TheAMICA _~ews Bulletin of the Automatic Collectors' Association April 1985 Volume 22 Number 3

SHURA CHERKASSKY

RUDOLPH GANZ

~o GITTA GRADOVA : AMICA International !Vews BuUetin DOROTHY BROMAGE, PUBLISHER POB 275CCB (207) 767-4446 Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107

Published by the Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors' CHAPTER OffICERS Association, a non-profit club devoted to the restoration, FOUNDING CHAPTER IOWA distribution and enjoyment of musical instruments using per­ Pres: Phil McCoy Pres: George Apland forated paper music rolls, AMICA was founded in San Francisco Vice Pres: Isadora Koff Vice Pres: E.H. Breckenfelder in 1963. Treas: Bob Wilcox SeclTreas: Marjorie Apland Sec/Reporter: Jack & Dianne Reporter: Jack Niewoehner Edwards SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOSTON AREA Pres: Warren & Rosemary Pres: Judy Welsh Deasy Vice Pres: Michael Potash Vice Pres: Jerry Pell Sec: Bill Koenigsberg Sec: HoIIy & Peggy Treas: Philip Konop Hollingsworth Reporter: Donald Brown Treas: Larry Norman Reporter: Bill Toeppe TEXAS NORTHERN LIGHTS Pres: Wade Newton Pres: Jerrilyn Boehland Vice Pres: Lorane Smith Vice Pres: Tom Wordeman Sec/Trease Carole Beckett Sec: Tracy Tolzmann ADVERTISING Reporter: Janet Tonnesen Treas: Robert & Katheryn Classified: 10¢ per word, $1.50 minimum. Duma • All copy must reach the publisher by the 10th of the preceding Reporter: Ruby Ahneman month. Payment must accompany order. Make checks payable MIDWEST SIERRA-NEVADA Pres: Edwin Ward Pres: Bob Patlon to: AMICA INTERNATIONAL Vice Pres: Liz Barnhart Vice Pres: Vicki Mahr • Checks or money orders from advertisers in foreign countries Sec: Lawrence & Margaret Sec/Trease Audrey Winters must be drawn on a bank. Frazer Reporter: Bob and Sonja Leomon u.s. Treas: Alvin Wulfekuhl Display Advertising Reporter: Sue Ricca Full Page 7V2"x10". $100.00 PHILADELPHIA AREA CHICAGO AREA Half page 7V2"x43/4" 50.00 Pres: Bob Taylor Pres: Jim Edwards Vice Pres: Frank Diamond Vice Pres: Carol Dayton & 3 Quarter page 3%"x4 /4" 25.00 Sec: Frank BasH Mabel Zivin • Each photograph or half-tone $7.00 Treas: Len Wert Sec: Bob & Gloria Taylor Reporter: Bob Rosencrans Treas: Bill & Dee Kavouras • See Bulletin deadlines on this page. Reporter: Mike Ehart • We recommend display advertisers supply camera-ready copy. SOWNY (SOUTHER ONTARIO, HEART OF AMERICA Copy that is oversized or undersized will be changed to correct WESTERN NY) Pres: Tom Hellstein Pres: Janet Drewniak Vice Pres: Charles Tyler size at your cost. We can prepare your advertisement from your VicePre~: Carl Guhlow SeclTreas: Billie Pohl . suggested layout at cost. Sec: Alice Guhlow Reporter: Katie Hellstein Treas: Mike Walter • Payment must accompany order. Typesetting, layout or size Reporter: Fred Buchwald alteration charges will be billed separately. Make checks ROCKY MOUNTAIN SOUTHEAST AREA: payable to: AMICA INTERNATIONAL Pres: Jere De Backer Pres: John O'Loughlin Vice Pres: Steve Johnson Vice Pres: Norman Arnold • Checks or money orders from advertisers in foreign countries Sec: Don Wick SeclTreas: David Burke must be drawn on a U.S. bank. Treas: Steve McCormick Reporter; David Burke • All ads will appear on the last pages of the Bulletin at the Reporter: Art Reblitz Fehrman discretion of the publisher. NEW JERSEY GATEWAY Publication of business advertising in no way implies AMICA's Pres: Oliver Vitakis Pres: Del Sewell endorsement of any commercial operation. However, AMICA Vice Pres: Lenny Finkel Vice Pres: Paul Stelzner Rec Sec: Millie Freyer SeclTreas: Jean Wiegand reserves the right to refuse any ad that is not in keeping with Corr Sec: Margery Vitakis Reporter: Marilyn McGartiand AMICA's general standards or if complaints are received indicating Treas: John Ellems that said business does not serve the best interests of the members Reporter: Richard Groman of AMICA according to its goals and bylaws. BULLETIN DEADLINES FOR 1985 For January/February issue January 10 Single back issues of the For March issue February 10 Bulletin are available from For April issue March 10 the Publisher for $2.00 each. For May/June issue May 10 For July issue June 10 For August issue July 10 For September/October issue September 10 For November issue October 10 For December issue ; November 10 AMIOt International

INTfRNAnONAL OffICERS 1985 CONVENTION PRESIDENT Terry Smythe (204) 452-2180 DETROIT, MICHIGAN 547 Waterloo St., Winnipeg, Manitoba JULY 17-21 Canada R3N OT2 PAST PRESIDENT Robert M. Taylor HOST: MIDWEST CHAPTER (215) 735-2662 1326 Spruce St., #3004, Philadelphia, PA 19107 VICE PRESIDENT Molly Yeckley • Do you wish to become a member of AMICAl (419) 684-5742 Annual fee for U.S. members $22 612 Main St., Castalia, OH 44824 Non-U.s. fee $28 SECRETARY Richard Reutlinger New and lapsed members add processing fee $5 (415) 346-8669 824 Grove St., San Francisco, CA 94117 • Has your address changecU PUBUSHER Dorothy Bromage Write to Membership Secretary. (207) 767-4446 • Do you have a contribution for the Bulletinl P.O. Box 275 Cape Cottage Branch, All subjects of interest to readers of the Bulletin are Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107 encouraged and invited by the Publisher. All articles must MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Will Wild and Valerie Anderson be received by the 10th of the preceding month. Every (New memberships and mailing problems) (803) 758-8846 attempt will be made to publish all articles of general P.O. Box 172, Columbia, SC 29202 interest to AMICA members at the earliest possible time TREASURER Tom & Dorothy Olds and at the discretion of the publisher. (218) 326-2488 See Bulletin deadlines on previous page 1327 Crystal Springs Rd., Grd Rpds, MN 55744 Original Bulletin articles, or materia~ for reprint that is of BOARD REPRESENTAnVES Founding Chapter: Howie Koff significant historical quality and interest, are encouraged Southern California: Dick Rigg _' and will be rewarded in the form of AMICA membership Texas: Haden Vandiver dues discounts. (Chapter reports and Forum inquires are Midwest: Vincent Ricca excluded.) Philadelphia Area: len Wert SOWNY: Rick Drewniak Rocky Mountain: Dick Kroeckel AMICA International News Bulletin New Jersey: John De Paris Iowa: Alvin Johnson CONTENTS Boston Area: Sanford Libman Northern Lights: lowell Boehland Features Sierra-Nevada: Bob Moore A Tale of Three Concerts 54 Chicago Area: Jerry Biasella Ruth Bingaman Smith 54 Heart of America: Ron Bopp The "0" Roll Project 56 Southeast Area: John O'loughlin Gateway: Del Sewell Organ Society 58 COMMITTEES Mieczyslaw Horszowski 62 TECHNICAL, Mel luchetti A Pianolist's View 63 3449 Mauricia Ave., Santa Clara, CA 95051 Late 65-Note Rolls ARCHIVES, Jim Weisenborne in England 63 73 Nevada St., Rochester, MI48063 The Real Johnny Honnert AMICA GOALS, Robert Moore Tells What Really Happened 64 3100 Sagittarius Dr., Reno, NV 89509 The Estonia Ampico Recordings 65 AUDIO-VISUAL, Howie Koff 4271 No. First St., #1, San Jose, CA 95134 Departments PUBLICATIONS, Dorothy Bromage News from the Chapters 67 P.O. Box 275 Cape Cottage Branch, New Members 72 Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107 Classified Ads 73 AFfIUATED SOClmES The Player Group (England) The North West Player Association (England) .../' The Cc;»ver: See page 54. Netherlands Mechanical Organ Society - KDV Australian Collectors of Mechanical Musical Instruments Dutch Pianola Association Society of friends of Mechanical Musical Instruments ()

