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News Bulletin of the AUTOMATIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT COLLECTORS' ASSOCIATION

/ MARCH 1978

VOLUME 15 NUMBER 2 OFFICERS INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS CHAPTER OFFICERS ,. PRESIDENT NO. CALIFORNIA Bob Rosencrans Pres.: Howard Koff 36 Hampden Rd. Vice Pres.: Phil McCoy Upper Darby, PA 19082 Sec.: David Fryman Treas.: Bob Wilcox VICE PRESIDENT Reporter: Stuart Hunter Richard Drewniak 191 Capen Blvd. SO. CALIFORNIA Amherst, NY 142~6 Pres.: Francis Cherney Vice Pres.: Mary Lilien SECRETARY Sec.: Greg Behnke Isadora Koff Treas.: Lewis Troffer 2141 Deodara Dr. Reporter: Bill Toeppe AMICA MEMBERSHIP RATES: Los Altos, CA 94022 TEXAS Continuing Members: $ 15 Dues BULLETIN Pres.: Haden Vandiver Tom Beckett Vice Pres.: Bill Flynt New Members, add $5 processing fee 6817 Cliffbrook Sec./Treas.: Charlie Johnson Lapsed Members, add $3 processing fee Dallas, TX 75240 Reporter: Dick Barnes

MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY MIDWEST (New memberships and Pres.: Bennet Leedy mailing problems) Vice Pres.: Jim Prendergast Anita Nickels Johnson Sec.: Jim Weisenborne P. O. Box 666 Treas: Alvin lIlIulfekuhl THE AMICA NEWS BULLETIN Grand Junc tion, CO 81501 Reporter: Molly Yeckley

TREASURER PHILADELPHIA AREA Jack & Mary Riffle Pres.: Mike Naddeo Published by the Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors' 5050 Eastside Calpella Rd. Vice Pres.: John Berry Association, a non-profit club devoted to the restoration, distribu­ Ukiah, CA 95482 Sec.: Dick Price tion and enjoyment of musical instruments using perforated paper Treas.: Claire Lambert music rolls. BOARD REPRESENTATIVES Reporter: Allen Ford N. Cal.: Fran.k Loob Contributions: All subjects of interest to readers of the bulletin S. Cal.: Dick Rigg SOWNY (So. Ontario, West NY) are encouraged and invited by the publisher. All articles must be Texas: Carole Beckett Pres.: Chuck Hannen received by the 10th of the preceding month. Every attempt will be Phil.: Bob Taylor Vice Pres.: Jeff Depp made to publish all articles of general Interest to AMICA members Midwest: Bill Eicher Sec.: Mi ke Walter at the earliest possible time and at the discretion of the publisher. SOWNY: Stan Aldridge Treas.: Gerry Schmidt ~ ADVERTISING Rky. Mt.: Toni Hart Reporter: Jim Brewer Line ad rate: 8q per word, $1.20 minimum. New Jer.: Jeffrey Morgan Page rate: $12.50 per quarter page or multiple thereof. Iowa: Alvin Johnson ROCKY MOUNTAIN Pres.: Robert Moore Ad copy will be typeset (at additional cost) only if requested. COMMITTEES Sec.: Sharon Paetzold Each phot09raph or half-tone, $5.00 Technical· Treas.: Carl Paetzold Camera-ready copy that is oversized or underSized will be Mel Luchetti Reporter: Jere De Ba ker changed to correct size at your cost. 3449 Mauricia Ave. Camera-ready copy must reach the publisher by the 10th of Santa Clara, CA 95051 NEW JERSEY the preceeding month. Pres.: Peter Brown Vice Pres.: Richard Dearborn Cash must accompany order. Typesettin9 Or size alteration Honorary Members Sec.: Jeffrey Mor9an charges will be billed separately. Make checks payable to Alt. E. Werolin Treas.: William Dean AMICA INTERNATIONAL. 2230 Oal<.dale Rd. Reporter: Francis J. Mayer All ads will appear on the last pages of the BULLET IN, at the Hillsborough, CA 94010 discretion of the publisher. IOWA Pres.: Dale Snyder Publication of business advertisln9 in no way implies AMICA's Vice Pres.: Stan Peters endorsement of any commercial operation. However, AMICA re­ Sec./Treas.: Alvin Johnson serves the fl9ht to refuse any ad that is not in keeping with AMICA's Reporter: Richard Parker general s1t... rds or if complaints are received indicatln9 that said bUSiness es not serve the best interests of the members of AMICA, ac ordin9 to its goals._ond by-laws.

AMICA Stationery, $3.20 (letter size), $1.75 AMICA ITEMS AMICA TECHNICALITIES BOOKS: Volume I (note size), including mailing charges. Fine (1969-1971), $5.50 postpaid; Volume II (1972­ FOR SALE Quality stationery with ornate AMICA borders. 1974), $7 .. 50 postpaid; or order both sets for AMICA BULLETINS, BOUND ISSUES: 1971, Each packet contains 25 letters and matching $12.50 postpaid. Reprints of interesting techni­ 1972, 1973 .. bound sets at $15.00 each set. envelopes. Send orders to Robert Lemon, 4560 calities articles which have appeared in the 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 at $18.00 each set. Green Tree Drive, Sacramento, CA 94823. AMICA Bulletin, arranged and indexed into PRICES INCLUDE POSTAGE AND appropriate categories, spiral bound to lie flat. "They All Laughed When I Sat Down At The HANDLING. Spiral bound to lay flat. Send Send orders to Howard Koff, 2141 Deodara Piano, But When IT Began To Play ..." ~ orders to: Mary Lilien, 4260 Olympiad Drive, Drive, Los Altos, CA 94022. Los Angeles, CA 90043. This sound and color super-8 movie, produced ROLL LEADERS: DUD-ART, Authentic. For by AM ICA members, is again available for loan order sheet, see the April, 1973 Bulletin. Nick ~ to AMICA members and chapters. For more Jarrett, 3622 .. 21 st Street, San Francisco, CA information write to Howard Koff, 2141 94114. Deodara Drive, Los Altos, CA 94022. Jnfernafional JlcJJrJf8Jl

with their write-up in the past Bulletin - a semi­ 1977 WRITERS AWARDS ANNOUNCED legitimate "complaint" not unnoted by this editor. I would like to make a point - and this applies to in­ Continuing with a program started in 1976, ballots coming reports from ALL chapters of AMICA - that there were sent to a member of each chapter of AMICA for is a matter of balance in the Bulletin for appearance the selection of best Bulletin articles for the sake. Photographer and Reporter must give me suitable year 1977. The following were chosen the best of proportions of material. 177 and are listed in alphabetical order by author. That I am not prejudiced agai~t lengthy chapter Jim Crank - "The Jackling Residence Organ" {August) reports would be evidenced by past issues of~ulletins containing the Midwest reports by Molly Y~~ Charles Innes - "Violano Service Notes, Parts I-V" Indeed, there are lots of photos and lots oflte~t (March to August) to place them in. The formula is easy: More text al­ lows more photos. For the balance of your photos, Dan Tuttle - "Piano Roll Review" - (December 1975 - if your budget can stand it, you can try the nifty to date, all issues) method of the So. Cal. group. Award placques for these writers will be presented at the Ar~ICA Concenti on in Dayton thi s June. Those unable to attend will be mailed their awards after the convention. WILL THIS BE YOUR LAST BULLETIN? A special honorable mention and notice of apprecia­ OR - RED SLASH LABELS tion is expressed to Mr. John F. Morse who is not a member of AMICA and who allowed us to reprint his Do you have a red slash on your Bulletin perforator study of 1956. The article was entitled, mailing label? If so, this means the "Imperi a1 - Duo-Art - Ampi co Perforator Study, Part Membership Secretary has not received I & II" repri nted in the May and June Bull eti ns. your 1978 renewal dues - as of February 10 - and this will be your last Bulleti~ Many excellent articles were submitted to THE AMICA After March 1 there is a late fee of ,I last year and the voting indicated a varied interest. $3.00. This means the regular membership AMICA would like to express a special "Thank You" to fee is $18.00 and the first class and everyone who contributed to the Bulletin and to our overseas memberships are $24.00. Don't collective education and enjoyment in 1977. delay - send Anita your check today!

NEW SOUTHERN CAL NEWSLETTER DAYTON CONVENTION COMMITTEE Congratulations are in order to the Southern Cal­ ifornia Chapter on their improved newsletter. The FINALLY MEETS AGAIN! first issue of 1978 includes 2 full pages of photos! For anyone just returned from that desert island, with with this newsletter there ~ a sly reference to the no update on what's been happening, Ohio had three fact they were providing photos that hadn't gotten in devastating snowstorms, the last a blizzard with 80 mph winds. We were forced to postpone our committee meeting three weekends in a row, but thanks to Ma Bell This month's cover was created from a and the U. S. Snail, it's EXCELSIOR all the way. Chickering piano advertisement of 1908. Contributed by Mark D. Zahm. On another page you will find a pretty-well-completed hour-by-hour description of our plans for you. It isn't as frantic a schedule as it looks at first glance, because we have everything, including travel INTERNATIONAL AMICA . 24 time, listed and there will be options and alterna­ AMICA FORUM 28 tives you may want to try. All meals and transpor­ Convention Schedule 32 tation are provided wi~h the exception of Sunday's ROLLS & HUSIC 39 open houses and the "Oregon District" tour which is NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 39 within easy walking distance of convention hotel PHILADELPHIA 41 headquarters if you choose the full registration of ROCKY llOUNTAIN 42 $100.00. The partial registration is explained on BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES the registration form elsewhere in this Bulletin. Egon Petri 43 Remember, too, that full registration doesn't have TECHNICALITIES 44 to cost you $100.00, but only $80.00 if you get it in before the cut-off date!

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Oh heck, I'm wrong already: the farewell breakfast by the same Link company that made the musical in­ is C.O.D. on Sunday (I've been told that means you struments? We have planned just a short tour of pay for it yourself) but it is more of a brunch than ~his museum and think it will whet your appetite for a breakfast - we've sampled it for you! - and it in­ a return trip on Sunday on your own. Dayton is named cludes everything from freshly-made waffles with a "The Birthplace of Flight" and the museum spans it choice of hot fruit sauces, to bacon, sausage, chick­ from birth to outer space. My own particular favorite en, eggs of every style, the freshest rolls and buns is the B-36 bomber which was the largest non-jet ever you've ever tasted, hash browns ••• and as many re­ built. Yeah, I know about Howard Hughes' "Spruce turn trips as you can handle. Goose" but that was never put into production, so there. The B-36 has pusher (propellor at the rear) engines and also JATO (jet-assisted take-off). See, just because I'm dumb about pLano mechani~e.. sn't DEEDS CARILLON mean I'm just plain dumb about everything. Anyway, this is a beautiful new building and is t .. .. Force's own monument to flight and the Daytonians Number of bells ..... 40 are justly proud of it. o T~~~'d:W:: ~f.~~1l42 tons Diameter of largest ben ...•... 6 ft. We've heard a few Ampichrons (Los Angeles Convention, Diameter of 1972, for one) and we are going to make "From Caril­ smallest bell .... 12 in. lon to Ampichron" come true by providing the carillon Height at tower above terrace ••.• 151 ft. 6 in. part of it. This is a 40 bell instrument, and I Height of tower from love what the brochure says" "Carillon and Celestron bottom of foundation 183 ft. 7 in. music is most enjoyable from a distance of 1,000 feet." Construction: Indiana The carillonneur will provide us with our. own concert. Limestone with Granite Base. Stay tuned to this station for further information 1 Chandelier of bells and let me know if you have any questions! Remember; 2 Galeria for Celestron "00 IT IN DAYTONl" 3 Carillon Console Room Molly Yeckley and Celestron Record Publicity Chairms. Player 4 Basement There she goes with that "Chair Miz" again! You don't like "Chairperson", Molly?

