have to pull the piano blank spots are and how many holes are in each group. action and regulate the pitman dowels to get the lost The next step is to install strips of Y2 inch thick foam motion right. If a pitman does not operate freely, try to rubber beneath all the pneumatics in the stack so as to analyse what is making it stick. Then carefully bend the keep them collapsed. The idea is that if any pitman gets wire or fix the felt bushing to eliminate the problem. It stuck as you raise the stack, it will cause the pneumatic is possible to remove and reinstall a pitman dowel if this to begin opening and you can detect it and free it before should be necessary to correct a problem. something breaks. This trick evolved from Bob Hunt's suggestion to use a vacuum cleaner to collapse the pneumatics. His method works fine but it is aggravating Toppled piano The Forum Whodunit? adds sour note by Dick Price Re my "New York City - Dick & Jane" letter: Jeff Wood of Wilbraham, MA wrote me a very nice letter to B. C. concert which says "I am puzzled over your reference to the PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. (CP) - It was like a Themodist as having been invented by E. M. Skinner. scene from a Marx Brothers movie. Astonished patrons at Vanier Hall watched hel­ IIAccording to Dolge, The Themodist was invented plessly on Sunday as the hall's $40,000 grand piano by J. W. Crooks in 1900 (see Pianos and their Makers p. toppled off the stage into the orchestra pit. 158, with illustration on p. 161)." During a violin-cello' recital by Paul Meister and I have just answered him and thought you might Terry Sturge someone pushe9 the button which wish to pass on this little mystery to other readers. controls the orchestra pit level. The pit had been raised to the level of the stage and when the button I wrote to Jeff that I also found that the Encyclopedia was pushed it began to lower. ofAutomatic Musical Instruments p. 295 also says lithe The hall's piano was partially on the stage and par­ Duo-Art theme mechanism is an extension of Aeolian's tially on the orchestra pit level. As the pit lowered the Themodist principle which was invented by J. W. piano began to list. Crooks in 1900." The stage level is controlled by an off-stage button labelled "Stage off-on." I got my original information from a reprint pub­ Musicians frantically tried to move the heavy lished by the Organ Literature Foundation: E. M. Skin­ instrument but it reached the critical inclination and ner's The Modern Organ and a Biographical Sketch . .. flipped over into the orchestra pit. by T. Scott Buhrman which was reprinted from The "There was a sound like a lot of drums and harps," American Organist © 1925 Organ Interests Inc. said one witness. Buhrman quotes Skinner as saying [no page numbers] Exact amount of damage to the piano is not known. Insurance adjusters and school board officials looked About the year 1901 to my great regret and at it yesterday but no official damage report was through no act of Mr. Hutchings or myself, I left available. myoId friend and partner and hung my shingle out on a shack in South Boston. I started with $4,300.00 capital, part of which came from royalties on a piano accenting device now known as the themodist upon which I took out a Winnipeg Free Press, Wednesday, .April 23, 1980 patent in 1900 or thereabout. - ~-.."...-=~",=-----.=__._~ -_.~~--===-~.=~~---==..,_.-=~= The plot thickens. Any ideas, AMICA readers? Perhaps Crooks did the inventing while the patent was Contributed by Terry Smythe owned by Skinner? A Welte Problem by Mark Dennis Zahm

I purchased a Welte with a box of expression compo­ nents. I'm missing a few and also need some "blue­ print" info which is not covered by any of the technical guides. Perhaps a member can be of aid and we might even get some technical information for a future article out of it. Here's hoping. The illustration shows all the components I have for my "Welte/on-off" switching system. I need to know: 1. the tubing sequence on the face of the brass valve block (#1- #28); the wooden block ("K"); and the round transmission valve ("M", "N", "0"). 2. how many of each sliding valve ("X", "Y") and their location on the top of the brass valve block ("A" - "F") 3. the configuration and dimensions of the "on-off" valve which mounts on the side of the spool box plus its tubing sequence.

