OUTHERN CALIFORNIA CONVENTION SJULY 1-6, 2008 By Terry Smythe

This was my 18th AMICA Band for their Banquet fine entertain- stunning classic cars. What a treat! Convention, within 37 years member- ment. A catered lunch in the shadow of the ship, and once again outstanding! Ralph and Gloria Schack for opening real Boeing 707 Air Force One in the Many, many thanks to Frank and Shirley their home to view and hear their fine Reagan Library was amazing! How did Nix and their committee for their superla- collection. It was a real treat for me to they ever get that massive airplane up to tive efforts in organizing and making it finally see and hear the now restored the top of the mountain and into the happen. It was clearly a huge under- early 1895(?) Welte Style 3 Cottage building? WOW! The Reagan collection taking and they are to be commended. I found in a genuine cattle of memorabilia brought back many Very much appreciate yet another great barn some ‘levety-7 years ago. And right historical memories of great political array of fond memories. alongside it the 28” upright Kalliope disk significance. Special mention to: that emerged as part of the And for someone living out in the Hi Babit, an Honorary, for frequently original transaction all those many years relative boonies, the Hollywood Bowl entertaining us royally on many ago. Brought tears to my tired old eyes. and Independence Day fireworks were occasions in the hospitality suite. He is Both within a great display of beautifully truly memorable. What a great show for 91 years young and has an extraordinary restored instruments. some 17,000+ people in attendance. repertoire. His enthusiasm was Mike and Marilyn Ames for opening Within our annual Pumper Contest, infectious. their home to view and hear their out- our inimitable Larry Norman can be Tom Ahearn for bringing and standing collection. It was a real treat to relied upon to provide enjoyable levity to displaying his powerful Knabe Ampico B see a great marriage of the old with new an otherwise serious event. Congratula- concert grand in the hospitality suite. midi technology to dramatically expand tions go to Roger Stumfoll for winning Fine example of blending the old available music for a variety of the contest, and to Karl Ellison for his (Ampico) with the new (Bob Hunt’s instruments, most notably the Violano. capable organizing and MC’ing the e-valve system). And a truly delightful suprise to meet event. As always, the contestant’s choice Jody Kravitz for the first time, so long of rolls brought some terrific Gene Korolev, Randy Cox and Wayne after he started MMD some 13 years ago. Stahnke for making available a stunning performances. Quite amazing what can grand fitted with Wayne’s LX Live Frank and Shirley Nix for opening emerge from a humble . Performance solenoid system. It was their charming home to view and hear An evening of silent film with piano Gene’s stunning “Tribute to Harley their fine collection of a Duo-Art repro- accompaniment, all wrapped around a Davidson”, a custom built grand piano. ducing piano, large , music restored 1906 hand cranked movie Equally stunning was its aural perfor- boxes and a great . They projector, featuring Laurel and Hardy, mance with Wayne’s LX solenoid are truly great hosts and clearly earned a and Buster Keaton, made for a charming system. It was real treat to hear it huge commendation for all they are true “nickelodeon”. working quite well with my Duo-Art doing for AMICA and our delightful avocation. I was pleased to have attended Dave emulation midi files after conversion to Saul’s workshop on Roll Scanning & Disklavier format. Its performance using Mike and Cathy Choate for opening Production, Don Barr’s workshop on the LX formated files with 1024 dynamic their home to view and hear their fine Violano, Stephen Goodman’s workshop levels was spectacular. collection. Regretably, this is one I did on Automatic Musical Instrument´s Richard Ingram for bringing his nicely not get to, but overheard many who were Musical Partners, and Josh Rapier’s restored very early rare A.B. Chase 88n delighted and impressed. workshop on Reproducing System foot pumped grand. It was great to note Dana Bashor for opening his gorgeous differences. Unfortunately, not possible he managed to acquire Hi Babit’s auto- home to view and hear his outstanding to attend all of them. graph on its harp, nice touch! collection of music boxes, automata, As usual, the Mart was an enthusiastic Spencer Chase for displaying his moving framed pictures, musical clocks, event, organized quite well with all the demonstration e-valve system fitted to a fine heavily carved furniture, and his big vendor tables arranged around the Duo-Art grand. Yet another fine example Welte Style 3 Cottage Orchestrion. A perimeter of the ballroom. Made for easy of a marriage of the old with new fine, gracious host who enthusiastically migration from one to another. By a split technology. shared his collection. second, I missed out on a Seeburg KT Jerry Pell for bringing his nifty Fred and Deanne Roth for opening table favor on one of the mart tables. Wurlitzer band organ for our listening their home to view and hear their fine Perhaps another year I may get lucky. pleasure in the hospitality suite. varied collection of juke boxes, nick- The 2008 AMICA Convention table elodeons, a fairground organ and Robbie Rhodes and the Titantic Jazz favor is a beautifully crafted, wonderful 270 continued. . . work of art. It is a replica of a 105 from a Wurlitzer 105 owned by Kim http://www.millsnovelty.com/ Wurlitzer band organ. The Southern Pontius. There are well over 150 separate Mike Ames midi site California conceived of this 2 years ago pieces to be cut, stained, and assembled http://www.timtrager.com/ and managed to keep it a secret through for each favor. Tim Trager’s site to the unveiling at the banquet. Roy It was a great convention, made all the http://bandorganmusic.com/ Beltz proposed the favor, Bill Blair did better by meeting so many old friends, Band Organ Music site the electronics, and Larry Crehore did the albeit only once a year. And once again, laser etching. http://www.mechanicalmusicrestoration.- many fond memories. Thoroughly com/index.html Among those who worked on this enjoyable throughout. Stephen Goodman’s site project week after week were Jerry Pell, Some useful internet links emerged: http://www.reproducingpianos.com/ Bill Blair, Roy Beltz, Richard Ingram, http://www.live-performance.com/index.htm Josh Rapier’s site Nan Allomong, Willard and Sharon Wayne Stahnke’s LX Live Performance Wills, and Jack Conway. Frank and site [email protected] Dave Saul’s email address Shirley Nix took a trip to Yosemite for http://www.pianosxxi.com/ the photos, and Bill Klinger arranged to Piano Solutions XXI (Gene Korolev’s have the cymbals made. The music site) (California, Here I Come) was recorded

