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Piano Datiiii Column 50121-3 INTERNATIONAL CHAPTER OFFICERS OFFICERS NO. CALIFORNIA Pres.: Phil McCoy PRESIDENT Vice Pres.: Isadora Koff Bob Rosencrans Treas.: Bob Wilcox ,-. 36 Hampden Rd. Sec.!Reporter: Jack & Upper Darby, PA 19082 Dianne Edwards VICE PRESIDENT SO. CALIFORNIA Bill Eicher Pres.: Francis Cherney 465 Winding Way Vice Pres.: Mary Lilien Dayton, OH 45429 Sec.: Evelyn Meerler SECRETARY Treas.: Roy Shelso Jim Weisenborne Reporter: Bill Toeppe 73 Nevada St. TEXAS Rochester, MI 48063 Pres.: Jim Phillips PUBLISHER Vice Pres. Merrill Ballzley AMICA MEMBERSHIP RATES: Tom Beckett Sec/Treas.: Janet Tonnesen Reporter: James Kelsey Continuing Members: $15 Dues 6817 Cliffbrook Dallas, TX 75240 MIDWEST New Members, add $5 processing fee MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Pres: Bennet Leedy Lapsed Members, add $3 processing fee (New memberships and Vice Pres.: Jim Prendergast mailing problems) Sec.: Jim Weisenborne Bobby Clark Jr Treas: Alvin Wulfekuhl P O. Box 172 Reporter: Molly Yeckley Columbia SC 29202 PHILADELPHIA AREA TREASURER Pres.: Len Wert THE AMICA NEWS BULLETIN Jack & Mary Riffle Vice Pres.: Harvard Wood 5050 Eastside Calpella Rd. Sec.: Beverly Naddeo Published by the Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors' Association, a non­ Ukiah, CA 95482 Treas: Doris Berry profit club devoted to the restoration, distribution and enjoyment of musical Reporter: Dick Price instruments using perforated paper music rolls BOARD REPRESENTATIVES N. Cal.: Howie Koff SOWNY (So. Ontario, West NY) ContrIbutions: All subjects of interest to readers of the Bulletin are S Cal. Dick Rigg Pres.: Bruce Bartholomew encouraged and invited by the publisher. All articles must be received by the Texas: Wade Newton Vice Pres Mike Waller 10th of the preceeding month Every attempt will be made to pUblish allarticles Phil Bob Taylor Sec. Nancy Group of general interest to AMICA members at the earliest possible time and at the Midwest Bill Eicher Treas.: Stella Gilbert discretion of the publisher. SOWNY Jeff Dep Reporter: Jim Brewer Rky. Mt.: Dick Kroeckel ROCKY MOUNTAIN ADVERTISING New Jer: Jeffrey Morgan Pres.: Robert Moore Iowa: Alvin Johnson Sec. Sharon Paetzold /' • CI..wIed: 10¢ per word, $150 mmimum Boston Area: Sanford Libman Treas.: Carl Paetzold • DIsplay advertising Northern Lights Trudy Maier Reporter: Jere DeBacker '-- Full page 7'12' xl 0" $6000 COMMITTEES NEW JERSEY One-half page horizontal 7Y2" X 4 'V4/1 3000 Technical Pres.: Dan Schacher One-half page vertical 3%" x 10" 30.00 Mel Luchelli Vice Pres.: Richard Dearborn One-fourth page vertical 3%" x 4-Y4" 1500 3449 Mauricia Ave. Sec: Richard Groman III Santa Clara, CA 95051 • Each photograph or haJf-tone $5.00 Treas.: Willian Dean Honorary Members Reporter: • We recommend display advertisers supply camera-ready copy Copy that is Alf E. Werolin oversized or undersized will be changed to correct size at your cost We can IOWA 2230 Oakdale Rd. prepare your advertisement from your suggested layout at cost Pres.: Lee Zimmerline Hillsborough, CA 94010 Vice Pres. Stan Peters • All copy must reach the publisher by the 10th of the preceeding month. Archives Sec/Treas.: Mary Lou Shimp • Cash must accompany order. Typesetting, layout or size alteration charges Jim Weisenborne Reporter: AI Johnson will be billed separately. Make checks payable 10: ANlICA 73 Nevada St. BOSTON AREA INTERNATIONAL. Rochester, MI 48063 Pres: William Koenigsberg • All ads will appear on the last pages of the Bulletin at the discretion of the AMICA Goals Vice Pres: Charles Hazard publisher. Robert M. Taylor Sec: AI Greco 1326 Spruce St. #3004 Treas Philip Konop Publication of business advertiSing in no way implies AMICA's endorsement of Philadelphia, PA 19107 Reporter: Ray Magee any commercial operation. However, AMICA reserves the right to refuse any ad that is not in keeping wrth AMICA's general standards or if complaints are AFFILIATED SOCIETIES NORTHERN LIGHTS received indicating that said business does not serve the best mterests of the The Player Piano Group Pres. Tom Olds members of AMICA according to its goals and bylaws The North West Player Piano Vice Pres.: Gene Skarda Association. Sec.!Reporter Dorothy Olds Treas.: Trudy Maier AMICA ITEMS AMICA STATIONERY: $3.20 (letter size), AMICA TECHNICALITIES BOOKS: $1.75 (note size), including mailing charges. FOR SALE Volume I (1969-1971), $5.50 postpaid; Fine quality stationery with ornate AMICA Volume II (1972-1974), $7.50 postpaid, borders. Each packet contains 25 letters and AMICA BULLETINS, BOUND ISSUES: Volume III (1975-1977), $8.50 postpaid. matching envelopes. Send orders to: Robert 1971,1972,1973 - bound sets at $15.00 each Reprints of interesting technical articles Lemon, 4560 Green Tree Drive,Sacramento, set. 