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INTERNATlONAL OFFICERS CHAPTER OFFICERS PRESIDENT Bob Rosencrans 36 Hampden Rd. NO. CALIFORNIA Upper Darby, PA 19082 Pres.: Howard Koff Vice Pres.: Phil McCoy VICE PRESIDENT Sec.: David Fryman Bill Eicher Treas.: Bob Wilcox 465 Winding Way Reporter: Stuart Hunter Dayton, OH 45429 SO. CALIFORNIA Pres.: Francis Cherney SECRETARY Vice Pres.: Mary Lilien Jim Weisenborne Sec.: Greg Behnke AMICA MEMBERSHIP RATES: 73 Nevada St. Treas Roy Shelso Rochester, MI 48063 Reporter: Bill Toeppe Continuing Members: $15 Dues TEXAS New Members, add $5 processing fee PUBLISHER Pres.: Haden Vandiver Tom Beckett Vice Pres.: Bill Flynt Lapsed Members, add $3 processing fee 6817 Cliffbrook Sec/Treas.: Charlie Johnson Dallas, TX 75240 Reporter: Dick Barnes MIDWEST MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Pres.: Bennet Leedy (New memberships and Vice Pres.: Jim Prendergast mailing problems) Sec.: Jim Weisenborne THE AMICA NEWS BULLETIN Charlie W. Johnson Treas. Alvin Wulfekuhl PO. 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FOR SALE Volume II (1972-1974), $7.50 postpaid, Fine quality stationery with ornate AMICA AMICA BULLETINS, BOUND ISSUES: Volume III (1975-1977), $8.50 postpaid. borders. Each packet contains 25 lette'rs and 1971,1972,1973 - bound sets at $15.00 each Reprints of interesting technical articles matching envelopes. Send orders to: Robert set. 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 at $18.00 each which have appeared in the AMICA Bulletin, Lemon, 4560 Green Tree Drive, Sacramento, set. PRICES INCLUDE POSTAGE AND arranged and indexed into appropriate CA 94823. HANDLING. Spiral bound to lay flat. Send categories. Send orders to: Jim Weisenborne, "They All Laughed When I Sat Down At orders to Mary Lilien, 4260 Olympiad Drive, 73 Nevada Street, Rochester, MI 48063. The Piano, But When IT Began To Play." Los Angeles, CA 90043. This sound and color super-8 movie, ROLL LEADERS: DUO-ART, Authentic, For produced by AMICA members, is available order sheet, see the April 1973 Bulletin. Nick PLEASE MAKE ALL CHECKS PAYABLE TO for loan to AMICA members and chapters. Jarrett, 3622 -21 st street, San Francisco, CA AMICA INTERNA TlONAL For more information write to Howard Koff, 94114. 2141 Deodara Drive, Los Altos, CA 94022. " ." . l J J J J .. l. l J I "l l,. l I I I l I I ., . J. J l J ,I I ... J FROM THE PUBLISHER There are several items that need your attention as we close extends a welcome to those who will be assuming those roles out the 1978 publishing year for THE AMICA - the next in 1979. issue you will receive will be the combined January/February 1979 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL: I sincerely hope that all of issue in early February of 1979. you will promptly execute the membership renewal form ADVERTISING: Please observe the new rate schedule on the included in this issue of the Bulletin and take advantage of the masthead. It's in effect now. Also remember that our next pre-addressed envelope supplied for your convenience. This is issue is the Jan./Feb. '79 one and the deadline for advertising the only renewal notice you will receive. Please be sure and is January 10. detach the 1979 AMICA membership card before entering additional collection information on the back of the form or AMICA OFFICERS (local): By the time you receive this Bulletin most chapters will have new officers or their returning the form to Charlie Johnson. installation is pending. Remember to send a list of the new All the officers of AMICA extend their appreciation for your officers of your chapter, including the name of the Board joining AMICA in 1978 and look forward to your continued Representative, to International Secretary Jim Weisenborne membership in the coming year. Any suggestions as to the and the Bulletin publisher. In particular your publisher would improved operation of the club or ideas as to other areas in appreciate the names of these new officers promptly as it will which AMICA could be of service to its members or the allow me to prepare the '79 Bulletin masthead all at once. general public are welcome-please write the officers concerned. AMICA International salutes the officers who served on a local or national (Board Representative) level in 1978 and Tom Beckett . .. J J. J I I I J I" "I" I J 1..1 . I I I I' Cover story: This month's cover was created ROLLS & MUSIC 214 from a December, 1932 issue of The Etude NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 216 I Magazine contributed by Molly Yeckley. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 217 INDEX TEXAS 217 PH ILADELPH IA 218 INTERNATIONAL AMICA 202 ROCKY MOUNTAIN 221 t.~%? Winnipeg News 204 NEW JERSEY 222 INSTRUMENTS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES J Residence Pipe Organs 211 Cyril Scott 223 AMICA FORUM 214 1978 BULLETIN INDEX 225 A POST-CONVENTION NOTE FROM of 1979 at La Mansion del Rio hotel in San Antonio, Texas the weekend of February 16-19, 1979. The official Board meeting HENRY LANGE day is Saturday, February 17. Anyone who is planning to BY TOM BECKETT attend is urged to contact Tom Beckett now for details as a limited number of hotel rooms has been set aside for the Carole and I, who were fortunate to have AMICA Honorary AMICA Board and this river-front hotel is quite popular. Member Henry Lange alone to ourselves for a few moments in Dayton, received a nice letter from him in which he recounted his joy at attending the convention and getting to meet so many AMICAns. Henry asked that I express his appreciation to all for the wonderful time and sent a memento of his days on tour. The item reproduced here is from the AMPICO STAR Concert Dinner and Musical Programme at the Baker Hotel in Dallas-, Texas, March 10, 1929. OF NEW JERSEY ART SHOW BY RICHARD E. DEARBORN Musical Programme A 1922 Franklin Ampico was the star of a Burlington County art show this last summer. Featuring works by Val Roy by Gerischer of Stockton, New Jersey, the show was sponsored HENRY LANGE and HIS BRUNSWICK by the Foundation Theatre at Burlington County Community RECORDING ORCHESTRA College. The Ampico featured an oriental art case designed LeROY MORRIS Trumpet and executed by Mr. Gerischer in gold leaf and enamel. FREDERICK HUMMEL Trombone, Violin NELSON PRESLEY Saxophone This piano is from the collection of Mr. Wesley Beaumont of F. GLYNN HARRIS Saxophone Pennington, New Jersey who also did the piano restoration. ROBT. DOWLING Sousaphone, Violin, String Bass, Viola, Oboe The pneumatic restoration was done by Mr. Jeffrey Morgan PEDRO NORIEGO Trumpet WlII. WEAVER Trombone, Melophone, Piano of Trenton, New Jersey. JAMES PRICE Saxophone The art show also featured works by Mr. Gerischer in WRAY SHERREL • Vocalist CARL BElT Percussion mediums ranging from exotic, oriental style pencil sketches to HENRY LANGE, Director water colors, oils, acrylic, acrylic on canvas, acrylic panels and '\9========,=========e;. stained glass. He is equally at home in many craft mediums, some of which are rug and tapestry design, ceramic sculpture and ceramic painting.
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