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Edwin P. Berlin, Jr.: 1631 La Vereda, Apt. #2, Berkeley, CA Tracy M. Tolzmann: 6472 North Shore Trail, North, Forest 94709, (415) 841-8072. 1922 Upright Player; Belmore Upr Lake, MN 55025, (612) 464-2270, (612)464-6660. Referred by: Player Tom Wurdeman. 1922 Baldwin Upr PIr w/Flute Pipes; 1915 Artizan Band Organ 46-key Ronald &. Delores Camaglia: 36725 Pepper Drive, Solon, OH 44139, (216) 248-8694, (2161 441-5152. Referred by Norman David &. Sonja White: 4190 Conte Drive, Cal"son City, NV Otto 89701, (702) 883-5760, 17021 883-1222. Referred by: Lawson Fullerton. 1925 Stroud Upr Duo-Art James L. Durfee: 2335 Pinecrest Drive, Ferndale, MI 48220, (313) 543-8619. Referred by Jim Weisenborne. 1928 Steinway James o. Whitlock: 527 Auburn Avenue #1, Buffalo, NY 6'1" Duo-Art; 1923 Fischer 5'8" Ampico Louis XV; 1923 Aeo­ 14222, (716) 885-9452. 1921 Steck 5'6" Duo-Art lian SO-rank Pipe Organ w/Duo-Art Roll Player Norm &. Billie York: 3761 Riviera Drive, San Diego, CA 92109, Donald Duane Ellison: 948 Emerson Street, Palo Alto, CA (714) 272-6131, (714) 274-0911. 1925 Weber 6' Duo-Art 94301, (415) 327-1432. Referred by Q.R.S. Catolog. 1907 Schaeffer Upr Pianocorder; 1922 Farrand Upr Plr/Misc. Phona Elva &.. Dennis Connell: 3474 Marten Avenue, San Jose, Calif. 95148, Home: (408) 274-4494, Bus.: (408) 287-3400, Oc: Word Vernon &. Kay Johnson: "Lillegard" Route 1- Box357A, Tryon, Processor. Referred by: Jack Gustafson. 1919 Aeolian Upr NC 28782, (7041 894-3285. Referred by Molly Yeckley. 1929 Duo-Art Metrostyle-Themodist Knabe 5'4" Ampico B Louis XV Stan &. Sylvia Eagelton: 366 Kingston Crescent, Winnipeg, Michael Merrick: 585 Harriet Avenue, Apt. 214, St. Paul, MN Manitoba R2M OT8, Canada, Home: (204) 247-5335, Bus.: 55112, (612) 482 1521, (612) 646-4611. Referred by: Tom (204)895-5333, Oc: Civil Servant. Referred by: Terry Smythe. Wurdeman. 1915 Artizan Band Organ 46-key/Misc. Roller 1924 Marshall & Wendell Upr Ampico Organ Duane Engels: Box 225, Vincent, IA 50594, (515) 356-4926. J. Michael Pacaud: 3201 New Mexico Avenue, N.W., Pianos and Band Organs Washington, D.C. 20016, (918) 583-6677 or 224-4992, (202) 364-5000. Referred by: Bill Blodgett, David Barnett & Jim Lorn &. Rebecca Epp: Box 579, Mountain Lake, MN 56159, Weisenborne. 1920 Bush & Gerts Upr PIr, Misc. Music Boxes, Home: (5071 427-3131, Bus.: (507) 427-2582, Oc: Retail. Re­ Phono, Juke Boxes ferred by: Don Cunderla

Gerard &. Sally Patrick: 72 Bridgewater Street, Lexington, MA Seeburg L. Nick: 1915 Peerless 44; Carousel Organ 56-key; 02173, (617) 862-3137. Referred by: Donald Brown. 1915 Aeo­ Misc. Music Boxes, Phona lian Upr Metrostyle-Themodist David &. Nancy McMaster: # 17 Whispering Woods, Dawson, David &. Joyce Postma: 3430 Oak Street, Hudsonville, MI IL 62520, Home: (217) 364-5353, Bus.: (217) 753-5990, Oc: 49426, (616) 669-0407. Referred lJy: Player Piano Company. Self-Employed. Referred by: Tom Schaetle. 1928 Mason & 1917 Steinway 6'8" 0 Duo-Art, 1916 Farrand Upr Plr, 1921 Hamlin 7' Ampico; 1925 Mason & Hamlin 5'8" Ampicoj 1922 Aeolian Upr PIr Gulbransen Upr PIr, Misc. Pinballs & Slots

