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Cecil Dover had amused us with the report REPORtJn(; the of a dream in which he dreamed that during the bus-loading, a long line of Girl Scouts had insisted on trying to board one of the busses. When we left the hotel, mixed in SEeonn IntERnStlonSh with our own chartered busses was a "stranger", loading, of all things, a troop of BOY Scouts who had chosen that corner for eOnVEntlOn take-off for their weekend outingl Our route took us along the ~une ~ullJ Hollywood Freeway, which is not really the 30- 3, 1972 "longest parking lot in the world"l It only feels that way when you happen to be on it Hlexandrla Dotel during the daily "rush-hour". We were fortunately faced with no such problem, and arrived right on schedule at "San hos Bngeles, ealffornfa Sylmar" in the nearby community of Sylmar in the . by Gene Dilthey How, exactly, does one describe "Perfection Housed in a Marble Palace"? Mr. Nethercutt (who is really "Mr. ") has assembled a Photos by Sam Thompson fantastic collection of automatic musical instruments and classic and antique automobiles. To house this collection, he As the shadows lengthened over pianist of great talent and consummate has built a magnificent "office-museum". Downtown on the afternoon of artistry. He is also a conductor of note and The collection had not previously been Friday, June 30th, the completely is presently "Artist-in-Residence" and Head shown, so our tour was truly a "Premiere refurbished Victorian lobby of the Hotel of the Piano Department of Santa Barbara's Performance". The building, which is not Alexandria livened as AMI CAns from 21 Music Academy of the West. He was also a yet completed, is six stories high, and states and 1 foreign country convened for recording artist for Welte. In his concert for without windows except on the top floor. the Second International Convention. us, Mr. Stewart played an all-ehopin We first assembled in the carpeted Registrants were greeted by Bobbie Mintz, program which included "Nocturne in "half-basement" parking garage for a our official hostess for convention activities. Cit-minor" (posthumous); "Mazurka in welcoming address by Mr. Nethercutt. He Bobbie was ably assisted by Ann Saul, Anita A-minor", Opus 17 - No.4; three "Etudes" explai ned that he collects "large and Nickels, and Evelyn and Tom Meeder. of Opus 25, No.1, No.2, and No.9; expensive things" (automobiles and "Ballade in A-flat", Opus 47; "Impromptu Orchestrionsl, and that Mrs. Nethercutt Convention badges and packets in A-flat", Opus 29; "I mpromptu in Fit", collects "small and expensive things" containing the official program, a list of Opus 36; "Waltz in A-flat", Opus 64 - No.3; (antique watches and fine porcelain "Open Houses" and a roll auction catalog and the theatric "Scherzo in B-minor, No. bric-a-brac, mostly pianos). He won us all were handed to each registrant. Tickets for 1". This reporter cannot adequately when he added: "She has also given me the the two "Fun-bus Train" excusions were describe the beauty of Mr. Stewart's most priceless part of my collection, my issued to those who chose to accommodate performance, which brought the evening to two sons". themselves of this service. The convention a close and gave the attending AMICAns a badge, in the form of an adaptation of a "'ong-to-be-remembered" evening. After Mr. Nethercutt's welcome, we jumbo Ampico Roll label, served as the were divided into six more-or-Iess equal groups for a tour of the building and the ticket for all other activities. Activities of Saturday, July 1st, began collections. Each group was guided by a with a pleasant bacon and egg breakfast, Following registration, the Palm Court again in the Palm Court Room at the hotel. Friend or Collaborator in the preparation of the "museum", and was then taken to a Room was opened for a general Frank Loob, International President, gave "get-acquainted" session. After a pleasant the welcoming address to the members. We different starting point for a tour of all parts interlude of "cocktails and chit-chat", a were then very delightfully entertained by of the collection, but in varying order. buffet supper featuring lasagne, salad, rolls, Guest Artist Ursula Dietrich-Hollinshead. wine and coffee was served. Southern Unfortunately, we had not provided a California Chapter President Bill Mintz Duo-Art at the hotel, so Ursula's intended welcomed the visiting conventioneers. Bill's "Comparison Concert" could not be welcome was followed by a presentation of preformed. Being Ursula, however, she three short films: "Pianissimo", a very quickly "made-do" with a regular Ampico psychedelic cartoon presentation featuring roll of Godard's "Venetian Barcarolle" music from piano rolls, phonographs, and which she alternated with her own playing early radios; an early Aeolian promotional on Karl Peterson's Chickering Ampico "B". film featuring recording artist Phil Oman; Moving to the Steinway, she then played her and a delightful Tom and Jerry cartoon own compositions "Echo d'Amour" and called "The Cat Concerto" with the lively "Sandman's Frolic". Both selections were and hilarious antics of Tom the cat, and very warmly received, and we particularly Jerry the mouse "hamming-up" a concert appreciated her easy adaptation to the performance of Liszt's "Second Hungarian unexpected "hitch". Following Ursu la's Rhapsody". concert, the "Fun-bus" was announced, and the conventioneers rushed to take their Honored guest J. Lawrence Cook, The high point of the evening came places for the ride to the Nethercutt when Tom Meeder introduced guest artist Collection. (An interesting side-light: At one chats with conventioneers in front Reginald Stewart. Mr. Stewart is a concert of the pre-convention Committee meetings, of the Coades' Piano House. Page Four

17 automobiles, each,of which has won a "Best Of Show" award at a "Concours d'Elegance" or other Antique or Classic Automobile Show. Included in this display are a 1912 Franklin Runabout; a 1923 Avons-Voissin Victoria Phaeton (Rudolf Valentino's "Honeymoon Car"); a 1930 Minerva Cabriolet; a 1930 Rolls-Royce Marlborough Town Car (complete with mink rug in the tonneau); a 1934 Sport Phaeton with a body by LeBarron. To move the automobiles in and out of the room, Mr. Nethercutt has had invented a special "jack" wh ich floats the cars on a cushion of compressed-air. The cars are lifted completely off the floor, thus preventing damage to the polished marble.

Adjacent to the "Best Of Show" is the "Restored Auto Storage Room" in which 61 other automobiles making up the balance of the car collection, along with a fantastic collection of ornamental radiator and hub-caps, are on display. This room connects to the "Restoration Room", an immaculate workshop where six of the Following the Closing Night ban­ happiest mechan ics I have ever met are quet, Ruth Bingaman Smith plays continually at work on the restoration of selections by Debussy. antique automobiles.

Back through the "Best Of Show" "Cloud 99" with its ankle-deep special Welte recording artist and concert room, we ascended the semi-circular "Grand Stairway", named for the fine Louis XV design carpet certainly deserves its namel pianist Reginald Stewart. Knabe Ampico grand piano which occupies Just inside the door is a tall and ornate a landing at the middle of the turn. On a French style "Link" display case containing Returning outside, our group entered platform at the first curve of the stair is an antique watches from Mrs. Nethercutt's the building through great bronze doors 1898 Tiffany grandfather clock in an ornate collection. In the adjacent corridor a larger specially cast on the premises for the 10-foot hand-carved walnut case. This clock, but similar case shows some of the entrance to the "Best of Show Room". along with a 1720 eleven-foot-high Dutch miniature porcelain pianos. In the center of (Everything at "San Sylmar", Mr. clock with bells, suffered severe damage in the room a square "pit" contains a 3-manual Nethercutt's name for the building, has a the 1971 earthquake which centered on Wurlitzer Hope-Jones name related to its function. The name "San S y Imar. The Tiffany clock-case was Console. (Roger Morrison, Curator of the Sylmar" relates to "San Simeon", William shattered into more than 150 pieces. Collection, tells me that eventually a Randolph Hearst's fabulous castle near San Painstaking restoration has repaired both 4-manual version of this console will occupy Luis Obispo, and, like it, is unique and clocks so that only very close scrutiny the pit, and the present console will be equally fabulous.) reveals the damage. moved to the "Cameo Theatre" above.) The Console is one of the controls for the "Best Of Show" is a two-story On the mezzanine to which the "Grand Wurlitzer Style 260 Special, Modified, showroom with Italian marble floors in two Stairway" leads, Mr. Nethercutt will have Modified pipe organ. The organ pipes are colors and marble columns supporting a his office. Here also are displayed more lofty hand-decorated ceiling. The styling is antique ornamental radiator and hub caps strictly "Renaissance". In it are displayed from bygone days. Included in the mezzanine display is a sterling silver ship created by the International Silver Company for exhibit at the 1914 Panama Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. The ship, approximately six feet long, carries as passengers symbolic figu res representing Art, Industry, Commerce, etc. On this level also is a dining room with windows overlooking the "Best Of Show" room. Here we were served lunch as Mr. Nethercutt's guests.