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 at which have appeared in the AMICA Bulletin, CA 94823. $18.00 each set. PRICES INCLUDE arranged and indexed into appropriate POSTAGE AND HANDLING. Spiral bound to "They All Laughed When I Sat Down At categories. Send orders to: Jim Weisenborne. The Plano, But When IT Began To Play." lay flat. Send orders to Mary Lilien, 4260 73 Nevada Street, Rochester, MI 48063. Olympiad Drive. Los Angeles, CA 90043. This sound and color super-8 movie. produced by AMICA members, is available ROLL LEADERS: DUO-ART, Authentic. For for loan to AMICA members and chapters. order sheet, see the April 1973 Bulletin. Nick PLEASE MAKE ALL CHECKS PAYABLE TO AMICA INTERNA TlONAL For more Information write to Howard KOff, Jarrett,3622 21 st street, San Francisco, CA 2141 Deodara Drive, Los Altos, CA 94022. 94114. Jnfernafional JlcJJrJBJl WILBUR CHEnOWITH DIES AMICA BOALS COMMlmE THE AMICA has received word from Honorary BY ROBERT ftI. 'IYLOI Membership Chairman AU Werolin that AMICA Honorary Member Wilbur Chenowith died early in AMICA Goals Committee Meeting Friday, February April, 1980. No further details were available at press 15, 1980. time. We regret the passing of another fine recording Downtown Holiday Inn, Denver Colorado artist. Present: Carole Beckett, Bobby Clark, Bob Moore, Dick Reutlinger, Bob Taylor. Guests: Tom Beckett, Dorothy Bromage, Bill Dean, nOMlnATlno COMMlnEE REPORT Dick Rigg, Jim Weisenborne, Molly Yeckley. BY 1111'1 IIIC_La JIllIlSOIL-CHAI.11I Bob Taylor reminded the Committee of the Edwards Collection of 40,000 88-note rolls. The Committee After requesting and receiving AMICA membership authorized Bob to go and inspect the collection and response from notices placed in THE AMICA Bulletin give them his judgement as to condition, titles, and in December, 1979 and March, 1980, and after a vote any other relevant information. It is estimated that the taken by the Nominating Committee on the names collection would cost approximately $5000. Several submitted, the following slate of AMICA officers to be members wondered what AMICA would do with the installed at the AMICA Convention in June, 1980 is collection if we should purchase it. announced. The Technical Committee in the person ofMel Luchetti President - Robert M. Taylor has indicated interest in preparation of the special Vice President - Terry Smythe publications on rebuilding various types of instruments. Itwas agreed that Mel should be involved Secretary - Jim Weisenborne in the preparation of these publications. In our discussion it was again emphasized that not only Membership Secretary - Bobby Clark, Jr. should various approaches to solving problems be Treasurer - Mike & Liz Barnhart given but also those approaches that seem not to work. Publisher - Dorothy Bromage The Goals Committee agreed to recommend to the Board that the Archives Group be made a Standing Committee of AMICA International with an enlarged membership and budget of $1,000 until June 30, 1980. They should begin the active solicitation and Cover: Cover design created from a music catalog sheet cataloging of memorabilia associated with automatic Contributed by Bill Flynt. musical instruments. We did not feel that rolls should INDEX be solicited at this time. International AMICA 62 The Goals Committee recommends that members of AMICA Forum 68 all Standing Committees be listed inside the cover of Rolls & Music 69 the AMICA Bulletin. Instruments 69 Northern California 72 The Goals Committee recommends that at least one Philadelphia 73 member of the Goals and Archives Committees be in New Jersey 73 common. The Chairman of both committees seemed to ~rthernL~ts U be a logical choice. Biographical Sketches Eugen d'Alhert 77 We discussed the possible affiliation with a museum, Technicalities 80 college, or other public institution to houtle the materials we are soliciting. We discussed grants to the Original Bulletin articles, or material for reprint that is of Automatic Music Foundation, or affiliation, with significant historical quality and interest, are encouraged collection in College Park, Maryland. Although there and will receive reimbursement in the form of AMICA membership dues discounts. (Chapter reports and Forum is a fine collection at San Sylmar already, there might inquiries are excluded.) be some reason to consider a joint program of some sort. Each member present was asked to think what sort of institution would be interested in such - 62- materials as we might have, and report these ideas to Bob Taylor for further follow up. FllIAIICIAl STATEMEIIT Bobby Clark suggested that we solicit ideas for Goals AMICA IIITERIIATIOIIAl from those members who attend the Pasadena convention. He and Bob Taylor ~ill prepare a JUNE 1, 1979 through DECEMBER 31, 1979 questionnaire to be distributed there. At the Board Meeting the following tasks were given to the Goal Committee: CHECKBOOK BALANCE OF 5/31/79 $5,713.20 Savings Account 1. What sort of a budget should there be for travel of (Financial Savings & Loan) $18,148.15 Honorary Members to Conventions and local chapter meetings. CASH RECEIPTS: 2. Should there be assistance for travel expenses to Membership Dues $12,112.00 attend Board Meetings. Film 53.18 Regular Bulletin 00.00 3. How many local chapters should there be. Bound Bulletin 351.00 Technicalities 267.50 Respectfully submitted: Leaders 5.50 Robert M. Taylor, Chairman Pins 00.00 Stationery 00.00 Advertising 1,087.02 Convention (Philadelphia) 647.11 TOTAL $14,523.31 $20,236.51 IICIIIIEI c.MlnEE REPOIT BY.
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