• 53· Idea of the Month: Orchestrions The Ravinia Festival, held in Highland Park, Illinois is one ofThe By Dorothy Bromage great summer musical festivals. It is here that the Chicago Symphony Orchestraperforms under its principal summerdirector The cover picture on the last issue, the March Bulletin, was James Levine. AMICA's own Gitta Gradova will perform the I intended to stimulate ideas about orchestrions, band organs, Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No.1 on Friday Evening, July 5th. dance organs, fair organsand the like. Iwould love to come up with Wow! What a line-up! Chicago AMICA will hold their first meeting an issue of the Bulletin that features these fascinating instruments of the summer at Ravinia the afternoon of the 5th. We will be owned and/or enjoyed by so many AMICAns. The Taj Mahal on picnicing on the grounds of Ravinia Park and will host a reception last month's cover is an example of automatic instruments which for Gitta Gradova following the Concert. Gitta was a confidant of utilize perforated paper in a glorious style. "The Great Man" (Rachmaninoff) and she is emerging from Although I have some articles and several pictures of such retirement for this most special concert. instruments as fair organs, I would welcome contributions from Gitta Gradova was born in Chicago in 1904. She began her members so that a variety of material could be presented for the formal instruction at the age of 7and attended the Lewis Institute in interest of Bulletin readers. One of the sweetest sounds on earth Chicago. In the Spring of 1920 she became a pupil of Mme. Djane for me is a large Ruth - live or on recording. Lavoie-Herz, a friend and disciple of Scriabin. Gitta made her Do you have a photograph of any type of orchestrion?; Send it debut in Town Hall, November 20, 1923 to much acclaim, and she with as much explanatory information as you have. Contributions appeared in Town Hall again in January, 1924. need not be lengthy. Do you have technical or historical information She first appeared with orchestra with the Cincinnati Symphony. on a special dance (fair, band, etc.) organ that you have seen - or It was with this orchestra in March, 1924 that she performed the would like to see? Please assist the publication of the Bulletin by Cesar Franck "Variations Symphonique."2 sending something for a "theme" issue as I have suggested above. AMICAns nationwide are invited tojoin ChicagoAMICA for our It will be very much appreciated. When I have acquired sufficient meeting onJuly 5th. Help us honor a true national treasure -Gitta material, the theme issue will be published. Gradova. Don't forget - membership dues discounts are given for submitted material. See the notice on the first page of each issue. lFor more information onShuraCherkassky read in past Bulletins "Shura Cherkassky" by and "Shura Cherkassky" by Emmett M. Ford.

2For more information on Gitta Gradova read in past Bulletins A Tale of Three Concerts "Gitta Gradova" by Emmett M. Ford and "An Afternoon With 0' Gitta Gradova" by Robert M. Taylor. , By Jim Edwards

Chicago AMICA must surely be the center of the AMICA world! During the next few months, three Honorary AMICAns will be playing concerts in Chicago. LZ 'IDI '1;]1 'ID' n,,, 101 'En , Shura Cherkassky will perform in Orchestra Hall, Chicago, in the afternoon of April 21st as part of the Allied Arts Piano Series. Mr. Cherkassky's concerts in are eagerly attended by his considerable following. Those who attended his London concert in February raved about his artistry and feel that he has never played better!' Ruth Bingaman Smith Shura Cherkassky was born in , , 1911. His Here is a note from Ruth to her AMICA friends. musical genius was soon apparent. At five he composed a five-act opera, and at ten conducted a symphony orchestra. Here is a Dear Dorothy: pianist who studied with the great Joseph Hofmann who had been Iwould like to thank the manydearfriends in AMICA, who have taught by the piano giant of the 19th century, Anton Rubinstein. At written cards and messages to me during my recovery.. On the age of eleven, when he made his Duo-Art recordings, Shura January 20th, I slipped on a rug in my bathroom and crashed into had a repertoire of two hundred pieces, including such works as the tile wall, with such force that I broke my spine andfractured a the Liszt, Grieg, and Chopin concertos. rib. Since then Ihavespent the month in the hospitalanda nursing Chicago AMICA will host a reception for Cherkassky back­ home. I have made agoodrecovery andyesterday the doctorsaid stage after the concert. Naturally, any AMICAns who wish to join I may remove the brace I've had to wear and I maygo home now us in Chicago for this concert are welcome. Ticketsfor the concert any time. can be obtained by writing Jim Edwards, 38W140 Hunting Trail, Iamgetting a home nurse, however, untilIamstrongenough to Batavia, lIlinois 60510 take over living again. I live alone in my own house. Dr. Rudolph Ganz will visit Orchestra Hall on April 28th to It has been painful, but I have so much to be thankful for - the perform the Liszt Piano Concerto in E Flat with the Chicago Youth healing answer to prayer and the wonderful love of my dear Symphony Orchestra_ The last issue of the Bulletin described this friends. ,r concert in detail. Rehearsals with the Orchestra are progressing I hope to see you (and them) in Detroit. nicely after my Steck Duo-Art went through an "on"-"off' switch and a motor and suffered a few stuck keys. The Orchestra and its Love, conductor Orcenith Smith are making amazing progress on the Concerto. This concert is a must for diehard AMICAns! Ruth

• 54· the Midwest Chapter presents..... THE 1985 DETROIT CONVENTION!

