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The AMICA BULLETIN AUTOMATIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT COLLECTORS’ ASSOCIATION JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2005 VOLUME 42, NUMBER 1 The AMICA BULLETIN AUTOMATIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT COLLECTORS’ ASSOCIATION JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2005 VOLUME 42, NUMBER 1 ISSN #1533-9726 THE AMICA BULLETIN AUTOMATIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT COLLECTORS' ASSOCIATION Published by the Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors’ Association, a non-profit, tax exempt group devoted to the restoration, distribution and enjoyment of musical instruments using perforated paper music rolls and perforated music books. AMICA was founded in San Francisco, California in 1963. PROFESSOR MICHAEL A. KUKRAL, PUBLISHER, 216 MADISON BLVD., TERRE HAUTE, IN 47803-1912 -- Phone 812-238-9656, E-mail: [email protected] Visit the AMICA Web page at: http://www.amica.org Associate Editor: Mr. Larry Givens VOLUME 42, Number 1 January/February 2005 AMICA BULLETIN Display and Classified Ads FEATURES Articles for Publication Letters to the Publisher AMICA 2005 Minneapolis — 5 Chapter News Piped In Music of 1914 — 10 UPCOMING PUBLICATION Collecting Piano Advertisements — 12 DEADLINES The ads and articles must be received Synopsis of “Mechanical Music” — 13 by the Publisher on the 1st of the A Pilgrimage to the Kring van Draaiorgelvrienden’s — Odd number months: 14 January July Bruderless Jerry No More — 22 March September May November An Evening with Leo Ornstein’s Family — 23 Bulletins will be mailed on the 1st week There’s Nothing Mechanical About It — 23 of the even months. Welte Covered — Dr. Michael A. 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AMICA Publications reserves the right to accept, reject, or edit any and all submitted articles and advertising. Entire contents © 2005 AMICA International Printed by Engler Printing Co., Fremont, OH • [email protected] 1 AMICA INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS CHAPTER OFFICERS PRESIDENT Mike Walter BOSTON AREA NORTHERN LIGHTS 65 Running Brook Dr. Pres. Bill Koenigsburg - 978-369-8523 Pres: Phil Baird Lancaster, NY 14086-3314 Vice Pres: Bob Tempest Vice Pres: 716-656-9583 Sec: Ginger Christiansen Sec: Jason E. Beyer - 507-454-3124 e-mail: [email protected] Treas: Karl Ellison Treas: Donald B. Jones PAST PRESIDENT Dan C. 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Box 51450 College Park, MD 20742 Phone: 0118 977 1057 Indianapolis, IN 46251-0450 Phone: 301-405-9224 NETHERLANDS MECHANICAL Email: [email protected] Phone: 317-838-9345 Fax: 301-314-7170 ORGAN SOCIETY - KDV E-Mail: [email protected] SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION E-Mail: [email protected] A. T. Meijer Division of Musical History AUSTRALIAN COLLECTORS OF INT. VINTAGE PHONO & MECH. Wilgenstraat 24 Washington, D.C. 20560 MECHANICAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS MUSIC SOCIETY NL-4462 VS Goes, Netherlands SOCIETY FOR SELF-PLAYING 19 Waipori Street C.G. Nijsen, Secretaire General NORTHWEST PLAYER PIANO MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS St. Ives NSW 2075, Australia 19 Mackaylaan ASSOCIATION Gesellschaft für Selbstspielende 5631 NM Eindhoven, Netherlands DUTCH PIANOLA ASSOC. Everson Whittle, Secretary Musikinstrumente (GSM) E.V. Nederlandse Pianola Vereniging MUSICAL BOX SOCIETY OF GREAT 11 Smiths Road, Darcy Lever, Ralf Smolne Eikendreef 24 BRITAIN Bolton BL3 2PP, Gt. Manchester, England Emmastr. 56 5342 HR Oss, Netherlands Alan Pratt, Editor Home Phone: 01204 529939 D-45130 Essen, Germany FRIENDS OF SCOTT JOPLIN P. O. Box 299 Business Phone: 01772 208003 Phone:**49-201-784927 1217 St. Croix Ct. Waterbeach, Cambridge CB4 4PJ Fax:**49-201-7266240 PIANOLA INSTITUTE Email: [email protected] Kirkwood, MO 63122-2326 England Clair Cavanagh, Secretary 2 President’s Message Dear friends, Winter is with us and most of us look outside our windows and wish that there were some way to make the white stuff disappear, except for the skiers who are busy riding those chair lifts…Yahoo!! But, being a member of the former group, I am beginning to long for green grass, green leaves and multicolored flowers. Since I can’t have that quite yet, I do the next best thing, which is to go through past issues of the bulletin and refresh my memory about things past, especially those items on the “To Do” list. In a recent look-through the Nov/Dec issue I didn’t have too far to go when I came across a small reminder from the Board Meeting in Denver this past August. For the past two annual Board Meetings individual members suggested that a Publications Committee be formed. This committee would assist the publisher by soliciting diverse articles of interest for inclusion in our bulletin and also might help in the editorial process. Members of the committee should be fairly conversant with a particular area of interest (eg: Welte, Duo-Art, Ampico, Nickelodeons, Organ Players, Midi, etc.) and be willing to urge others to put into print: histories, how-tos, why-nots?, new thingies, “How I almost burned the garage down when I…” and all other manner of interesting and informative articles. If you yourself are interested in being a part of this committee, or know of someone with a good working knowledge in at least one area of automatic music, please contact me by e-mail: [email protected] or by phone 716-656-9583.
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