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i 4o;! t 0' , e~ 0' THE AMICA NEWS BULLETIN- Published by the Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors' AMICA MEMBERSHIP RATES: Association, a non-profit club devoted to the restoration, distri­ bution and enjoyment of musical instruments using perforated Continuing Members: $15 Dues paper music rolls. New Members, add $5 processing fee Lapsed Members, add $3 processing fee Contributions: All subjects of interest to readers of the bulletin are encouraged and invited by the publisher. Alf articles must be received by the 15th of the preceding month. Every attempt will be made to publish all articles of general interest to AMICA members at the earliest possible time and at the discretioo of the publisher. Advertisements: Personal ads by members are accepted and inserted in the Bulletin Board section at a rate of 6stper word, $1.20 minimum. Businesses and persons wishing more space may OFFICERS use the foHowing guidelines: INTERNATIONAL CHAPTER - Advertising rate is $12.50 per quarter page or multiple thereof. OFFICERS OFFICERS Camera-ready copy must reach the publisher by the 15th of the preceding month. PRESIDENT NO. CALIFORNIA Bob Rosencrans Pres.: - Ad copy will be typeset (at nominal additional cost) only Vice Pres: Nick Jarrett if requested. VICE·PRESIDENT Sec.: Tom Hawthorne - All ads will appear on the last pages of the Bulletin, at the Treas.: Bob Bartlett discretion of the publisher. SECRETARY Reporter: Dick Reutlinger Isadora Koff Publication of business advertising in no way implies AMICA's SO. CALIFORNIA endorsement of any commercial operation. However, AMICA BULLETIN Pres.: Richard Rigg '. reserves the right to refuse any ad that is not in keeping with Thomas G. Beckett Vice Pres.: Bobby Mintz -:- .' AMICA's general standards or if complaints are received indicating 6817 Cliffbrook Driv:e Sec.: Bill Toeppe . that said business does not serve the best interests of the members Dallas, Texas 75240 Reporter: Evelyn Meeder of AMICA, according to its goals and by-laws. MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY TEXAS (New Memberships and Pres.: Tom & Carol Beckett Mailing Problems) Vice Pres.: Wade &.Becky Newton Anita Nickels JohnSon' Sec./Treas.: Jim Meadows P. O. Box 666 Reporter: James Guinn Grand Junction, Colorado 81501 MIDWEST Pres.: Bill Ackman TREASURER Vice Pres.: Bob Fortier Jack and Mary Riffle Treas.: Molly Yeckley AUCTION Sec.: Al Theil PHILADELPHIA AREA Convention Highlights 138-145 BOARD REPRESENTATIVES Pres.: Bob Rosencrans Annual Meeting 146 Bill Johnson, N. California Vice Pres.: Jesse Macartney Financial Statement 147 Sally Lawrence Alternate Sec.: Mrs. Lawrence Cornell President's Message 147 Cecil Dover, S. California SOWNY (So. Ontario, West N.Y.) Winnipeg News 149 Jim Hollingsworth, Texas Pres.: Richard Drewniak, Questions, Answers, Comments 150 Charlie Johnson, Alternate Vice Pres.: William lfatzenbuhler Jim Weisenborne, Midwest. Sec.: Janet Drewniak Southern California 151 Alfred C. BusSe, Philadelphia Treas.: Stan Aldridge Texas 152 Alan MueDer, S. Ont. W. N.Y. Reporter: Edythe Aldridge SOWNY 152 Felix Klempka Roll and Record Comparison 153 BOSTON Pending Biography - Percy Grainger 160 BOSTON CHAPTER Technicalities 163 Pending THE AMICA BULLETIN SEPTEMBER, 1975 PAGE 138 July 23, 1975 Dear AMICAns, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who participated in the Fourth International AMICA Convention in Buffalo, N. Y. June 26th - 29th. Attendance exceeded all of our expectations. It gave the SOWNY members quite a boost to know that the new chapter in the East could draw so may wonderful people to the confer­ ence. A special thank you is extended to the hard working committee who gave so much of their time to making the convention a suc­ cess: JANET DREWNIAK COORDINATOR EDYTHE ALDRIDGE MEALS MARY LOU MATTIOLI MEALS ALAN MUELLER GUESTS FELIX KLEMPKA TOURS & PROGRAMME STAN ALDRIDGE TECHNICAL SESSIONS BILL HATZENBUHLER INSTRUMENTS CHARLES HANNEN EXHIBITS RICHARD SIMPSON CHAPTER PRESIDENT Earl and Stella Gilbert are commended for opening their horne and offering their fine collection to bus load upon bus load of AMICAns. Also commended are the people who lent their fine musical instruments to the festivities. They are John Farnsworth, Bill Hatzenbuhler, Ted Wood and Doug Hershberger. Also the musical talents of Mrs. Ruth Bingaman Smith, Mrs. Ursula Dietrich Hollinshead and Mr. Doug Roe de­ lighted everyone who attended the lovely Friday Banquet. I would be remiss not to mention the be­ nevolent gift of QRS Music Rolls, Inc. and Ramsi Tick for the outstanding evening with Bolcom and Morris at the Riveria Theater and for the factory tour. Looking back on the work and sometime head­ aches involved with being Chairman, I must say, it was worth every moment. I have received a wealth of experience and the pleasure of meeting some