THE ANATOMY OF A WURLITZER 105 TABLE FAVOR By: Jack M. Conway, Photos by: Shirley Nix

It all started with a planning meeting where Roy Beltz presented a band organ kit that he thought would make a nice AMICA 2008 table favor. The group agreed and Frank Nix started gathering information for designing the case. I furnished photos of the drum shelves on

Richard Ingram trimming top boards to fin- Finished cases with drum shelf glue spot ished size. scraped clean. my 105 and a photo from the Wurlitzer Willard and Sharon Wills. I kind of 1928 Catalog printed in “The American chuckled at starting so early but we Carousel Organ” by Ron Bopp. “Wurlitzer needed the time to complete this compli- Building Plans For Model 104/105” by cated project. The work sessions usually R. M. Stanoszek was consulted for lasted from about 9 am to 4 or 5 pm with a Frank Nix and Bill Klinger who furnished the measurements. At this point the lumber break for a fabulous lunch prepared by cymbals. was obtained and the work sessions began Shirley Nix. We met 2 or 3 times a month at the home of Frank and Shirley Nix. from the Fall of 2006 through the Spring They have a well-equipped of 200., These large group sessions were shop and large work area. The order of the steps is not exact as many activities overlapped. A group of twenty plus AMICA So. Cal. members, friends and neighbors attended some or all of the work sessions that started February 25, 2006. Those who attended most if not all work sessions were Nan Allomong, Roy Foreman Frank Nix, right, keeping the workers, left, Bill Beltz, Bill Blair, Jack Conway, Blair, Jack Conway, and Bob Lloyd on task. Richard Ingram, Jerry Pell, and Jack Conway sanding assembled case sides.

