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AMICA 2008 Convention Highlights 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. Orchestrion 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: music box 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 piano fitted with Wayne’s LX Live Frank and Shirley Nix for opening emerge from a humble player piano. 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 orchestrions, music restored 1906 hand cranked movie Equally stunning was its aural perfor- boxes and a great fairground organ. 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.
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