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Theamica News Bulletin of the Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors' Association TheAMICA News Bulletin of the Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors' Association October 1980 .IT1 lh1IIIlllmnnmnnmnn_IffilIIIIIIIl[lID]iIlIIIImmIIIIIIlV[[[om,ummmem1lIll7mammIIlIIIllIIIIImNmulIIlm.bemron8mmlIIIIIllIIIIIlImIIlmIlllDIDIIlDIIIImmlllDJDJDDJllDlDlDllli AMICA MEMBERSHIP RATES: Continuing Members: $15 Annual Dues New Members, add $5 processing fee INTERNATIONAL CHAPTER OFFICERS OFFICERS THE AMICA NEWS BULLETIN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA PRESIDENT Pres.: Phil McCoy Robert M. Taylor Vice Pres.: Isadora Koff 1326 Spruce St. #3004 Published by the Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors' Treas.: Bob Wilcox Philadelphia, PA 19107 Association, a non-profit club devoted to the restoration, Sec./Reporter: Jack & distribution and enjoyment of musical instruments using Dianne Edwards VICE PRESIDENT perforated paper music rolls. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA " , Terry Smythe 71 Bourmont Bay Pres.: Francis Cherney Winnepeg, Manitoba Vice Pres.: Mary Lilien Canada R2J 1K2 DOROTHY BROMAGE, Publisher Sec.: Evelyn Meeder Treas.: Roy Shelso P.O. Box 387 SECRETARY Reporter: Bill Toeppe Jim Weisen borne La Habra, CA 90631 73 Nevada St. 213/697-1545 TEXAS Rochester, MI 48063 Pres.: Jim Phillips Vice Pres.: Merrill Baltzley PUBLISHER Sec./Treas.: Janet Tonnesen Dorothy Bromage Contributions: All subjects of interest to readers of the Reporter: James Kelsey P.O. Box 387 Bulletin are encouraged and invited by the publisher. All La Habra, CA 90631 articles must be received by the 10th of the preceding MIDWEST Pres.: Bennet Leedy month. Every attempt will be made to publish all articles of MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Vice Pres.: Jim Prendergast (New memberships and general interest to AMICA members at the earliest possible Sec.: Jim Weisen borne mailing problems) time and at the discretion of the publisher. Treas.: Alvin Wulfekuhl Bobby Clark Reporter: Ahti Petaja P.O. Box 172 Change of Address: If you move, send the new address and phone number,to the Membership Secretary, Bobby Clark. PHILADELPHIA AREA ,I Columbia, SC 29202 'II' Pres.: Len Wert TREASURER Vice Pres.: Harvard Wood Mike & Liz Barnhart ADVERTISING Sec.: Beverly Naddeo \ ,, , 919 Lantern Glow Trail Treas.: Doris Berry "-../ Dayton, OH 45431 Classified: 10¢ per word, $1.50 minimum. Reporter: Dick Price "I BOARD REPRESENTATIVES • All copy must reach the publisher by the 10th of the S.O.W.N.Y. (SOUTHERN ONTARIO, No. Cal.: Howie Koff preceding month. Payment must accompany order. WESTERN NY) So. Cal.: Dick Rigg Make checks payable to: AMICA INTERNATIONAL. Pres.: Bruce Bartholomew Texas: Wade Newton Vice Pres.: Mike Walter Midwest: Bill Eicher Sec.: Nancy Group Display advertising Phila. 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We can pre­ COMMITTEES Vice Pres.: Richard Dearborn pare your advertisement from your suggested layout II j Technical Sec.: Linda Repsher Mel Luchetti at cost. ,I Treas.: William Dean 3449 Mauricia Ave. Reporter: Richard Groman 'II I Santa Clara, CA 95051 • All copy must reach the publisher by the 10th of the preceding month. IOWA Honorary Members Pres.; Lee Zimmerline Alf E. Werolin • Payment must accompany order. Typesetting, layout Vice Pres.: Stan Peters 2230 Oakdale Rd. or size alteration charges will be billed separately. Sec.lTreas.: Mary Lou Shimp Hillsborough, CA 94010 Make checks payable to: AMICA INTERNATIONAL. Reporter: AI Johnson Archives • All ads will appear on the last pages of the Bulletin at BOSTON AREA Jim Weisenborne the discretion of the publisher. Pres.: William Koenigsberg 73 Nevada St. Vice Pres.: Charles Hazard Rochester, MI 48063 Publication of business advertising in no way implies AMI­ Sec.: AI Greco CA's endorsement of any commercial operation. However, Treas.: Philip Konop I" AMICAGoals 01, Carole Beckett AMICA reserves the right to refuse any ad that is not in Reporter: Ray Magee 6817 C1iffbrook keeping with AMICA's general standards or if complaints are NORTHERN LIGHTS Dallas, TX 75240 received indicating that said business does not serve the Pres.: Tom Olds Audio-Visual best interests of the members of AMICA according to its Vice Pres.: Gene Skarda Howie Koff goals and bylaws. Sec.: Dorothy Olds Treas.: Trudy Maier '-" . " 2141 Deodara Dr. "" Los Altos, CA 94022 SIERRA·NEVADA Pres.: Sonja Lemon AFFILIATED SOCIETIES Vice Pres: Tim Taormina The Player Piano Group Sec./Treas.: Vickie Mahr The North West Player Piano Reporter: Lynne and Bill Association Pezzaglia Dutch Band Organ Society