CELESTRON An p~~~l~~:3~~:!ying installati?D for ~ COLLECTOR IN VIENNE J FRANCE 32 high-fidelity speaker units. Uniform frequency range from 50 to 15,000 cycles. Total operatinl power - 5,500 watts. BY CHARLES LILLY Bronze Galeria 12 ft. in width; located 35 ft. above terrace. Marc Fournier, a collector and restorer of automatic musical instruments, owns about 50 musical machines. We would hope that you would want to stay at con­ He lives about 20 miles south of Lyon, in the village yention headquarters for more than one reason. The of Vienne, France. His collection dates from about 1870 1918. first is that it is across a covered walkway over to Some of the instruments include a 103 20 the street directly to all activities at the conven­ gigantic Gaugin organ with keys and automatic tion center from the hotel, and another good reason registers, several lesser size fairground organs, is that if you stay somewhare not within walking a 1910 Hupfeld Phonoliszt Violina, a 1910 Limonaire distance it will cost you $1.50 every time you want with 35 keys, a Limonaire with 56 keys, and many to park your car in the covered garage, also connected instruments stored for future restoration. The to the hotel by a covered walkway at the third floor majority of his automatic organs use perforated level. There are parking meters at the street level, cardboard books. He has a library of many booklets. but they have to be fed every hour, I'm told. A He has learned to restore over the years as he Sheraton Inn is half a block away from Stouffer's, has collected and now he is able to make exact re­ however, and there are five Holiday Inns in the Day­ ton area including one downtown. We believe Stouf­ productions of the little hand-cranked street organs. fer's Dayton Plaza to be Dayton's finest hotel, how­ ever, and with our convention rate it is no more ex­ Marc Fournier will go to great lengths to pursue the pensive than a Holiday Inn. Stouffer guests park discovery of another old automatic musical instru­ free in the parking garage too. ment stored away in some closet or corner. He has gone from France to Belgium and Germany and Switzer­ land looking for instruments. As a matter of fact, If you think, perhap~, that the Air Force Museum has no connection with AMICA may I remind you that the Monsieur Fornier is looking for an American steam Link Trainer for World War II pilots was developed calliope. He calls it la belle machine!

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Color photographs and a biography of Marc Fournier and part of his collection appears in the Smithso­ nian magazine, January, 1978, Volume 8, Number 10, available for $1.25 from Smithsonian Associates, 900 Jefferson Drive, Washington, D.C. 20560.

BULLETIN PRODUCTION

BY TOM BEe KETT

This Bulletin is number 26 in the series that I started since bein9 elected to the Publisher's of­ fice in mid 1975. During that time virtually the same people have been involved in the production of "THE AMICA" and it seems fitting to give them some recognition.

It might also be of interest to know how your club Bulletin is prepared so I will give you a brief sketch of each month's procedures.

Cliff Spencer stands next to some of the camera equipment he uses to convert my layouts to negatives.

I type all my articles reasonably soon after they arrive as I am not the world's fastest type~ having never mastered the 10-finger touch system, (I use the two-finger look-at-the-keys method) so as to spread the load along the month. Naturally, a lot of late arriving material just before the deadline does not make my day. I a 1so log ina 11 the adver­ tising and prepare that copy as well. Anything that must be set in fancier type (such as the Bul­ letin masthead and most of our display-type adver­ tising) I must take across town to a composition service a day or two before the dead] ine. This is both time consuming and expensive and is why the whole Bulletin is not typeset.

Don Fuller at the light table checking a four-page negative flat of the January/February Bulletin.

As publisher, I actually do a bit more than just produce the Bulletin. I am the receipent of a fair amount of AMICA correspondence ranging from member­ ship applications to tech~ical and research ques­ tions. Any items I can handle personally from this correspondence (membership applications is not one of these), I do, in the interest of giving as-S-peedy a reply as possible. If I cannot reply, or the job can be done more efficiently by others in the c] ub, I forward the correspondence to the proper officer or committee. Part of my mail concerns .J changes of ad

The 10th of the month is Bulletin deadl ine and that's A few days before the Bulletins are through at the where I cut off. The next morning I begin my "past­ printer's I have received the members l mailing labels ing up" for camera-ready layouts. Each page is pre­ from Anita Johnson. They must be checked and adjust­ pared so it can be photographed by Cl iff Spencer. ed to reflect any changes of address that have come Here we use a little trick to give our typing a bit to me and not to Anita. Then I break these down more of a "printed" look. I actually layout my into little packets by state and zip code to aid in text on a page some 10" x 13" in size and then the the mailing preparations. I also separate all the whole thing is reduced to 80% of original size for first class and overseas labels from the rest as Bulletin production. This helps disguise the fact they must go in special envelopes with postage stamps that the copy came off my IBM Selectric and at the appl ied. I figure all the different stamp require­ same time allows a good bit more text on each fin- ments, go to the Addison post office and proceed to ished page. take up a lot of their time by getting many denom- i nat ions of stamps. Pat Joyce and Su McKee··have been most accomodating since we began in '75-(Su has resigned herself to the fact that I am going to be doing this 10 times a year and no longer cal Is me names whi Ie Pat no longer takes sudden "coffee breaks") and I have a lways gotten prompt, courteous and good humored attention.

Once again I return home and proceed with a mailing make-ready. I apply labels to all the items - about 240 - that go out in postage-appl ied envelopes (the 3rd class postage is pre-printed on the Bulletin and shows through the plastic mailer bag on the other 900 some Bulletins mailed). Would you believe that I have personally 1 icked every stamp since 19757 That's approximately 14,000 licks with this issue and no end in sight. It absolutely destroys the taste of at least one following meal!

Becky Newton (r.) labeling the January/February is­ sue while Carole inserts them in the plastic mailer envelopes. Some of the Bulletins that will be pro­ cessed line the back side of the work table.

Don Fuller (owner of the printing firm - Dottie's Letter Service) then arranges the negatives in a flat to fit the particular press he wi 1I use for our job in a process called stripping. He checks the negatives for flaws and then notifys me. When Don calls, I go to the print shop and recheck all the negatives before they are used in the exposure of photo-sensitive steel plates which wil I then be placed on the offset printing equipment to print the Bulletin.

Terry Helm and Keith Hall (as well as Don) are the masters of the press and have provided us with AMICA stationery, Bulletins, membership cards, 3-year in­ Wade (r.) inserts the Bulletins in the plastic dexes, Bylaws, etc. of excel lent qual ity. Keith was mailer envelopes and then Tom seals the open particularly proud of the work he did in achieving end with a modified food bag sealer. This work the proper color tones in. our December 1977 Bulletin must be more fun than I thought - everybodifs smiling! cover and I think everyone would agree his efforts were most successful. Comes mailing night. Wade and Becky Newton drive over from Arl ington and help Carole and I do the After printing, the stacks of Bulletin sheets are final mail preparation. Any inserts (another less­ sent to the Binderyfor folding, trimming and assem­ than-joyous occasion) must be placed in all Bulle­ bling and are then returned to Dottie's Letter Ser­ tins (occasionally I do all these myself the after­ vice. Once again I get a call from Don and I drive noon preceeding the mail preparation) and first to Garland to pick up the some 350 pounds of printed class envelopes stuffed and sealed. Then we get to matter. the heart of the mailing with the third class pre- - 27 - Jnfernafional J:lcJ!tJBJ:l .to.,--..

paration. One of us .appl ies labels, one us adds . inserts and/or helps the number 3 man with putting the Bulletins in the individual plastic mailer en­ velopes. Static electricity makes these things all stick together which adds to the fun. The 4th man operates the plastic envelope sealer and by zip code bundles, rubber bands and places the various unit~ of Bulletins in U.S. P. O. canvas mail bags. We occasionally rotate jobs to avoid boredom. If you label is on crooked, it's probably one of my hasty jobs. Carole and Becky are the neat ones at labeling. Plastic envelope seal ing is my forte. Wade is pretty good at everything and harasses us for small errors.

The next day it is back to the post office for weighing, filling out forms, and paying of postage to get the Bulletins in the mailand then back home to make plans for next month's Bulletin. There's actually a little more to it than I have detailed here, but you get a general idea of what's involved and appreciate, as I do, the help I receive in bringing "THE MIICA" to you. Pat Joyce (1.) and Su Mckee make my post office visits pleasant ones.

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buy the roll the dealer was no longer around and LETTERS no one knew anything about it. (Harvey Roehl forwards us a letter previously sent Is it possible you would know of anyone having that to him in hopes some AMICAN can offer assistance) roll of "Selections by Linke" that would make a tape recording of the complete roll - particularly THE "Dear Mr. Roehl: SIAMESE PATROL - and sell it to me. The roll would do me no good as I havent the proper instrument to I wonder if you can help me in what may seem a play it on. But I would like to again hear the mel­ rather peculiar request. More than fifty years ago ody and see why it has remained so in my memory - when I was a small boy my parents took me to an the title, that is. It must have been some melody! amusement park that featured an electric piano in a Robert R. Young, 701 Stoler Ave., Lansdale, PA 19446. pqviJ.lion .. There I heard a tune I much. later iden­ tifi ed as "The Si amese Patro1" by Paul L1 ncke (or Link). That tune has haunted me ever since ~lthough I haven't the slightest idea now as to what lt sounded 1ike. Paul Eaki ns of the former "Gay 90' s PIANO ROLL PRO\.IECT Village Museum" in Sikeston, Missouri couldn't find it in his lists of music rolls but did find it list­ TO BE LAUNCHED ed in a book with the regular title and also called Canadian Amican Ted Perrin reports that he is con­ SIAMESISCHE WACHTPARADE b~ Paul Lincke. sidering a roll recutting project that will special­ ize in previously uncut 88-note and Duo-Art rolls. The irony of my quest to hear this tune is that The project is in the preliminary interest stage at about a year ago while rummaging around a flea mar­ present and Mr. Perrin welcomes suggestions on the ket I came across a box of music rolls with pin ends undertaking. and oversize perforations and one roll labeled - Se­ lections by Linke - and one of the selections was Mr. Perrin does intend to make new rolls from sheet "The Siamese Patrol." I didn't buy it because I music also. Interested parties are encouraged for couldn't play it on my own piano but should have more details to: Ted Perrin, 1161 Meadowlands Dr., because then I could have located a player and taped unit 15, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2E 6J5. the sound. When I realized that and returned to

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(!tbt Ntw §ork Sintts Many women composers Sunday, December 11, 1977 in the ragtime ra nks I:iQLLYWOOD, tml- Only a Many of the others were' Author's Query few'notes' of a tinkling ragtime women. according to Morath, tUJle~ ~onJure up imagesof the who has compiled several of the books I am wriling a biography of turn of'the century.·HIgli·!:ilitton women's tunes in an album. my colleague and friend, the shoes. qa~J.igh·t!l. Bustles. Bicv­ "Ragtime Women." late Leopold Stokowski, for cles built for two. Among the wom'en Morath' Hawthorn Books. I would be . Ragtime,' said pianist and features are May Aufda

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Valse, OP. 64, No. C,.h"'P~ Chopin" '.... A"!ERICAN PlANO COMPANY t«:W ....-0-1< v_~...... "Uy~u deeid~'tOtake ttle apartment, ptere's o~ ~ J4htnk maybe I *IlouW /" ~.Y9u. ~ .". '~. 6/16/77 From The Washington Star. Contributed By John R. Grant.

