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AMICA International News Bulletin Iowa: Alvin Johnson \f Volume 22 Number 5 July 1985 Boston Area: Sanford libman 'I Northern lights: lowell Boehland CONTENTS Sierra-Nevada: Bob Moore Features Chicago Area: Jerry Biasella )/ Rudolph Ganz Plays Orchestra Hall Again 100 Heart of America: Ron Bopp The Deagan-Carillon Association - Update 101 Southeast Area: John O'loughlin Gitta Cottle, 80, Concert Piano Artist 102 Gateway: Del Sewell .( Hollinshead, 99, a Talented Pianist 102 COMMllTEES Electrical Encores 103 TECHNICAL, Melluchetti Two Ideas on Rebuilding the Early Ampico 101 3449 Mauricia Ave., Santa Clara, CA 95051 Henry Erben Inquiry 106 ARCHIVES, Jim Weisenborne Tips on Refinishing 107 73 NevadaSt., Rochester, MI 48063 Aeolian Fiber Valve Washers 107 AMICA GOALS, Robert Moore Erma Calvert 114 3100 Sagittarius Dr., Reno, NV 89509 Departments AUDIO-VISUAL, Howie Koff News from the Chapters 108 4271 No. First St., #1, San Jose, CA 95134 New Members 113 PUBLICATIONS, Dorothy Bromage Change of Address 114 P.O. Box 275 Cape Cottage Branch, That Special Roll 116 Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107 Classified Ads 116 AFFILIATED SOCIETIES The Player Piano Group (England) The Cover: Ray Bauer contributed an Etude magazine cover The North West Player Piano Association (England) with this very intense eagle. Thanks, Ray. Netherlands Mechanical Organ Society - KDV The "Centerfold": By carefully opening the staples, you can Australian Collectors of Mechanical Musical Instruments remove this reprint of a 1904 brochure, from the Emmett M. Dutch Pianola Association Society of Friends of Mechanical Musical Instruments Ford collection, and add it to your collection of literature. (Germany) .99 • Idea of the Month: seems that nearly the entire Chicago area chapter was involved in some way with the project: Mel Septon, the other (Chicago) Bob Signed Plates Taylor, John Wrasse, Mabel Zivin, and others. The major driving By Dorothy Bromage force behind the entire project was Jim Edwards who coordinated the many behind the scenes efforts and even loaned his George My 1922 Weber Duo-Art is very special to me. There are a Steck Duo-Art for the Orchestra to practice with Gust ask Jim number of reasons for this. One is the signatures on the plate. I am about the electrical problems he had with his piano!). going to write up the story of these signatures and I'd like to With all the work somehow in hand, the source of the rolls was feature your stories, too - with or without photos. another problem. Our English members came to the rescue. Do you own or know of a "signed plate"? You mayor may not Gerald Stonehill loaned the only known copy of the rolls for have knowledge of the circumstances under which it was signed, recutting for this concert. Through the coordination of Denis Hall, but please write about it, for the interest of myself and other Malcolm Cole and Rex Lawson, the rolls were copied by Harry AMICAns. As a matter of fact, any inscription on a piano would be and Sylvia Medcraft who did the "impossible'" - they built a Duo of interest. Articles need not be lengthy. Please do write. Art perforator that works, without ever having seen a perforator. Because of their numerous experiences of putting on both pianola and Duo-Art concerts in London, we were fortunate that Denis, Malcolm and Rex could come to the United States for