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The B U L L E T http://www.amica.org The Volume 47, Number 6 November/December 2010 AMICA B U L L E T I N Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors’ Association ISSN #1533›9726 ThE AMICA BULLETIN AUToMATIC 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 (to 31 Dec 2010) AMICA was founded in San Francisco, California in 1963. New Password starting 1 Jan 2011 - rewind VoLUME 47, Number 6 November/December 2010 AMICA BULLETIN FEATURES DEADLINES Ads and articles must be received on or before the 1st of the ODD Nickel Notes . by Matthew Jaro . .363 months: Christmas Around the Custom Carved Knabe Ampico January July by Kenneth Long . .368 March September May November Automatic Musical Instruments and Trends Concerning Them by Q. David Bowers . 372 Bulletins will ordinarily be mailed in the 1st week of the even months, for The Amazing Angelus . .by Stephen Kent Goodwin . 377 expected delivery mid-month. Band Organ Rally - Sutter Creek Terry Smythe by Shirley Nix . 399 55 Rowand Avenue Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3J2N6 204-832-3982 (email preferred) COLUMNS [email protected] President’s Message. .360 Editorial Observations . 360 MEMBERSHIP SERVICES Letters . .361 Membership Dues: USA Bulk Mail . $55.00 Membership Update. 366 USA First Class . .$70.00 Overseas . .$70.00 AMICA 2011 Convention Update . 367 Canada-Mexico . .$65.00 Chapter News . 381 Renewals – Additional $5.00 due if renewed past the Jan. 31 deadline Web Sites of Interest . .393 Address changes and corrections AMICAn in the Spotlight . 401 Directory information updates In The News . .402 Additional copies of Member Directory . $25.00 Carousels In The News . .406 Single copies of back issues ($10.00 Advertising . 408 per issue – based upon availability) Lyle Merithew & Sandy Swirski Front Cover: 1925 Knabe Ampico A Custom Art Case by Kenneth Long 416 Colfax Drive Inside Front: Ad by Gold Leaf Galleries San Jose, CA 95123-3403 408-227-9284 Inside Back Cover: Ad by PianoTectonics [email protected] outside Back Cover: Ad by Tim Trager To ensure timely delivery of your BULLETIN, please allow 6-weeks advance notice of address changes. 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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] 357 AMICA INTERNATIoNAL - International officers - PRESIDENT PAST PRESIDENT EDIToR Tim Baxter John Motto-Ros Terry Smythe 939 Briarcliff Rd NE 110 Allen Ranch Road 55 Rowand Avenue Atlanta, GA 30306-4664 Sutter Creek, CA 95685 Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3J2N6 404-377-1220 209-267-9252 204-832-3982 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] VICE-PRESIDENT TREASURER Alan Turner Joe Orens 148 Kingsway Avenue 8917 Wooden Bridge Road Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3M 0H1 Potomac, MD 20882-3821 204-489-3075 301-340-6664 [email protected] [email protected] SECRETARY MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Bob and Bonnie Gonzalez Lyle Merithew & Sandy Swirski 26 Foremast Cove 416 Colfax Drive Corte Madera, CA 94925 San Jose, CA 95123-3403 415-924-6834 408-227-9284 [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 AMICA Honor Roll 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] AMICA ENDoWMENT FUND Richard VanMetre 1506 South Courtland Avenue Park Ridge, IL 60068-5333 847-318-7310 [email protected] 358 AMICA Bulletin › Nov/Dec 2010 AMICA INTERNATIoNAL Chapter officers BoSToN AREA Treas: Maryam Morgan Board Rep: Jere DeBacker Pres: Phil Konop Reporter: Martin "Buzz" Rosa Vice-Pres: Bob Hunt - 207-985-2308 Board Rep: Vincent and Maryam Morgan SoWNY (Southern ontario,Western New York) Sec: Kirk Russell Newsletter Editor: Bill Maguire Pres: Mike Walter - 716-656-9583 Treas: Dorothy Bromage [email protected] Reporter: Don Brown MIDWEST (oH, MI, IN, KY) Vice Pres: Tom Cardinal - Board Rep: Bob Hunt - [email protected] Pres: Don Johnson - 248-650-1840 [email protected] [email protected] Sec: Garry Lemon CHICAGo AREA Vice Pres: Liz Barnhart [email protected] Pres: Jerry