From lunch at the 100-room Tudor style MEADOW BROOK and it's easy to find. But don't worry. When your registration HALL to an evening of fun at the lush 5,040-seat Detroit FOX is confirmed, we'll send you a complete set of directions, just THEATRE, the 1985 Detroit AMICA Convention is shaping up in case. to be among the best ever! This year's Sunday house tours include the homes ofJohn& Nan Many other events are planned, such as a visit to a private museum Flint, John & Ruth Owens, and Jim Weisenborne. That's Jim's devoted to cars, trains, music, nostalgia and fun; a trip to world­ carved-case Steinway Duo-Art in the upper right photo. known Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum; and a Sat­ Registration details may be found on the inside cover of thi~ urday evening banquet featuring 20's attire as well as a live or­ AMICA Bulletin. Please remember to reserve your room at the chestra providing authentic 20's dance music. MICHIGAN INN at the same time. The MICHIGAN INN in Southfield, Michigan is an ideal place to We of the Midwest Chapter hope you'll join us for the 1985 have a convention - it's centrally located, it's spacious and modem, Detroit Convention. Come do it all in Detroit with us! JULY 17 - 21, 1985 The '0' Roll Project within the 1 to 9 area as the composition requires. To accurately advance the paper, no. 1is the beginning of the barand no. 9 is the By Steve Bentley beginning of the next bar, so the 1st note in the ne~t bar is / perforated one punchon no. 9; the scale pointer is then returned to /" Some people say, "Don't recondition a reproducing piano until no. 1, the paper is then advaned to line up with the hold previously you have overhauled a regular 'player'," I haven't yet been in that punched on no. 9 and so on. In ragtime pieces and others, the situation but Ican say "do not try and make anorchestrion roll until treble notes sometimes hop from bar to bar (just like the drunk) you are reasonably proficient at making regular 88 note rolls," not perforated on no. 7and going on to no. 10 which will be no. 2 of the that anybody with reasonaple sanity will try, anyway! next bar. Visitors to my home on seeing my single punch hand operated When making an '0' roll or any other multi-tune type, the speed perforator ask how long does it take to make one tone ofan '0'roll. has to be accounted for in way of paper build up on the take up When Itell them about 18 to 20 hours, they are aghast and horrified spool. For example, in a march tune of around 112 beats per that I should persist in doing this, and say, "You must have minute, the 1st tune would have a time scale length of 1Wfrom 1to patience." Most hobbies require this, and anyway, a writer of a 500 9 as tempo 70. page novel probably spends 18 to 30 hrs on one chapter. Ihave the satisfaction that the hobby is worthwhile when I hear the end "Two \ae.o-.ts '¥>€-(' bo..V' ':. \.~ J< I";: :: &If-" result. There have been times when I also throw the paper in the waste basket as not everyone is a winner. % ;:; 7 f~~ (te.~~o 70) I built the perforator in 1977 based on photographs of the old Leabarjan models, incorporating the best features of each model Depending on length of tune, a l/32nd or more would be added to and with some improvements. If the need arises the machine is next tune, but these are only guidelines and not necessarily a fact. capable of making ten copies at one time and also has a device So a number of time scales of various lengths have to be made and whereby I can copy an existing roll, although I have only tried this then readily clipped on to the time scale backing plate as required. once, to prove the system works, as it takes just as long to do this Having attained some experience with 88-note rolls Iproceeded as to make a new roll from the sheet music. The perforator, briefly, to try to make an AMPICO roll. The AMPICO coding was added to consists of two racks holding the blank rolls, a platform on which the key/note; scale. The first roll, "Champagne Rag," I had the paper is fed, two scales, a) the keyboard/note scale and b) time previously done and I just added the coding to the paper as I scale. The latter determines the speed at which the music is being thought fit, but this was only on a general loud, soft basis and I did played and the timing and duration of each note. not get into individual note dynamics until making my next roll; not The first 88 note roll I made was a complete failure due partly to having an AMPICO Piano myself Ihad to try these on the piano of a the time scale advance mechanism and the time scale being too friend in the neighborhood. However, they turned out to be r short. Also the base chords were too long in duration (but satisfactory. theoretically made as per the music score), resulting in everything .:.- misbalanced and errors more amplified due to the short scale. And In late 1982, I bought a large upright player with the intent of the roll had to be played at around 45-50 tempo. I didn't realize all making it into a "Coinola Style" Orchestrion. This took almost a these errors at first and it took some weeks to veryify them and year to complete and I wanted all the instruments that an '0' roll name corrections. Around 7 months later I had a roll which I will programme. As usual, space was a problem and to achieve the figured was compatable with other commercial types. As for speed inclusionpf the 1st instrument (pipes or the like) Idecided to use an in making rolls or a master copy, it would serve no purpose having which might fit on the left of the roll frame (upper 88 punches, as to make a roll mechanically, each note has to be section). Small usually have the wrong range-d keys; thought out by the operator as to its timing and duration, this is all that is they start at 'C' and end at 'C' two octaves, so to have the done on a bar to bar basis; e.g., all the notes in one bar are range 'A#' to 'A', I purchased (used) a full size and literally sawed perforated then the paper is advanced to the next bar, etc. see time this up and rejoined the end. The reason why Iam going into some scale below. detail on this is for the benefit of some readers who might want to As an example, note the above scale of 2/4 time. (4/4 time can pursue the accordion ideas as a first instrument. be used by reading the value of the notes and dividing by 2.) 1 to 9 However, to still keep this subject fairly brief, I removed the represents the length of one bar. So, say, on a typical ragtime tune 'base' reeds and linkages and installed the valves, removed the the base note is perforated on 1 to 2 its chord on :I to 4, then the bellows and substituted a box-like chamber for the vacuum. The base note again on 5 to 6 its chord again on 7 to 8. In practice keys were drilled from under side, and pull rods attached, a however, the 'chords' duration don't usually reach 4 and 8 and I suitable frame made to hold the pneumatics. An accordion plays make them half that value thereby making a 'snappy' base, as in on pressure or vacuum (2 reeds per key). A regulator for the actual hand playing. The treble notes are perforated anywhere vacuum had to be installed. It operates around 6" water.

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I I ZI 3 I ~ I 51 6 I 71 tf.! q I J 10 III t;; 16: iR, PJ.~r5 ~ I I, I /:1<-. :' £!1, I I I :-- .J •.• I•• .. •••••• •• ... • • cRAN" j _~ PallVTI:.Y? ~l> VJ'!>VC INC- 'II rm ,'utv CH fr- -e - , Starting the first '0' roll, I had the advantage of having an To return to the march roll, it is difficult to get a military band Orchestrion with al instruments to programme. I had mainly done sound ona Coinolastyle, as piano stringssoonfade away. In the #8 ragtime previously, so Icontinued in this mode. Some of the tunes tune called "The Thin Red Line" (K. Alford), the 2nd theme has a on SB-l roll have been on '0' rolls before, but my versions were counter melody (3rd and 4th on the band score) and I .... taken from theoriginal sheetmusic. Ithenadded the percussion (in feature this around the middle of the piano. Some notes are a bar - which I maintain a beat all the time), more octaves and notes, plus and a quarter in length and after half of this bar, the sound fades; frill and runs etc. back on the perforator I scotch taped these notes (two octaves) Just on completion is my second '0' roll, SB-2 a march roll, and made them "tremolo" with some improvement. Still not consisting of 'classic' european marches, including "Colonel satisfied, I used the "sustain" almost constant throughout the Bogey" by K Alford. Three more of his marches are also on this theme which brought out the countermelody further. This roll of9 roll. marches runs around 31~ minutes (more than average). It has Musically speaking it seems that you can do more for an '0' roll drum introductions and the snare drum is continuous playing with a military march than other types of music, but with between tunes. The roll still has the usual coin trips anc 'cancels,' exceptions. Years ago I learned to drum military style, and I had but if set to play all 9 tunes, it is continuous throughout as in a now also to practice perforating this, by making test rolls with just military band street marching. Each march completed and tested the base and snare drum, until it sounded 'live.' The first march has to be joined to the master roll by scotch tape, for example the start~d in 4/4 time and in the trio, changed to 6/8 time: two time last tune to be joined to the mastercopy, around 192 feet (the other scales have then to be used and to keep the beat the same, 1 to 5 8) have to be taken off the core for the #9 to be the last etc. This (4/4) has to equal 1 to 4 (6/8) see below. operation is done on the perforator, and the paperjust stacks itself in layers under the machine and during this delicate operation my Notice: the notes are longer duration but less in quantity in 6/8 music room is strictly off limits to my two cats! time. The snare drum style has to be changed, as 6/8 time is more These marches, some of the best in the world, you can hear on ofa "jaunty" rhythm. The second march "Old Comrades," is over most parade grounds of Europe. These should not be played fast. 5 minutes long. It tookaround50 hours to completeas it went back Around 109 beats per minute, think is the ideal. All this music on the perforator 10 times. 95% of the "piccolo solos" I have 1 featured (March Roll) is with kind permission of "Boosey and arranged myself and with a reiterating rosewood xylophone plus Hawkes," Music Publishers, London, and the roll will only be in the high octave piano note, it is almost the same sound as a piccolo itself. I would like to recommend disconnecting the tubing which limited production. mutes or silences the upper piano notes on most Coinoias when As to future '0'rolls, Iam consideringa roll ofwell-known British Music Hall Songs 1900-1920, and maybe a roll of Latin American the 1st or 2nd instrument is playing. Reasons would take too long 1920-30. to explain here, but these "0" roll arrangements will give a better - performance if this is done! While on the subject of performance 58-1 be Siou's Music Co., 1612 """ weare all guilty of not using ourtest rolls frequently. With so many 'O'ROLL can obtained through instruments in the piano it is difficult at times toascertain if they are East 14th St., Oakland, Cali/., S8-2 should be auailable early working correctly. One feature of my arrangements is the snare spring of this year. drum 'roll' beater. When used as a single beat (or nearly so) with the other beater, it 'leads' the general beat of the music by a My thanks to the Vestal Press for supplying mewith the Leabarjan fraction, and should be regulated to give the highest beatingor roll Per/orator manuals, without which I could not haue started this frequency as possible. Otherwise, the effect is lost. The fine project, and to Ray Siou, without whom the rolls could not haue 'tuning' and adjustment of Orchestrions is essential if they are to been duplicated give any kind of reasonable musical performance, (I have heard a few beat-up machines and really wonder why people still continue to play them!)