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But have you ever listened to a reproduc­ Story ing grand piano? It's different from a player (like night and day) in that the mechan ism of the reproducing piano actually repeats the· performance of the Signatures and inscriptions on many of the rolls artist who recorded the piece, with all of are quite articulate. The Duo-Art roll shown is About a an audiograph used for teaching music appre­ the expression, technique, tone, tempo ciation. Chopin's Polinaise in A Flat begins with and pedaling. It's like standing within a written introduction of the compo~er and a. arm's reach of Greig or Chopin or running interpretation of the piece. Pneumatic Moving Paderewskt or Hofmann. valves, air pressure and an electric motor operate the reproducing action~ So. what? That's what I thought, because Manis I'm really not a great fan of classical music. But when Bill Eicher placed a roll on his Steinway Duo-Art grand piano and turned the IittIe lever that set the keys in Hobby motion, I became an instant convert. The recording artist was Harold Bauer and by Jan Thuerbach when he played Chopin's "Fantaisie From the ATLAS (Van Lines) Impromptu" I found that I could not hold back the tears. Does that sound AMPLIFIER. Featuring the corny? Bill Eicher says, "No '- it just Chairman of the upcoming means you're hooked!" Dayton Convention. Notice the holes on the right and left sides of the roll. These are the expression markings which, as they pass over the tracker bar exactly reproduce the record ing artist's tone, tech nique and tempo.

Bill Eicher is president of United Moving & Storage, Inc. of Dayton, Atlas' agent in Dayton, Ohio and services a large volume of business annually. He has two 20 ,000 sq. ft. warehouses in the city, plus his office and material storage facil ities, operates a sizeable fleet of trucks, and spends long hours each day at the office. In his spare time, Bill serves as president of the Oh io Movers & Warehousemen's Association and is active in local traffic clubs. And he readily admits he's incurably hooked. So hooked, in fact, that he has seven reproducing grand pianos in his home...and two more currently being restored, after wh ich they will be moved to the house.

The Eichers' large English Tudor home on Winding Way in the suburbs of Dayton is warm and comfortable and so tastefully decorated in period antiques that the magnificent 7 ft. Steinways and Chicker· ings and Wm. Knabes and Webers are right at home.

Last year, Bill added a three-car garage beh ind the house, perfectly matched architecturally, with a second story conservatory that now houses three pianos and built-in storage cabinets for some of the 7000 rolls he's collected over the years.

Bill and Jo Eicher listen to Greig's Concerto A Minor recorded by Marguerite Volavy on a Duo­ Just for fun, he has an old Nickelodeon, Art roll. Reproducing pianos use one of three different systems -- Duo·Art, Ampico and Welte· also known as an orchestration, down in Mignon, which are not interchangeable. The beautifully restored Wm. Knabe grand is an the garage that he's just finished restor­ Ampico B instrument. In the background is a Steinway Duo-Art. ing, installing antique beveled-glass doors on the front so that all the working parts They've also become close friends with are visible. Off in the corner there's a several of the few remain ing original Scope-o-tone, an experimental recording artists, including Henry Lange, television-musical selection type enter­ Eub ie Blake (of the Broadway Sissie and tainment unit produced in the mid-1950's Blake team -- he's 94 now and still play­ which never made it -- except as a valu­ ing concerts), and Ruth Bingamon Smith, able collector's item. a world-renowned pianist who played a live concert in the Eichers' Iiving room How does a moving man get so wrapped last September. "We had 84 guests here up in such a moving hobby? from allover the country and when Ruth finished, there wasn't a dry eye among "Well," Bill Eicher says, "1 guess it really them." started about ten or twelve years ago when I acquired an old Marshall-Wendell Obviously, United Moving & Storage Co. upright reproducing piano out of an of Dayton has gained qu ite a reputation abandoned storage lot." Since then, he's for moving pianos. "I've handled a bought and sold some fifteen or so number of large household goods moves different models as he upgraded his· because the people had reproducing collection. pianos or were collectors of the auto­ Bill threads the paper roll and sets the tempo matic musical instruments. There's a lot control and volume prior to turning on the And what does Bill's wife think about the to know about moving these reproducing switch that puts a master's soul into his beauti­ pianos? Jo is a delightful person, a buyer ful 1935 Wm. Knabe B. Exquisitely grained, grands -- each one weighs about 1200 Ibs. the case had been ebony before restoration. for Frigidaire Division of General Motors To remove the legs, you have to be Behind Bill can be seen the Chickering, in a where she's worked for nearly 25 years, extremely careful of the underneath side Lou is XV case and another Steinway Duo-Art. and she thoroughIy enjoys the hobby. "I of the piano to protect the reproducing didn't really Iike that first piano, though," mechanism housed there." she confided. "Did Bill tell you it was Kelly green?"

Both Bill and Jo have derived tremendous pleasures from their involvement in AMICA -- Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors Association, an international group interested in collecting all forms of automatic musical instruments that derive their sounds from paper rolls. The national organization has chapters that The recently-<:onstrueted three-car garage serves meet regu larly in districts and annually a dual purpose for the Eichers. The second in an international convention. In fact, floor music conservatory provides a cozy the Eichers will host the 1978 annual retreat and a home for three reproducing grand pianos and several thousand rolls, all carefully meeting of AMICA, expected to draw cata logued. several hundred members to Dayton. Bill Eicher got into the moving business in 1947 when he bought one truck and operat­ ed h is office out of a $5 sleeping room in Dayton. A phone book from that year lists the Yellow Pages advertising for his com· pany which he sold in 1954 and joined United Moving & Storage.

Today, he's president and owner of the impressive Dayton facilities, recently repainted throughout in Atlas colors. The revolving antique bank clock carries the Atlas logo on one side and is a real eye catcher.

Besides the pianos, Bill collects antique autos, includ ing a 1928 Model A Ford pickup and several '37 Pontiacs, and classic 4-door convertibles -- a '37 Pontiac ("Iiketheone I had in high school"),a '53 Mercedes and three restored Lincolns, the last of the 4-door convertib Ie series­ 1965, '66 and '67.

But that's another story. And then there are the gorgeous grandfather clocks "-....--1 around the house. And a considerable Many of his more than 7000 rolls have been filed and catalogued according to system and by library of historical memorabilia of Ohio composer, with a cross reference by the title of the compositio~. Several dozen roll cabinets of and an original broadside printed by all styles, descriptions and finishes, many with beautiful wood Inlays, are located throughout Benjamin Franklin in 1755 advertising for the house and conservatory. horses and wagons for the Revolution. And ..... 1978 AMICA INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION DAYTON" OHIO Fol lowing is a schedule of events for 22 - 23 - 24 25 - June, 1978. This is a tentative schedule at this time, but we are hoping to have one or two "Su­ per Surprises" that can be announced only when our plans are finalized.

THURSDAY 22 June, 1978 WHAT WHERE 12 noon - 6:00 pm Registration Hotel Mezzanine .. ~.....,~ 3:00 - 5:00 pm Board Meeting Hospitality Suite Dinner On The Town (Stouffer's is excellent for this) 7:30 - 8:00 pm Concert Convention Center Au­ 8:00 - ? "Action Auction" ditorium

FRIDAY 23 June, 1978 7:30 - 8:30 am Breakfast Stouffer's Van Cleve Room 8:30 5:00 pm Continuing Registration Hotel Mezzanine 9:00 - 10:45 am Tour "A" Air Force Museum 11:00 - 12:15 pm Tour "B" (switch) Barnhart Collection 12:45 - 1:30 pm Box Lunch Wright Memorial 2:00 - 3:00 pm Carillon Concert Carillon Park 3: 00 pm Return to"hotel 4:00 - 5:00 pm Guest Artists Conv. Center Auditorium 5:15 - 6:00 pm Travel Time Coverdale Collection 7:00 - 7:20 pm Travel Time Rieger's "Labarn" 8:00 - 9:00 pm Buffet Dinner "" 9:00 - ? . Pipe organ demonstration, building tours, entertainment.

SAWRDAY 24 June, 1978 7:30 - 8:30 am Breakfast Stouffer's Van Cleve P~. 9:00 - 12:00 noon Registration ends Hotel Mezzanine 8:30 - 10:30 am Membership Meeting Van Cleve Room 10:30 - 12:00 noon Technical Sessions or Meeting Room #306 free time 12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch Van Cleve Room 2:00 - 3:30 pm Guest Artists &reception Conv. Center,Auditorium 3:30 - 5:00 pm Special PrograJTI "" " 5:00 - 7:00 pm C.O.D. Bar Mezzanine Lobby 7:00 - 8:45 pm Banquet &Program Van Cleve Room 9:00 - ? Buses leave for party Eicher Collection

SUNDAY 25 June, '1978 8:00 - 9:00 am C.O.D. Farewell Breakfast Stouffer's "Top of the Plaza 10:00 - 1:00 pm Open Houses, "Oregon District" Tour

- 32 - From the Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph - 5/7/77. bYY~;'."g Co"'riMed Craftsman Enjoys Obsolete Profession

,By BYRON, AKERS On" a' vacation visit to Day­ B~ach;' seven-year~ set up shop to carry out, h\s to'ri'a Fla,: a long-held ambition to maintain OI!l,C~ic~go" boy named Art and oTostore the old music rna, Reblitz became enthralled with chin~s, : " the 'sight" 'sound arid mechanism ;, si_ge'.-tl\en,,-.,JlObbYists, collei:­ of a nickelodeon,' tors' !lnd IllU~eums throug~Ql-lt , ,'It, was not a soon forgotten the country have sought hi,S -Ser­ , boyish.fancy, Instead, the resort): vices; ~rlY(~1! Jhese de~ Ciry's mec!]anical music riJaker ' of a u.(o m a t'1 c musicaP . c~eated an: impression destined:, ,'strum~"ate united in ' , to influence young Reblitz's life, ,temify 'of' 'common in , Now,; two decades later, his '; thrQugh _,melll-bership in the ,Mu­ sustain<;:d' interest in automatic' "slcal Beil: Society and the Auto, 'musi~alJishtlrhEmts of an ear: 'matic M'usical 'Insh'ument Col­ -,lier ,generation has blossOmed -rectors' AssOciation." Reblitz ' hjls 'into ,a career urider the name of ,wtitten' a ,column in, the MuSf",id :Art Rebliti Piano Service' of ,So" iety's magazine, : ;', ,ColOf:ldO Spriog.s, ', '~ " , guslially finds~' " His specialty is an unusual, lif$d " arCity:,and N " ;almostobsolet~' profession, He, City,' ored 'slleil of hi 'mairitainsancf 'restores player Mon~Dlt-Y~m~~ .- t~wns, , piano,s" nick~liJde<>ns and the he Iluts I rue la:rge, C:Ollect 'inultl·instrumeht 'band organs instoini~ts ,(ptq ~fi}tpe fo :'arid 'orchestrations, The latter is summm; §e;l~ork - a coi!led 'ford,designatingan './Otll¢~J.' ~o ·liave call ',ftIiJl'matic ,)nstrument e simula':: J him·,to' .maintain;' repairl' -afi'g an" e6tir'e orc/lestra,," All" rebtiitd-'e~tensive'c!lllectionk ~ '!nusic is 'played, bY~,-'lctJ.lal 'in­ Bel!nl's Cars and Music of! ­ struments,~ mechanica.P'f" crank-operated barrel' organs for the' Pietro family' of trav­ vices, suchasil-!\litz, ex­ su!ta~re' Intricately", shaped leather plained, "The restoration; work for a plac{ in t!.e fami­ lin, bass drum, sn,are drum, ly,; parlor of thatd.ilY'" Dance triangle, cYmtial. castanets, and 'gasrrets, had, te be handmade aives me a feeling of creattve halI~"iCe and careCully fi~ed. HellaM! ;cComptiShment. ' cream parlorS,amuse­ 69 organ pip,es iIi two ranks rep­ m$m parks and ilre-prohibition thaf pump air thfmlgh the maze "Music has always, be~n ,a resenting violins, piccolos and ,~eri-~overed sal.I!flI!l'.,JQpried itt> Iltoper set­ flutes. ;'d.O!ing with a, ,part of my life, After receiving ti~: ite'bJit~, SJlecw type III leather., Piano a degree in music from'the Ulll­ foun,\i)t too mas­ Restoring the 'Model H in-, sive for his worKsnop, so resto­ volved a procedure followed key(wexe.tebuilt and new ,felt versity of Illinois, I was faced hammers installed, The plano with the draft and served 'four ratiOll work ~< was done in the with all pneumatic instruments Colorado" !>prings, Music CO,-' sectiOll was restrYll&., ,' ' , , years, from 1968-72, in "th.e Air operated oU paper rolls, Size of _~od' shop" ' \. the machine and, the number of l'i;v'ery piece of' iu\(1 ,Force"by playing flute and'plC­ metal was restored tc;.'-lChicago side showed 'how narrowly 'this 54 n ~ ked properly ',togethet, main' in Colorado Springs' !In!! where it spent J,~ p1aYlllg yEl3rs, , Rebuilding ~e '",~H re:-, The ~e'ebllJ'~'s'-, el(j)Jorate case, Pianb; pipes and;,other iJ)- - 33 - slrurnent& had to be tUIiedttess of New 'Vorl(, the book is where each. bole, shpil be placed Califorllia distributor, 'and even tioit's 'ears were captiv;lte,d .1>1 rUiw'in its third "printing and and hand punching thtfJlsands of . a Japanese song for a Wurlitzer early radio in the '20's. . haSt become reoognlzed as the holes. ' band organ used by a touring ,stal}dard work for __ piano' m. • 'r1IUt'rv. "-