Biasella - 708-756-3307 Sec: Hilda Merchant Treas: Holly Walter Vice Pres: Richard Van Metre Treas: Alvin Wulfekuhl [email protected] Sec: Carol Veome - 773-338-1042 Reporter: Christy Counterman Reporter: Garry & Anne Lemon [email protected] Board Rep: Liz Barnhart [email protected] Treas: Joe Pekarek Board Rep: Glenn Roat - Reporter: Curt Clifford NoRTHERN LIGHTS [email protected] Board Rep: TBD Pres: Paul Watkins - 763-421-0672 Photographers: Nancy Group & Anne Lemon [email protected] FoUNDING CHAPTER Vice Pres: Mark Kraabel SoUTHERN CALIFoRNIA Pres: John Ulrich - 510-223-9587 Sec: Michael LuBrant Pres: Frank Nix - 818-884-6849 [email protected] Treas: Barbara Watkins Vice Pres: Mike Choate Vice Pres: Karen Simons Reporter: Jerrilynn Boehland Sect/Reporter: Shirley Nix Sec: Jack & Dianne Edwards Board Rep: Paul Watkins or Mark Kraabel Treas: Diane Reidy Treas/Bd Rep: Lyle Merithew & Sandy Swirsky Board Rep: Frank Nix Reporter: Bob & Bonnie Gonzalez PACIFIC CAN-AM Pres: Bill Mote - 360-403-1970 TEXAS HEART oF AMERICA [email protected] Pres: Rich Clayton - 972-369-0470 Pres: Robbie Tubbs - 816-313-1075 Vice Pres: David Goodwin richclayton®sbcglobal.net [email protected] Secretary: Judy Mote Vice Pres: Bill Boruff Vice Pres: Dan Davis Treas: Mark Smithberg [email protected] Sec: Trudy. Moffitt Reporter: TBD Treas: Janet Tonnesen Treas: Brian Graham Bd. Rep: Dan Brown [email protected] Reporter: HC & Marlene Beckman Secretary: Suzanne McCall Board Rep: Gary Craig RoCKY MoUNTAIN [email protected] Pres: Jere DeBacker - 303-367-1493 Bulletin Reporter: Ken Long LADY LIBERTY [email protected] [email protected] Pres: John Dousmanis (646) 638-2201 Vice Pres: Ken Hodge Board Rep: John & Suzanne McCall - Vice Pres: Vincent Morgan - 718-479-2562 Sec: Louise Lucero j-mccall@sbcglobal .net [email protected] Treas: Barry Weiss Sec: Bob Stuhmer Reporter: Larry Emmons Affiliated Societies and organizations American Theatre organ Society (AToS) Carousel organ Association of America Netherlands Mechanical organ Society-KDV President/CEO – Ken Double Editor/Publisher: Ron Bopp A. T. Meijer 5705 80th Street North (918) 527-0589 Wilgenstraat 24 St. Petersburg, Florida 33709 4725 Montrose Dr., Bradenton, FL, 34210 NL-4462 VS Goes, Netherlands Phone: 281-798-6205 [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Northwest Player Piano Association THEATRE ORGAN Co-Editors – Friends of Scott Joplin Everson Whittle, Secretary Mike Bryant and Don Feely 1217 St. Croix Ct. 11 Smiths Road, Darcy Lever, Editorial Office Kirkwood, MO 63122-2326 Bolton BL3 2PP, Gt. 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Nijsen, Secretaire General Instruments 19 Mackaylaan Smithsonian Institution Peter Phillips - Editor 5631 NM Eindhoven, Netherlands Division of Musical History 26 Alice Street Washington, D.C. 20560 Padstow, NSW 221, Australia Musical Box Society of Great Britain Phone: (612) 9773-4734 Alan Pratt, Editor Society For Self-Playing Musical Instruments email: [email protected] P. O. Box 299 Gesellschaft fur Selbstspielende Waterbeach, Cambridge CB4 4PJ Musikinstrumente (GSM) E.V. Netherlands Pianola Association England Ralf Smolne Nederlandse Pianola Vereniging Emmastr. 56 Att. Jan van Hulzen, Member of the Board Musical Box Society International D-45130 Essen, Germany Chopinrode 25 Rosanna Harris, Editor Phone: **49-201-784927 2717 BH Zoetermeer, Netherlands 5815 West 52nd Avenue Fax :**49-201-7266240 email: [email protected] Denver, CO 80212 Email: [email protected] Phone: 303-431-9033 Fax: 303-431-6978 Email: [email protected] AMICA Bulletin › Nov/Dec 2010 359 President’s Message Another holiday season is here already! There is no better time to show off your col- lection than to relatives and friends visiting over the holidays. The holiday repertoire is well- represented for our instruments and nothing helps a sing-a-long more than having the lyrics right there on the roll! The issue will describe the first meeting of AMICA’s newest chapter, the Southeast- ern US “Land of Dixie” Chapter.
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