From the end of the mezzanine we climbed the "Stairway To The Stars", a spiral stair featuring a mural consisting of an undulating treble-clef music staff on which the melody line of the song is painted. The lyrics of the chorus appear in "sheet-music" fashion below the staff. At the top of this After a stirring performance, Ursub stair a handsome pair of tall doors leads into Guest arti st Dr. Robert Armbruster "Cloud 99". (Cloud 1.Q0 is Heaven. "Cloud Deitrich-Hollingshead receives a 99" is certainly, to AMICAns anyway. the autographs a program for Sally bouquet of roses from Cecil Dover. next thing to it.) Lawrence. Page Five displayed in two glass-fronted organ passages, can be heard here as weill, and a chambers, and can be watched in operation. Seeburg Style "R" Motion Picture Player. The first modification permits t~e organ to also be operated from any com~ination of Adjacent to the "Cameo Theatre" is the "organ-roll consoles" in a far corner of the "Collection Room" where a large and the room. These include an E. R. Moeller beautiful display of music boxes, 3-manual and 4-manual Roll Player, a automatons, phonographs, orchestrions and Wurlitzer Style "R" roll player, a single roll pianos will eventually share space with the and multiple roll Aeolian Organ Roll Player, roll library. Included in this portion of the a single and multiple roll Welte Concertola, collection are a Hupfeld Phono-Liszt, an a Wurlitzer Concert Organ Roll Player, and a Aeolian Orchestrelle, and at least one of special "Remote Stop Setter" which will each type of reproducing piano system. override the rolls and change the organ stops Among other things, we were shown a at the pleasure of the "live operator". This Steinway "OR" Duo-Art grand in a last piece of equipment was specially built gorgeous Chinese Chippendale art case, an for this particular installation. The second Ellington Artrio-Angelus reproducing grand, modification is a digital recorder built for an Apollo 6'2" grand with an Apollo Mr. Nethercutt by Peterson Electronics of Reproducer in a Jacobean art case, a Chicago, which will record any "live Steinway grand with a Welte-Licensee performance" by an artist at the Hope-Jones reproducer, a Chickering grand with a Console, and wi II then "reperform", stops Stoddard/Ampico reproducer, a Steinway and all, through the organ itself (not Duo-Art upright, and a Broadwood upright speakers), by means of an electronic tape. Alf Werolin receives the founding with an Ampico Reproducer. Also in this (The computer room behind the organ room was the 9' Steinway Duo-Art grand in chambers looks like a miniature "Space chapter plaque from Frank Loob. a gilded art case recently acquired by Mr. Control Center" out of Houstonl) Between Nethercutt and presently being restored. (It the two "organ chambers" and almost Phillips "Paganinni". Also in this room is an is this reporter's guess that eventually this dominating the room (no easy feat) is the 1898, 9'2" Ehrbar Concert Grand Piano piano will take its place with the other gigantic Hupfeld Excelsior Pan Orchestra. which formerly belonged to the Emperor fabulous instruments in "Cloud 99".) This magnificent machine is pictured on Franz Josef of Austria. This piano has a page 456 of Q. David Bowers' new magnificently decorated ebony case, and is The top floor of "San Sylmar" is still "Encyclopedia of Automatic Musical operated by an ebony-cased Hupfeld-DEA incomplete and was not exhibited. When Instruments" for those of you who have vorsetzer. There is also a very elegant finished, it will house an apartment for Mr. access to it. Needless to say, it performs Renaissance-cased Steinway "B" Concert and Mrs. Nethercutt and another for Roger perfectly, as was demonstrated for us by Grand- with a matching Welte vorsetzer. Morrison, their curator. Roger Morrison, who acted as host in Both cases are gold-leafed with polychrome "Cloud 99" during our tour. In separate ornament. The third piano is a Finally at four o'clock in the afternoon alcoves on each side of the room are six Mason·Hamlin Ampico "B" in a we returned to the ground floor to board other magnificently restored Orchestrions fantastically canted walnut art-case. The our busses for a tired, but happy, return to including a Mortier 86-note, Style 41, case was carved in Italy, and cannot really the Alexandria Hotel. operated by "card-board music"; a Popper be verbally described. On an oval dais at the "Gladiator"; a Wurlitzer, Style 32; a end of "Cloud 99" opposite the Hupfeld The only planned activity for the Wurlitzer, style 40; a Weber "Maesto"; and a Excelsior Pan Orchestra is a formal dining evening was the "Open House" at Jon room in Louis XV style with custom-built Lawson and Don Plageman's home in furnishings. The marble topped server Monterey Park, reserved for out-of-town follows the curvature of the wall, and the AMICAns only. The rest of us broke into table is the same oval shape as the room. small groups for various activities. Adjacent to this is a complete kitchen for the use of whichever caterer is engaged to Sunday, July 2, began with a provide the dinner. The dining-dais stands continental breakfast in the Palm Court three steps above the floor level of "Cloud Room, followed by "personal delivery" of 99" and is partially separated from it by the July issue of the Bulletin by Ginny balustrades at either end with sculptured figures at the end of each balustrade. The ceiling is a mural in Rococo style representing Celestial Clouds with classic draped figures, four of whom are the Nethercutt family.

Directly above "Cloud 99" is the "Cameo Theatre", whose lobby is decorated wit h fine sculptures and a Tiffany stained-glass window depicting the "Landing of Columbus". The theatre is permanently furnished with about 50 luxurious loge seats with room in front for several dozen chairs. It is equipped to show all film sizes from 8mm "Home movies" to 70mm \t/ii . "ii' "Panavision". The ornamentation is in the "'"_...... "Classic Movie Palace" idiom with i ~-d11fki .. . sculptures in niches at either side of the r Gar Britten, from his high perch, proscenium arch. The large orchestra pit Mel Shores places the winning bid contains another Wurlitzer Hope-Jones for an original Welte roll as Dick starts the roll auction, as Dick Organ Console (which operates the organ in Reutlinger keeps records. "Cloud 99" below and, by means of sound Bames and Doug McGee look on. Page Six

Dr. Sam Coade prepares to cut a demonstration roll of These perfectly restored music boxes are only a small "Entrance of the Gladiators" for his orchestrion. part of the fabulous Nethercutt collection at San Sylmar.

Billings and Gar Britten for those members not only their automatic musical himself. (His garage is another immaculately who could remember their ZIP codes. We instruments and classic cars, but also the kept work room, carefully arranged, then boarded our busses for the sixty-odd entire house - upstairs and down, inside and beautifully "tooled", and a joy to behold!) mile trip to Carlsbad, California, to visit the out. As a native Californian, I was Other fine cars in the collection are a 1929 Coade Collection. particu larly pleased because our reception Packard Opera Coupe (designed to be Dr. George and Susie Coade have was a perfect example of what I think of as chauffeur-drivenl, a 1935 Packard 12 gathered together a very select collection of "California Hospitality". The residence in seven-passenger sedan, and a 1940 Packard pianos and Orchestrions which have been English country-house style is beautifully 160 Club Sedan. Following our pleasant carefully restored and give beautiful designed and authentically furnished in tou r of the house and collections, performances. The collection is housed in a keeping with the period. In the handsome refreshments were served in the charming specially-built "piano house" adjacent to living room we heard their fine Knabe patio~arden at the rear of the hou se. All their home, and, unlike the other collections Ampico "A" grand piano. The piano is in a good things must come to an end, so we we saw, is regularly on display by special Louis XV art-case. In the adjacent Music reluctantly re-boarded our busses for the arrangement. The collection includes a Room we were allowed to play any return to the Alexandria via a tourist's route Seeburg "Greyhound Piano", formerly in instrument, with only one understandable along the "Sunset Strip" and "Hollywood the "Cliff-House" in San Francisco, a admonition from Mr. Vaughn: "Only one at Boulevard", which was apparently very Seeburg "KT" (Eagle), a Seeburg a time, please". Nickels for operation were much enjoyed by our "out-of-town" "KT-Special", a Mills Violano-Virtuoso, a very thoughtfully provided in bowls at the convention guests. Seeburg "G" Art-style Orchestrion, a slot of each coin-operated machine. (Coin Phillips "Paganinni" violin-piano, a slots were not removed in restoration if they Since no "planned dinner" was on the Stei nway-Aeolian Duo-Art reproducing were part of the original instrument.) Terry program, about 30 of the group joined piano, a Fischer Ampico reproducing piano, Hathaway assisted our host by explaining together for Chinese food at General Lee's a Wurlitzer Style 30-A Mandolin the instruments in the collection, which "Man Jen Low Restaurant" in nearby "New Pianorchestra, a Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina, includes an "Othello" weight-driven barrel Chinatown". We then hurried back to and a magnificent Weber Maesto. All of piano, a "National" roll-changing headquarters for the "Live Roll Auction" these instruments were demonstrated to the N icke lodeon, a "Seeburg Style H" scheduled for the evening. pleasure and satisfaction of everyone Orchestrion, a "Wurlitzer" Nickelodeon present. Dr. George has also recently with bells, a 1902 "Mills Violano" in an Gar Britten, AMICA International acquired a roll'perforator for orchestrion unusual curved case, a "Pianolin" Auctioneer, with the help of Dick rolls, and this was demonstrated for us. We continuous-roll Orchestrion, a "Wurlitzer Reutlinger, got the auction off to a great later heard a performance of "Entry of the EX" Orchestrion, a "Link" Flute-piano, a start and, with his expertise and amusing Gladiators" played by the Maesto from a "Coinola CO" Orchestrion, a "Seeburg K" antics, carried it to a rollicking and roll we had watched being cut. After a (Eagle) Nickelodeon with Xylophone, and a successful conclusion. As reported in the "too-short" two hours we climbed back on "Multiphone" cylinder-record slot machine. Los Angeles Times, "The auction was more our busses for a pleasant trip back up the This last is truly the "grand-daddy" of the good-will than rare finds, since nobody was coast to Bel-Air to see the Vaughn "juke-box" of the Thirties. The user, after about to part with too great a treasure". But Collection. En route we enjoyed a depositing his coin, was required to wind some sought-after rolls were offered, and "box-lunch" which had been prepared by the spring-driven motor before he could even the "dogs" found homes. At the end of the hotel kitchen and sent along. After start the machine to play one of its 24 the evening the only unsold rolls were a lunch we variously talked, snoozed, sang, or recordsl Several music boxes, phonographs, group coded for use on the "Solo-elle". just enjoyed the scenery through the bus and other smaller instruments are exhibited (Can anybody tell me exactly what a window. on or near the table in the center of the "Soloo8lle" is? The rolls sounded awful on room. Mr. Vaughn is also a collector of rare my Ampico when I checked them for At the Vaughn's we were warmly Packard Automobiles, and the prize of his conditionII welcomed to a very literal "open-house" collection is a magnificently restored 1934 visit. Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn have not Packard 12 Derham Sport Sedan. This is a On Monday, July 3rd, following a previously shown their collection publicly, one-of-a-kind automobile, and much of the continental breakfast in the Palm Court but they very graciously permitted us to see restoration was done by Mr. Vaughn Room, those interested moved to the King Page Seven