Remembering the Man Who Said He 'Invented Ja~z 36 years after Jelly Roll Morton's death, his part in music history stays largely ol:>.scured By Tom Lyles during a five-:week period, became the basis of chives," Morton told Lomax, "you're SUPP9secHo Spec:iaJ (0 The Walhington Star Lomax' biography, "Mr. Jelly Roll." give facts." Between his facts and half-trut1ts,.be . Some of Morton's recordings from those ses­ offered a fascinating glimpse of the New Orleans What a braggart and a rambler that "Winin' that had been peopled by African, F.rench and: Boy" was. sions, and earlier, show a sophisticated musicilln keenly aware of polyphonal structure; dYnamics Spanish settlers whose cultures pulsed in the.' He signed his personal letters Ferd and called streets, l1ars and music halls, offering Mortoll the himself Jelly Roll and said he invented jazz. "If and interior order. His statements - "When you're playing jazz disparate invitations of the opera, b4ss 'bai1ds everybQdy read those little black dots" on a and ragtimehe used to make his music. music sheaf, he said, he could have taken jazz piano you must make it sound like a band. If you don't make it sound like a band, you're ndt plaY' f~om t!-lrn-of-the-century New Orleans red light. MORTON LEFT New Orleans in 190] to begiJ) mght life and made a respectable lady of it. In- ing no jazz piano" ... "Never discard the melody" .. "Without clean breaks you cannot rambling', hustling pool, selling fakefmedicine, .stead, Ferdinand Joseph "Jelly Roll" Morton ­ playing cards and, after careful Iiste!\ingi "cut, after "my creation of jazz music" - watched ,even play jazz" - are more than rhetoric. They are a manifesto of his music. ting" every pianist he met. Later camtf Morton's' other musicians wrest the music from him and Red Hot Pep~s band, of six to nine members. take it up the' Mississippi River, where it slipped " Commercial recordings of those Coolidge ses­ sions have been officially out of print for more When he told:Lomax his story he wasJargely 4 slowly from his grasp. ' forgotten mOan remembering "when I made S100 a Musicians and critics agree in varying degrees than a decade. Originally issued in 1947 as an exp\lrgatedJ2-volume set by Circle records, they 'day (and) tbmight I had a sl):l,all day." He t$lked with'Morton's self-assessment, but clearly he was of people plotting against him and of his failure to . a jazz musician of the first order. Larry Lucie ·were re-released on the Riverside label a decade Ne~ 'I,Iter.. Although cllndensed bootleg copies are repay an old voodoo debt. Those he trusted, Mor·· . who played with Morton in the late 1930s in ton said, werej:B)ting his money. ;'. ' ' .' .York, says, "I don't know anybody else who available from Australia and Sweden, the Smith··­ created any more in jazz as far as syncopation sonian Institution has been unsuccessf\ll' with You should see him strolling down the-street, plans to re-release the recordings. The man's an angel with great big ~et! and jazz bands were concerned. , '. With his melodies, " . , "He was a natural musician and he wouldn't brag if he couldn't back it up. He and Scott Jop­ DURING THE LAST decade, some requ~sts Have made him 10m ofivories. . I~, I think, are responsible for creating s}'J\copa­ · for release rights to the master material,ha.ve . Just a simple little chord. tlon ... that started the jazz thing going.'~ beep. received, according to H. Melvin Swift Jr., Now lIt.home as well as abroad, · the attoniey representing Morton's estati;/He They call him Mister Jelly' /,A)rd . ;, '. GEORGE BROWN, who played with Jelly Roll said rights would be granted to anyone giving,the He's sImply·royal at that old keyboard, when he lived in Washington during part of the ·material "the greatest dissemination and also ar "You hear: that riff?" Jelly Roll told uni'lIJl;O' 1930s, said: "I learned a lot from Morton; but it apPropriate return to the beneficiaries," Bu' "They call t\'Iat swing today, but it's just a little took me years to realize it. I was young then and even if rights are secured, it seems unlikely all (l thing I made up way back yonder. Whatever Morton's music was strange to me. But he was' the material will be released; Morton; addi~ those guy'S lilaytoday, they're. playinlZ J:eUy doing some very advanced things, even though he occasional disclaimers about "terrible songs," Roll." heavily blued the Coolidge Auditorium air. Those was playing music whose time had really HE CAME, TO WASIUNG'tO~ one sleety 1936 passed." " sections, amounting to nearly two hours, ~re not released by Circle or Riverside. " day and*spent nearly three years trying to run a , Ironically, that time began passing as MortoJ\ club, known variously as the Music Box.!.the Blue reached for a wide audience but found his music Between playing and singing, Morton told ,Lomax of New Orleans when "wine f10~ like Moon Inn anp:th~ Jungle Club, at 1211 U St. NW. was largely being supplanted by, the sparkle of Brown remetn~s it was a "strange place, with .another New Orleans master, L9Uis Armstrong. ,water;" myopically discarding the Depres&,ion t~at had partially obscured him. He talked of the lots of straJ\ee people." One night someone When the Depression hit and Morton lost a stabbed him 'while ,!,Ie was playing the piano, and recording contract, he virtually disappeared. ,,' IllIants be Icnew, ,he songs he wrote, "ofll)Y cre.,: tion of jazz mlUic" and "the first hot arrange.. Jelly Roll packed ollt of town:" . "He liked to talk about himself," Lucie said. He went to New York, then Los Angeles. He "and he took pride in what he had done ... he PQents . : . I m'ade the arrangements, but they didn't elinme,Jelly Roll then (1912). They' called died there 36 years ago this Sund~. didn't think he was .doing as well as ,he should Prying his music and memories loose from his have been doing to know what he knew,about me Winin' ,B~I:" When using his nicknanie in.a son,,:, ,Morton; in turn, changed it to "Winin' estate may be impOssible, and we are the poorer music and (have) the name he liad. ff,4\\7asn'f for it. gettlbg the breaks that he w~ted rii!let '-at that Boy.' ,." particular time.". .." "Since it lIappens to be a thing like the ar- Alan Lomax, Mortonis Cq!f....a~~~'s: "Jelly Roll was the mO'stflilented;j:QlQ.Pitser we've had. He just kept on origiqllti~" '~:fact, Lomax places Morton's "witty add 'jiI'babe" music on a level with Mozart. ' "He was an extremely b,iiUtant man," Lomax From The Washington Star - 7/8/77. said. "Showers of sparks emerge

- 34 - E\IPE1UlR WILI.I.'\\I'S ORCHESTRU,LF.

In the &.1.10011 of the Imperial yacht Hv/uuzolleY1t.

ORCHESTRAL MUSIC IN THE HOME

A GREAT MUSICAL AJ\J) MECHANICAL ACHIEVEMENT­ A NEW I:\'STRl'?lIENT WHICH A OMITS OF FU I.L ORCHES· TRAL SCORES BEING J'LA YED BY ONE PERSUN IN THE HOllIE WITHOUT SPEC!.\ L MUSICAL TRAINING

"The Present is the Sll1ll total oj tIll! «,hole Past."

IRST comes the need and then the the pinnacle of modern inventive skill and satisfaction-:10 great inverition ap­ artistic feeling. F pears until there is a reason for The production of music by the slow, its existence. The people who lived a painstaking copy-book method of "practice century ago could not have used the makes perfect" has gone by for all time. appliances that are necessary for this Results must be arrived at more rapidly. day and generation. Moreover, no great But nevertheless the need of music is achievement in any branch of human felt more strongly than ever before; the endeavor is complete and entirely separate love of it ann the desire to produce it is from any other-all success is the result of evident. The musical temperament, a growth; each great invention is the crown clear understanding of the meanings of of a series of lesser ones. harmony, ann a strong appreciation of its Out of the un'iversal need of good music in joys is very common in the present generation. the home available at any time has grown a But of the drudgery of the technical training great invention that, though built on earlier they will have none. successes, is the crowning achievement. Out of this need for a music-producing The Orchestrelle is a great achievement- instrument that will enal.Jle the player to From The World's Work Advertiser, April 1903. contributed by Frank Adams. means since the sounds are produced by the simple opening of valves. In addition, a hand manual allows the practised performer to play with the tingers. It is the one instrument by which orchestral music may be played in the home by anyone, whether versed in the science of music or not. Even those who have no ear for music, but enjoy it nevertheless, can, by following the expression marks ancl instructions on the perforated paper music roll, produce it will;: considerable feeling. To those who have the musical sympathy, the musical feeling, the Orchestrelle is .a delight, the most beautiful effects of many of the instruments playecl in a full orchestra being at the command of the player. The true feeling of the composer can. be interpreted in the home with less effort than is required to walk across the room. Often the music lover is never quite satis­ fied with the interpretation of a favorite THE ORCHESTRELLE work; to such an one the Orchestrelle opens Showing the row of slOps by whieh the tone of the various instruments as it were a new Heaven and a new Earth, are brought into action producing the orchestral effect since any desired effect can be produced after a little practice, and new meanings can be interpret music intelligently and yet permit discovered in an old favorite that were him to leave the mechanical, technical work unsuspected before. of striking the notes of a keyed instrument to So much for the layman's point, but how mechanism, have grown the Aeolian, the have these instruments been received by Pianola and Orchestrelle. the musical authorities? Their ideas can It has been acknowledged by the best best be obtained from their own expres­ authorities that the mechanical part of music sions. As Paderewski expresses himself: "The production can be safely left, as it logically Orchestrelle combines all the effects which should be, to mechanism which can be made can be produced by the most skilful manipu­ so sensitive as to perform its tasks quite as lation of a grand organ with those of an well as trained human fingers, while the mind orchestra. The execution of even the most of the player is left free to interpret the spirit complicated passages leaves nothing to be of the composition. desired; and what adds most to the instru­ The Orchestrelle is the one instrument that ment's value is the magnificent repertoire combines in the highest degree all the quali­ which, with great care and a perfect taste, ties that enable the player to produce orches­ you have prepared for it." IVlassenet says: tral music in the home. This splendid instru­ "To give to a musical work an absolute and ment has all the mechanical excellence of the e x act interpreta­ Aeolian and Pianola, with the added advan­ tion; to make clear tage of beauty of tone all its own that fairly the composer's rivals even the pipe organ itself and admits of most i n tim ate almost infinite orchestral effects. thoughts; to bring The Orchestrelle is provided with all the into playa wealth stops necessary to produce any solo or ensemble of execution which orchestral result; and by means of the familiar only the orchestra perforated paper roll the mechanical part of can g i v e-i n a the music production is accomplished. The word, to translate organ is particularly well adapted to the all the shades of THE LATE QUEEN VICTO. production of its tones by mechanical RIA'S ORCHESTRELLE coloring intended ORCHESTRAL MUSIC IN THE HO,}fE

