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AMICA Bulletin The www.amica.org AMICA Bulletin Volume 48, Number 6 November/December 2011 Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors’ Association This ad prepared with the help of Rosanna Harris, with thanks ISSN #1533-9726 The AMICA BulleTIn AUToMATIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT CoLLECToRS' ASSoCIATIoN Published by the Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors’ Asso- Visit the AMICA web site at: http://www.amica.org ciation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, tax exempt group devoted to the to enter the “Members-Only” portal, restoration, distribution and enjoyment of musical instruments Current User Name: AMICA using perforated paper music rolls and perforated music books. Current password: rewind (to end 2011) AMICA was founded in San Francisco, California in 1963. New password: treadle (from 1 Jan 2012) VoLUME 48, Number 5 November/December 2011 AMICA BULLETIN FEATURES DEADLINES Ads and articles must be received AMICA in England 2011 . by Shirley Nix . 300 on or before the 1st of these ODD AMICA in Pittsburgh 2012 . .by Tim Baxter . 303 months: Nickel Notes . by Matthew Jaro . 304 January July Mechanical Music Today . by Marc Sachnoff . 308 March September Visit to the Popper Showroom . by Q. David Bowers . 330 May November Duo-Art Organ Concertola . by Paul Morris . 333 Bulletins will ordinarily be mailed in Tribute to Larry Givens . .by 3 Friends . 348 the 1st week of the even months, for expected delivery mid-month. 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While the AMICA Bulletin offers accurate and historic information to its members, the bulletin, its publisher and the AMICA Board cannot be held responsible for contributions that may be considered by some as inaccurate, speculative, or of an OP/ED Format Entire contents © 2011 AMICA International Printed by Engler Printing Co., Fremont, OH • [email protected] 293 AMICA INTERNATIoNAL - International officers - PRESIDENT PAST PRESIDENT EDIToR Tim Baxter John Motto-Ros Terry Smythe 939 Briarcliff Rd NE 110 Allen Ranch Road 55 Rowand Avenue Atlanta, GA 30306-4664 Sutter Creek, CA 95685 Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3J2N6 404-377-1220 209-267-9252 204-832-3982 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] VICE-PRESIDENT TREASURER Alan Turner Joe Orens 148 Kingsway Avenue 8917 Wooden Bridge Road Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3M 0H1 Potomac, MD 20854-2448 204-489-3075 301-340-6664 [email protected] [email protected] SECRETARY MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Bob and Bonnie Gonzalez lyle Merithew & Sandy Swirsky 26 Foremast Cove 416 Colfax Drive Corte Madera, CA 94925 San Jose, CA 95123-3403 415-924-6834 408-227-9284 [email protected] [email protected] - Committees - AMICA ARCHIVES CoNVENTIoN CooRDINAToR Tom hutchinson Frank nix 15361 Hopper Road 6030 Oakdale Avenue Sturgeon, MO 65284 Woodland Hills, CA 91367 573-442-6675 818-884-6849 [email protected] [email protected] AMICA MEMoRIAL FUND AMICA Honor Roll Ray Dietz Thomas & Donna Stengel 1250 Lanier Road 46 Court St. Martinsville, VA 24112-5212 Lancaster NY 14086-2302 276-638-8563 716-683-5309 [email protected] [email protected] AUDIo-VISUAL & TECHNICAL WEBSITE MANAGER harold Malakinian Karl ellison 2345 Porest Trail Drive 6 Lions Lane Troy, MI 48098 Salem, MA 01970-1784 248-528-3111 978-740-5680 [email protected] [email protected] AMICA ENDoWMENT FUND Richard VanMetre 1506 South Courtland Avenue Park Ridge, IL 60068-5333 847-318-7310 [email protected] 294 AMICA Bulletin - Nov/Dec 2011 AMICA INTERNATIoNAL Chapter officers FoUNDING CHAPTER Newsletter Editor: Bill Maguire Sec: Louise Lucero Pres: John Ulrich - 510-223-9587 LAND oF DIXIE Treas: Barry Weiss [email protected] President: Walt Gerber - waltgerber@bell- Reporter: Larry Emmons Vice Pres: Karen Simons south.net Board Rep: Jere DeBacker Sec: Jack & Dianne Edwards Vice President: Robert Soule Treas/Bd Rep: Lyle Merithew & Sandy Swirsky Treasurer: Tim Baxter SoWNY (Southern ontario,Western New Reporter: Bob & Bonnie Gonzalez Secretary: Danita Gerber York) Board Representative: Tim Baxter Pres: Glenn Roat BoSToN AREA [email protected] [email protected] Pres: Phil Konop Vice Pres: Bob and Kathy Singer Vice-Pres: Bob Hunt - 207-985-2308 MIDWEST (oH, MI, IN, KY) Sec: Shirley Roat Sec: Kirk Russell Pres: Don Johnson - 248-650-1840 [email protected] Treas: Dorothy Bromage [email protected] Treas: Holly Walter Reporter: Don Brown Vice Pres: Liz Barnhart [email protected] Board Rep: Bob Hunt - [email protected] Sec: Hilda Merchant Reporter: Audrey Cannizzaro and Bill Lukasiak Treas: Alvin Wulfekuhl [email protected] CHICAGo AREA Reporter: Christy Counterman Board Rep: Mike Walter Pres: Jerry Biasella - 708-756-3307 Board Rep: Liz Barnhart Photographer: Bill Lukasiak Vice Pres: Richard Van Metre Sec: Carol Veome - 773-338-1042 NoRTHERN LIGHTS (MN, ND, SD, MB, SoUTHERN CALIFoRNIA [email protected] Northernontario) Pres: Jerry Pell - [email protected] Treas: Joe Pekarek Pres: Paul Watkins - 763-421-0672 Vice Pres: Mike Choate Reporter: Curt Clifford [email protected] Sect/Reporter: Shirley Nix Board Rep: TBD Vice Pres: [email protected] Sec: Mark Kraabel Treas: Diane Reidy HEART oF AMERICA Treas: Barbara Watkins Board Rep: Frank Nix Pres: Bob Stout - 816-833-1556 Reporter: Jerrilynn Boehland [email protected] Board Rep: Paul Watkins or Mark Kraabel TEXAS Vice Pres: Dan Davis Pres: Rich Clayton - 972-369-0470 Sec: Trudy. 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Nijsen, Secretaire General Email: [email protected] Australian Collectors of Mechanical Musical 19 Mackaylaan Instruments 5631 NM Eindhoven, Netherlands Smithsonian Institution Peter Phillips - Editor Division of Musical History 26 Alice Street Musical Box Society of Great Britain Washington, D.C. 20560 Padstow, NSW 221, Australia Alison Biden
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