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.57 • Regarding 'twins', a very large number of Meloto - Regent 88 The Reed Organ Society and 65 note rolls were taken from Duo-Art masters without the By Dorothy Bromage Duo-Art perfs. Incidentally, f do have a published listing for September, 1939 As Publisher, [ receive information from time to time about showing 65 note 42924 - And the Angels Sing - Foxtrot organizations that deal with subjects of interest to many AMfCAns.. (Mercer-Elman). In the event that this information has not found its way to all the GROUP 1. mentioned above is covered in Part One of my rest of you, I am continuing the practice of including some of it in Meloto dance roll catalogue - 1925-1932 already published. 1985 issues of the Bulletin. This issue features The Reed Organ In past Bulletins I have noticed mention of the last Duo-Art Society. dance rolls issued in England. The last two traced to date are 01464 You may wish to contact them. To join, write the contact - Let's Have AnotherCigarette - Foxtrot (Wrubel) and 01468­ address or reproduce this form, fill it in, send it off and become the It Ain'tNecessarily So(Porty and Bess) (Gershwin). Nos. 1465/6/7 recipient of what this organization has to offer. not yet known. These were for October, 1939. Prior to these, in Sept. 1939 we had - 01461 - Wishing - Foxtrot (De Sylva) and 01462 - Kiss Me with Your Eyes - Foxtrot. I trust the foregoing may be of some interest to readers. Should ~ any of them be interested in obtaining my Part One of the Meloto - ~, ~ ~ A - Regent dance roll catalogue mentioned earlier, a price of 3 ... dollars post paid has been suggested (payable by International Money Order). If, however, you would be interested in a 'bulk' SPECIAL purchase (I have about 100 copies), I'm sure we could come to a financial arrangement at a lesser rate. Incidentally, Frank Holland INVITATION tells me that he's sent a copy of the catalogue to Mr. Grant! <\\I TO JOIN Should you be interested in any further details kindly let me know. Address: RG. Mander, 9 Springfield Street, Rothwell, LEEDS, THE LS26 OBP, West Yorkshire, ENGLAND LS260BP - REED ORGAN SOCIETY. INC.

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·60 • THE PLAYER PIANO

Atthe heightofthepiano'spopularity, there were still unrolls over a tracker bar. When the holescoincide, manypeople whose desire to possess onefar exceeded suction created by thepedals is conveyed through a their ability toplay. However, the genius ofinventors network oftubes and valves which operate the wooden soon solvedthisproblem - with the 'playerpiano'. In ',fingers'. Volume andspeedcan be controlled by the 1920, 70percentofthepianosmanufacturedin the USA speedofpedalling and by hand-operated levers, wereplayerpianos. These wereeitherthe 'Pianola'type allowing theplayer unlimitedcreative control over the (above) - where a separateplaying device was performance. Even though COin-operated models were connected to an ordinarypiano, or the reproducing sited in cafes, the repertoire andappealofthe player type wbere theplaying mechanism was incorporated piano was notentrielyfrivolous. It was taken seriously within thepiano. enough by leading composers toproduce musicfor it, Bothtypesworkon the samebasicprinciple, in which such as Stravinsky's Etude pour Pianola and an intricately and accuratelypunched roll ofpaper Hindemith's Toccata. Mieczyslaw Horszowski by Emmett M. Ford

On June 13, 1983 he gave his first recital in England since 1965. It .;; was a marvelous event and created a sensation, as he was the last active Theodore Leschetizky student. This was the pianist Mieczyslaw Horoszowski, age ninety-one. Mr. Horzowski was born in Lemberg, Poland, June 23, 1892. His first music study was with his mother. When he was five years of age he astounded people by playing from memory and transposing the Bach Inventions. Taken to , he studied piano with Theodore Leschetizky, Cyrill Kistler and Heuberger. His debut was in Vienna at the age of eight he was labeled "the Mozart of his age." Tours were made and he became acquainted with , the violinist. Joseph Joachim and other famous musicians. The young man was fortunate to play for Gabriel Faure in Paris in 1905. His American debut was in 1906 in Carnegie Hall when he was invited by Toscanini to appear with the NBC Orchestra. (He again was a guest in 1943 and 1953.) Mieczyslaw Horszowski In 1911 his career was interrupted so he could devote himself to Mr. Horoszowski collaborated in contributions to musical art the study of literature, philosophy and history of art. His career with , Alexander Schneider and at the begain again in 1913 when he returned to the concert stage. He met summer Marlbobo Festival in Vermont. Pablo Casals and the two musicians became life-long friends and Mr. Horoszowski married Bice Costa* a pianist, July 12, 1981. associates performing joint recitals in Italy, England, Switzerland He resides in Philadelphia but for personal reasons graciously and other European cities. The two musicians recorded on refused Honorary Membership in AMICA. phonograph discs. He recorded piano rolls for Pleyela, Aeolian and Odeola, and When the Prades Festivals began in 1950 he was a frequent recorded the classics on LP recordings. AScholarship in his name guest both at the Festivals and in the Casals home in SanSalvador. was established at Marlboro in 1%7. Alexander Schneider and Mr. Horoszowski had the plan to create *Student ofLaura RiccobaldiScozia who was a studentofHelena the Bach Festivals with the proceeds going to the hospital in Morsztyn (Re/. AMICA Bulletin, Nov., 1981) / Perpignan for the Spanish refugees. Thus began the annual Prades (My thanks and appreciation to Mrs. Bice Costa Horszowski~ Festivals. Phonograph recordings were made with the violinist, for her kindness in reading the rought draft, correcting andadding Szigetti, and with Schneider and Casals. to it with Mr. Horoszowski's approval.) In 1940 he came to and began tours as a recitalist and gained a reputation as an excellent pianist and an excellent teacher in the piano department at the Curtis Institute of Music. Invited by President and Mrs. Kennedy he, Casals andSchneider performed musicales at the White House. Mr. Horzowski and Casals played the Bach Sonata No.2 in the General Assembly Hall of the U.N. Headquarters in New York City in a ceremony commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the formation of the U.N. In 1978 he gave a recital in the White House after an invitation from President and Mrs. Carter, performing the works of Chopin. "Variations Serieusses Op 54" - Mendelssohn He made his home in Milan after World War I. During a tour in Alfred Cortot, Ampico 66033-H Brazil, World War II began, and he came to the U.S. to live. As a revered pianist of Polish birth, he was the logical choice to This is an outstanding example of Mendelssohn's play an all-Chopin program sponsored jointly by the Museum and ability to create powerful masterpieces instead of the League of American Poles. Mr. Horszowski had received an wasting his enormous creative genius on facile "genre" illuminated scroll from the League of American Poles and a pieces. Mr. Cortot's piano mastery makes this Ampico Distinguished Service Award from the City of New York. In 1976 roll a delight. He also recorded this composition on a he commemorated the 70th Anniversary of his Carnegie Hall Victor record. debut (1906) with a recital in New York's Metropolitan Museum - Emmett M. Ford and was the soloist with the Musica Aeterna Orchestra in three concerts, in which he played six Mozart concerti. Also, at the Metropolitan Museum he recorded Giustini sonatas on one of the three known surviving Christofori , the only one of the three /' in perfect playing condition. The sonatas were the first works published for the Christofori instrument, and the historic recording was the first to be made of these premiere piano works.