ABOARD MR. DREXEL'S VARUNA This is the instrument that induced Emperor William to order his Orchestrelle by the composer-this is the achievement of conductor of a full, well-trained orchestra. the Orchestrelle. " And De Pachmann adds: The leader has but to wave his arms in one " Your new and wonderful musical instrument, direction and his attentive musicians increase the Orchestrelle, is well entitled not alone to the volume or change the time; or else some excite the surprise, but to claim the attention one group of instruments is brought out more and admiration of everyone interested in clearly, while the rest accompany them. music, the professional as well as the layman." Through the training of those who play the These indorsements serve to illustrate the instruments the man who wields the batoG esteem in which the Orchestrelle is held by the can bring out any effect he desires. Just so masters, whose criticism cannot be questioned. the player of the Orchestrelle, without any The player of an Orchestrelle is like the musical training, can, by the manipulation of the little handles of the stops, make promi­ nent the effect of the stringed instruments or the French horn, while his feet do the actual work (a task that is so light that it becomes absolutely mechanical and is for­ gotten). The sound of the clear, sweet flute can be reproduced to the accompaniment of the soft bass notes of the lower organ as easily as the nod of the conductor's head hrings that instrument into prominence in the orchestra. Violins, Eolian harps, French horns, flutes, clarionets, piccolos, oboes, trumpets, can be made to play softly or with a crash of harmony by the owner of an Orchestrelle, with little study and practically no effort. If a music lover should spend an entire year going from concert to concert and between times playing the largest repertory a musician ever had (and, 0 how weary he would become), he could not begin to hear the complete works of even one great com­ THE POPE LISTENING ·TO HIS ORCHESTRELLE poser like Beethoven or Wagner, and more QRCHh.·SJ'RAL MUSIC IN l'HE HUME than likely he would not be able to listen to trelle on those who are able to play the piano some special composition that he longed for. or organ, children and adults alike, is stimu­ The Orchestrelle enables its owner to hear lating, and creates the desire to produce the practically any music he wishes, grave or gay, music with their own fingers. Moreover, an opera or a ballad, a two-step or the great the love of good music grows with the hearing Niebelungen Ring of Wagner, and, moreover, of it and a decided musical taste often devel­ he can produce it with power, with real ops where it was least suspected. musical feeling. It is hard to realize that in The Orchestrelle is in effect a complete set the perforated paper rolls is stored practically of orchestral instruments of beautiful tone all the works of the old masters in full-200 quality, packed in one handsome case tha n~~ compositions of Beethoven, nearly as many be made to harmonize wi'th the color schemes''< more of 'Wagner, Bach, Hadyn, Handel, of any room, the music of which is produced Mozart, S t l' a u s s - without effort (or practically a 11 the the hand manual mav composers are either be used) but is under complete or are repre­ the perfect control sented by the best of the performer. In known works, modern addition, the pos­ comic operas and the session of an catchy tunes of the Orchestrelle admits day not excluded. the own e I' to a All these composi­ broader field of tions are as easily music than can be heard by the owner en t ere d b y any of an Orchestrelle as other mea n s. The a book may be ob­ compositions of all tained from a library, the g rea t masters, from the p l' i vat e and even the shelves in his own ephemeral pie c e s house or from a cir­ that are popular for culating library ser­ a day and then are vice. A collection of for got ten, are 4,170 pieces is at his inc 1u d e d; any of disposal. these can be bought The power to outright for a small pro due e orchestral price, or a circulating music in the home THE ENTRANCE TO AEOLIAN HALL, THE HOME OF library s e r vic e of may be called the TI-1l<: ORCHESl'RELLI,; music can be enjoyed active qua 1i t Y of by which a bimonthl~' the Orchestrelle, and its extraordinary beauty selection from 5,000 pieces is at the su b- and power is apt to make one lose sight of scriber's command. what may be called its passive quality-as a Those who are interested in the Orchestrelle means to an eml. The Orchestrelle intro­ will be glad to learn that these instruments duces its owner to much fine old music are now built in styles and at prices which that would ~therwise rarely be heard-a make them available to anyone. Prices great deal that would probably never reach range from $600 to $2,500. his ears, and in addition brings to his home The instrument will be gladly shown to all the new music of any importance, fre­ anyone at Aeolian Hall, the Company's quently earlier than the first-night concert, building, Fifth Avenue and Thirty-fourth theatre and opera-goers can listen to it. Street, New York, or at any of the numerous It is surprising that the effect of an Orches- agencies in other cities. ~olls and cJJrusic

marimba action for the main melody and accents. A STYLE "M" TRACKER BAR LAYOUT good old song done in good old style. BY ED GAIDA "tH I i tary Wa Itz" - Th is roII is #7372 made by the Kimble Company and is a patriotic melody put together The following "M" scale from the Marquette Piano Co. by Frederic Knight Logan. The medley includes: "Co­ was used on the large machines and those having the lumbia The Gem of The Ocean," "Dixie," "When Johnny tune selector. The original layout carne from an old Comes Marching Home," "Marching Through Georgia," and routeman who used to service the machines. two others. The result is a very nice roll with marimba melody as well as harmony and jaz'~ltz Bass End of tracker bar: effects in the treble range. To those who love mar­ A) Ratchet (selector device) ches, this roll is a real treat as to its most un­ B) Reverse (Replay) shifter regular usual arrangement. C) Selector Device (auto. shifter) D) (no connection given) '~he Wreck on the Southern Old 9T' - An old standard 1) coin (stop) slot song written by Henry Whitter and copyright by Tri­ 2) (no connection given) angle Music Co. The piano roll is US #42813 and is 3) soft}- ptayed by Horace Pre11. The wr iter can't say that 4) loud rail this is the best arrangement of this song but other S) triangle copies of the song by other roll roll companies do 6) softJ- not often show up. However, this roll is very good. 7) loud drums The pianist takes you and your player piano right on 8) snare drum down the tracks with the old 97 and directly into 9) on ~ disaster, after which you may find yourself hand­ 10) off~ bells or xylophone rolling the footage of paper strung everywhere and 11) tympani your player piano lying in splinters pleading with 12) bass drum Violin &Flute range you "Why do I have to go to the tooth pick factory?", 13) tympani notes #S7(F) to 88(C) while you whistle "I've Been Working on the Railroad." 14) on ~ . l' IS) off--lvlo In "Maria" -A nice composition written by Sondheim and Bernstein for the play and movie musical "West Side 16) on:::J- Xylophone or Bell range 17) off flute notes #64(C) to 82(F#) Story." The roll is QRS #10-110 and is played by Dick Watson. Usually Dick Watson does very well at 18) off~piano 19) on---.-J arranging good songs into good rolls, but this ar­ 20) on . rangement of "Maria" cheats the song and the I isten­ 21) offJmandolin er wi th a way-too-fas t tempo and Iack of romant ic ac­ 22) sustaining pedal cents. The best arrangement I've heard was by Roger 23) tambourine Will iams on recorded disc. 24) castanets 25) Low note - A] piano range 64 notes 88) High note -C V) (no connection given) - W) Selector Device (automatic rewind) X) Rewind (regular) Y) (no connection given) Z) Tubed to coin (regular stop) slot Balilornia Treble End of tracker bar.

PIANO ROLL REVIEW ACHRISTMAS PARTY IN WOODSIDE BY DAN ·TUTTLE BY STU HUNTER 88-NOTE ROLLS Breaking away from tradition, the Founding Chapter's annual Christmas party was held, this year, at the "Where The Black-Eyed Susans Grow" -A jazz foxtrot Jackl ing (Lloyd) Estate in Woodside rather than Dick with words by Dave Radford and music by Richard A. Reutlinger's elegant San Francisco Victorian. Whiting. The roll is QRS #169 played by Ted Baxter and Max Kortlander in the key of Ab. Although Ted For those who are not familiar with the Jackling Es­ Baxter of the team Baxter & Kortlander is thought to tate which houses a large Kilgen residence pipe or­ be ficticious, the duo is credited with high pop­ ularity among piano buffs. This roll I find is one gan, there is an excellent article by Jim Crank in of the favorites in my collection. Basically it uses the August '77 news bulletin of AMICA.

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MAIr1ANS HOST JANUARY MEET! NG BY STU HUNTER Gracious hosts, a beautiful home, and a magnificent Steinway Duo-Art period grand set the background for the Founding Chapter's January meeting at the Bur­ lingame home of Jack and Ruth Maiman.

Members and guests "attacking" the Christmas goodies.

Members and guests gathered in the large game room on the Saturday evening of DecJmber 10 to a large spread of hors d'oeuvres and Christmas goodies and a delightful background of organ music, with Jim ~ Crank operating the player console.

Hostess Ruth Maiman at the Steinway. The date was the evening of Saturday, January 21st with a house-full of members and guests in attendance. Following an hour or so of socializing and listening to the piano, a business meeting was called to order. Topics for discussion included the co-hosting of future meetings and the possible expansion of the scope of the chapter news bulletin.

Howie Koff introduces the convention film.

After an hour or two of social izing and 1istening to the organ we paused to watch movies taken at the ~ recent convention with Howie Koff as projectionist. This was followed bY'a classic Laurel and Hardy film, "The Music Box," an~ the traditional gift exchange. Dave Fryman, the Smiths, and Nick Jarrett listen to the Steinway Duo-Art. - 40 - - f8alilornia o...UiiadelpUia

''-.... Also on the agenda was the possibility of a tour to training in a sardine canning factory to have man­ the Nethercutt collection in Southern California aged such close packaging. The Ampico spinnet was later in the year. operated by many guests and enjoyed by all. Chapter officers for the year were introduced. They are: President, Howard Koff; Vice President, Phil McCoy; Secretary, Dave Fryman; Treasurer, Bob Wilcox; Reporter, Stuart Hunter; Board Representative, Frank Loob.

John Berry examining the packaging of the Ampico spinnet.

In the dining room is a vacuum operated (no glass door in the spool box) Aeolian Orchestrelle. The Orchestrelle is a reed organ with an individual re­ sonance chamber for each reed. The resonance cham­ bers inhance the timbre of the reeds so they sound' Host Jack Maiman greets Ruth Claussen. more like variously voiced pipes. The Orchestrelle was demonstrated by ~like and later played by Richard Following the business meeting we all adjourned to Price. the refreshment table and listened to more music on the Maiman's magnificent SteinwayDuo-Art. On the enclosed porch, are found, among other things, a Mills single Violano, an Aeolian Grand player reed orgap., several talking machines, two hand crank or­ gans, a Seeburg C, and a Regal endless roll nickel­ odeon. The garage was full of player pianos, nickel­ odeons, an Imhof &Mukle Orchestrion, many rolls, ORi!a~e!pRia and etc.