Edward Room for the technical sessions. Texas Chapter. Frank then presented Nickels in Fullerton. Unfortunately, the These were conducted, as at the First Certificates of Service and Thank You to locales were too widely scattered to permit International Convention, by Dave Saul. the retiring International Board Members. visits to all the homes by anyone person or The sessions were well attended, and Sally Lawrence, International Secretary, group. Blanche and I had the pleasure of presented a greater scope of information presented a very handsome silver ice bucket escorting Ursula Dietrich-Hollinshead to the than anything previously offered. Dave Saul to Convention Chairman Cecil Dover. Cecil Phil Hill's in Santa Monica where we also discussed and explained general techniques introduced the various subcommittee saw guest artists Ruth Bingaman Smith and," and tools as well as adjustment of the chairmen, after which he raffled the door J. Lawrence Cook. Since Alma and'''PhU's Duo-Art. Bob Billings held forth on the prizes which had been contributed by collection includes a magnificent Steihway Recordo. The meetings were recessed for various members. He was aided (and at Duo-Art, Ursula was able to treat us to the lunch, again in the Palm Court Room. times hampered) by Blanche Dilthey, who comparison concert that could not be done drew the tickets from the raffle drum. It at the hotel. She played "Venetian Following the luncheon, we were was a hilarious performance by both of Barcarolle" by Godard; Mokjres IIValcik"; entertained by the amusing stories of "Mr. them. The evening's planned entertainment and her own compositions, "'Echo Player Piano Roll", Guest Artist J. opened with a fascinating "dance" by two d'Amour" and "'Ecstacy". These were Lawrence Cook. Mr. Cook told of his career live and very effective "automatons" (Sue performed in conjunction with the specially in the heyday of player piano roll Kitch and Janet Schimke of Brea, prepared rolls, made for her use by Aeolian production at QRS, of his association with California), who performed very charmingly when she toured for them giving concerts in Max Kortlander, Thomas "Fats" Waller, and to music from a large music-box from the which she alternated her "i'ive" playing with other greats of the period, and of how he collection of Q. David Bowers. the recorded performance of the Duo-Art. changed from "Recording Artist" to At everyone's request, she repeated her "Production Manager" for QRS when times Cecil then introduced Guest Artist "Sandman's Frolic". It is hoped':-that J. got rough. He recounted the various kinds Ruth Bingaman Smith. (Ruth doesn't really Lawrence Cook may be able t9pr~pare a of music rolls for which he arranged the need an introduction to AMICAns; we all piano roll of "Sandman's FroUe", for "QRS. score and cut the masters. Mr. Cook know and love her for her activities in the estimates that in the course of his career, club.) Ruth presented us with a perfectly Ruth Bingaman Smith also'gave us an and including Orchestrion and Nickelodeon delightful offering of music by Debussy and impromptu concert on Phil's Mason-Hamlin. rolls, he has been responsible for more than Chopin. Her selections were: IIPoissons d'Or We were delighted to hear "Viennese Waltz" 30,000 recordings, and he is STI LL AT ITI (Goldfish); "Reflets dans l'Eau" by Gaertner-F riedillan, Moszkowski's (Reflections in the Water); "La Fille aux "Etude in F-major", Chopin's "Etude in Technical sessions resumed in the King Cheveux de Lin" (The Girl with the Flaxen F-minor" and finally her own delightful Edward Room with John Patten discussing Hair); and IIJardins sous la Pluie" (Gardens sermonette, "Be Thankful", which she sang and explaining the Ampico. The audience, in the Rain); all by Debussy. She then f or us as she played her own to quote Dave, "Asked about a million played "Nocturne in C#-minor", Opus 27 ­ accompaniment. questions during both the sessions and the No 1; and IIBaliade in G-minor", both by 'Question and Answer' period. They would Chopin. In response to our warm and After Phil's open house, we squeezed have probably gone on and on if we hadn't excited applause, Ruth then gave us an in a ~hort visit to Disneyland with Ursula had to give up the room for the encore: "'Playera" by Granados. and eventually we found our way to Anita International Business Meeting". Nickels', where we helped Anita and her After another brief appearance of our other guests to really bring the convention At the business meeting conducted by "automatons", Susie Coade introduced our to a close. International President, Frank Loob, reports fifth guest artist, Mr. Robert Armbruster. were heard from the International Officers. Mr. Armbruster also doesn't need an As for me, it has taken this long to The International Secretary's Minutes will introduction to any of us. His career has really come back down to earth and file this undoubtedly appear elsewhere in this issue included so many facets of music that we reportl BUT IT WAS FUNIlII of the Bulletin. The slate of candidates for have all known of him in one connection or the election of officers was presented and, another. Of course, Duo-Art owners have since each candidate ran unopposed, all the opportunity of hearing him more often were elected by a voice vote. Other business because of his many recordings for Aeolian was then discussed, but, at that point, this which are available for the Duo-Art only. reporter was called to the telephone and was Mr. Armbruster gave us a brilliant not able to return to the meeting. performance of not too familiar, but very beautiful, compositions by French At seven-thirty in the evening we composers. He played "Baigneuses au gathered again in the Palm Court Room for Soliel" (Lady Bathers in the Sun) by de the final banquet and entertainment. There Severac; "Carillon" (Bells) by Liapounow; was a short cocktail hour before we enjoyed and "Pastourelle" by Poulenc. For his a dinner of salad, beef tenderloin with closing offering, Mr. Armbruster played vegetables, rolls and butter. Wi ne was served Chopin's "Impromptu in F#-major" with with dinner, followed by a dessert of such beauty as to earn a long, loud, (and Cherries Jubilee, and coffee. Table favors standing) ovation. incl uded, for each member, a stereo record of "Selections from Olde Tyme Musical And so the Second International Museum" in Orlando, Florida, a gift from Convention of AMICA passed into fond Mr. G. W. McKinnon of "Automatic Musical memory. But wait, it wasn't quite overt On Instruments"; and a miniature souvenir Tuesday, July 4th, five hospitable Southern IIPiano Roll" commemorating the Californians threw open their homes for convention, made and contributed by "Open House" visits to permit Blanche Dilthey. "Conventioneers" an informal chance to see some of the most outstanding private After dinner Frank Loob presented collections in the area. "At Home" were Charter Certificates in the form of plaques Dave and Mary Bowers in Beverly Hills, to Alf Werolin for the Founding Chapter, Jerry and Sylvia Cohen in Studio City, Jerry Bill Mintz for the Southern California and Virginia Doring in Arcadia, Phil and Chapter, and to Steve Chapman for the Alma Hill in Santa Monica, and Anita Page Eight

AMICA OPEN HOUSES -AMICA OPEN HOUSES- The Southern California AMICA members listed below have consented to having walk-through informal "'open houses" during the specific times indicated. These open houses will give convention attendees a chance to see a number of the most outstanding private collections in Southern California - homes and collections not generally available to the public. These visits are informal, and no food or beverages will be served. AMICA thanks the following members for putting a nice "finishing touch" on the convention. Plan to attend as many of these open houses as you can - it is a rare, rare opportunity!

j ON LAWSON and DON PLAGMANN -Sat., july 1, 7-10 p.rn.-

Location: 1560 Rolling Hills Drive; Monterey Park. Tele­ Soloph phone (213) 263-5484. onola Jon Lawson and Don Plagmann invite AMICA members (out-of-town members only, please, for this evening - as local members have had and will have opportunities at other times) to see their lovely collection. Featured are a Haines Brothers Ampico lVlodel A reproducing piano, a snappy Seeburg A-roll keyboard-style nickelodeon, a Tangley Model CA-43 calliope, many music boxes - and other interesting and nostalgic items.