271 only the tip of the iceberg with Sharon cut to final size and the top and bottom The real fun then began. I think that Wills, Bill Blair, and Frank and Shirley blocks glued in. The cases were then everyone remembers this step. Silver braid Nix working on other parts of the project sanded smooth and square. was cut to length to wrap around the front between the work parties. Frank designed The backs were then fitted to the jigs and fixtures to produce the needed cases and the backs and cases numbered to parts. match them up after finishing. With the Richard Ingram brought his surface backs in place the holes for the mounting planer and belt and disk sander. Frank set screws drilled in the backs and cases. The up a cut off saw and two table saws. Parts holes in the backs were then countersunk. were planed, cut to size, and rabbeted. Frank devised a layout for multiple During many of the early sessions we bases and selected a cutter to create the produced boxes and pails full of parts design on the milling machine. Boards prompting me to ask Frank one day if we that would fit in the mill were laid out and were ever going to assemble any of the Frank ran them through the milling parts. machine. When the milling was complete While this was going Bill Blair and wood chips were piled high around Stained drum shelves. his neighbor designed and had the circuit the mill. After milling, the bases were and back edge of each drum to represent boards made in strips. Frank then cut them carefully cut apart. They were sanded and the nickel drumhead tension rings. They apart. Bill searched the Internet to find a sent for the laser engraving. were glued a little proud of the drum edge chip that could record for one minute and so the drumhead would fit flush. Glue was the recording device. He also searched for applied to the drum edge and the braid and obtained the speakers, switches, wrapped around with a slight overlap. battery holders, batteries and components for the circuit board. Bill also arranged for his cousin Larry Crehore to laser cut and engrave the façade pieces, top facade with cymbal cut out, drum shelves, and case backs. As work progressed several items were looked at, including buttons, to use for the cymbals. None really seemed to work well. Bill Klinger devised a punch Nan Allomong and Sharon Wills assembling drum shelves using a Nix fixture. Each shelf has 4 pieces to be glued together, a front, back, top, and support block. The case tops were cut to size and the Top facades with cymbal mount and quarter edges were rounded on the belt sander. round dowels assembled. The cymbal mounting dowel hole was Sometimes a kink in the braid made this drilled. difficult. The drum was then set aside. Dowels the correct size for the bass When the next one was done the first one drum and snare drum were located. The had popped loose and had to be glued lengths of dowel were stained and fin- again and sometimes again and again. ished. The individual drums were then cut Shirley then printed the snare drum wires off and drilled for the mounting dowel. on parchment paper stock. Using another