John &. Bonnie Powers: R.F.D. #1, South Harpswell, ME E. H. &. Cynthia Morgan: 304 17th Street, Dunbar, WV 25064, 04079, (207)833-6701. Referred by: Harvey Roehl. 1927 Brews­ (304) 768-2486. Referred by: Q.R.S. Catalog. 1910 Hobart M. ter Upr Marque-Ampico; Weber Upr Themodist; Chicago Cable Upr PIr; Misc. Music Boxes Electric Nickelodeon A Eric &. Marilyn Patchke: 70 Exchange Street, Geneva, NY J.M. Seamans: 13718 Apple Tree, Houston, TX 77079, 1713) 14456, (315) 789-4706. 1924 Gulbransen Upr PIr 465-6189. Referred by: Ed Gaida. 1930 Steck Upr Duo-Art; 1917 Charles M. Stieff Upr Welte; 1924 Foster & Co. Upr Alice M. Van Buren: 34 Hickok Place, Burlington, VT 05401, Ampico; 1921 Weber Upr Plr Aeolian Home: (802) 864-6758, Bus.: (8021 863-1313, Oc: Reg. Nurse. Referred by : Q.R.S. Catalog. 1981 Aeolian Upr PIr John &. Nancy Schellkopf:1344 Goucher Street, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272, (213) 454-9886. James &. Ulla-Maija Baker: 321 Beach 142nd Street, Neponist, NY 11694, Home: (212) 634-1851, Off: (212) 332-7803, Oc: Warren K. Spear: 556 Main Street, Bridgewater, MA 02324, Dentist. 1928 Kelso & Company Upr PIr.; North Texas State (6171697-4481, (617) 335-2938. Referred by: Al Greco. Misc. University: Periodical Department, Denton, Texas 76201.

Music Boxes; Juke Boxes •••• 0 ••••••••••••••••• Classified PLAYER GRAND PIANOS - refinished and completely rebuilt. Our work is guaranteed. Six of our 21 grands are ready for delivery. EO.B. Elmhurst. Marshall & Wendell Ampico A, mahogany, 5'4" $9,500.00. WANTED Chickering Ampico B, dark mahogany, William & Mary art case, 5'4" $19,500.00. Schiller Welte, carved burled walnut art case, 5'6" MUSIC BOXES WANTED. Always buying better quality disc and cylin­ $10,500.00. Schumann Welte, elegant Louis XVI are case-gold leaf der music boxes, musical clocks, organettes, monkey organs, au­ highlights, 5'6" light mahogany. $13,500.00. Kimball Recordo, brown tomata, musical watches, singing birds etc. Also Wurlitzer 78rpm mahogany, traditional style,S' $5,995.00. Symphonique with Jukeboxes and slot machines, any condition. Marty Roenigk, 26 Bar­ Pianocorder (play & record) mahogany, 5'4" $6,950.00. NICK­ ton Hill, East Hampton, CT 06424. (203) 267-8682. ELODEONS: Johnson '/\ roll nickelodeon, oak, rebuilt & refinished, nice stained glass. $4,875.00 EO.B. Elmhurst. Sixteen other miscel­ WANTED: MSR ROLLS, CLASSIC or POPULAR. Donald G. Kroenlein, laneous nickelodeons and orchestrions in stock - priced "rebuilt" RR#2, Moweaqua, III. 62550. Ph. 217-665-3528. and to sell. Come in, write, or call. Nice selection of upright pumpers, reed organs, push-ups etc. Pedals, Pumpers, & Rolls, 675 West St. FOR SALE Charles Rd., Elmhurst, Illinois 60126.