• 62· A Pianolist's View John is right about the dating codesat the endof Aeolian rolls. In the early days batch numbers were printed at the beginning of the by Denis Hall rolls. In 1922, the code system was introduced with the numbers. Wittingly or unwittingly John Grant's letter (page 2 January/ being printedat the endof the rolls. This, on the information given __._February 1985 Bulletin) raises a number of such interesting points by John, was slightly different in England, and I give the scheme that I cannot resist offering a reply through the pages of your fine adopted by Aeolian/Universal in Britain. publication. The first digit represents the year, and the second or second or Foot-operated Pianolas enjoyed much greater popularity in third the month, followed by a batch number, i.e.:- Great Britain than in the States, and Universal (the roIl-manu­ 21 xxx =1922 January facturing subsidiary of Aeolian at Hayes, Middlesex) catered for 212 xxx =1922 December their owners right up to the Second World War. Single sheet This continued until 1931, the first digits '0' 'I' being 1930 and listings of new rolls were published monthly. These included 88 1931 respectively. In 1932, the first two digits become the year note 'straight' rolls, a few Duo-Art (mostly popular, with the followed by the month and batch numbers. About 1935 when occasional classical title which had probably been issued in the production was very small, the month code was dropped and only Statessome years before) and ratherless65 note versions ofthe 88 the year and batch numbers were printed. note rolls. The latest publication I have seen listing 65 note rolls is All best wishes and greetings from the Player Piano Group and dated 1939. all the player piano enthusiasts on this side of the pond. Hope to Very few 65 note rolls are hand-played - but who wants hand­ see some of you in Chicago at the end of April. played rolls? Reproducing pianos have a very important historical part to play in preserving the recorded performances of the majority of the finest pianists of the first three decades of this century. Where reproducing rolls do not exist, thereare examples of the playing of the pianists who did not otherwise record on hand-played rolls, and these half-way specimens must be better than nothing and can be made to sound convincing under the feet of a good Pianolist. But when it comes to music making in 1985, Late 65 Note Rolls in Ensland who wants to have to put up with a dated performance of50,60,70 By R. G. Mander oreven80 years ago?Surely the beautyofthe regular Pianola roll is that it is cut straight from the score and is there waiting to be I have been shown a copy of the query on page 2 of the interpreted by the Pianolist in a way that suits his mood today. His January/February Bulletin about 65 note rolls, by Mr. John Grant, feelings for the music, his ideas ofrubato, and soon, may not bethe especially concerning those produced in England. Although I shaH same tomorrow, and he can play just as his spirit moves him be writing to Mr. Grant via Frank Holland of the Musical Museum "-' without having to fight somebody else's interpretation. in London, I submit the following information for the benefit of In the early days of the Pianola, the manufacturers, I am Bulletin readers. convinced, were anxious tomake their new instrument respectable, The Aeolian Company in London had their factory at Hayes, and the thing they wanted most, next to making money, was to Middlesex, and in addition to their piano· division, had a roll have it accepted by the professional musician. With this aim in manufacturing subsidiary - "The Universal Music Co., Ltd." who mind hundreds, if not thousands, of classical music rolls were cut made rolls for the 'group' - 'Duo-Art'; 'Themodist'; 'Metrostyle'; on 65 note rolls which could never have beencommercially viable. 'Universal' etc. and also for othercompanies with their own labels. There is a real treasure trove to be found here. By the time the 88 "MELOTO" was one of Universal's labels and rolls first issued in note roll started to be issued following the Buffalo agreement in January, 1925 were labelled as made by 'The Meloto Co. Ltd.' This 1908 they had begun to realize the folly of their waysandmany rolls was later changed to 'The Universal Music Co. Ltd.' as manu· were never published in the later format. Don't knock the 65 note facturer. Universal also made rolls for the Artistyle Company roll; get your players in tip-top condition and look out for whose dance rolls were labelled 'Regent.' At first, Artistyle were interesting titles. The mutilation of the music to fit the 65 note owned by the piano house of Herbert Marshall Ltd., the rolls side compass is grossly exaggerated, and in my experience it is seldom being absorbed by the Universal Music Co. Ltd in the late 1920's. that a piece suffers much by beingcut on the earlier style roll. I have The Regent rolls used the same list numbers as Meloto for their the last movement of Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto on dance and song rolls. Both 65 note and 88 note produCtion both65 and88 note rolls, andeven in a big romantic piece like this I continued until about October 1939 and from then on 88 note only would challenge you to tell which was which if you heard them but until October 1941, as will be seen later. could not see the rolls. MELOTO (and Regent) dance rolls were issued in two chrono­ The Meloto Company (another English Aeolian subsidiary) logical groups, the last three numbers for each title being common issueQ in the '20s and '30s mostly popular titles, although as Iwrite I to both 65 and 88 note issues. We have, therefore: - am looking at a shelf of classical Meloto rolls. Many dance rolls are identical to their Duo-Art counterpartsbutwithout the expression GROUP 1. - MELOTO 88 note 31001 (Jan. 1925) to 31999 (Sept. 1932) (No. 32000) perforations of course, and a number, punched from the same MELOTO 6S note 32001 (Jan. 1925) to 32999 (Sept 1932) masters, also came out in 65 note form. In England they are not all (32369 - Hallelujah is in this group issued Dec. 1,28and also on British that uncommon. Although it is many years since Meloto issued a Duo·Art 0820 played by Freddie Rich) music roll, the company still exists as one of the Decca Record ____ group of companies. GROUP 2. - MELOTO 88 note 41001 (Sept. 1932) to 41931 (Oct. 1939) MELOTO 6S note 42001 (Sept. 1932) to 42931 (Oct. 1939) 88 note rolls continued to be issued until October 1941 on 'Regent')