ANITA NICKELS -Tues., july 4, 4-9 p.rn.- Location: 1054 La Mesa, Fullerton. Telephone (714) 526-2674. Anita Nickels, world traveler and MlICA committee mem­ ber, invites you to visit her lovely home to see and hear her fine collection. Featured items include a Chickering lVlodel A Reproduco Ampico reproducing grand piano, an ornate Regina automatic disc-changing music box featuring the large 27" diameter discs, a Seeburg Style L cabinet-style nickelodeon piano from the :~went~es,,,an interesting array of music boxes - and other Weber goodIes. PHIL AND ALMA HILL JERRY AND SYLVIA COHEN - Tues., July 4, 10 a.m. - 2 p.rn.- -Tues., july 4,12 noon to 3 p.rn.- Location: 266 20th St., Santa Monica. (213) 395-6974. Location: 11756 Canton Place, Studio City. Telephone Phil Hill, internationally-known race car driver, and his (213) 877-7378. lovely wife Alma invite you to see and hear the superbly Jerry and Sylvia Cohen invite you to visit their magnificent restored instruments in thf~ir collection. Pearls in the exhibit private collection - a display which must surely rank as one of include a Knabe Ampieo lVlodel B in an art-style case, a the finest collections in existence today. A treat awaits you. Steinway Duo-Art (fonnerly owned by Max Kortlander), the lVlusic is provided by many instruments, including a Hupfeld unique cabinet-style keyboardless Chickering Ampico, a Vio­ Helios Ic/31 orchestrion, DeLuxe Violano-Virtuoso, Western lano-Virtuoso, a rare Edelweiss music box of large diameter, Electric "Derby," Encore Banjo, Wurlitzer LX, Cremona and many, many other interesting things - including some Orchestral K, Weber Styria, Coinola X, Reproduco - and beautiful classic cars. dozens more! DAVE AND MARY BOWERS JERRY AND VIRGINIA DORING - Tues., july 4, 9 a.m. to noon- -Tues., july 4, 9-12 a.rn.- Location: 1113 Wallace Ridge, Trousdale Estates, Beverly Location: 2727 Loganrita Avenue, Arcadia. Telephone Hills. Tel. (213) 276-5821. (213) 447-6306. Dave and lVlary Bowers invite you to their hilltop home to Jerry and Virginia Doring host your visit to their beautiful see and hear their private collection - including a Seeburg collection - a group which includes many of the most Style H Solo Orchestrion, Mason & Hamlin Ampico Model B, desirable items in the coin piano and orchestrion field. You'll Seeburg G Orchestrion, Western Electric "Derby," Weber see and hear a magnificent Weber Otero orchestrion with the Maesto concert orchestrion, Regina 20%" changer, Mira music most dazzling automatic light effects we've ever seen, the rare box, Mermod cylinder box, etc. Note: Please park on Wallace Peerless Arcadian (in special case), a National 8-station changer Ridge and walk up driveway to end (do not drive up piano, a DeLuxe Violano-Virtuoso, a Wurlitzer Automatic driveway). Turn right at end of driveway and go through iron Harp, a ~lortier dance organ, and quite a few other interesting gate. things. Page Nine

CONVENTION LI FE on to the Alexandria, where we gathered up It was a great evening of fabulous belongings and said farewell to our bus music by noble artists. The group slowly by Sally lawrence drivers, who had been terrific. wandered out not wanting to leave what had been a magical four days of happy reunions The Alexandria Hotel was ready as the We grabbed a quick bite, as the roll and new-found friends, music from artist Palm Court doors opened to start the aLiction was to begin at eight o'clock. Gar and instruments, and an exchange of second AMICA convention. Old and new Britten got everyone's attention and the information at technical sessions as well as friends greeted one another beneath the auction started. Biddi ng was fast and from one another. magnificent stained glass ceiling during a furious, friend bidding against friend, the no-host cocktail hour. roll finally won by the lucky one. People The next day there were several open got so engrossed in piano talk that, on a few houses for those having the time and energy. Members were treated after supper to a occasions, they missed the roll by losing We are all looking forward to the next movie called PIANISSIMO. Gales of track of the number Gar was on. Better luck convention when we can all be together laughter were heard as a piano and next time if you missed your favorite roll. again. For a job well done, our hats are off phonograph grabbed colors from the music to you in Los Angeles. until each one was covered by color and By now some of the Southern design. A cartoon followed about a cat California chapter decided that the place to trying to give a concert in the piano home be was the hotel, and had either moved in or of the mouse. The mouse upstaged the cat, were in the process of moving in. The to everyone's pleasure. parties went on to the wee hours of the night, with everyone exchanging The highlight of the evening was information furiously. The next morning Reginald Stewart's playing an all Chopin there were those who missed breakfast and concert for AMICAns. A thundering some who missed lunch, but the Palm Court standing ovation climaxed our first evening. got crowded after lunch. There was excitement: J. Lawrence Cook was to The next morning we were up for appear. AMICAns at the technical sessions breakfast in the Palm Court and were came down and a hush came over all. Mr. treated to a comparison concert by Ursula Cook told us how he happened to get into Dietrick-Hollingshead. Ursula brought the this crazy business, and of the years he had rolls with her and did a fine job. Ruth worked for QRS. There was time for Bingaman Smith then gave a short questions and answers. performance. There was another technical session We were off on our first bus ride to and a business meeting that afternoon. San Sylmar for a day with the Nethercutts. Some AMICAns took the time to do more Mr. Nethercutt divided us into eight groups recovering and, by doing so, missed fine and introduced each group to its hosts for technical sessions. the day. We had an escorted tour of San Sylmar, including the antique cars, musical We were then off to dress for the big collection, theater, dining room and library. night. Sport clothes vanished and out came The Nethercutts kindly provided us with the dresses and suits. The Palm Court came lunch. The fabulous collections were all that forth in a new dress of white table cloths we had heard about and more. AMICAns and red, white and blue flowers and candles. boarded their buses for the return trip for a We all went to our assigned tables. The free evening. banquet was served with all the trimmings, with wine and cherries jubilee dessert. AMICAns were up fairly fate that night and the sleepy eyes arrived for breakfast in Awards were presented for meritorious the morning. All were looking forward to service to the outgoing board members; the visit with the Coades in Carlsbad. Many charters to the chapters and founding spent the two hour bus ride in peaceful members were honored with a certificate. repose getting forty winks. They perked up Cecil Dover and Mrs. Dilthey gave out door when they arrived; Suzie and George prizes. showed us their instruments and perforator. The perforator makes rolls for the Weber The evening program was started by Maesto. The Coades served light two young ladies dancing like automatons refreshments and, all too soon, it was time to music from a cylinder music box. Ruth to bus to the Vaughns. We all grabbed our Bingaman Smith was introduced and played drinks out of plastic cans filled with ice on a Debussy group and some Chopin pieces. the lawn, searched for our box lunches on The standing ovation showed how much we the bus racks and settled down for lu nch all love her and appreciate her talent. She and the ride. AMICAns were back to their was presented with long-stemmed red roses. usual gabby selves. Some members collected oranges not used at lunch for later that Ursula was called to the stage to evening. receive a bouquet. She said that it was wonderful to be eighty-six - just look what Arriving at the Vaughns, people you got. scrambled out of buses to see the wonderfully restored and Robert Armbruster was introduced and instruments. There was a light breeze on the played a group of numbers to introduce us patio with punch available for AMICAns. to some composers that were not so well We received the sign that it was time to go known. We all urged him to play more but to the hotel. Back on the buses we had a he hold us that this was the entire number tour of Hollywood and environs and then of pieces he knew. Page Ten

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER ENJOYS A NOSTALGIC DAY AT JUNE MEETING by Gene Dilthey The June meeting of the Southern Concert Gramophone with a six-foot-Iong Church bell to welcome a bride and groom. California Chapter was delightfully hosted "horn", which, it was noted, was used in In the park, the bandmaster directs the band by Sid Kastner and Gary Taplin of the large auditoriums because of its great in perfect rhythm with the arm of a painter "Bandstand" in downtown Los Angeles. volume. on a ladder "redecorating" a nearby house.

The collection is not limited to musical The Bandstand is a fascinating There is much, much more to see, but combination of "Antique Shop" and instruments, and included in the "shop" was since times does and we must march on, we "Museum" reflecting the "better-life" in the one of the cars from the old "Angel's regretfully pulled ourselves away to early years of the century. Flight" which once carried shoppers from Third and Hill Streets to their homes on top reassemble for a "do-it-yourself" sandwich supper at the Bradbury Building several For more than two hours Southern of Bunker Hill. Urban renewal has blocks away. California AMICAns enjoyed wandering demolished the old funicular railroad, and among the exhibits in both the "Shop and all but leveled Bunker Hill. Fortunately, a The Bradbury Building is a grand old "Museum" sections of the establishment as new "Heritage Square" now being built has bit of "Early Los Angeles" that nearly fell they sipped their choice of beverages from offered refuge for several of the more to the bulldozers. When completed in 1893, the two huge punch bowls provided by our interesting houses from this once fine this building was hailed as (and is still hosts. There was "pink punch" for residential area, and there is some talk of tee-totalers and children. and a "vigorous rebuilding "Angel's Flight", considered) a masterpiece of the orange" for those older or not so inhibited. architectural elegance of the day. The Next door to the shop in the building is now being restored to its original Originally, Mr. Kastner, who is "Museum" portion of the Bandstand is Mr. condition and may again become a desirable Chairman-

LEOPOLD GODOWSKY - PART 1

by Dennis E. Ferrara

Collectors are fortunate indeed to have a chance to collect such a varied record ing artist as Leopold Godowsky.