Jerry Pell drilling dowel holes in drums using a Nix fixture. and die set to cut out, dish, and punch the mounting hole from brass sheet. When it was time for final assembly the protective plastic film was peeled off. Well I asked for it, assembly began. The main body front and sides were glued with spacer blocks inside to hold the case Drum shelves ready for spraying with stain. Jack Conway gluing silver braid to drum square. The parts were clamped with large Dowels are taped to keep the gluing surface edges. Everyone’s favorite job, NOT! rubber bands. When dry the cases were clean. 272 Roy Beltz gluing drum braid. More people Electronics ready to be mounted on speaker complained about this job than any other. bridge. of Frank’s jigs the drumheads were The set up clamped and held the four Milling machine with wood chips piled high punched out. They were then glued to the pieces in position until the glue dried. after bases were machined. front and back of the drums making sure Two dowel holes had been drilled in the Shirley drove to Yosemite and took many that the snare wires were lined up correct- mounting block to assure the drums would pictures until they found ones that fit well. ly with the mounting hole. mount straight on the case sides. The top also had a dowel hole drilled in it to They printed out the photos and hand mount the drums. trimmed them to size. They were then carefully glued to the backs of the façade Before staining and finishing, dowels frames. The frames were then glued to the and areas to be glued were masked. The main case. We were all amazed at how areas that could not be masked were they made the organ pop. Wow! scraped using a jig before gluing. All of the case parts were stained and wiped Three pieces of wood were cut to size down. When dry they were set out on long and glued up to make a bridge over the tables, sometimes on tape to keep them speaker and form a mount for the circuit from blowing away when sprayed with the board and battery holder. finish. When all parts were stained and Bill Blair punching out snare drum front finished, the final case assembly started. heads. The bases and tops were glued to the main Frank made a fixture to make sure case. The top façade with remounted that the cymbal would be centered in the cymbals were glued to the top. Two top façade. The fixture held many pieces at once and had built in hold-downs to keep pieces aligned while the glue dried. The cymbals were removed until the parts were stained and finished. Frank made fixtures to assemble the Frank Nix preparing to cut bases apart. More drum shelves. Each held many shelves. bases stacked to the left. Each shelf was made from an engraved As the casework continued all the front, a back, a mounting block and a top. parts for the circuit board arrived and we started to assemble them. We inserted into each board a chip socket, two electrolytic With speakers mounted to case backs, capacitors, and a potentiometer. The components are being attached to bridge over battery holder, switch, and speaker wires speakers by technician Willard Wills. were cut to length and stripped. They were quarter round dowel pieces were added to also inserted into the circuit board. With add support to the top façade. The bass everything in place the boards were and snare drum shelves were glued to the soldered. As the electronic packages were case sides. completed they were tested and speed adjusted. Any with problems went home While the assembly was continuing with Bill for troubleshooting. Shirley was looking for California themed photos to use for the art panels on the The master chip was recorded live Willard and Sharon Wills, Ed Cooley, Diane from a Wurlitzer 105 owned by Kim Lloyd, and Roy Beltz, are gluing drum heads to façade. None seemed to fit the format Pontius. The recording is of Wurlitzer drums. well. To solve this problem Frank and

273 Style 125 Roll Number 3100, tune number boxed up, a cardboard square with a hole three, “California Here I Come.” Each punched in the middle was carefully taped chip was recorded one at a time in real over the switch to try to avoid an incident time by Bill and then labeled with labels with TSA. The shipping boxes were printed by Shirley. The chips were then provided by AGE Industries, Texas. installed in the chip socket. If you missed the convention and would like one of these fabulous little organs some are still available for $50.00 including shipping and handling. Contact Shirley at [email protected] for details. Additional tunes may be available, by Completed back with speaker, switch, electron- changing chips, from Bill Blair. ics, chip, and batteries installed. We waited until late April of 2008 to install the batteries and do final testing. The backs were then screwed to the cases and tested again. As a result of all this Completed Wurlitzer 105 with base, drum testing, only one favor was shelves, top façade, and art panels. returned at the banquet. Speaker cloth was glued to the speak- As the finished organs were er rims. The switches were glued into their lined up on the tables, after mounting holes. The speakers were glued assembly, we discovered how to the backs. The bridges were then fitted sensitive the switches are. Stack over the speakers and glued in place. The the organs too close together and circuit board and battery holder were then two or three start playing. Move a attached to the bridge. The organ was now box full and get a concert. At the Frank Nix, Nan Allomong, Sharon Wills, and Willard complete except for the batteries and four last work session before they were Wills presenting the table favors at the banquet. screws to mount the back.

