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http://www.amica.org The Volume 47, Number 4 July/August 2010 AMICA B U L L E T I N Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors’ Association AMICAns Marty Eggers, Frederick Hodges and Virginia Tichenor, aka The Crown Synchopators in John & Nadine Motto-Ros’ home John Gill in Concert in Jere DeBacker’s home AMICAns Making Music ISSN #1533›9726 ThE AMICA B ULLETIN AU ToMATIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT CoLLECToRS' ASSoCIATIoN Published by the Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors’ Asso - Visit the AMICA web site at: http://www.amica.org ciation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, tax exempt group devoted to the to enter the “Members-Only” portal, restoration, distribution and enjoyment of musical instruments Current User Name: AMICA using perforated paper music rolls and perforated music books. Current password: tracker AMICA was founded in San Francisco, California in 1963. VoLUME 47, Number 4 July/August 2010 AMICA BULLETIN FEATURES DEADLINES Ads and articles must be received Partners in Musical Propagation. by Stephen Goodman. 222 on or before the 1st of the ODD 1910: A Year of Hope . .by Thaddeus Kochonny. .227 months: 2011 Convention. .by Frank Nix . .235 January July 2011 Convention . by Julian Dyer . 236 March September Paderewski Recital . by Carol Veome & Jim Edwards. 243 May November New Chapter Formed . 246 Bulletins will ordinarily be mailed in the 1st week of the even months, for expected delivery mid-month. COLUMNS Terry Smythe President’s Message. .220 55 Rowand Avenue Editorial Observations . 220 Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3J2N6 204-832-3982 (email preferred) Letters . .221 [email protected] Our Published Heritage. .229 MEMBERSHIP SERVICES Of Interest . 230 In The News . 233 Membership Dues: USA Bulk Mail . $55.00 Nickel Notes . .by Matthew Jaro . 238 USA First Class . .$70.00 Overseas . .$70.00 AMICAns On The Road . .240 Canada-Mexico . .$65.00 AMICAns Making Music . .241 Renewals – Additional $5.00 due if renewed past the Jan. 31 deadline Chapter News . 247 Address changes and corrections AMICAns in the Spotlight . 264 Directory information updates Carousels In The News . .2 .69 Additional copies of Member Directory . $25.00 In Memoriam . .273 Single copies of back issues ($10.00 Advertising . 2.75 per issue – based upon availability) William Chapman (Bill) 53685 Avenida Bermudas La Quinta, CA 92253-3586 (760) 564-2951 Front Cover: AMICAns Making Music [email protected] Inside Front: Ad by Gold Leaf Galleries To ensure timely delivery of your BULLETIN , please allow 6-weeks Inside Back Cover: Ad by Hanspeter Kyburz advance notice of address change s. outside Back Cover: Ad by Tim Trager AMICA Publications reserves the right to accept, reject, or edit any and all submitted articles and advertising. While the AMICA Bulletin offers accurate and historic information to its members, the bulletin, its publisher and the AMICA Board cannot be held responsible for contributions that may be considered by some as inaccurate, speculative, or of an OP/ED Format Entire contents © 2010 AMICA International Printed by Engler Printing Co., Fremont, OH • [email protected] 217 AMICA INTERNATIoNAL - International officers - PRESIDENT PAST PRESIDENT EDIToR John Motto-Ros Mike Walter Terry Smythe 110 Allen Ranch Road 65 Running Brook Drive 55 Rowand Avenue Sutter Creek, CA 95685 Lancaster, NY 14086-3314 Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3J2N6 209-267-9252 716-656-9583 204-832-3982 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] VICE-PRESIDENT TREASURER Tim Baxter Robbie Tubbs 939 Briarcliff Rd NE 7405 Willow Atlanta, GA 30306-4664 Raytown, MO 64133 404-377-1220 816-313-1075 [email protected] [email protected] SECRETARY MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Marlene Beckman William Chapman (Bill) 4046 SE 53rd Street 53685 Avenida Bermudas Berryton, KS 66409-9714 La Quinta, CA 92253-3586 785-862-0128 Phone & Fax: 760-564-2951 [email protected] [email protected] - Committees - AMICA ARCHIVES CoNVENTIoN CooRDINAToR Tom Hutchinson Frank Nix 15361 Hopper Road 6030 Oakdale Avenue Sturgeon, MO 65284 Woodland Hills, CA 91367 573-442-6675 818-884-6849 [email protected] [email protected] AMICA MEMoRIAL FUND HALL oF FAME Ray Dietz Thomas & Donna Stengel 1250 Lanier Road 46 Court St. Martinsville, VA 24112-5212 Lancaster NY 14086-2302 276-638-8563 716-683-5309 [email protected] [email protected] AUDIo-VISUAL & TECHNICAL WEBSITE MANAGER Harold Malakinian Karl Ellison 2345 Porest Trail Drive 6 Lions Lane Troy, MI 48098 Salem, MA 01970-1784 248-528-3111 978-740-5680 [email protected] [email protected] 218 AMICA Bulletin › Jul/Aug 2010 AMICA INTERNATIoNAL Chapter officers BoSToN AREA Treas: Maryam Morgan