• 63· The Real Johnny members ofthe Founding Chapter, that I met in Pasadena, when I met YOU, too? What a pleasure it was. Thanksagain - to all of the Tells What Really Happened AMICA members. February 22, 1985 Regards to you as usual and ALL the AMICAns (and all your family). To Dorothy Bromage: Musically yours, Just received the January-February issue of the Bulletin. Enjoying it as usual, Ilooked it over and noticed an article reading, Johnny Honnert "Will the Real Honnert Stand, Please?" by Emmett Ford. (How 1735 N.E. 124th St. Apt. 1 would you know that most of the time these days IAM in the sack!) North Miami, FL 33181 However, I'm gonna try and answer that as best I can. About 1920 or so, I was on radio in Chicago - KYW . WLS P.S. I am still excited. Our Grand-daughter, Jenny, present~d us -WHT -WBCN - and used my original name, John Honnert.1t was with a Great Grandson, "Patrick," on October 18, 1984. Patrick always John while I worked, usually with my Father who booked McNicholas, Jr.! lots of dance dates with his five musicians. He played drums, and I usually carried them - the bass drum especially - up the streetcar aisles. Incidentally, I was John, Junior then. I didn't care too much for the Junior, so Ichanged or, rather, called myself "Jack" (which is a nickname for John). Only the family knew, and I am still called "Jack" by the family only. During the years 1930 and 1931, I worked in an orchestra, and the leader was Jack Russell. Then I decided to change my name back to John or, rather, Johnny - thus the story goes. While meeting AI Carney, who was the WHT organist in the era of 1925, Iwas asked if Iwould like to make piano rolls. So, that was my connection in 1927. I took lessons on the Barton organ from him, and I played the "Almighty Wurlitzer" at the Chicago Riding Club (for people to ride their own horses for exercise) for one hour daily. Happened to meet another organist while Iwas there - came up and introduced himself. He happened to be one of the greater organists (colored) Sammy Williams. He asked me if I'd like to do him a favor and play organ for a roller skating rink in Milwaukee, The AMPICO Wisconsin. He was playing there at the time and he wanted to leave ~usical up there. for the Child So I played two jobs daily from then on, for two years (1927-29), HE value of the Ampico in the home where there are children is significantly told in commuting for 100 miles each way daily. Was I ambitious? After T the following Jetter from Mrs. Artur two years I quit and came back to Chicago - learning to play Bodanzky, wife of the distinguished Conductor PIANO again. of the Company: 315 West One Hundred St. Recently, Mike Montgomery from AMICA in the Detroit area I\ew York City sent me a folder he made up - real NICE - regarding my rolls, "I am very glad indeed to have an opportunity to tell what the Ampico has meant to my chil­ made for the Capitol, Supertone-Challenge. I went through it and dren in all these years. It has given them love noticed I made: for music and a knowledge of the musical 130 rolls by "John" Honnert literature which we couldn't have given them in spite of my husband being a musician-or per­ 5 rolls by "Jack" Honnert haps just because of this fact. You know, a 26 rolls by John Matthews man who has to make and hear music profes­ Total 161 - how about that! sionally all day long usually wants a .. noiseless" house-and so my husband seldom played for Well, the rolls by John and Jack were definitely by ME, I'm sure, the children. And I don't play the piano wen but the John Matthews, I'm not sure of. Mr. Roy Rodecker was the enough to be able to give them an authentic reading of the classical music or even of a dance. boss and arranger of rolls for Capitol Roll Co. I'm sure it was his "Since we have the Ampico with the wonder­ idea - a pseudonym. I didn't know anything about it. Just ful records, they can make it play an the music recently, Dave Junchen gave me a clue, about my sounding like it they want while their father is not at home. "The children themselves might be able to was MY style - John Matthews. That's my name all right. John tell you all this more enthusiastically because Matthew Honnert! Who knows for sure - Mr. Rodecker has been they love it so. But I just want you to know gone many years. Does that answer the whole thing? I hope so. that both my husband and I consider the Ampico the most perfect means of musical home educa- I'm going back to the sack now. Tell Emmett M. Ford that I'm tion. Very sincerely l'0urs, very much flattered by his article. (Signed) Ada E. Bodanzky" Incidentally, I received a nice invitation to go out to see Alf (Un. Artur Bodanzky) Werolin in San Francisco. Wouldn't that be nice - seeing the

Contributed by Sandy Libman

• 64· Son 0/Ampico Recordings Hi·Fi Industry, to'buy a suppressor. By mid afternoon, all really was O.K., and one or two rolls actually found their way on to tape. It is one thing to write the text/or a recordjacket (see New Recording, page33 in theMarch issue) - it is another to write/orcollectors about the On Tuesday morning the sound engineers arrived with long actual making 0/ the recording. Here, reprinted from the Player-Piano faces. They had called at the Decca Studios, listened to the tapes, GroupBulletin 0/ October, 1984 is an article in which Denis Hall "tells all... and didn't like what they heard! Back to the experimenting again. All the skirts were taken off, Norman covered some of the D.B. expression units with felt boxes, and an extra long stick was bodged for the piano lid, and we tried again. This time, success. Once we all realized just how long it would take to make the TIle Estonia Anapico Recordings recordings, Decca made the decision to record all the rolls of By Denis Hall Rachmaninov, Rosenthal, andLhevine, the three most prestigious Ampico artists. You've all heard the saga of the Estonia!Ampico records. You At this distance in time, a few things stick in my mind. John haven't? Well, it goes something like this. "Once upon a time" - it Farmer, wearing a longdark overcoat, arriving onseveral occasions really is a bit like that you know. We have now reached the stage with a large suitcase bringing rolls which we needed from his where the story-teller traditionally says "and they all lived happily collection, and sitting down at the Estonia and playing snatches of ever after", and Ithink it is the right time to fill in the bit in between. Liszt; Ron Wilson from Worcester who also provided some rolls, Over twenty years ago, the B.B.C. made some very fine sitting in the empty pews all week and thoroughly enjoying himself; recordings of a 6' Grotrian-Steinweg Ampico grand which belonged music students, pianists, and friends of the Decca staff stealing in to John Farmer, an erstwhile member of the P.P.G.lt seemed at to the back rows and expressing utter amazement at what they that time that no onewithin living memory had heard a reproducing were hearing - piano playing of such beauty as is just not heard piano like it, and quite a bit of interest was generated in musical anywhere today, and from a mechanical piano! The last roll circles. One or two serious broadcasts were made including "The eventually being tracked down in Reg Best's collection in Woking, Great Piano Roll Mystery" in which Ampico recording artist and a motor cycle dispatch rider being sent to collect it - all for Moiseiwitsch was interviewed, and confirmed that his recordings about two minutes of music; Jerrold Northrop Moore, the musical were absolutely faithful. Decca!Argo saw a market for publishing advisor appointed by Decca, arriving on the Friday morning with some of these recordings on disc, acquired the tapes, and in 1966 the most delicious doughnuts I have ever tasted! And, would you issued three mono L.P.s which again produced enthusiastic believe, tube trains run quite close to the surface beneath criticism. Decca was keen to make more recordings, but by that Kingsway Hall. You can hear them very clearly, and so do the time the piano was no longer available to them. microphones, so we had to keep stopping until there was quiet About that time, Decca became aware that Norman Evans had a again. Good recording studios are very few and far between; you similar Grotrian-Steinweg, again in faultless condition, and over­ just have to accept these drawbacks. tures were made to arrange recording sessions. For one reason or On that last afternoon, a press conference was held. [ well another, time slipped by until the mid '70s, when the very exciting remember the feeling of euphoria of all those present at the project of Norman building anAmpico action into a new Estonia 9' absolutely beautiful sounds of Rachmaninov playing his Elegie concert grand began to take shape. A deadline to have the piano Op.3 No.1, and Lhevinne in Schumann's Papillons. We are all on working was effectively set by Michael Magnus Osborn, the P.P.G. Cloud Nine! Press releases were circulated; the records would be concert organizer at that time, committing the piano to appear at published in August 1978. the Purcell Room in December 1976. Its first public appearance August came and went; and August '79, and '80, and so on. caused quite astir, its only possible weakness on that occasion Enquiries of Decca were politely, but non-committally answered; being the original roll-drive motor, which was not quite man there were copyright problems over the publishing dates of some enough tocope with the extra high suction levels needed to get the of the rolls; Aeolian in America would not give its blessing to using best out of the full size concert grand piano. During the next few the name 'Ampico' on the record sleeves. Then in the early '80s, months. Norman worked on an electric roll-drive motor, and the Decca was then taken over by Phonogram, and still more delays piano was complete. Decca now became extremely interested in ensued. Thanks however entirely to Norman himself, the first the prospect of making Ampico records, anda contractwas drawn three records are now available, and [ do commend them most up for the sessions in March 1978 at Kingsway Hall, London, a strongly to you. You will not hear these rolls better reproduced disused Methodist Church, which had beenregarded as one of the under any circumstances. Their numbers are: finest recording studios anywhere since the mid twenties. I attended the sessions with Norman, and won't forget the trials L'Oisseau-Lyre - 414 096 - 1 OH Rachmaninov Volume 1 of that week in a hurry. The first day was a little more than (including the complete Opus preparation; the temperature in Kingsway Hall was very different 3 pieces) from~t in Norman's music room, and the piano tuner, one of 414 fYJ7 - 1 OH Lhevinne Volume 1 (including Steinway's best, wrestled with the piano to get it to stand perfectly Pappillons) in tune in the centrally heated church. Then the engineers moved in, trying microphones in different positions, pinning skirts of cloth 414098- 1 OH Rosenthal (the complete and felt around the underside of the piano to try to deaden the Ampico recordings) noise of the already well nigh silent reproducingaction. It's not easy to eliminate a noise you can't hear in the first place! Just when we all thought we were winning, the engineers became aware of clicks generated by the electric roll-drive, and Jack Law, who in addition to his P.P.G. activities finds time to be a Decca employee, was dispatched to Tottenham Court Road, the home of the London