MICA OFFICER, COMMITTEE & A CHAPTER REPORTS Sent in by Marlene Beckman

Board Meeting Minutes Dodrill, Website Manager – Karl Ellison, Hutchinson, Audio Visual and Technical – July 1, 2008 Founding Rep – Richard Reutlinger, Heart Harold Malakinian, Boston Rep – Bob Submitted by Nadine Motto-Ros and of America Rep – Gary Craig, Lady Hunt, Chicago Rep – Joe Pekaarek. Marlene Beckman Liberty Rep – Vincent & Maryam Mor- 2. Approval of Minutes from 2006 gan, Midwest Rep – Liz Barnhart, Board Meeting: Northern Lights Rep – Alan Turner, 1. Roll Call and Introductions: Motion to approve the minutes as Pacific Can-Am – Carl Dodrill, Rocky published in the November/December The meeting was called to order on Mountain Rep – Larry Emmons, Sierra- 2006 AMICA Bulletin was made, Tuesday, July 1, 2008, by President John Nevada Rep – Chip Lusby, Southern seconded and passed. As a matter of Motto-Ros. California Rep – Frank Nix/part time, record, a Board Meeting was not held Board members present: President – John SOWNY Rep – Holly Walter, Texas Rep – during the 2007 AMICA Convention in Motto-Ros, Vice President – Tim Baxter, Suzanne and John McCall, Guests – Rich Germany/Holland. Past President – Mike Walter, Member- Clayton and Julian Dyer. Acting 3. Reports: Since all reports are included ship Secretary – Bill Chapman, Conven- Secretary: Nadine Motto-Ros in the agenda and will be published in The tion Coordinator – Frank Nix/part time, Board members absent: Secretary – Mar- Bulletin, they were not individually read. Honorary Membership – Mike Walter, lene Beckman, Treasurer – Robbie Tubbs, Additional comments not covered in the Past Memorial Fund Chairman – Halie Publisher – Mike Kukral, Archives – Tom agenda reports are listed below:

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Andrew Barrett playing ragtime on the “Big” piano

Honorary Hi Babit, age 91

The Harley Davidson Piano

Tim Trager, Richard Reutlinger, John Motto-Ros & Paul Watkins Barbara & Ron Hartwell with the AMICA membership applications

Halie Dodrill at the Harley, Carl Dodrill & Mark Smithburg looking on

George Fleming & Terry Smythe

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Jim Krughoff & Dave Reidy George Wilder, Jo Crawford, Bob Gonzalez

Holly & Mike Walter

Richard Ingram examines the piano Roger Stumfoll & Ron Kilfoil

Julian Dyer & Dave Saul

Randy Cox with the Harley Davidson Piano

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George Coade, Tim Trager, John Motto-Ros Terry Smythe, Marty Persky and Joe Orens

Dianne Reidy & Betty Toth, the “Bus General”

The lovely ladies in period clothes

Edward and Nancy Group

290 The Pumper Contest

Joyce Brite

Dave Reidy introducing the Pumper Contest

Maarten Van Der Vlugt Andrew Barrett Julian Dyer

Ron Hartwell, last year’s winner

Mary Hayden

291 The Pumper Contest

Larry Norman

Basketball will never be the same. Joe Orens and Terry Smythe play, Shirley Nix referees (?) and Miriam Hanscom and Jody Trittipo are the cheerleaders. (Larry Norman at the piano)

Roger Stumfoll Terry Smythe prepares for his role in the Larry Norman Extravaganza Larry Norman

Our winner, Roger Stumfoll

Karl Ellison announces the winner of “Footsie”

292 Joe Rinaudo’s Silent Movie Night

Joe’s assistant getting things ready

Joe Rinaudo who presented silent movies run on an original, hand-cranked projector

Movie Title and Movie

Lots of interest in the projector at break time

Joe Rinaudo and assistant at the silent movie show

Silent Film Obedient Operator 293 Collection Tours & Open Houses

Bill Blair Open House

Bill Blair with his prototype electronics for the final table favor in his other hand