PHILADELPHIA NOVEMBER MEETING BY ALLEN' E. FORD The November 19, 1977 meeting of the Philadelphia Area Chapter of N~ICA was most rewarding in that a large spectrum of automatic musical instruments were displayed at the home of Mike and Beverly Naddeo. On entering their home, one first sees a fine George Steck spinnet Ampico in the living room. The Ampico stack is located below the keyboard and is equipped with "B" valves and "A" expression mechanisms. The engineer or design draftsman responsible for the spinnet Ampico design must have taken preliminary A view of the enclosed porch.

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The following officers were elected for 1978:

President Mike Naddeo Vice Pres. John Berry Secretary Richard Price Treasurer Claire Lambert Board. Rep. Robert Taylor

Lastly, refreshments were served on the dining room table throughout the meeting.

Dick Kroeckel (and friend) at the Steinway.

Of course, no self-respecting AMICAN should be caught without an Aeolian Orchestrelle or a Steinway up­ right Metrostyle-Themodist, of which Dick has shin­ ing examples (to please those members who get the itch to pedal occasionally). President Bob Moore was finally able to get us to settle down enough for a business meeting of sorts. Don Wood discovers the garage. We discussed a "hot line" to inform members about good instrument deals and came to the conclusion After the meeting several people followed the host that there weren't many good deals left. and hostess to the Yesteryear Tavern and indulged in food and drink and music (from a nickelodeon and two juke boxes).

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ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHAPTER CHRISTMAS PARTY BY JERE DEBACKER The Christmas party took .place on a beautiful Decem­ ber 11th amidst the sterling collection of instru­ ments at the Arvada, Colorado residence of Dick Kroeckel. About a dozen members and several guests spent a glorious afternoon keeping the Steinway Duo­ Art and Mason &Hamlin Ampico from resting. The Duo-Art and Ampico did get a break now and then while we listened to the Peerless, the Weber "semi- J reproducer" whi ch Di ck has cons tructed, and the Beck­ with orchestrion Dick is building. It's complete Sharon Paetzold opens a box. of Welte rolls which with drums, block, and cymbal, and the pipes are were presented to her by Bob Moore in appreciation waiting to be installed. of her outstanding job as Rocky Mountain Chapter Secretary. - 42- ~ocK9 cJf{ounfain cJf{ounfain

The day ended with the die-hards in the kitchen dis­ cussing shop talk, and all entered the holiday sea­ son with visions of Duo-Art rolls (among other things) dancing through their heads. Photos by Larry Kerecman.

EGON PETRI

Roy Garish, Jere DeBacker, Jean and Art Reblitz and BY EMMETT M. FORD an unidentified foot enjoying the good music. Egon Petri, pianist, teacher, and piano roll artist After the meeting we adjourned to the scrumptious was born in Hanover, Germany, Ifarch 23, 1881. His buffet of sauerbraten and all the trimmings which family was musical. The father was the violinist, Dick and co-host Larry Kerecman had prepared. Henri Wilhelm Petri (1856-1914), who organized a (They're a couple of available bachelors; take note string quartet in Dresden. Egon's musical training girls.)· \ began at the age of five in the study of the violin at the Kreuschule, graduating in 1899. He played During the afternoon we were treated to a concert by second violin in his father's string quartet and the incomparable Dick Kroeckel at the Steinway. He was a violinist in the Dresden Royal Orchestra. In- played the "Chattanooga Choo Choo" complete with terest in the piano began and piano study was with .,- puffing (cigar) smoke and train whistle. He con­ Teresa Carreno and Richard Buchmayer. . cluded his performance on the Weber with a rendi- ti on of the "Jolly Coppersmith" ina two-hand, one Going to Berlin, further piano study was with Busoni, foot arrangement. Several members took the oppor­ a teacher who develoRed Egon's own conception of tunity to purchase a copy of Di ck I s new record a·1 bum piano playing in its fullest representation. of ragtime music after the live entertainment was concluded. From 1905 to 1911, Mr. Petri was professor of piano at the Manchester College of Music and held pro­ fessorship in the Berlin Hoschule fur Musik from 1921 to 1926. During this time he gave concerts throughout Europe.

Mr. Petri's professional debut was in Holland for two command performances before the Queen. Future appearances in England established his reputation as a concert pianist. From 1923 to 1928 three hun­ dred concerts were played in the Soviet Union. Mr. Petri was the first foriegn artist to be invited to appear since the revolution in Russia.

In the 1930's, tours were made in which the music of Alkan (Charles Henri Valentin Morhange) was per­ formed. Alkan's studies were thought to be unp1ay­ able and are amazing works. Egon's American debut was in New York, January 11, 1932 followed by a ser­ ies of concerts throughout the U.S. Mr. Petri lived in Zakopane, a Polish resort, from 1935 to 1939 when he leftdue to the Nazi invasion. He moved to the Netherlands and then to the U.S.

From 1940 to 1946 he was pianist-in-residence at Cornell University and from 1947 to 1957 held the same post at Mills College in Oakland California. Returning to Europe in 1957, he taught advanced Guest Wade Hammond pumping leather at the Orchestrelle. piano classes at the Basel Academy of ~fus ic. - 43 - JJioorapRical altefcRes

Mr. Perti's last New York concert was in 1940. in the single recording of Busoni's compos1t10ns From this time his public appearances decreased due "Albumleaf No.3," "Elegy No.3," and "Indianisches to illness, though he continued to make phonograph Tagesbuch No.s 1, 2 &3" recorded on Columbia C69736. records to the age of sixty-seven. The most persuasive passages were performed with Mr. Petri's sensitivity and finesse. He again shows Mr. Petri became a faculty member of the San Fran­ his ability in the recording of the Liszt No. 2 cisco Conservatory of Music, a branch of the Univer­ Piano Concerto. The pianos used by Mr. Petri in his sity of California. Upon retiring from this posi­ recordings were always well reproduced. tion he gave advanced classes in his home in Oak­ land, California. One of Mr. Petri's compositions, a piano cO;Gerto, was performed in England with the Queen's Hall Or­ One of his outstanding concert performances was the chestra in 1903. least heard of the Beethoven Sonatas. (The No. 27, Op. 90 in E Minor was recorded on Colufflbia 78 rpm When making the many tours in Russia, be developed set C-X71.) many friendships and the Russian pianists Richter, Gile1s, and Ashkenazy, in their U.S. tours, always In 1959 he gave a series of Beethoven Sonatas in visited Mr. Petri. Berkele~ Mr. Petri was an outstanding interpreter of the compositions of Busoni, Chopin, and Liszt. One of his pupils, the British born John Ogden, was He recorded extensively for Columbia. the winner of the International Tchaikovsky' Competi­ tion in ~10SCOl~, ~lay 1962. Mr. Ogden has made out­ Two exceptional rolls were made for Welte-Mignon, standing LP recordings. Alkan's "Ancient Melody of the Synagogue" (B520) and Liszt's"Canzonetta"delSalvator Rosa" (C517). Mr. Petri's death was caused by a stroke and ne pas­ sed away in Beverly Hills, California on May 27, 1962. Survivors were a daughter, Mrs. Ulla Kiesper, two sons, Jan of Washington, D.C., and Peter of New York and six grandchildren.

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NOTES ON THE AMPICO BAMPLIFIER BY ROBERT W, TAYLOR For this article refer to illustrations in the 1929 Service Manual or pages 23 and 26, January/February 1977 AMICA Bulletin. (Ed. note: the needed illustra­ tions from the previous Bulletin are reprinted here)

One feature pecul iar to the Ampico B is the amp! i­ fier. Restoration of this device is fairly simple. There are however, problems that may crop up in this EGON'PETRI area. If the crescendo accordion is recovered with cloth His great technique and pianistic ability was re­ that is thicker than the original cloth, it may not corded on a single 78 rpm disc (Columbia C68740) of col lapse far enough to permit locking into second Busoni's arrangements of the Bizet "Carmen Fantasy," ampl ification. The vacuum required to fully col­ definitely a show piece. In partnership with the lapse the crescendo should be well below the pump violinist, Joseph Szigeti, there resulted a fine re­ output. cording of Brahms' "Sonata No.3, Op. 108, D Minor." --/ The musicianship of the pianist and v~olinist would There are several causes for the amp! ifier sl ipping be highly competitiv~ with any other recording. out of first or second ampl ification. The lugs on 1 the connecting rod (M) may be so badly worn that the Busoni's influence in Petri's training is evidenced pin (L) of the trigger slides over them. A new rod - 44 - ~ecRnicalifie8

stallations the whole amplifier is inaccessible once installed in the piano. The trigger pneumatic vac­ uum supply is the same as the pump output. When the trigger is called upon to hold the heaviest load, locking in second amplification, the vacuum to the trigger mechanism is highest. This is'noted for proper bench checking.

When the crescendo pneumatic is not fully opened, the pin (L) is designed to slip under the rod (M) to lock in either first or second amplifi~ If the spring bearing on the rod (M) is weak-; this process will unfortunately work in reverse. That is, when the rod is locked in second amplification, a series of crescendoes and decrescendoes may cause the rod to raise against this spring and allow the trigger to sl ide underneath the rod returning to normal amplification. Strengthen this unnamed flat spring - or replace it. Increased friction against the rod is no problem. The crescendo pneumatic is very strong as is the spill valve spring to the 5PILL VALVE, CRESCENDO &, AMPLIFIER sleeve pneumatic. 5KETCH N~ 2: is required to solve this problem. If the lugs aren't too badly worn, the rod can be used. Don't Make any modification to rod (M) unless the pin (L) is known to be slipping over the lugs. Verify this visually in the piano or on the'bench. There are two ways the rod can sl ip out of the ampl ified range. It is imperative that the malfunction be seen to correctly identify the problem. Adequate material remaining on the lugs will enable reshaping with a small x-acto knife. The object in reshaping the lug will be to increase the bearing surface of the lug. To accomplish this, make the curvature either side of the lug almost square. If too much material is CLOTH fiLTER removed, the lug will be weak and will I ikely break # 70 BLEED off. If the lugs are made too square, the amplifier BALL COVERING #60 BLEED trigger pin may bind and not spring open. Rather SUCTION SUPPLY' "':,----~ than remove more material from the lug, simply TO STRIKER PNEU",ATIC. ---­ strengthen the trigger spring. L ,.0 TRACKER BAR Thorough bench checking is a must since in most in- BALL UNIT VALVE.

Slight variation in the pump output is easily made I by drilling a small hole in the appropriate posi­ i tion on metal strip "B." Relocate the spill valve spring in the new hole to change the pump output. There usually is inadequate clearance to use the same procedure to relocate the spring hole on the connecting rod (M).