• 65· Are friends drawn to your hOllle by the Illusic that is there ? The picture, "Sheridan at the Linleys'," painted by Mar­ is found in the following famous pianos only, in which garet Dicksee, shows Richard Brinsley SheriJan, author it is built as an integral and concealed part: the Chick­ ofThe School far Scandal, at the home·of Thomas Linley, ering, the Mason &' Hamlin, the Knabe, the Marshall &' the English composer. There, music bade him welcome, Wendell, the Haines Bros., the Fischer, and the Franklin. and there it was that he met Linley's eldest daughter, Note that the Chickering, the Mason &' Hamlin, and the Eli4abeth Anne, a singer, who later became his wife. Knabe are three of the four great pianos in general use on the American concert spge.

The action and tone of the piano which is also an HOME in which there is no music is like a room A Ampico are unaltered for playing by hand. where a fire is laid and never lighted. It lacks the welcoming glow, the cheering warmth that holds old Don't postpone the delight of discovering the Ampico friends and attracts new ones. for yourself. Don't think of it as merely a piano. Please Your home need not lack music, for the Ampico offers don't think of the Ampico as a player-piano. The near­ you at the touch of a button the music of all the world, est dealer who handles any of the pianos listed above played by masters of the piano. will be glad to Jet you hear the Ampico-today. Whatever your mood, you may call on practically any The silent or player piano you now own entitles you great pianist- Godowsky, Rach- to an allowance in buying your maninoff, Ros.enthal, and over two Ampico, and convenient terms of hundred others-to play on your payment place the instrument piano, freely and generously, from within the reach of the most mod­ rolls of their own making. est p.urse. Uprights $985 to $1800. Every phrasc, every emotional Gr·ands $1975 to $5000. With shading, will be just as the artist freight added. interpretedit. Forthealmost human A note. to the address below Ampico catches even that inde­ will bring a booklet describing the finable something called the artist's Ampico and outlining the library soul. of Ampico recordings. Piano music can be no better than the instrument on which it THE AMPICO CORPORATION is played. Therefore the Ampico 437 Fifth Avenue New York City Glfte. ALL r:1/fIG PIANO ~hGAMPICO ~mCffiCmICI~C.illC:~:J\~CWC~C~R~CCI~C~~:.lII\CijC~::l l\'e1vs f,·f)Jll tIle CIIR,Jt,e,·s

PHILADELPHIA AREA CHAPTER Reporter: Bob Rosencrans

Sunday, February 10th, we were hosted by Pat and David Charrier. This was a first time for us to visit their home, located in the so-called greater northeast section of the city, After almost two weeks of snow and ice, and extreme cold weather, we were blessed with a relatively mild, sunny afternoon. Although the turnout was less than we usually have, those of us attending were in for a real treat. David is justifiably proud of his 1928 Hardman Welte Grand. It is one of the nicest expressing Weltes you will ever hear, being capable of playing so softly, you swear it would miss some notes, but it doesn't. Members were encouraged to bring Welte rolls, and President Bob Taylor brought several George Boyle rolls just recently recut by the Powells, which were superb, Even more

Host Dave Charrier (left) looking overPaul Diete's Welte catalog. They met in a piano technician's class, andPaul introducedDavid toAMICA.

surprising was Dave and Pat's 1927 Cunningham Recorda grand in a semi-art case walnut finish. Anyone who thinks Recordos are second to the big three reproducing systems doesn't know what

j.It}'' .. he's missing. This Recorda was a sheer delight to hear. David did I . all the restoration work on both pianos, including the case , refinishing, and obviously, knows what he is doing. With the Welte downstairs and the Recordo upstairs, we could enjoy both pianos without disruption of the other. Charrier's home was comfortable and cozy. We welcomed George Epple and Kathy Aumen to our Chapter. They are from Baltimore and are enthusiastic new-comers, being the proud owners of an as yet unrestored Mason & Hamlin AMPICO "B"! Our next meeting will be held at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Frank Standing, left to right, Dick Price, hosts David & Pat Charrier, Diamond on Sunday, April 22. This too, will be a first-time George Epple, Lee Werkeiser. Seated, left to right, Jesse Macart­ experience for our Chapter members. ney, Bob Rosencrans and Kathy Aumen.