Terry & Reese Banister Open House One of the many Banister

The Banister Organ Orchestrelle

The Banister Roll Room

Banister’s Music Room

294 Ralph & Gloria Schack Open House

Early Welte Style 3 Cot- tage orchestrion barrel to roll conversion

Robin Biggins & friend greeting guests at the Schack residence

Schack Family picture Ralph Schack explaining Welte Style 3 cottage Orchestrion

Frank & Shirley Nix Open House

Shirley Nix

Lloyd Osmundson with the Nix’s Limonaire Organ

295 Frank & Shirley Nix Open House

Mike Argain, John Pohlpeter, and Frank Nix Hi Babit gives an impromptu concert on the Nix Steinway

Hi Babit and sister Rosalyn Breines with new AMICA “Friends”

KT with clown band on top

Frank Nix

The Official Greeters at the Nix Residence or the “Educated Monkeys” Frank said helped with the Ruth Organ Table Favors

296 Frank & Shirley Nix Open House

Alan Turner checking out the Nix orange tree Michael Woolf enjoys the Steinway

Mike Argain’s car – note the license plate

Lloyd Osmundson Mike Argain demonstrating the Nix Styria, which he once owned

Jack Conway Open House Dana Bashor Open House

Dana Bashor’s Home

297 Dana Bashor Open House

Dana demonstrates a rare Automaton

Ron Kilfoil, Dana Bashor at Dana’s home

Lunch at Dana Bashor’s

An Automaton Another of Dana’s Automata

Many musical Automata clocks

298 Dave & Diane Reidy Open House

(L-R) Guest, Guest, Roger Stumfoll, Alan Turner, Darla Hood, Calvin Soest, David Reidy Dave & Dianne Reidy’s Music Room

Hollywood Hallway Dave & Dianne Reidy

The Reidy’s Wurlitzer

W.C. Fields at the Reidy’s – you never know who will show up at an AMICA Convention

(L-R) David Reidy, Dianne Reidy, Roger Stumfoll, (Madame Hendren Phonograph doll), “Mr. Packard” 1930’s wooden mannequin, guest, guest, Alan Turner, Sam the Mechanical Man at the Coinola CO 299 Jerry & Virginia Doring Open House

Philipps Violine playing; Renee Vanassee at the piano, Doring daughter, Jerry Doring Jerry & his clown band

(L-R) Karl Klaus, Alois Wieschwaylen, Virginia Doring, Maarten VanDerVlugt – background 64-Key Van Der KeKen Fairground Organ, intent listening Alois Wieschwaylen-Netherlands, Maarten Van Der Vlugt at the Doring’s

Frank Nix taken by surprise in front of the Doring’s Imhop-“Tribute”

Ursula Metter- Switzerland, showing content with Bruder Elite Apollo Carvurieh Organ in back- ground

Left-Kurt & Ursula Metter- Switzerland, right- Alois Wieschwaylen-Netherlands

300 Jerry & Virginia Doring Open House

Fredy Kunzle- Switzerland - showing off the Hupfeld Helios and Weber Otero at the Doring’s

Karl Klaus-Switzerland, enjoying the Maarten Van Der Vlugt-Nether- music machine at the Doring’s lands, arranger & roll maker

Mike & Marilyn Ames Open House

Mike Ames

Ames Tour

Mike Ames and Alois Schwagten with Mike’s 84-key Mortier The Ames DeCap

301 Deanna & Fred Roth Open House

A very small part of the Roth American Sports Car Collection

Fred Roth and his Berni Fairground Organ

Fred Roth

Deanna Roth

Fred & Deanna Roth show Mike Walter one of their jukeboxes

A very rare phonograph

302 Nethercutt Museum

The Nethercutt Car Museum A view of the cars from the balcony

The Nethercutt pipe room

Doll Collection-San Sylmar

One of the magnificent Nethercutt cars

303 Ronald Reagan Library

Entrance Entrance to Ronald Reagan Library

Air Force One with lunch area beneath Air Force One

The Los Angeles Police Band playing in the John McCall & George Fleming in the Reagan Library courtyard dining area of the Ronald Reagan Library