RoCKY MoUNTAIN Pres: Bob Hunt - 207-985-2308 Reporter: Martin "Buzz" Rosa Pres: Jere DeBacker - 303-367-1493 Vice Pres: John VanOpdorp Board Rep:Maryam & Vincent Morgan [email protected] Sec: TBD Newsletter Editor: Bill Maguire Vice Pres: Ken Hodge Treas: Dorothy Bromage Sec: Louise Lucero Reporter: Don Brown LAND oF DIXIE Treas: Barry Weiss Board Rep: Bob Hunt - [email protected] President: Walt Gerber - [email protected] Reporter: Larry Emmons Vice President: Robert Soule Board Rep: TBD CHICAGo AREA Treasurer: Tim Baxter Pres: Jerry Biasella - 708-756-3307 Secretary: Danita Gerber SoWNY (Southern ontario,Western New York) Vice Pres: Richard Van Metre Board Representative: Tim Baxter Pres: Mike Walter - 716-656-9583 Sec: Carol Veome - 773-338-1042 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Vice Pres: Tom Cardinal - Treas: Joe Pekarek MIDWEST (oH, MI, IN, KY) Sec: Garry Lemon Reporter: Curt Clifford Pres: Don Johnson - 248-650-1840 Treas: Holly Walter Board Rep: TBD [email protected] Reporter: Garry & Anne Lemon Vice Pres: Liz Barnhart Board Rep: Glenn Roat - FoUNDING CHAPTER Sec: Hilda Merchant [email protected] Pres: John Ulrich - 510-223-9587 Treas: Alvin Wulfekuhl Photographers: Nancy Group & Anne Lemon [email protected] Reporter: Christy Counterman Vice Pres: Karen Simons Board Rep: Liz Barnhart SoUTHERN CALIFoRNIA Sec: Jack Edwards Pres: Richard Ingram - 760-244-0251 Treas/Bd Rep: Lyle Merithew & Sandy Swirsky NoRTHERN LIGHTS Vice Pres: Mike Choate Reporter: Bonnie and Bob Gonzalez Pres: Paul Watkins - 763-421-0672 Sect/Reporter: Shirley Nix [email protected] Treas: Diane Reidy HEART oF AMERICA Vice Pres: Mark Kraabel Board Rep: Frank Nix Pres: Robbie Tubbs - 816-313-1075 Sec: Michael LuBrant [email protected] Treas: Barbara Watkins TEXAS Vice Pres: Dan Davis Reporter: Jerrilynn Boehland Pres: Rich Clayton - 972-369-0470 Sec: T. Moffett Board Rep: Alan Turner & Paul Watkins richclayton®sbcglobal.net Treas: Brian Graham Vice Pres: Bill Boruff Reporter: HC & Marlene Beckman PACIFIC CAN-AM Treas: Janet Tonnesen Board Rep: Gary Craig Pres: Bill Mote - 360-403-1970 Secretary: Suzanne McCall [email protected] Bulletin Reporter: Ken Long LADY LIBERTY Vice Pres: David Goodwin Board Rep: John & Suzanne McCall - Pres: John Dousmanis Secretary: Judy Mote j-mccall@sbcglobal .net Vice Pres: Vincent Morgan - 718-479-2562 Treas: Mark Smithberg [email protected] Reporter: TBD Sec: Bob Stuhmer Bd. Rep: Dan Brown Affiliated Societies and organizations American Theatre organ Society (AToS) Friends of Scott Joplin Northwest Player Piano Association President/CEO – Ken Double 1217 St. Croix Ct. Everson Whittle, Secretary 5705 80th Street North Kirkwood, MO 63122-2326 11 Smiths Road, Darcy Lever, St. Petersburg, Florida 33709 website: http//stlouis.missouri.org/fsjoplin Bolton BL3 2PP, Gt. Manchester, England Phone: 281-798-6205 Email: [email protected] Home Phone: 01204 529939 E-mail: [email protected] Business Phone: 01772 208003 THEATRE ORGAN Co-Editors – International Piano Archives at Maryland Email: [email protected] Mike Bryant and Don Feely Performing Arts Library,University of Maryland Editorial Office 2511 Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Pianola Institute 3111 NE 165th Pl. College Park, MD 20742 Clair Cavanagh, Secretary Vancouver, WA 98682 Phone:301-405-9224 43 Great Percy St., London WC1X 9RA Phone: 206-619-6645 Fax: 301-314-7170 England E-Mail: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Player Piano Group Associazione Italiana Musica Meccanica International Vintage Phono Julian Dyer, Bulletin Editor Villa Silvia - Via Lizzano, 1241 & Mechanical Music Society 5 Richmond Rise, Wokingham, 47023 Cesena (FC), Italy C.G. Nijsen, Secretaire General Berkshire RG41 3XH, United Kingdom Phone: 0039-547-323425 19 Mackaylaan Phone: 0118 977 1057 Fax: 0039-547-661264 5631 NM Eindhoven, Netherlands Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.ammi-italia.com Musical Box Society of Great Britain Smithsonian Institution Alan Pratt, Editor Division of Musical History Australian Collectors of Mechanical Musical P. O. Box 299 Washington, D.C. 20560 Instruments Waterbeach, Cambridge CB4 4PJ Peter Phillips - Editor England Society For Self-Playing Musical Instruments 26 Alice Street Gesellschaft fur Selbstspielende Padstow, NSW 221, Australia Musical Box Society International Musikinstrumente (GSM) E.V. Phone: (612) 9773-4734 Rosanna Harris, Editor Ralf Smolne email: [email protected] 5815 West 52nd Avenue Emmastr. 56 Denver, CO 80212 D-45130 Essen, Germany Netherlands Pianola Association Phone: 303-431-9033 Phone: **49-201-784927 Nederlandse Pianola Vereniging Fax: 303-431-6978 Fax :**49-201-7266240 Att. Jan van Hulzen, Member of the Board Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Chopinrode 25 2717 BH Zoetermeer, Netherlands Netherlands