MONTHLY ROLL AUCTIONS. Reproducing, 88's plus our own re­ FOR SALE: Artizan Band Organ: 46 key - Restored 1%5 -looks/plays cuts. Free lists. Mike & Fred Schwimmer, 241-A Harbor, Glencoe, IL. very well. 9'fJ'w x 7'6"h $15,000 FOB MPLS. Knabe Ampico A5'4" Grand 60022. Piano - 1920's Excellent Unrestored Condition. $3800 FOB MPLS. Aeolian Pipe Organ Rolls - 93 @ $7.50 ea. or $600 Lot - excellent UPTO 1/3 OFF! QRS Rolls. Factory shipped. 50¢ for catalog. Price lists condo FOB MPLS. Telectra Piano-Organ player unit w/39 brass rolls. free. Write: Baleys, 310 Grandview, Kalamazoo, MI 49001. $1000 Lot - FOB MPLS. Photos available - $1.00 each. Steven C. Leppa, 4816 Quail Ave. No., Crystal, MN 55429. 1-612-533-8829. FOR SALE: "Seeburg H", "Peerless Arcadian" playing the Peerless "0" roll 14Y2" wide, Regina Hexaphone. Stafford 914-897-5592. FOR SALE: Aeolian Duo-Art Pipe Organ #1528; 2 manual, 23 ranks, harp & chimes. Over 200 Duo-Art Pipe Organ Rolls. Rebuilt 1980 & FOR SALE: Buy one or the lot, 3 player Grands, 2 player organs, totally rewired with snap-apart cable connectors. Come hear it, orwill upright Ampico, 4 upright players, Wellershaus Band Organ, Seeburg send cassette recordings on request. Dr. Lester L. Wolff, 326 West 80th B; All in good restorable condition, all in air conditioned storage. Call Street N.Y., N.Y. 10024212-799-2649. for prices. 305-269-1605. Don Page, 3593 Thai Rd., TItusville, FL., 32780. AEOLIAN GRAND. Rosewood, 18%. Rebuilt, 25 rolls, $2000. Vicente FOR SALE: Ampico valve cover shims for adjusting valves - .003", L1inares Cob Piano. 2-six tune rolls, $400. McTammany Paper Strip .005", .010",100 of each for $10. Also, die-cut 1/16" original type cork Organ, 2 Strips, $200. Piano Lodeon. Red Case, 3 Rolls, $100. Wurlitzer gaskets: Ampico "B" valve block $12 per 100; "B" deck to chest $9 per Mod. 850 Juke Box, case refinished, $4000. Brunswick Mod. 117 100; "K valve block (Early design - holes top and bottom or late Phonograph, plays Edison disks also, light oak case, $200. Jerry design - holes diagonally opposed, please specify) $12 per 100. Raymond 1900 Shadowood Dr., Columbia Sc. 29210 (803) 781-9481. George Baker, 2828 Drake Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92626. KOHLER & CAMBELL WELTE Licensee Upright, Unrestored, $900. BEAUTIFUL WEBER 5'8" Duo-Art Louis XV Mahogany player grand Coin-Operated Piano, converted Leonard: Piano, Bells, Snare Drum, with matching bench. Mint unrestored. $6,000.00 days (213) 885-0307, Cymbal. Small, Nice Case. Excellent playing condition, $1600. Bob evenings (805) 496-4692. Lanning, 697 East Sherman Ave., Vineland, NJ 08360. (609) 692-6599.

FOR SALE: • Steinway upright Duo-Art 1914 unrestored Mahogany $3200. • Aeolian Duo-Art 5'6" #15304 Mahogany unrestored $2,400. Proud of Your Instrument? • Chickering Ampico model "A" 6' #145707 Mahogany - very clean Have it Restored by Experts. unrestored $5,900. • Marshall Wendell Spinet Ampico "/\: (Baby Ampico) 37' tall #132622 Here is what the Piano Workshop Does: W/Bench unrestored, playing (see page 290 Encyclopedia) $3,900. Specialize in rebuilding all types of player pianos • Weber Duo-Art 5'9" Mahogany #77480 restrung, restored excellent playing condition $6,500 w/Bench. and other automatic musical instruments • Mills Violano in good playing condition, six rolls $12,000. Restring, rescale and repin instruments Contact William H. Stubbe, 33 Erland Rd., Stony Brook, NY 11790 516-751-5074. Replace pin blocks, soundboards, hammers and other CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN! Your choice any 12 Q.R.S. rolls - post action parts paid! 12 Regular/$35.00; 12 Blue or Red Classic/$40.00; 12 Red Medley Regulate piano action to proper specifications or Red Expression/$50.00. FREE - QRS poster with orders received before July 15th. Go with one of America's oldest and largest roll Hand rubbed refinishing distributors. Send check or money order to: Baley's 310 Grandview, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49001. Restore antiques

CHICKERING AMPICO B 5'4", 1930 Sheraton Art Case, Ampico play­ Over 20 years research and development in ing, $8,500.00. Also Fischer Ampico B5'4",1930, Mahogany case, player rebuilding pianos unrestored. $6,000.00. Bill Koenigsberg, High Pine Circle, Concord, Mass. 01742,1-617-369-8523. Piano keys recovered, sharps & naturals

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Sorry, this instrument is not for sale now! But it will be on one of the most important auctions ever held on mechanical music instruments and automatons!

89KEY GAVIOLI FAIRGROUND ORGAN Attention! After the Big Success in 1981 we Repeat:

The Auction of the Year in Appenzell, Switzerland, October 9, 1982

Some of our highlights: 89key Gavioli Fariground organ, Wurlitzer Harp, Chordeophon, Regina changer etc., magnificent and very rare music boxes, many orchestrions and beautiful fair ground organs, Mills Violano, Encore Banjo and of course some of the nicest Vichy-, Bontemps-, Lambert-, etc.- automatons and dolls.

We are still looking for good stuff to buy or to put it for you in the auction. Closing date for entries is July 26th, 1982.

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