304 Ronald Reagan Library

Joe Orens

Hollywood Bowl

The walk into the Hollywood Bowl – a favorite picnic site The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Concert 305 Hollywood Bowl

Some of our group at the Bowl

Vincent and Maryam Morgan

Fireworks Fireworks

306 Workshops

Bill Klinger David Saul at his workshop

Josh Rapier at his workshop Stephen Kent Goodman at his workshop Don Barr at his workshop

(L-R) Don Barr, Carl Dodrill, Bill Blair, Michael Woolf, Jack Conway

307 The Mart

Tim Trager’s Mart Area Alan Turner buying from Andrew Barrett Joyce Brite & Bobbie Rhodes

Bill Blair Richard Ingram Ron Hartwell & Hi Babit

Josh & Tawnya Rapier & customer Jack Conway Diane & Bob Lloyd

308 The Mart

Mike and Holly Walter

Ann Saul

An X-rated purchase

Frank Nix has an accordion for sale Maarten Van Der Vlugt and Alois Schwagten

Shirley Nix with last year’s table favors for sale Don Barr keeps John Motto-Ros company at John’s Mart Table 309 Miscellaneous Shots

Carl Miller, Bob Tempest, Karl Ellison, Richard Reutlinger

Larry Norman – what the well-dressed AMICAN will wear Kathy & Ray Fairfield all decked out for the 4th of July

Holly & Mike Walter & Lydia Ann, Carl, & Halie Dodrill On the bus and ready to go!

Chuck Cones Richard Ingram, Jerry Pell, Denis McMenamy

310 Banquet

(L-R) Bob Gonzalez, Julian Dyer, Karl Ellison, Hi Babit, (L-R) Richard Ingram, Larry Norman, Alan Rustad, Roger Stumfoll, Joyce Brite, Bonnie Gonzalez, Alan Rustad Rosalyn Breines, Hi Babit, Julian Dyer

(L-R) Hi Babit at the AB Chase Artistano piano, Rosalyn Breines, The Titanic Jazz Band Roger Stumfoll, Michael Woolf, Rich Clayton

(L-R) Nadine & John Motto-Ros, Bonnie & Bob Gonzalez, (L-R) Christy Counterman, Dee or Gail Clarke, ??, Dee or Gail Bruce Grimes, Tockhwock Kaiser, Bill Chapman, Ron Kilfoil, Clarke, Ardis Prescott, Barbara & John Washburn, Robin Biggins, Alan Lightcap, Paul Ciancia Liz Barnhart, Charlene Torer

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(L-R) Diane & Bob Lloyd, Marty Persky, Dana Bashor, (L-R) George Fleming, Tim Wheat, Jerrilynn Boehland, Paul & Jim & Sherrie Krughoff, Steve Oliphant, Rochelle & Herb Mercer Barb Watkins, Ruth Fell, Christe & Mark Kraabel

(L-R) Willard & Sharon Wills, Nan Allomong, Shirley & Frank Nix, (L-R) Mike Constantini, ??, Terry Smythe, Joe Oren, ??, David & Dianne Reidy, Elaine Pease, John Ulrich (President San John Pohlpeter, Mary Hayden, Jim Katz, ?? Francisco Chapter)

(L-R) Alois Schwagten, Maarten Van Der Vlugt, George & Susie Kathy & Ray Fairfield Coade, Hi Babit, Rosalyn Breines, Vincent & Maryam Morgan, ??

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Charlene Torer & Rochelle Mercer Liz Barnhart & Charlene Torer

Ardis Prescott, Barbara & John Washburn Nan Allomong, Lowell Boehland & Shirley Nix

Aline & John Kadlec Bill Klinger & Jim Krughoff

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Suzanne & John McCall This was supposed to be those in period clothes, but a few modern-day-types snuck in.

Frank Nix, Nan Allomong, Sharon & William Wills The table favor-a Wurlitzer 105 playing “California demonstrating the Wurlitzer 105 table favor. Here I Come,” recorded from an actual 105.