marvelous people. Thank you again AMICAns, for the success of the convention. Best regards, / '/ Richard Drewniak Convention Chairman Dave and Bernadette Gaudieri, Ursula Dietrich Hollinshead and Convention Chairman Rick Drewniak photo by Stan Aldridge PAGE 139 SEPTEMBER, 1975 THE AMICA BULLETIN GENERAL REPORT OF THE AMICA CONVENTION said for Mr. Bolcom and Miss Morris. They brought the BY EDYTHE ALDRIDGE house to its feet for encore after encore by demand of the audience. After Sunday Brunch, a business meeting with elec­ The Fourth International Convention of AMICA was tion of officers was held. Placques and certificates held June 26, 27, 28, and 29, 1975 at the Statler were awarded to everyone who participated in the pro­ Hilton Hotel in Buffalo, New York with SOWNY, the gram. Private homes displayed their instruments to Southern Ontario, Western New York Chapter, as hosts. many interested members in the afternoon. Registration began Thursday, June 26th at 6:00 PM. The display room was open and available for viewing as the exhibits had already begun to accumulate. Regis­ tration and hospitality was on the Mezzanine outside the Embassy Room where everyone picked up their con­ vention packets and instructions for bus tours the following day. Bill Flynt entertained us for an hi­ larious while with some silent movies he brought along and accompanied on the piano. All in all, everyone seemed to become acquainted with each other, and why not? Everyone had something in common! Of great in­ terest, was becoming personally acquainted with some of the honored guests and guest artists. Mr. J. Lawrence Cook was even found to be autographing rolls upon request. It was great to meet Rudy Martin as well. On Friday, June 27th, tours lasted throughout the morning and afternoon to the QRS Music Roll Factory and to Earl and Stella Gilbert's home. The Gilbert's boast a beautiful Wurlitzer pipe organ and a Wurlitzer Theater Organette which is tied into it so the organ will play both by hand and with a roll on the Organette. All this is in the home that Earl and Stella built to house the organ and its pipes and accessories. A buf­ fet lunch was served at the hotel, between tours so to speak. The tours were so popular that several people visited the Gilbert's the next day at 8:00 A.M. in lieu of breakfast. While the tours were in operation, technical sessions took place in the Buffalo Room of the Statler Hilton. The guest speakers were Mr. Harvey Roehl of the Vestal Press, Mike Montgomery, Bill Flynt, Ray Vincent, and Alan Pier. Friday evening consisted of the Guest Artist Banquet with a thoroughly enjoyable Banquet Chairman - Edythe Aldridge piano concert by Mrs. Ursula Dietrich Hollinshead, Mrs. photo by Stan Aldridge Ruth Bingaman Smith and Mr. Doug Roe. Later there was generally a fun time get-together with dancing to a live band. On Saturday, June 28th, everyone left at 11:15 A.M. and enjoyed a box lunch on the bus tour to view one of the Seven Wonders of the World. No, not a reproducing grand, but Niagara Falls! This was a great thrill for everyone; in fact some people returned the next day to go up in the Skylon Tower, or ride the Maid of the Mist in the rapids, or just view the Falls in all their splendor. The age old debate still goes on ­ which is the more beautiful? The American side of the Falls viewed from Canada, or the Canadian side of the Falls view from America. At least everyone agreed that the Niagara Falls trip was fantastic and the gardens on the Canadian side were simply magnificent. Saturday evening after dinner, everyone went to Tonawanda, New York to the Riviera Theater. Preceeding the concert, everyone thrilled to hear the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ played played by a member of the American Theatre Organ Society (ATOS). The concert itself consisted of Mr. William Bolcom, pianist; and Miss Joan Morris, so­ Bob Rosencrans, Diana and Lesley Nieviarouski prano vocalist. Mr. Bolcom accompanied Miss Morris as photo by Stan Aldridge she sang and also played some selections alone. The concert was simply magnificent and enough cannot be THE AMICA BULLETIN SEPTEMBER, 1975 PAGE 140 Player Piano Tinkles a Comeback nro L\T\t';F:, si::ny bL~,'k objt.....·t~ \'.e:\:, \.'":',1.: !':" ~:t('!::>n in the?' ~l1:':\Y ,~: ::',2 E\':("'; S:a::t':­ For Devotees at Convention Here Hilwn ('In F:·:,~.1Y :,~i'lr:i:n;z hur By RALPH DIBBLE more interesting t han t b e it was prt?':;y (l~)\-:\.':1!' tha: one mO"ing keys. They stOOd, some If you think the player piano is a ririky-tink lost exhibits they've set up, . had t:1(, e"::,f:e 0\ I?r !;:e o;Jer. with heads cocked, and their The Detroit inventor, Mr: The fin:!, a ~·.i'r:'~:;:(\:l~:Y re­ expressions ga\'e no visible in­ art, you would get a jolting surprise at the current Vincent, stumbled into the' s10red 1904 Con·air S;Jydcr coo.
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