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Theamica News Bulletin of the Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors' Association TheAMICA News Bulletin of the Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors' Association )982 August/September 1982 Volume 19 Number 7 AMICA MEMBERSHIP RATES: Continuing Members: $20 Annual Dues CHAPTER OFFICERS Overseas Members: $26 Dues FOUNDING CHAPTER New Members, add $5 processing fee Pres.: Phil McCoy '- (Write to Membership Secretary, address at Vice Pres.: Isadora Koff Sec.: jack & Dianne Edwards left) Treas.: Bob Wilcox Reporter: jim Ponder INTERNATIONAL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OFFICERS THE AMICA NEWS BULLETIN Pres.: Roy Shelso PRESIDENT Vice Pres.: Warren & Rosemary Deasy Terry Smythe Sec.: Olive jones 619 Niagara St. Published by the Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors' Treas.: Les Cordell Winnipeg, Manitoba Association, a non-profit club devoted to the restoration, Reporter: Bill Toeppe Canada R3N OV9 distribution and enjoyment of musical instruments using TEXAS perforated paper music rolls. I •• , VICE PRESIDENT Pres.: Richard Tonnesen AMICA was founded in San Francisco in 1963. Molly Yeckley Vice Pres.: Bill Flynt 612 Main St. Sec./Treas.: Betty Plonien Castalia, OH 44824 DOROTHY BROMAGE, Publisher Reporter: Carole Beckett SECRETARY P.O. Box 387 MIDWEST Richard Reutlinger La Habra, CA 90631 Pres.: jim Weisenborne 824 Grove St. 213/697-1545 Vice Pres.: Ed joswick San Francisco, CA 94117 Contributions: All subjects of interest to readers of the Sec.: lim Needler Treas.: Alvin Wulfekuhl PUBLISHER Bulletin are encouraged and invited by the publisher. All Reporter: Ahti Petaja Dorothy Bromage articles must be received by the 10th of the preceding P.O. Box 387 month. Every attempt will be made to publish all articles of PHILADELPHIA AREA Pres.: Bob Rosencrans La Habra, CA 90631 general interest to AMICA members at the earliest possible Vice Pres.: Barbara McCartney MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY time and at the discretion of the publisher. Sec.: Debbie Wert (New memberships and Change of Address: Ifyou move, send the new address and Treas.: Mac Taylor mailing problems) phone number to the Membership Secretary, Bobby Clark. Reporter: David Charrier Bobby Clark P.O. Box 172 S.O.W.N.Y. (SOUTHERN ONTARIO, Columbia, SC 29202 ADVERTISING WESTERN NY) Classified: 10¢ per word, $1.50 minimum. Pres.: Mike Walter TREASURER Vice Pres.: jan Drewniak Mike & Liz Barnhart • All copy must reach the publisher by the 10th of the Sec.: Holly Walter 919 Lantern Glow Trail preceding month. Payment must accompany order. Treas.: Carl Guhlow Dayton, OH 45431 Make checks payable to: AMICA INTERNATIONAL. Reporter: jim Brewer BOARD REPRESENTATIVES • Checks or money orders from advertisers in foreign ROCKY MOUNTAIN Founding Chapter: Howie Koff countries must be drawn on a U.S. bank. Pres.: Larry Kerecman So. Cal.: Dick Rigg Vice Pres.: Roy Gorish Texas: Wade Newton Display advertising Sec.: Rae Burdette Midwest: Bill Eicher Full page 7Y2"x10" $70.00 Treas.: Art Tarr Phila. Area: Len Wert One-half page horizontal 7Y2"x4%" 35.00 Reporter: jere DeBacker S.O.W.N.Y.: jeff Depp 35.00 One-half page vertical 3'A!"x10" NEW JERSEY Rocky Mtn.: Dick Kroeckel One-fourth page vertical 3'A!"x4'14' 17.50 , New jersey: Bill Baab Pres.: Ed Freyer Vice Pres.: Frank Thompson I, Iowa: Alvin johnson • Each photograph or half-tone $5.00 " Boston Area: Sanford Libman Sec.: Margery Vitakis No. Lights: Lowell Boehland • We recommend display advertisers supply camera­ Treas.: Bi IfDean .,' Sierra-Nevada: Robert Moore ready copy. Copy that is oversized or undersized Reporter: Richard Groman I' Chicago Area: Jerry Biasella will be changed to correct size at your cost. We can IOWA , Heart of America: Paul Morgenroth prepare your advertisement from your suggested Pres.: john Parker ,I , layout at cost. Vice Pres.: Bob Shimp Sec.lTreas.: Mary Lou Shimp COMMITTEES • All copy must reach the publisher by the 10th of Technical Reporter: Lee Zimmerline ,I I the preceding month. Mel Luchetti BOSTON AREA 3449 Mauricia Ave. "I • Payment must accompany order. Typesetting, layout Pres.: Charles Hazard 1,1 t Santa Clara, CA 95051 or size alteration charges will be billed separately. Vice Pres.: Barry Kasindorf Honorary Members Make checks payable to: AMICA INTERNATIONAL. Sec.: AI Greco Treas.: Philip Konop Alf E. Werolin • Checks or money orders from advertisers in foreign 2230 Oakdale Rd. Reporter: Donald Brown countries must be drawn on a U.S. bank. Hillsborough, CA 94010 NORTHERN LIGHTS ,., • All ads will appear on the last pages of the Bulletin Pres.: Gene Skarda I, • Archives '. ' jim Weisenborne at the discretion of the publisher. Vice Pres.: Steve Leppa Sec.lReporter: Barb Leppa 73 Nevada St. Publication of business advertising in no way implies AMI­ Rochester, MI 48063 Treas.: Ron Olsen CNs endorsement of any commercial operation. However, SIERRA·NEVADA " AMICAGoals AMICA reserves the right to refuse any ad that is not in " . Robert Moore Pres.: Sonja Lemon keeping with AMICA's general standards or if complaints are Vice Pres.: lim Taormina '" 3100 Sagittarius Dr. received indicating that said business does not serve the Reno, NV 89509 Sec./Treas.: Audrey Winters .1 best interests of the members of AMICA according to its Reporter: Mel and Karen Locher I Audio-Visual goals and bylaws. Howie Koff CHICAGO AREA ,,,,,, 4271 No. First St., #1 AFFILIATED SOCIETIES Pres.: Bob Taylor San jose, CA 95134 The Player Piano Group Vice Pres.: Mike Ehart The North West Player Piano Sec./Reporter: Mike Schwimmer - Association Treas.: Fred Schwimmer Netherlands Mechanical Organ HEART OF AMERICA 1983 Convention Society - KDV Pres.: Galen Bird Australian Collectors of Mechanical Vice Pres.: Larry Palmquist ++ Chicago ++ Musical Instruments Sec.lTreas.: Ron Bopp July 14-17 Dutch Pianola Association Reporter: Paul Morgenroth Society of Friends of Mechanical Musical Instruments FROM AMICA International THE PUBLISHER .". Dorothy Bromage Bound Volume of Bulletins for the Year 1970 Ever since we ran out of the 1970 volume of bound Bulletins, there have been a number of requests for it. At the 1982 meeting of the International Board of Directors, reprinting was discussed. In order to determine whether or not reprinting is feasible, I need to hear from those of you who would order a copy. The year 1970 was when the Bulletin began to look as it does now only smaller. Technical, biographical and rolls/music articles predominate since there were a lot fewer chapters then. [We have 14 now!) The price below is based on reprinting 100. The volume of 1970 would not be reprinted unless it was foreseen that 70 or so would sell right away. If interested in a copy of the 1970 Bulletins, spiral bound, at $17.00, including postage and handling, please call or write. (A post card is fine.) Dorothy Bromage, P.O. Box387, La Habra, CA90631. Phone 213/697-1545. AMICA International News Bulletin Well, folks, you have a new President of AMICA Volume 19 Number 7 August / September 1982 International. Terry Smythe will from time to time CONTENTS speak up through the Bulletin AMICA International 151 -D.B. People 156 News from the Chapters 157 Rolls and Music 166 Terry Talking Technicalities 174 In 1697, William Congreve in his play, "The Mourn­ The Fomm 177 ing Bride," observed that "Music hath charms to soothe Original Bulletin articles, or material for reprint the savage breast, ...." He did not invent that, he sim­ that is of significant historical quality and interest, are encouraged and will be rewarded in the form ply articulated a fundamental truth. Music does have an of AMICA membership dues discounts. (Chapter intangible power to evoke an emotional response. reports and Forum inquiries are excluded.) Sometimes, when my son cranks up the Purple Spyders or the Lead Zeps, my emotional response borders on The Cover: A highlight of the 1982 Convention in Pennsylvania was a visit to the town called Jim thinly disguised rage. At other times such as at our Thorpe. AMICAns were treated to a tour of the Asa Dayton Convention when Ursula Hollingshead and her Packer mansion. grandaughter Jeanette Hoover performed "I Want You," I confess to becoming leaky eyeballed, and it still hap­ pens when I play my tape of that performance. What is significant, I believe, is that this music we all enjoy so much can evoke positive emotional re­ CHANGE OF ADDRESS sponses. It matters not whether it is a listening situa­ Please notify Membership Secretary as tion, group sharing experience, public performance, early as possible. technical problem solved, finding an instrument for someone, or sharing restoration techniques, I believe Bobby Clark that what is really important is a positive attitude. P.O. Box 172 It is sometimes a little difficult to see the positive Columbia, SC 29202 side of an event, object, situation, or problem, but the results more than justify the extra effort. Consider the - 151 - benefits when - a difficult tricky technical problem is solved and then shared through the Bulletin, an invita­ tion is accepted to support a Service Club with an in­ strument and gives many people a great deal of pleasure, or you open your home and ignite fresh enthusiasm for the magic of our music. I believe we have many positive opportunities of great significance to further our aims and objectives, and nourish a magnificent slice of musical heritage. From time to time, I would like not only to discuss them through this column, but also invite all members to write or call me about other perceived opportunities. We have over 1300 members who have eyes, ears, feelings, friends and ideas, and for starters, please consider how we might go about encouraging today's concert pianists to record for new reproducing piano roll music. GDFMM Officers: Secretary Hans Schmitz, President [urgen Think Positive! Hocker, First Vice-President Siegfried Wendel, Treasurer Gunthardt von Essen, Second Vice-President Rolf Jacobi. Special Events in Australia by Graham Code On Australian radio this year, we have heard pro­ grams paying tribute to Ignaz Friedman [who lived in Australia from the war years until his death in 1948 in Sydney) and Artur Schnabel (who spent much of 1939 in Australia).
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