Godowsky, nick-named "The Buddha", was one of the greatest piano technicians to live in our century. As a great pianist and teacher, he was in demand to record for the various reproducing piano companies such as AMPICO, DUO-ART, WELTE and numerous others. He Left, Leopold Godowski in 7895, five years before his also left for posterity a wealth of great acoustical and Berlin debut. Right, in 7925 at the apex of his career. electrical phonograph record ings. etudes of Chopin and paraphrased them into extremely We shall look at his acoustical recording career in difficult "exercises" for hand and pedal technique. this article. Part two will examine his electrical Godowsky was well prepared to meet the arguments of recordings made between the years 1925-1930. the critics of the time. In a forward to the Sch lesinger edition he wrote: Leopold Godowsky was born in Soshly, near Vilna, Poland, February 13, 1870. At the early age of 14, he "The fifty-three studies based on was sent to Berlin to study at the Hochschule fur Musik. twenty-six studies of Chopin have Godowsky made his American debut in 1884 with the manifold purposes. Their aim is to famous American soprano, Clara Louise Kellogg. He develop the mechanical, technical returned to Europe and studied for a short time with and musical possibil ities of piano Camille Saint-Saens (1887-1890). One amazing fact is playing, to expand the peculiarly that Godowsky was virtually self-taught. Saint-Saens is adapted nature of the instrument to the only name connected with the great pianist. polyphonic, polyrhythmic and Godowsky developed a unique style and method of polydynamic work, and to widen playing the piano called "weight and relaxation" which the range of its possibilities in tone consisted of extending the total potentialities of piano coloring." techniques to the utmost; Godowsky paid particular Other compositions include paraphrases on attention to the left hand. Schubert, Rameau and Strauss. 46 Miniatures, two pianos, 4 hands -- the pupil is given a part within the He retu rned to America in 1890 and became Director in the Music Department at New York College compass of five notes (1918); Music for the Left Hand of Music; in 1894, he taught at the Ch icago (6 Waltzes, Poems, Prelude and Fugue); Triakontameron Conservatory of Music. He returned to Berlin in 1900 (30 pieces -- number 11 is rather well-known under the and "conquered" that city. The recital included: The title, "Alt Wien"); Phonoramas (Javanese Cycle); Metamorphoses (3 symphonic works for piano); first movement of the Brahms B flat Concerto, followed Renaissance (24 pieces); A Piano Sonata and Concerto; by the second and third movements; Study for the Left and 12 pieces for Violin. Hand alone, Opus 25, number 4 (A Minor); Studies Opus 10, number 11; and Opus 25, number 3, number 8 Now to return to Godowsky and his life -- in 1891, (sixths), number 5 (mazurka); Opus 10, number 4, he became an American citizen. In 1909, he became Badinage; Opus 10, number 5 in G flat; and the Weber Director of the Master SchoOl of Piano Playing at "Invitation to the Waltz". Encores included the Scherzo Vienna. In 1912-1913, he returned to the United States movement from the Saint-Saens G Minor Concerto and and toured with success. It is at this time that he signed the "plain" Black Key Study for the Left Hand. a contract to record for the Columbia Phonograph Company located in New York. It is rather interesting to observe that it seems that Godowsky was rather established as a composer to It was also during 1912 that Godowsky edited the include such a long series of his own paraphrases for the "Progressive Series of Piano Lessons". He remained here piano at his Berl in debut. He was a true "virtuoso" and in the United States during the later teens and through composed music to match his own brilliant techniques. the twenties. He was asked to record for the English His compositions include numerous transcriptions of Columbia, a sister branch of the American Company, a Strauss waltzes (a few pianists today such as Earl Wild complete Chopin series of major works. It was during have recorded his Die Fledermaus and Artist Life one of these fantastic recording sessions that Godowsky paraphrases). Musicians have said that Godowsky was suffered a stroke in 1930. The stroke affected his right composing for a future generation; however, many feel that the generation has not yet arrived. He took 53 (Continued next page) Page Twelve hand and he stopped giving recitals and worked more A 5484 La Campanella (Paganini-Liszd deeply on his left hand technique. He wrote an essay on Hark, Hark the Lark (Schubert-Liszt) A beautiful reading with much expression. "Piano Music for the Left Hand", and it was published The Columbia label reads, "Recorded at 80 by the Musical Quarterly, July, 1935. r.p.m." However, better piano tone is achieved at slowing down the turntable to 78 or 79 r.p.m. The loss of his beloved wife deepened his It would be fun to compare his rolls on withdrawal from the public. He suffered a fatal attack these performances; however, a complete list of on November 21,1938. rolls was lacking. 5485 Nocturne in E Flat (Chopin) He was a great pianist and teacher. The late Josef Preludes in B flat; in F (Chopin) Hofman said this of Godowsky, "Never forget what you f cannot comment on this disc because heard tonight; never lose the memory of that sound. I have never heard it; no doubt a fine per­ There is nothing like it in this world. It is tragic that the formance., Godowsky is one artist who never made a poor recording. public has never heard "Popsy" as only he can play." Critics have said of him, "The 'superman' of the 5550 Gnomenreigen (Liszt) piano... He was a pianist for pianists...There is nothing Polona~se in A Flat (Chopin) like him to be found in the history of piano playing A thrilling disc of great virtuoso since Chopin." playing. It is really a shame, however, that Godowsky never recorded any of his own paraphrases or studies for the piano. Posterity now lacks some great performances because the phonograph companies were only interested in the "pot boiler" and compo­ RECORD DISCOGRAPHY sitions which were over-played and "popular".

5597 Berceuse in 0 Flat, Opus 57 (Chopin) The Art of Leopold Godowsky on phonograph Waltz in G Flat (Chopin) recordings can be divided into two areas. First, the After listening to this disc, one can acoustical recordings made by him for the Columbia fully understand why Godowsky was called a Phonograph Company, New York, (1912-1918). "Great after Chopin". Beautiful phrasing. Recordings made by the horn and without microphone BeautifuI pedal coloring. and electronics are called by collectors, "acoustical". 5791 7024M Gondoliera (Liszt); If I were a Bird (Henselt) The second area, a fine series of recordings made Waltz in A Flat (Chopin) for the Brunswick Phonograph Record Company Three compositions performed in the (1920-1925). These recordings are far superior in tonal "grand manner". It is interesting to quality to many later electrical recordings made by compare the acoustical version 'of "If other phonograph companies. I divide the electrical I Were a Bird" by Rachmaninoff with Godowsky's disc. A favorite Liszt disc. series for both Columbia and Brunswick (1925-1930) into a separate catalogue. 5800 Concert Etude, No.2 in 0 Flat (Liszt) Nocturne in E Flat (Chopin) There is also a separate listing for the unpublished Some great stuff here. Exciting music titles; however, these discs are not available and are and played in an exciting manner. mentioned only for completeness in such a discography. Beautiful Chopin phrasing. Fine pedal color. 5858 Serenata (Moszkowski); Valse in E Minor (Chopin) Godowsky signed contracts with the Columbia Berceuse (Chopin) Company in early 1912. The recordings are One "pot boiler" among two little gems. double-faced and are twelve inches in diameter. The A rather hard to find disc. Well worth the looking. Beautiful phrasing. Tempos changed catalogue nUrTlbers will be fillowed by the-catalogue to meet the short recording time limit. numbers listed. The reason for the numbering is as follows. It seems that in 1922, Columbia introduced a 5896 Rigoletto Paraphrase (Liszt) Cradle Song (H enselt) better quality of record surface known as the An interesting disc of the Verdi trans- "I mproved Surface". Before this, Columbias' were cription of the Quartet from Rigoletto. Fine rather noisy and were sometimes off-centered. The new playing. process improved both the sound and quality of Henselt was more of the salon school of production. Sad to say, the Godowsky recordings were 19th century piano music and this little "bon-bon" seems to be very typical of his made, for the most part, with the older record surfaces school. Charming but not very inspired. and there are many times when a beautiful performance is spoiled by an extremely loud surface noise. I find the 6013 Etude in F, Op. 25 (Chopin); Arabesque in early Columbias poor in record quality for its day. Piano A Flat (Leschetizky) tone is distant and faded. It seems that the Columbia Serenade in 0 Minor (Rubinstein); Vienna in F Waltz (Poldini) engineers were more interested in "capturing" the The most interesting disc of the entire acoustics of a dead recording studio instead of the Columbia group and a disc which I have never piano. seen or heard. Can anyone help on this one? Page Thirteen

BRUNSWICK RECORDINGS 30019 50024 Liebestraum (Liszt) Polonaise hi A Flat (Chopin) The Brunswick group of recordings offers many A fine disc and beautiful phrasing. new titles and several "pot boilers". It is too bad that Tempos are more interesting here than Brunswick followed its competitors in having artists on the earlier Columbia disc of the such as Godowsky record banal"trite"; however, if one Chopin work. can judge by finding as many copies as I have found of 15001 15001 The Flatterer (Chaminade) the Brunswick Godowsky disc of the Melody in F Spring Song (Mendelssohn) (Rubinstein), then one can surmise that his recordings sold rather well. The Brunswick recordings are both 10 A nice disc of two "PB". Same and 12 inches in diameter. The 10000 series will be the Comments apply here as in the beginning one-sided 10-inch discs; the 15000 series will be the of the Brunswick discQgraphy. 10-inch double-faced recordings; the 30000 series will 15026 The "Butterfly" and "Black Keys" Etude be the 12-inch one-sided discs and the 50000 series will (Chopin) Etudes, Ope 10, number 5, Opus list the 12-inch double-faced recordings. 25, number 9 Prelude in C Sharp Minor (Rachmaninoff) The Brunswick recordings (acoustical) were An excellent disc with some virtuoso recorded between 1920--1925. The company had been playing in the Chopin etudes. I have formed as a cabinet maker for the Edison Company. In rather mixed opinions on the Rachmaninoff. 1918, after several arguments with Edison, the company Still prefer the composers Edison or decided to issue its own vertical cut discs. In 1920, the acoustical or electrical versions to this. company changed its recording process and used the 15042 Maiden's Wish (Chopin) standard lateral system and obtained the recording My Joys (Chopin-Liszt) services of many excellent operatic and instrumentalists, including Godowsky, Hofmann, Ney and others. I have not heard this one and cannot make any comments. Can someone again help on this one?