People- Then and Now Because of Mike's recutter we had lots of correspond­ ence with Jim Elfers, the Bulletin editor. We also at­ tended the 1st AMICA Convention in San Francisco in 1970. We belong to the Musical Box Society and American Theatre Organ Society. We try to collect a variety of instruments (not any two are the same kind). We feel privileged to own our in­ struments and we believe in sharing them with in­ terested people; in fact we've had at least 5 "tours" since we came home from vacation. We have a Weber Duo-Art, Chickering Ampico, Weber Otero Orchestrion, Double Mills Violano Virtuoso, Wurlitzer Theatre Pipe Organ, Pump Organ, Music Boxes and Mike's own invention the "Barnhart Special" Orchestrion. The only thing we don't have that has intrigued me is a large grandfather clock with a music box inside. My favorite hobbies revolve around crafts. If you name it I've probably tried it. Right now I am spending the most Meet Liz time working on counted cross stitch and macrame with some occasional tole painting. Liz Barnhart and husband, Mike, have responsibility At this time in my life I guess my talents are wrapped up for all ofAMICA's funds, as newly elected treasurers. I in my activities. I am very active in the Dayton Alum­ interviewed Liz bymail so that everyone would get to nae of Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority, presently serving as know her. Historian and Panhellenic Advisor for our college chap­ -D.B. ter at Wright State University. I am a TWIG member for ~I've been treasurer for many organization's including the the Children's Medical Center and am chairman of the Santa Letter Booth at their annual Sugarplum Shoppe in AMICA 1978 Convention in Dayton. I enjoy handling money and doing the bookkeepingthat is involved. November. I also make items all year for our church bazaar which is the same weekend in November. Dur­ Our first instrument was an upright player piano which ing school I teach a short class on beginning Spanish to a we bought 14 years ago and traded in 6 months later for class of gifted children. (Last year two of the children· our Weber Duo-Art. were mine.) I'm also in a bowling league. As a non­ Our first membership to AMICA was sent in by Bill working (?) mother of 4 sons, ages 10 to 16, I find myself Coverdale from Waynesville, Ohio. He had read an arti­ being a homeroom mother at school, chaperone for al­ c~e in the paper about Mike's invention for recutting most every field trip they take, volunteer at all school plano rolls and he felt we would enjoy the organization. fund raising projects and of course a continual chauffeur and spectator for my son's involvements in soccer, bas­ ketball, Little League baseball, Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Safety Patrol and Band. AMICA International October News Bulletin 1980 My musical background consisted of singing in choirs , INDEX and glee clubs and several years in school band, dance band and ensembles as a saxophonist. People - Then and Now .153 AMICA International . .157 I was born and raised in Shelby, Ohio in the north­ Can ven tionews .... .159 central part of the state. After graduating from Miami News from the Chapters . 161 University I moved to Dayton where I taught fifth grade for four years. We have lived in the Dayton area for 20 Instruments . 168 years. The Forum . 170 Rolls and Music .171 I guess I have temporary frustrations involving the boys and the things they do or don't do but my worst pet Original Bulletin articles, or material for reprint that is of significant historical quality and interest, are peeve has to be the incompetence or "who cares" at­ encouraged and will be rewarded in the form of titude of America's working force. I get so disgusted AMICA membership dues discounts. (Chapter re­ with purchasing items that have pieces missing or bro­ ports and Forum inquiries are excluded.) ken or parts that clerks order wrong or items improperly The C~ver: was created from a print submitted by . repaired or cleaned. I think if people had a sense ofpride Mary Llhen and a border taken from the sheet music in their work we wouldn't have so many slip-shod prod­ collection of Dorothy Bromage. ucts. As an ex-teacher I'm concerned too with a similar . l53- attitude by some of today's teachers. I feel that many of them don't seem to have the same dedication that I think we had. We enjoy being with the many friends we have made in AMICA as is evidenced by the fact that we have missed only one convention since the beginning and that was the second one in San Francisco. We wouldn't have missed that if it hadn't been Labor Day and our schools had already started.
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