The amplifier mechanism can be the source of unwanted noise. Some of the mechanical noise can be eliminated by placing felt on the trigger finger (both sides). Locate the felt at the points of contact with the stops. (The stops are merely long screws covered with tubing). This will soften or eliminate noise '6T associated with trigger movement, particularly noticeable at the beginning and end of each roll where the long "lero B" perforation is present. Noise made by pin (K) contacting the connecting rod probably cannot be eliminated. If hissing noise is INTENSITY VALVE BLOCK a 1so not iced each time "Iero B" is opened, check SKETCH N° 7

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the bass intensity valve block. On the back of the The following is a suggested procedure for convert­ valve block adjacent to the tube leading to the am­ ing Violanos equipped with the old style tremolo. pI ifier trigger there may be an unused 5/32" hole. There are any number of refinements possible. The When the trigger opens, air is drawn through this writer intended this only as an expiremental set-up, hole. Cover the hole to eliminate the hissing. but it worked so well on the very first trial that The drawing in figure 6* labels the hole "Omitted in it was left permanent. Bass Unit-" The trigger will not be affected by covering the hole. Air will be supplied to the Mechanical Work trigger from within the sound proof valve cover. "~;"-> a) Obtain a set of pre-assembled automotive break­ A sluggish trigger has been caused by a clogged er points, GM screw adjust type (Buick, Chev., Pont. bleed. Not possible on the Ampico B, you say. In 8 cyl 1957-74). Weaken the spring so that the this case, part of the cloth filter in the pouch points close with very light contact pressure. well came off - just one small frayed thread - and found its way to the bleed. Thorough cleaning with b) Fit and attach the breaker to the side face of compressed air and a dab of glue where the cloth was a 7/8" by 1" by 8" block of pine (or other stable frayed made the filter serviceable. A new pouch non-conducting material) as shown in the sketch with was laid and the sluggish trigger was fixed. I this article. don't know what the odds are of this ever happening again, but this proves Ampico B bleeds can get dirty c) Locate this assembly on the tremolo bracket so even though they are not supposed to. Mr. Murphy's that the breaker arm bumper "B" is approximately in Law, aga in! line with the top surface of the shaker weight as shown (the weight should be positioned high on the rod). Drill two 3/16" diameter holes through the * figure 6 - Service Manual. Sketch No.7 with this block and bracket, avoiding the magnet coils, for art icle. \. attachment with 3/16" by 1-1/4" stove bolts.

d) Loosen lock nut "A" so-that shaker rod "E" will hang free and at the balance point, then carefully re-tighten so as not to disturb this setting.

e) Locate a 1/4" by 3/8" by 1-1/2" pusher "C" on VIOLANO TREMOLO CONVERSION the top of the weight, extended so the end gap is BY CHARLES INNES about 1/64" to 1/32" from the bumper "B" on the breaker arm. The pusher is a strip of firm rubber Of the many design changes made during the period of 1/4" thick (wood or steel may be used if the end is manufacture of the Violano, one of the most signif­ rubber faced to eliminate noise). Drill and tap icant improvements was the "New Style Tremolo." into the top of the weight for attachment with a This article outlines a simple method of converting #10-32 screw and washer. to the new style tremolo with a mimimum rework to the original old style components - actually requir­ Wiring Changes ing only two small holes drilled through the tremolo bracket and one tapped hole in the weight block. The tremolo wiring must now be changed so as to eliminate the signal from brush #4 and bring the The trouble with the old style design is that im­ breaker into the circuit. pulses to the shaker rod are timed by repeated or chain type punchings at the #4 brush position in f) At the "T" binding post on the staccato board, the music roll, without reference to whatever point detach (and tape) the wire coming from the violin the shaker may occupy in its travel or swing at the wire harness to this post. This cuts out the signal instant the impulse is delivered. This results in from contact brush #4 which may be withdrawn at the erratic tremolo and it is usually necessary to set tracker (brush #74 is not used and may also be with­ the tremolo lighter than is desirable; otherwise, drawn). on some rolls, it can ge~ so heavy as to severely wrench the violin. g) Now the "P" binding post must be connected to "T" in order to_replace that part of the circuit The "New Style Tremolo" nicely solved this problem just eliminated. If it is desired to stop tremolo by replacing the #4 brush signal with a vibrator action on rewind, a normally closed limit switch (breaker) mounted on the tremolo bracket and acti­ may be used, in series, in this line. Attach the vated directly by the movement of the shaker rod, switch to the back of the feeder frame with a suitable as pictured in Mills service literature. Initially extension or arm so that the switch is bumped and the new style tremolo used contact brush #74 and a held open when the feeder trips into reverse. Bring / long punching in the music roll to pass current the new lead down from IIp,'' through the switch, and through the tremolo; models toward the end of pro­ back up to "T" on the staccato board. duction were wired for continuous tremolo, complete­ ly independent of the music roll. h) Next, at the "M" terminal on the stacatto board, detach the wire coming from the tremolo coils and crecRnicalifies

connect it to the base of the breaker. Then con­ nect a new lead from the breaker arm to the "M" post. NEW MEMBERS This puts the breaker (vibrator) in series and you should now have a beautiful violin tremolo complete­ James R. Andrew Cremona A 65-note; Seeburg ly divorced from the music roll and therefore con­ 601 Alaskan Way L; Artizan Mil Bnd Org; sistant regardless of when the roll was manufac­ Seattle, WA 98104 misc. music boxes. tured. It should be fast and light, pleasantly 206 682 5844 evident on sustained notes and practically unnotic­ able on the quick notes. There will be a faint tap­ George &Caroline Allen 1926 Weber grand DA. ping noise, but it will not be audible when the 50 N. Main St. """";;':, machine is playing. Medford, NJ 08055 609 654 0548

A Marvin &Judith Kopp 1928 Knabe 6' 2" Amp Louis 2 East Lake Rd. XV; 1929 Mason &Hamlin 5' Tuxedo Park, NY 10987 4" Amp Louis X"V. 914 351 2470 (referred by William Edgerton)

Henry M. Eberly 1927 Marshall &Wendell 621 Beach Drive upr plyr. Annapolis, MD 21403 301 263 0720 (referred by Dick Dahlberg)

Larry L. Windedahl 1918 Aeolian DA 5'6"; 1920 -- 79 Main St. Weber DA 6'2". New Wire Groveland, MS 01834 to "M" 617 372 5079 Jack &Randa Niewoehner 1914 Vose upr plyr. 3717 N. Fairmount, lot 5 Davenport, IA 52806 319 391 6009 (referred by Martin Hubbard)

Malford O. Eid Cable Euphona upr p1yr. Route Box 111 Saginaw, MN 55779 (referred by William Matheson)

Wilfrid Pelletier Recording artist for Ampico. 322 East 57th St. New York, NY 10022 Was on "M" 212 Plaza 8-3327 (Staccato Board) Joseph A. Cugini Leland Zimmerline 35 Lochland Dr, Rt 5, Box 147 Buffalo, NY 14225 New Virginia, IA 50210 716 834 6567 (referred by Al Johnson) - TREMOLO - Dan Crawford OLD STYLE OONVERTBD 2420 Woodland (referred by Al Johnson) Des Moines, IA 50310

In closing, we wish to thank Mel Locher, Viola~o Joseph &Judith Arkin 1924 Gabler upr plyr. specialist and rebuilder, Auburn California, for 197 Old Nyack turnpike his courtesy in providing much of the background Spring Valley, NY 10977 information used in preparing this article. This 914 352 6755 conversion - and a set of Locher bows - are probably the two most significant improvements that can be Ronald & Collette Schultz 1930 Steck 5' DA; 1926 made to Violanos of this class. 137 Hammond St. Gulbransen upr plyr. Port Jervis, NY 12771 914 856 4331 (referred by Harvey Roehl)

Jeanne C. Scherer Metropolitan upr plyr. 605 Mill Road West Seneca, NY 14224 716 674 2950

- 47 - Steven Overstreet 1928 Marshall &Wendell David &Shirley Cockrell 1913 Wheelock/Aeolian upr 6401 E. 10th 5'2" Amp A/B Florentine. 526 Elizabeth St. plyr; Mansfield upr plyr. Wichita, KS 67206 Oneida, NY 13421 316 681 1387 (referred by Emmett Ford) 315 363 1246 (referred by Stan' Aldridge)

/ Warren Knapp 1918 Knight Brinkerhoff Robert A. Foster 1924 Chickering 6'6" Amp; 2819 53 St. North upr p1yr; 1921 Francis 22203 Beaconsfield 1926 Knabe 5'4" Amp; 1923 St. Petersburg, FL 33710 Bacon upr plyr. East Detroit, MI 48021 Farrand 5' Welte; 1923 813 347 3925 313 774 0204 Cable Nelson upr Welte; 1885 Aeolian p1r org; Diane I. Henel Hetropolitan upr plyr. misc. phono. 47 Westgate Rd. Kenmore, NY 14217 Robert &Carol Becker 1927 Brambach 5'2" Welte; 716 875 8586 655 Crowsnest Dr. 1928 Weber 5'6" DA; 1928 Ballwin, MO 63011 Werner upr p1r qlzj Bowen &Joy Broock Steinway DA. 314 227 5761 1916 Werner upr plF~Schu1z; 4858 Willow Lane 1926 Sweetland Cable Nel­ Orchard Lake, MI 48033 son upr plyr Simplex. 313 681 7133 (referred by Molly Yeckley)

James &Joan Steichen 1923 Western Elec. Nick; 318 W. 62nd St. 1922 Knabe Amp. Indianapolis, IA 46260 317 257 9297 (referred by James Brady)

Quentin Muncy 1925 Knabe 5'6" Amp A. 222 East Riverside Dr. #122 Austin, TX 78704

Arthur H. Huene 1930 Knabe 5'10" Amp B. 93-30 224th St. Queens Village, NY 11428 212 465 0528 freferred by D. R. Huene)

William &Mary Frances Walton 1921 Aeolian upr 532 Park St. plyr; Alvin upr plyr. Charlottesville, VA 22901 ./ 804 293 9990

Robert J. Bruce 1925 Chickering 5'8" Amp. 2222 East Third St. Duluth, MN 55812 218 724 4966 .(referred by William Matheson)

Carl &Fe1isa Meyer 1902 Apollo push up plyr 2107 E1 Capitan Ave. 58 note; 1927 Steck 5'3" Santa Clara, CA 95050 DA; 1919 Gulbransen upr pl. 408 248 8594 (referred by Isadora Koff)

Torn Deferrari 1925 Knabe 5'8" Amp; 1913 209 Marble St. A.B. Chase 6' ply grand Aliquippa, PA 15001 Artistano. 412 378 2154

Timothy &Phyllis Cragg 1922 Stroud upr DA. FOR SALE: 1928 5' 6" Weber Duo-Art - piano rebuilt ­ 2704 Rawhide Lane Mahogany case, needs refinishing - Player mechanism Lawrence, KS 66044 needs rebuilding - 120 rolls - $3000.00 Also, a 913 842 3884 Haines Ampico upright, partially rebuilt. A 1923 5' 6" Steck Duo-Art piano and player action com­ Barry Johnson . 1923 Puritan upr plyr. pletely rebuilt, late 1976. Walnut case, original 1305 Hoover St. finish-$5000.00. Carl Kempf, 2023 Gober Ave., Menlo Park, CA 94025 Smyrna, Georgia, 30080. 1-404-435-8861 or 1-404­ 415 323 5268 634-4595. Martin W. Murphy, 2718 Gallahad Drive N.E., Atlanta, GA 30345. Edward Schmidt Marshall &Wendell upr 5010 Elsmere PI Amp A. WANTED: For upright style 593P Duo-Art Pianola S.N. Bethesda, MD 20014 94262 - (2) Compression springs with screws and wash­ 301 496 4305 ers to fit junction box on left side of stack that has six holes in it - (1) Upper pneumatic complete Stephen Stevenson 1922 Story &Clark upr with push rod and screws - (1) Control lever board 3516 Windsor plyr; 1927 Reproduco upr which has three soss holes. All mail answered. Wichita Falls, TX 76308 plyr organ. Please quote price. David E. Ramsey, 512 Morrison 817 691 0535 (referred by stan Holcomb) St., McMinnville, TN 37110. Phone (615) 473-3260. FREE LISTS: All types rolls, cylinder records & machines, WANTED: Brown or purple boxed Weltes. Buy or have discs, cobs, sheet music, catalogs & literature. Ampicos to trade. Tom Grattelo, 2818 Central, Mechanical music and much more. Our 21st Alameda, CA 94501. year ... VI & SI'S ANTIQUES, 8970 Main St., Clarence, NY 14031.