10022 15017 Rustle of Spring (Sinding) 15049 Capriccio in F Minor (Dohnanyi) 10027 Witches Dance (MacDowell) A la Bien Aimee (Schutt)

Here we start the series of "pot A beautifuI disc and a great favorite boilers". It seems that everybody who in my Godowsky collection. A hard to find was an anybody recorded these two works. disc; but it is well worth the trouble to Charming as they are, still they were to find it. Fine expression and pedal coloring. played and recorded in excess. Count in any Piano Roll catalogue the above two 15081 Music Box (Liadow) titles. A nice disc and Godowsky's per- Playera (Granados) formance of these "bon-bons" has artistic mer it. A fine disc. Hard to find.

10031 15018 Waltz in C Sharp Minor (Chopin) 50015 Polonaise MUitaire, Ope 40, N. 1 (Chopin) 10050 Melody in F (R ubinstein) Waltz in E Flat (Chopin)

The same remarks can apply here; A fine interpretation of Chopin. however, the Chopin waltz deserves the A "great.. guide-to-follow-" disc. comment of a true masterpiece in its type. Many people will argue the idea 50016 On Wings of Song (Mendelssohn-Liszt) that it is a composers' "pot boiler" Venezia e Napoli-Tarantella (Liszt) which is his master piece; I can think of several works of Rubinstein which An exciting Liszt disc and well reflect his "touch" such as his Piano worth finding. A great guide-to-follow Concertos more than this "over baked" type recording. ditty. A particular work survives because it is popular and "pretty", not because 50024 Ballade in A Flat (Chopin) it may be a masterpiece. Nocturne in 0 Flat (Chopin)

30004 50008 March Militaire (Schubert-Taussig) Beautiful phrasing and excellent 30017 Fantasie Impromptu (Chopin) tempos. A fine Chopin recording on any acoustical or electrical recording. Two old time favorites and played in fine spirits. Fine Chopin disc. (To be continued) The speed on all Brunswick discs should be the standard 78 r.p.m.

30016 50009 Impromptu in A Flat (Chopin) 30025 Kamennoi Ostrow (Rubinstein)

Beautiful Chopin reading. Same Advertise in the Bulletin. What better remarks can apply here as above. way to reach all the collectors of import? Page Fourteen

TONE REGULATING AND VOICING THE PIANO brighten with use, a customer who is PART II looking for instant brightness may demand immediate resu Its. Here a tech nician may by James Aber resort to removing some of the felt by filing and lay the nap with a watm iron. The faces of the hammers must not be struck, on possibly only one of the three Sand-filing bass hammers on a much cut or grooved from striking the strings. strings of a tri-chord note. Voicing should used set will often subdue them; whereas Sand-filing cut hammers is necessary, as the be done, if the job is to be critical, by using sand-filing in the treble range may brighten original contour of the hammers must be rubber mutes to block out all but one string tone. The reason for this is that a crust restored. If the grooves in the hammers are at a time, to enable the technician to forms on the striking point of bass fairly deep, the portion of the hammers compare the sou nds of the two or three hammers, due to deposit forming there of coming into contact with the strings will be strings of the note. With a single needle, he corrosion of copper or iron from the too flat and too long to bring out a decent may doctor a brash sounding string without winding on the strings. Then, too, the tone. Also the grooves in a cut harnmer softening a spot under the remaining strings, hammers in the bass become sort of geared cannot always mesh exactly with the strings, which may already be soft enough. Also, to the windings on the strings, and form due to possible shifting in hammer attack. with a single needle it is possible to more contact than when the surfaced felt, This is especially true in the case of the experiment to find just how much needling after filing, meets the string. In the treble, if shifting action in most grand pianos, in soft is necessary to' produce the desired sou nd. the hammers are grooved, since the ridges pedal operation. It would be impossible to beside the grooves are not likely to clear the shift to the soft pedal position and expect In these days, when most hammers strings instantly, due to the tendency to the cut hammers to mesh perfectly. Usually being manufactured are fortified by treating enfold the smaller wires, the tone becomes under such conditions many of the hammers the felt with a solution of thin lacquer, collodion or other hardening fluid, careful smeared and weakened. The speed of the strike the strings, not in exact alignment, upper treble strings is so rapid in vibrations but so that the ridges on the hammers strike judgment of the amount of using the needle is a must. per second that the face of the hammers the strings instead of the grooves, producing must be quite clear, or the projection of felt a metallic sound similar to the sound of a beyond the grooves will not retreat from the Right here, let us mention the danger harpsicord. struck string before a damping action of the of an inexperienced voicer applying a vibration takes place. Generally in fortifying liquid to a hammer to increase Of course, there is a limit to the sand-filing the bass should not be filed to a brilliance of a hammer, which may seem too number of times hammers may be point where the face of the hammer is fresh, mellow. Common sense tells us not to put sand-filed. The depth of felt on hammers is but only to a point where the high ridges too much near the point of the hammer designed to graduate from a thin layer in the beside the grooves are removed, leaving the where it contacts the string, as the glaze of treble, and increases to many times in strings' markings discernible, if the bass is to the hardening fluid may render the tone thickness, as the hammers extend toward hold its power and articulation. the bass. Hammers that have been sand-filed unacceptably brassy. Also, it is well to many times may have the felt .'educed to remember that a hardening fluid, where it A special phase of observation in such thinness that they cannot be voiced, soaks into the felt, will gradually increase voicing, when the tone of a piano seems to especially in the extreme treble, where the the firmness of the felt and, after a time, be smothered, especially in the tenor or bass felt may be cut through to the wood; and may cause an "over-kill" of the softness and sections, is to check the damper lift. In further down the scale the hammers may go beyond to a xylophone quality, which these areas, the dampers are usually not have enough body to bring out the may be beyond control. A very light wedge-shaped felt, to increase damping resonance of the lower strings. treatment of such a remedy should be efficiency, for both two string unisons and allowed some time for appraisal of the trichord notes. Since the darr.per felt Voicing may not always mean effect, before usi ng more of the same kind projects through and below the spaces softening the tone that is produced when of treatment. between the strings, the damper must be the hammers strike the strings. Sometimes a lifted high enough to clear the vibrating technician may find the hammers have been Using a warm hammer iron to bring up strings and not allow them to be fouled by over needled by some tuner, who was the brightness of tone in hammers that seem any contact with the felt. In case of trouble overzealous in his efforts to cover a too too subdued will sometimes do wonders from this source, the dampers must be brilliant tone. It is fairly common practice toward brightening the sound. The hammer adjusted to rise higher to prevent it. for tuners to use a voicing tool with three or iron should never be hot enough to sear the Sometimes clipping a part of the felt from four needles. This is a great mistake. felt, or brown the appearance of the the extreme edge of the bottom of the Hammers should be needled radially from hammer. It does not sound too professional triangle-shaped wedge will do the trick, or the outside in. With multiple needles this is to put a dab of saliva from the mouth, cause the damper to rise higher by difficuIt, as the resistan.ce of the felt applied with the finger on the point of the increasing the thickness of the felt on the becomes too great. So the operator resorts hammer, and then dried with a warm iron, back of the key which lifts it. It could be to pushing the needle through the nose of but it is a very useful treatment. Too much that there is too much clearance between the hammer, at right angles to the axis of water, used in this way, is not good, as it the lifter felt on the key and the damper the hammer. Surely, he softens the hammer, may cause too much shrinkage of the wool lifter lever, in which case the damper levels but is apt to destroy th-e hammer's ability to felt. must be regulated, to close the distance ever produce good tone again. Even the use between the felt on the key and the damper of two needles in the tool is hazardous, Sand-filing the hammers, where they lift lever, but not enough to cause the lifter because, in pushing the needles into the firm have been overtreated with fluid, with a to ride the key, at rest. felt, the flexibility of the needles of the really coarse sandpaper may help to restore pricker allows them to abort from their hammers to a more moderate quality of Using a needle to reduce stridence in a parallel position in the tool, and angle sound. If a glaze has been left on the note is necessarily experimental. Sometimes, through the felt to strain the texture to the surface, sand-filing will remove it and raise only a light puncture by the needle will have point of disrupting the natural matting of the nap of the felt and modify, to some an immediate dramatic effect. Usually the the fibers. extent, the too violent sou nd. texture of an individual set of hammers is fairly uniform. Where on one set of There are bound to be spots in the felt Sometime-s,-after installing new hammers, very light and careful needling body of the hammer where there is more hammers, the tone in the,treble may appear will do the job, on another set it will take a density than in other areas. This density weak. This may be becaus~ of too much felt considerable amount of thrusting of the may be reflected, when the note is being on the hammers, and, while this quality may needle to reduce harsh sounds. In the case Page Fifteen