Vincent Morgan receives his award from John Motto-Ros John Motto-Ros presenting award to Frank Nix

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John Motto-Ros presenting Terry Smythe the Literary Award Bill & Nora Klinger

John Pohlpeter, Mary Hayden Mike Walter, Edward Group, Michael Woolf, Nancy Group

Tamar & William Earnest Anne and David Saul, David & Dianne Reidy, Alvin Wulfekuhl & Dr. Shirley Ekvall

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Betty Toth Christie Counterman

Robbie Rhodes Geroge Karpel

Dressed in their 1920’s style outfits, Liz Barnhart & Miriam Hanscom arrive at the banquet. Herb Mercer Bill & Dee Kavouras

Dan Comin’s “Titanic Jazz Band” with Robbie Rhodes as pianist & Editor of Mechanical Music Digest. Dancing to the music are Dee Gail Clarke & Roger Stumfoll, Anne & David Saul, David & Dianne Reidy, Dee Clarke & Larry Norman

316 Passing of the Banner

The Banner is passed-out with the old, in with the new The Cincinnati Presentation

The Convention Committee for next year in Cincinnati See you there in 2009!

SAVE THE DATE! AMICA CONVENTION 2009 Cincinnati, Ohio July 22 - July 26

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Liz Barnhart’s Workshop cartridges and MIDI files. In a roll playing pipes. The other voices are strings and The annual Ladies Crossstitch organ, the music transport moves the roll, reeds. The string tone is developed by Workshop was held at the same time as provides a way to rewind the roll and is an smaller scale pipes being held to pitch the other workshops. Our crossstitch this extension of the hand crank which with a brass or wood frein. Reed pipes are year was my replica of the convention supplies motion to the air supply. most commonly Trumpets or Clarinets. logo which had been designed by Shirley The second major component is the Reed pipes produce their sound with a Nix. Anyone who wished to, could buy air supply. In most of the small organs, the vibrating brass reed inside the pipe. In the kit for $1. The kit contained the fabric, hand crank operates one or more feeder addition to pipes and reeds, many organs floss, needle and pattern. As usual, the bellows that pressurize air for the organ. contain some percussion. Drums, women (and occasionally men) could In addition to the bellows, there is an air cymbals, triangles, wood blocks and come and go during our time if they reservoir with springs and a relief valve to castanets are considered traps. Tuned bells wanted to attend another workshop or they keep the pressure steady. and xylophone bars provide an additional music line. could just sit and talk with us without Third, in many organs, there is a doing the crossstitch. The main purpose of chest with valves that react to the music Fifth, is the case. The function of the this Amica workshop, which was started component to let air into the pipes. The case is to provide support to all the in 1985, has always been to get the valves are either pushed open externally components in addition to having some- women acquainted with each other so they or pulled open by an internal pneumatic. thing nice to look at. The case helps to will want to come back to the next There are two smaller organ designs that direct the sound from the music producing convention. have no chest or actions. The roll is under parts to the listener. Cases are available in pressure and when the holes open, the simply painted wood on up to very fancy pressurized air flows directly to the pipes. veneered and finished wood. Building A Small Monkey Many of the MIDI or memory cartridge A Power Point presentation with organs utilize a small battery and direct photos of the various components was Organ electric solenoids to open a valve letting followed with photos and discussion of Workshop Presentation by the pipe play. making wooden pipes and other parts of Bill Klinger The fourth components are the sound the organ. The parts were displayed in the producing components. Mainly thought of front of the room for the attendees to There are five basic components that as organ pipes, there are organs that use examine. In addition to all the parts, make up a small organ. First is the music brass reeds. The pipes fall into three main examples of various pipes were available component. Small organs are being made categories. The most common of these are to view. Time did not allow the assembly to play music rolls, music memory wood flutes which can be open or stopped of the completed organ.

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