ORIGINAL LITERATURE WANTED: Will purchase or trade- for original Ampico, Duo-Art, or Welte-Mignon Litera­ ture. Also want catalogs, service manuals, etc., for all types of mechanical musical instruments. Dick Howe, 351 North Post Oak Lane 605, Houston, TX 77024. Want to trade Aeolian Duo-Art Pipe Organ rolls 15lz", for Ampico "B" mechanism. RoUs and boxes in perfect FOR SALE OR TRADE: 100 Aeolian Grand classical, shape. Will consider selling them. Brady, 6202 Evan­ also 58-note, cut especially for vocal accompaniment. ston, Indpls, IN 46220. Phone; Office 1-317-259-4305. Need Aeolian Grand, or 65-note piano. No classical. Residence 1-317-849-1469. Also have seven Military Band Organ, style #173 and FOR SALE: stack for Welte Mignon Licensee"'~nd style B. Box 60294, Sunnyvale, California 94088. (WELTE NY) or trade for DUO-ART rolls. Also want WANTED: Aeolian Duo-Art pipe organ rolls - 15!,;-" wide, DUO-ART rolls. Write or call: IAN HAVOR, 18 PINE reproducing variety. Tom Beckett, 6817 C1iffbrook, ST., INGLESIDE, ONTARIO, CANADA KOC 1MO. Telephone Dallas, TX 75240. Phone (214) 239-5019. (613) 537-2367.

7 PARTS, ROLLS &LITERATURE: Baldwin 3-tier stack REPRODUCING and 88-note rolls at 25 to 33% off list. GUlbranse~ Send 25¢ for latest roll list or SASE for ordering 28-30-30 &pump without pedals, $250. instructions. Baley's, 310 Grandview, Kalamazoo, stack &pump, original unrest. $175. Incomplete H. C. Bay stack $25. Several 88-note tracker bars $10 MI 49001 each. Piano Technicians Journal full of piano re­ WANTED: Artecho (AKA Celco, Apollo) rolls, litera­ pair articles, 68 issues 1971-1976, $65. Windsor ture, parts. Chase or large Apollo Artecho grand. Piano &Player catalogue $10. Church &Chamber Bar­ Tom Grattelo, 2818 Central, Alameda, California. rel Organs 1st ed. $7.50. 8 QRS Recordo rolls $20, n SASE for list. Cook A roll recut AllX famous tunes FOR SALE: 1924 Hardman Welte-Mignon (Licensee) 5' 10" $5. Postage, crating &shipping extra on all items. Art Reblitz Pianos, 3916 Azalea, ,Colo. Springs, CO Reproducing Grand. Jacobean Art Case of dark mahog­ any with inlaid burled walnut. Cross-braced legs. 80907. Phone (303) 598-2538. Pneumatic system rebuilt in 1974. Fine action, sound­ board, hammers and strings. Original finish. Photo­ FOR SALE: Unusual 1913 Model B Wurlitzer Orchestrion. graphs available. $9500.0~ Michael White, 9831 Piano, mandolin, triangle, bass &snare drums, one North P Avenue, La Porte, Texas 77571. rank doppel flutes (38). Rolls. Ornate inlaid case with lovely stained glass. Complete; plays but needs Reproducing piano rolls, approximately 200 AMPICO, SO TLC. Best offer over $7,500. Picture available. DUO-ART, some Welte, all originals, many unavailable AMICA, 824 Grove St. San Francisco, CA 94117 today as recuts. Classics, show tunes, popular. Once in a lifetime opportunity, to be sold indivi­ dually, this is a sale not an auction. Send $1.00 for list and prices to: Diana Kelly, 337 Amsterdam Road, Dollard des Ormeaux, Quebec, Canada H9G 1P3.

MUSIC ROLL CABINET. Built in 1923. Refinished and in excellent condition. Holds about 180 rolls. $350. Ron White, 5770 McKellar Drive, San Jose, CA 95129. Phone (408) 996-3731. n PIPE ORGAN, Estey two manual direct electric, seven ranks plus harp, with Duo-Art player in separate top load cabinet, and stop capture unit. Few rolls, $2500.00. John Berry, 3101 Green Valley Road, Newton Square, PA 19073. Phone (215) 356-0401. 22 through 2

THROUGH YOU I LIVE FOREVER -A nostalgic look at reproducing player piano " x 11" - 8 color plates - soft AMICA INTERNATIONAI1~ONVENTION cover. Near full-size reproductions of original advertisements in period magazines from the collec­ Midwest Chapter, ~ting tion of Mark D. Zahm - edited by Tom Beckett. Major emphasis on Ampico, Duo-Art and Welte systems. In­ cludes coverage of rolls, recording artists, and pianos on location. $4.95 postpaid from: Beckett Productions, 6817 Cliffbrook, Dallas, TX 75240. Texas residents add 25¢ state tax.

BUYING: AMPICO DUO-ART, WELTE & OTHER TYPE OF ROLLS. DESCRIBE AND PRICE. ALTMAN, 8970 Main St. Clarence, NY 14031. ~~~' ~~~ ~ ~

Dear Customers: We of Play-Rite are pleased to announce that Mr. Ray Siou of SIOU'S MUSIC CO., 1612 !!:I{!!! East 14th Street, Oakland, California 94606 is now our sole distributor of re-issued music \ rolls. Mr. Siou's current DUO-ART reproducing piano list, available upon request, I, CONTAINS MORE THAN 500 TITLES ~ WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN OFFERED BEFORE! {fii!i!! AMPICO AND WELTE lists will be available shortly. )\\\\\ Throughout the last 14 years Play-Rite has supplied the highest quality music rolls. ~ We currently manufacture 98070 of all the re-issue music rolls sold in the specialty market, including AMPICO, DUO-ART, and WELTE reproducing piano ... A, G, M, 0, OS, and MOS orchestrion ... WURLITZER band organ Styles 125, 150, and 165 ... and WURL- ITZER reproducing pipe organ Style R. NOTE: Many rolls manufactured by Play-Rite for the AMPICO, DUO-ART, and WELTE systems are still avail­ able from AUTOMATIC MUSIC ROLL CO., P. O. Box 3194, International Station, Seattle, Washington 98144. li:!I,,: We also are pleased to announce that Play-Rite recently purchased the last two original::\\\\! l Wurlitzer music roll perforators and the complete master roll library from Mr. Doyle Lane I, of THE PLAYER PIANO CENTRE LTD., Vancouver, B. C. ~. Undoubtedly you will be pleased to know that Play-Rite is patenting an entirely new, computerized composing process for the creation of "LIVE PERFORMANCE" 88-note . !f:!~ rolls. A demonstration of our new equipment was held for Northern California AMICANS ;;i\\\"\ ~" in June, 1977 (see THE AMICA, September 1977 issue, pgs. 171, 17~). Play-Rite's LIVE PERFORMANCE 88-note rolls will be available first through a major player piano manufacturer. Then through dealers in California, and eastward as our distribution expands. Dealer inquiries are inviied. To meet the increased demand for Play-Rite Music Rolls, we have moved to larger quarters in Turlock, California. We of Play-Rite are looking forward to supplying a new type of 88-note roll to the market that will be of such superior quality and content that they will be a must for your collection. Musically yours, ~ Elwood L. Hansen, if:!:". BobC~;::::S~ ~~:~~e~~ard ;;:':\\\\ ~ ~I, ); John Malone, General Manager !> Bill Malone, Production Manager ~ Jeanne Malone. Product;on ;,\\\

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Top quality Play-Rite duplications of DUO-ART, AMPICO, and WELTE reproducing rolls at prices that make a good collection possible.

80 new program rolls for DUO-ART.

More than 40 Style M Orchestrian rolls available.

Authorized distributor for Play-Rite Music Rolls, Inc., Turlock, California. UNRESTORED PIANOS FOR SALE 1. Chickering Bros Welte Acoustigrande. $1,500 2. Haines Ampico A grand 1,400 3. "Original" Welte grand, works in drawer, semi-art case, 100 rolls. (negotiable) 2,300 4. Brinkerhoff Recordo small grand 1,100 5. Link MP Sr Photoplayer, piano only. 2,000 (originally had 4-roll cabinet and played pipes in a loft from keyboard) TOP INSTRUCTORS 6. Partially gutted early Peerless orches­ LEW HERWIG, In. Wurliher ..... Dampers trion, glass gone 500 LaROY EDWARo{l.n. Y"maha . {c.: ....n

PLAYER PIANO OWNERS - RE-CUT YOUR STANDARD POPULAR ROLLS $20.00 PER TITLE 0}01 the ,,(0 .... ADDITIONAL COPIES $4.00 EACH NO MINIMUM ORDER OR QUANTITY Tuned and untuned percussions That's right' Now you may order just ~ re-cut of your favorite popular standard roll (20-30 feet). Don't pay for unwanted copies. Frayed edges are no problem for use in all automatic instruments for us. We use a full quality, lint free, 3 pt. dry waxed paper for our re-cuts. All old rolls are returned along your new re-cuts - packaged in new boxes for your pro­ Single and duplex spoolframes tection and storage. Be certain to include any special instructions for multiple copies. Allow 6-8 weeks for delivery. No reproducing rolls at this time, please. for A,G,and 0 rolls and all YOU MUST BE SATISFIED!! wurlitzer scales Clip and return with order

CRAIG'S PIANO SHOPPE. 925 SOUTHOVER Custom fabrication in wood and TOLEDO, OHIO 43612 (419) 478-471 I Name _ Phone (_) _ metal of one or a thousand parts Complete Address _ Piano and orqan supplies and Total # Rolls to be Re-Cut_ x $20.00 = $ _ hardware Total Additional Copies_x $ 4.00 = $, _ -~~----- Postage & Handling $_....:$~3~.~O~O__ L-~-~~~---box_1094 -~.7 - -:----, TOTAL (Check or Money Order MUST BJ lubbock" texas accompany your order) $ .~~~"""o/":l~~.l--79408~· SEND YOUR ROLLS INSURED AND SPECIAL 4TH CLASS SOUND RECORDING RA TE. Mechanical Systems. Inc. MUSIC ROLL Co. ~ (0 (0 SALE n SALE II SALE H ('t) I AMR OFFERS THE HIGHEST QUALITY ROLLS. ('t) ('t) NOW AT THE LOWEST PRICES EVER !! (0

MANY ROLLS PRICED AT $1.50 and $2.90 EACH!! U) -0 N Send for the list ofyour choice - AMPICO, DUO-ART, """W Z WELTE-MIGNON, 88-NOTEjRECORDO. 0 I a. . ALL AMR BOOKS & REPRINTS STILL ON HANf>ARE .~ REDUCED TO 50% OF THE REGULAR PRICE! .. ~... CO. AMICA MEMBERS ONLY - You may take a credit of 0) 50 cents on each roll you buy toward the purchase . 'i> . ofany AMR book or reprint. 'f""""--, BANKAMERICARD and ... MASTERCHARGE orders :r: accepted by mail or phone. (/) I ;1- ~ P. O. BOX 3194, SEATTLE

BULLETIN Nonprofi t Org:­ Tom Beckett u.s. POS.r{iE AMICA Publisher AUTOMATIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT COLLECTORS' ASSOCIATION A~. Tx. 6817 Cliffbrook Da1las, Texas 75240 Permit No. 19 DATED MATERIAL

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