of hammers on a grand piano, it is best to SOME TELEKTRA "AUTOGRAPH" RECORDS have a needle, fixed in a long slender shaft, that can be thrust between the strings, with BY GERMAINE SCHNITZER the action in its proper place in the piano. A by Bill Knorp bit of probing and exploring will soon indicate how much or how little attention is necessary to manipulate the tone to the Alan Mueller has provided us with this list; thanks, Alan! desired taste. 80216 Papillons, Ope 50, No.5 . O. Olsen It is important to voice the piano to different forces of hammer blows. A piano 80218 Prelude, Ope 28, No. 18, F Minor . Chopin that may sound rather even and mellow, 80219 Preludes, Ope 28, No. 16 and No. 20 . Chopin under soft touch playing, may be quite 80279 Des Abends, Ope 12, No.1 . Schumann uneven from note to note under heavy 80280 Laendler (Albumblatt) .... . Schumann attach of the keyboard. Instead of playing chromatically on the keys, as a performer 80282 Preludes, Ope 28, No. 19 and No. 24 .. Chopin does, it is best to train the hand to sound 80283 Etude, Ope 25, No. 11, A Minor .. Chopin the keys chromatically with a one-finger attack of each key uniformly. It takes Other artists on Telektra included in this 1913 Catalogue are: practice and skill by the technician to use the same amount of power on each key to Clarence Adler, Felix Arndt, Arthur Friedheim, Frank La Forge, Tina correspond to the volume level at which he Lerner, Daniel Gregory Mason, John Powell, Constantin Sternberg, and is working. others. This must be done at no less than three different volume levels. The keys must be An excerpt from the above catalogue: "This catalogue contains the gone over at the power level; that is that first list of 'Autograph' records for the TELEKTRA Piano Player. These each note must be struck a good solid blow, records are 'photos' of the playing of well-known pianists. Not only do with as nearly the same force as possible. The notes that sound out too violently in they reproduce the tempo as played by the artist, but all varieties of comparison with others must be reduced by expression, unassisted. Your musical judgment is never put on trial. You a deep thrust of a single needle, radially merely insert an 'Autograph' record in the transmitter and it is in toward the axis of the hammer, being complete control. They can only be used on the Telektra Piano Player." -­ careful not to disturb the felt at the point su rface. :f wedges are used, it is easy to October 1,1913, The Telektra Company. isolate wh ich one of the two or three strings is the worst offender, and, with a single needle in the hand of a good voicer, the NEWS FROM THE TEXAS CHAPTER dense spot under the string in question can be felt with sensitive touch and treated. Then the hammer can be struck with a light AMICAns meet in Fort Worth, out where the West begins. blow to see that not too much damage has been done at a lower level of power. by Steve Chapman Now the hammers must be gone over The June meeting of the Texas Chapter view, old. servant's quarters, etc. Their rear at a medium attack level, and a shallower of AMICA was hosted by Claire and John yard (With swimming pool, which none of probing of the needle to even volume and Armstrong at their home in Fort Worth. the guests would venture into, although quality. Finally, the hammers must be Approximately 30 people were present at invited) had a beautiful view looking out serviced for light playing, so that the scale the meeting, which was held on an informal over the valley and hills beyond their home, sounds even and delicate. Here the voicing is basis with no formal program. a pretty wooded areas with showplace mostly surface use of the needle. homes of about the 1920s. The backyard, Sometimes, just combing the surface of the The meeting opened with guests being beyond the area they use and maintain, had felt with the point of the needle, directly served punch and other refreshments upon what appeared to b(:t the rema ins of the where the hammer contacts the string in arrival. The guests quickly clustered around hanging gardens of Babylon continuing question, is sufficient to allow the gentle the Armstrong's 6'5" Knabe Ampico A (an down the hill, complete with ponds, stream, control of the soft effects so desirable in early instrument, with a silent fast forward stone walkways and bridges and similar pianistic artistry. button and system for automatic repeating landscaping. of any selected part of a music rolD. The These problems of the stages in voicing instrument played beautifully. The only The business meeting was short, with a are, of course, interrelated and this is where alteration was a pump mounted under the discussion of AMICA affairs for the real skill must be developed. No m~tter floor of the room for silence (we Convention, and the election of Doyle whether the voicing is for power, medium or understood Dr. Armstrong performed the Cassel to serve as proxy for our Director, A. subdued control, each phase must blend so dastardly deed of cutting the hole in the M. Pate, Jr., who will not be able to attend that all are depending on each other, and hardwood floor during the wee hours of the the convention. separate efforts are coordinat~d to produce night, while Claire was sound asleep - at a pliable instrulllent under the hands of the least until waking to th.e sound of a drill. It Members enjoyed a "bring-your-own" performer. looks nice when finished, however). Also dinner in the back yard area, with a displayed.·,~..was. a 27" Regina automatic selection of desserts furnished by the hosts. (TO BE CONTINUED) changing disc box, and a rare Hupfeld Helios The meeting slowly broke up as guests orchestrion. AlL~ere beautifully displayed reluctantly drifted away by about 8:00. in the su nken :Jlving room of their fine 1929 Professional restorers, musical museum Italian Ren'aissance home, complete with Plans were made for the August owners, showroomsI Advertise in the balcony looking out over the room. Lovers meeting in Waxahachie at the home of Hilda Bulletin. Reach your customers in AMICA of this type of home enjoyed a tour of the and Steve Chapman, which will include a for a mere $10. home>, complete with a tower room with bring-a-dish evening meal. Page Sixteen

EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR NEW BULLETIN

undamaged as soon as possible. Rest Hello, Fellow AMICAns, and welcome assured, we will baby that antique article as to your new bulletin. As you can see, if it were our very own. What better way to our looks have changed. We may seem to be become a world-renowned author than with smaller, but I think you will find that we the AMICA bulletin? And Yours Truly will have condensed the same amou nt of be so gratefuII material in a fewer number of pages. This is possible because of our 3-column format, We hope not to become embroiled in the use of set type, and the glossy paper any personal feuds, but we will be starting a which allows clearer reproductions in small new feature, "Letters to the Editor". Here's sizes. We hope you find us easier to read and your chance to vent your opinion about easier to keep and store. However, our anything and everything - gripes about the philosophy hasn't changed. We hope to bulletin, suggestions - what have you. But publish as much as our fellow AMICAns please, no names, no personalities. We don't want and are interested in, with emphasis on want any libel suits on our hands. Both sides original articles and items of historical note. of any controversy will be presented as fairly and completely as possible. Let me introduce myself to you. My name is Hester Zimmerman, and by profession I am an advertising copywriter, Another new feature has been with 12 years experience in the retail field. suggested, a IIHeip Wanted" section. Here Serving with me will be AMICAn Bob you can send out requests for information, Kershner, audio-visual technician for The advise and know-how. We can't guarantee Army and Air Force Exchange Service in the results, but what do you think? Dallas. His graphics and printing background will be invaluable. Also, AMICAns Bill and I wa nt to take this opportunity to Elaine Johnson will be handling the mailing thank our able Board of Directors for of your bulletin (that's the dirty work). The voicing such confidence in my ability to bulletin is a big job, we know, but with the A Texas-Size Rumor produce an AMICA bulletin that will support of all you contributors, we know it continue to be as good and informative as We've heard that Bill Flynt has the shell of a will be a success. we've had the last few years. I personally Marshall and Wendell piano into which he think Ginny has done a great job; I can only has installed an ArtEcho mechanism and it And here's how you can become one hope to do as well. Thanks, Ginny, for is playing Ampico rolls with a bit of of the contributors. It's easy •• it's fun. Just making the AMICA bulletin what it is retubing. Can this be possible? send us an article on your pet project, today. Tomorrow, I guess I'll have the favorite pianist, special instrument, what answer for that. have you. Also, we can reproduce almost anything from the original, such as photos, Sincerely, old ads, magazine articles, newspaper stories Your Publisher, MINUTES OF AMICA, INTERNATIONAL and the like, but Xerox's will present a problem (useful for reference but not so good to print from). Let me say right now, July 3, 1972 all original material will be acknowledged on King Edward VIII Room rece ipt and returned to the sender Alexandria Hotel Los Angeles, California spell "amica", pronounced a-ME-c8, which Under new business, members urged irrevocably established the pronunciation of the date for the next convention be set as The 1972 Annual Meeting of AMICA, the name and set the group's standard for soon as possible. International was called to order at 4: 35 friendIi ness. p.m. by the President, Frank Loob. The roll A Year Book was discussed and Anita call showed 61 members present, Gar Britten, Auctioneer, and Virginia Nickels moved that a committee or person constituting a quorum. Billings, Publisher, reported, followed by be appointed by the board to prepare for the officers' reporting on the chairmanships publication of a membership roster in book The following officers presented their they held. The Convention Report was form, both in alphabetical order by name annual reports: Frank Loob, President; presented by the chairman, Sally Lawrence, and by state, to include a limited amount of Roberta Cherney, Secretary; and Bob who announced a registration of 194 pertinent information. The motion was Whiteley, Treasurer, reporting a balance of members for the 1972 Biennial Convention seconded but failed to pass. $902.44. of AMICA headquartered at the Alexandria Hotel in Los Angeles. The roll auctions were discussed next Dick Reutlinger, Membership and Jon Lawson moved that the periodic Secretary, announced a total of 544 Roberta Cherney, Chairman of the AMI CA, International roll auctions be members. The deaths of two honorary Nominating Committee, read the handled by mail bids only. The motion was members, Charles Cooper and Ferde Grofe, committee's slate and moved it be accepted. seconded but was voted down. leaves 35 honorary members. The motion was seconded and passed. These being only one candidate for each office, How the organization could best Mel Luchetti, Advertising Secretary, the President, Fran k Loob, declared the encourage people working on new methods speaking as Research Chairman, told of the following officers elected: Frank Loob, of roll reproduction and new issues was origin of the organization's name. At the President; George Coade, Vice President; touched on briefly before the meeti ng founding meeting the group saw that the William Reed, Secretary; Bob Whiteley, adjourned at 6: 35 p.m. first letters of the name they were evolving Treasurer; Tom Meeder, Membership came close to the Italian word for friend, so Secretary; Garner Britten, Auctioneer; and Submitted by they adjusted the name so it would precisely Hester Zimmerman, Publisher. Roberta Cherney, Secretary THE MASTER: S FING E R.S ON YOUR PIANO • = ... \

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RYTHMODIK RECORDING ARTISTS

by Dick Howe OCTOBER TEXAS MEETING Jerry Bacon, As part of a project aimed at developing a complete list of 3546 Morningside Ave. Rythmodik rolls, a list of the Rythmodik recording artists has been developed. This list, prepared with assistance from Elaine Obenchain and Dallas, Texas. Vernon Brown, is presented below. Any additions, corrections, or October 8, 3 P.M.. comments would be much appreciated. Please send them to the author at 12335 Rip Van Winkle, Houston, Texas, 77024. *Clarence Adler *Edgar Fairchild *Andrei Kmi ta *Al Sterling --- Akst *George Fairman *Fritz Kreisler *Dan J. Sullivan *Eugen d'Albert *Geraldine Farrar *Frank LaForge *Milton Suskind *Luba d'Alexandrowska Sam Feinberg *Earle LaRoss Harry Thomas Arthur Anderson *Maida Firucici *Joseph Lambert *Augus ta S. Tollefsen Pansy Andrus --- Florigny *Max Landow *Lillian Utz RECORD REVIEW *Harry Archer *Arthur Franklin *Eastwood Lane Egbert A. Van Alstyne *Victor Arden *Annette Frances --- Layton *Marguerite Volavy by Dennis E. Ferrara *Adriano Ariani *Hugo Frey *Harry Lederer Frank Laird Haller *Fred Arno --- Friedland John I. Lederer --- Walter r:m. J. Axtman *Lewis Fuiks *Ethel Leginska *Mabel Wayne *Cecile Ayres *Paolo Gallico *Ralph Leopold *--- Ward-Stephens *Wilhelm Bachaus *Felix Gerdts Mattie Levine Henry Charles \oJebb PIANO MUSIC OF LEOPOLD *Frank Banta Kenneth E. Goi t Oscar Lifshey *Pete Wendling GODOWSKY (1870-1938). DORIS PINES, *Harold Bauer *Leopold Godo\vs1).y Eva Liminana *Jerry White *Wm. E. Berge *Katherine Goodson *Arthur Loesser *James Whittaker PIANIST. GENESIS RECORDING GS *Eubie Blake *Lowell Grant --- Luigi *Otto Winternitz 1000. STEREO. INCLUDES: *Carrie Jacobs Bond *Edvard Grieg Jimmie ~1cHugh *Eleanor Winogradoff *Adolphe Borchard Thomas Griselle *Donald Makay *Edwin \Hlliarns Rameau-Godowsky: Tambourin (from Alphonse E. Borhrer Victor Griselle Lewis Hakay *Victor \Httgenstein Renaissance); Wienerisch (from 24 tone --- Botsford *Albert Gumble

sity's Chicago Musical College and a concert pi­ The stereo quality is excellent. Record anist credited with the introduction of the music surfaces are extremely good. There are fine program notes on each album. For anyone of Ravel and Debussy to the United States. who is interested in Godowsky, this album is a must.

The playing is exciting and will keep you, to use an old cliche, "on the edge of your seat".

Recordings may be obtained through Genesis Recordingsm 225 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, California, 90401. .Page Nineteen

Do you have any problems with the receipt of your bulletin? Need some change LETTERS TO THE EDITOR effected on your membership record? Have I I any questions pertaining to membership in AMICA? Want a membership enrollment blank? Want copies of "1 ntroduction to AMICA" or "From Carillon to •••While on a recent business trip to ••• 1 am, and I'm sure many others are, quite Ampichron"? For solution of any of these Washington, D.C., I had an enjoyable visit at disappointed in the way the recutting problems, just direct your questions to: the "Music Machines - American Style" program (well, almost) was handled, and exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution. most of all by the lack of detailed Mr. Tom Meeder Although the exhibit contains only a few information on what was happening, which Membership Secretary instruments, including an Ampico was passed on to those of us who ordered 494 Stanford Place reproducing grand piano, it is beautifu lIy rolls. I think that since various people put Santa Barbara, Ca. 93111 displayed and the various machines are up over $12,000, which was held for over a played for the public once each day. The year and then returned without a penny of young man in charge of the restoration, interest, deserve a little more information Durward Center, will be happy to arrange on what went on than the sketchy board for personal tours for AMICA members. An meeting minutes in the bulletins and the appointment is necessary for a tour and can vague form letter which accompanied our be made by phone with Mr. Center at HELPI refund checks. I would like to know who 202-381-5082 or 381-5010 during the was contacted as possible sources for the normal business hours. recuts, especially the last source which it seemed was going to produce the rolls, and ••• 1 have a very fine Bauer piano which is Bill Burkhardt why all of a sudden everything fell through•. equipped with the Welte-Licensee action. I 1145 Lakeside Drive, S. E. According to the board meeting minutes in have rebuilt this instrument completely and Grand Rapid, Michigan 49506 the bulletin, one week a pilot roll was in fact have had it arou nd here for several selected and two weeks later a vote was years. Musically, it is very disappointing, yet taken to abandon the project. What I cannot seem to put my finger on what is ••• 1 was interested to learn in one of the happened in that week? It also said that exactly wrong with it. Everything checks recent bulletins that my new roll was cut considerable discussion followed the motion out perfectly with the test roll, and the out with a razor blade on the living room to discontinue the project, yet nothing was instrument will play both soft and loud. floor in 100 hoursl Someone mixed up their said as to the nature of the discussion. However, about the best word I can come information somewhere along the line, up with to describe what happens in because the PianOrchestra Roll (Thoroughly Russ Jenson between is "lumpy". The transitions from Modern Millie) which was featured at the 1652 Euclid Avenue phrase to phrase in the recorded meeting at the Coede's took me 15 hours to Camarillo, California 93010 compositions on many music rolls just arrange out of my head and draw on blank simply are not pleasant listening. paper, and it took 4 hours for Mike Kitner of-Carlisle, Pa. (AMICA member) to punch Some people tell me that the W31te rolls out three copies on his homemade cause this, but this simply does not make perforator. Our next project is a new series sense as a piano which performs as poorly as of popular songs for the PianOrchestra, this never could have been sold in the first which we're working on right now. place. I wonder if any of the readers of the bulletin could offer me any advice. Art Reblitz (Submitted by Douglas Johnson) 3916 N. Azalea Harvey Roehl Colorado Springs, Colorado 80907 P. O. Box 97 HOW TO POLISH YOUR PIANO, CIRCA 1920 ..3533 Stratford Drive Vestal, New York 13850 "Perhaps the best method for MID-WEST CHAPTER? ••• 1 have a 1932 Stroud Duo-Art and am polishing pianos, carriage or desperate to find a tube layout for this Do you live in Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, automobile bodies, and other action. Can anyone tell me where to buy Indiana, or there~bouts? one, or put me in contact with a member high-class varnished surfaces is to go who can? The organization of a giant mid-west over the varnish first with a pledget of chapter of AMICA is in the works and absorbent cotton saturated with Milton H. Cooperman interested members residing in these states kerosene. Then go over it with a piece 9 Bronson Place are urged to write Toledo, Ohio 43608 of chamois leather dipped first in olive (419) 244-0170 Tom Fortier oil and then in finely powdered and 712 E. Chelsea Circle ••• 1 would like to issue a catalogue of all the Davison, Michigan 48423 bolted rotten stone, using a circular known Leopold Godowsky Reproducing movement. Wipe off the rotten stone Piano Rolls. I need titles - all the Ampico, Best of luck, Tom. All the established with the palm of the hand, moving in a Duo-Art, Welte, etc., NUMBERS, labels. chapters are backing you upl Also, I need the Skinner Reproducing Roll rotary direction and wiping off the titles and nu mbers of rolls recorded by hand after each rotation; and then go Clarence Dickenson, Pietro Yon, Palmer over the surface with a piece of Christian and Robert Elmore. chamois saturated with olive oil. Dennis E. Ferrara For $10 you can reach every collector Finally wipe dry with a piece of soft WFJC Radio of import with your business ad. Advertise silk. " 1401 East Court Street in the Bulletinl From the Druggists Circular Formula Book, 1920 Edition Flint, Michigan 48503 FOR SALE CAST Chickering Grand YOUR with FATE TO Ampico B THE WINDS! COMPLETE, NOT RESTORED 60 rolls Regular and Long-playing F or information, contact original owner Advertise in the Bulletin. What better way to reach all the collectors of import? FRANK P. PARISH

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