SOWN\, CHAPTER Reporter: Fred Buchwald

Well, it's time to clean-up the rest of the loose ends of 1984 and turn the reins of reporter over to Bill McCleary. The year was truly a busy and fruitful! experience for the SOWNY chapter. Almost every month found us enjoying good company and the fine instruments - opportunities abounded. In March, Harry and Norma Marciniak invited us to their Paul Lobelbing admiring Cunningham Recorda. The Cunningham spacious ranch home in Tonawanda, New York. The evening was a very popular local Philadelphia piano. began with a tourof the organ chambers of their 1926 Wurlitzer 2/6 theater organ style DX. Harry meticulously rebuilt and cleverly • 67. designed the entire system with ingenous acoustical sound grates. (They were not giant cold air returns!) Norma, quite an accom­ plished organist, entertained with selections of endless variety. Their collection includes a 1922 Wurlitzer upright player and a H 1922 Weber 5'8 WR Duo-Art. The Weber is currently under I restoration and we are certain that it will be restored in the same manner as his fine organ. A lovely buffet was enjoyed by all. The evening was capped by viewing some of Harry's extensive movie collection. May found the SOWNY chapter at the Tonawanda home of Carolyn Ostrzynski. Carolyn is a versitile musician and instructor. She plays the sax, organ, flute, , piano, etc. The prize of her collection is a fully restored and refinished 1926 Kurtzman 6' Welte-Mignon Lic. Interested members crawled under to inspect and watch the mechanics ofa relatively rare Welte. A buffet was served and Carolyn entertained with a few selections on her electronic organ. The June summer sunshine and pleasant weather enticed us to travel across the border to the friendly, cozy home of Jim and Chris Barley, Janet Drewniak, Edie Aldridge, Ca~olyn Ostrzynski. Chris Barley in St. Catherines, Ontario. After a short business

meeting and barbeque, we played and sang to the music of the 1918 John Raper upright standard player. Everyone enjoyed meeting Chris' Uncle who had been visiting from England. Our hosts, Bill and Janie McCleary, in September, invited us to their countryside home in Fonthill, Ontario. Their spacious home reflects the time and care that they devoted in building and decorating. Carefull consideration was given to the display of their instrument collection. Bill is vice president of a family business but enjoys operating a large and successful fruit farm. Every member of the family plays a vital part in its operation. :r This was a family affair, second of the season. Recreation included Edie Aldridge and all the children jumping on the trampoline. Rick Drewniak flew a kite in the garden overlooking the orchard, delighting children young and old.

Carolyn Ostrzynski at her Welte.

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• Guest selecting rolls. Bill and Jane McCleary.

• 68. A new member, Captain John Leonard, demonstrated the smallest carousel callipoe Wurlitzer produced. Bill and Janie's collection include a 1918 Marshall & Wendel upright Ampico, a 1915 Bell upright player, a 1896 W. Doherty 150, and a 1918 Weber 5'8" Duo-Art. Fresh air, good food, and fine company made this an unfor­ gettable afternoon and evening. It seems that SOWNY spent much time north of the border. The October meeting was hosted by Walter and Esther Pinchin, in Port Colborne, Ontario. Highlight of the meeting was a decision to hold a dinner before an Organ Recital at the Riviera Theater in Historic North Tonawanda. After a delicious chicken buffet, members and guests listened to the rebuilt 1929 Haines Bros. upright Ampico. Afterward, several rolls were pumped through the 1924 Karn and 1928 Stanley upright players. The day before Thanksgiving, 30 SOWNY members and guests, met at Bedells Candelight restaurant in Tonawanda, New York for a banquet dinner and chapter elections. After dinner, we crossed Victoria De Bello and her guest. the bridge to attend an organ concert uner the auspices of the Niagara Frontier Theater Organ Society, Inc. The guest artist was Robert Wolfe - young, talented and British. He began his professional career at the age of 16 at the Blackpool Tower in England. He was an excellent showman as well as musician. Dick Volk conducted a tour of the historic landmark Riveria Theater for the benefit of club members. SOWNY members rounded off the year at the annual Christmas party at Rick and Janet Drewniaks' home in Amherst, New York. During the gift exchange, everyone competed to own the infamous "Schlepping Queen" story roll. The winner was Jim Barley. Historically, this roll became the SOWNY "rubber chicken" -each year appearing anew. The original title has been lost through the years. With a maximum of prodding, Carolyn Ostrzynski and Fred Buchwald might act-out the roll as they did 8 years ago. Gary Lemon played the 1923 XR Steinway Duo-Art for the entertainment of the guests. Janet and Rick have been members for more than 10 years. During that time they have increased their collection greatly. They have a completely restored 1916 Seeburg"L" nickelodeon, various Chris Barley, Carl Guhlow, Jim Barley and Bill McCleary. Edison phonographs, 2 player organs, and antique music boxes.

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Fred Buchwald admiring the Weber. Harry Marciniak, Dick Volk and Walter Pinchin. • 69· (

At the Riueria Theater.

Anne Lemon, Lauerne Griffith, Berry Walker.

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Gary Lemon at the Steinway. Carl Guhlow, Mike Walter and Walter Pinchin.

Well, folks, in signing-off as the reporter for the SOWNY Chapter, I am proud to annouce that Rand-McNally has just

"".. ..c. released their survey. It noted that Buffalo, New York was /" catagorized as the 13th most desirable place to live in the United States. Remember, you are always invited to give any of the DicK Volk, Mike Walter, Holly Walter, Elias Kaufman, Carl SOWNY members a call and join on the Niagara Frontier. Guhlow, Jim Barley and Anne Lemon. Ciao!

• 70· copied in every detail by Art Reblitz from an original early style OR ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHAPTER stack, but with the pneumatics, valves and pouches spread out to Reporter: Art Reblitz fit the wider piano action of the Steinway 0 piano). A musical highlight of the afternoon was hearing Frank Milne's arrangement Dick Kroeckel and Ed Gurlitz co-hosted our February 10th of Gershwin's "An American in Paris," with the first roll of the meeting and coordinated a delicious pot luck dinner. Despite the two-part set played on the Mason-Hamlin, followed by the finale day getting off to a dismal snowy start, the sun honored us with its played on the huge Steinway. (This set of rolls was issued for both presence by the time of the meeting, so we had a good turnout of the Ampico and Duo-Art.) When it comes to power, brilliance, and twenty members and guests. bass tone quality, nothing compares to a concert grand piano, A visit to The House of Kroeckel always includes lots of music Frank Milne once said that of all his work, his proudest accomplish­ played by one instrument after another, with people waiting for a ment was the set of "American in Paris" rolls, and he would have chance to start another instrument as soon as the previous one had goose bumps along with the rest of us if he could have heard finishes playing. (No point wasting valuable time waiting for a roll to his Duo-Art version played on the concert Steinway! rewind when another piano is chomping at the bit to get started!) Other highlights of our get-together were hearing Jim Bratton Some of the featured instruments currently in Dick's interesting "conduct" a serious classical roll on the Orchestrelle, adding collection are a Kimball Welte Mignon grand with Kimball-made expression and registration that makes one of these instruments spoolbox, wind motor and tracking device above the keyboard, so much fun, and hearing the good 01' "Yellow Dog Blues" pumped Kimball control buttons in a little control board which slides out on the Steinway upright in duet with Dick improvising a completely from under the keys, no drawer, but with typical "Autopiano" different second piano part on the concert grand. Welte Licensee parts under the soundboard. Also, a fine Mason­ At the business meeting we voted for our new officers: Hamlin Ampico A grand, an Aeolian OrchestreUe, a Steinway6 President, Dick Kroeckel; Vice President, Owanah Wick; Secre­ upright 65/88 Themodist foot pumper, a very early Peerless style 0 tary/Reporter, Don Wick/Art Reblitz; and Treasurer, Jere coin piano, the "beast" (an O-roll orchestrion made from a foot DeBacker. We planned for our next few meetings and discussed pumper with the largest possible extension cabinet added on to the possibility and practicality of attempting to stage some sort of house all sorts of extra instruments), and the new star of the live concert featuring Dick's concert grand Steinway Duo-Art in collection, Dick's original 9'6" Steinway Duo-Art concert grand. conjunction with live musicians. One possibility might be to use it for a joint AMICA-ATOS concert at the Paramount Theatre in Dick acquired the Steinway stripped of its player action from a Denver, home of a fine Wurlitzer theatre organ. Larry Kerecman piano broker, and proceded to install a complete set of original volunteered to prepare a mailing to be sent to all of the area Duo-Art parts (with the exception of the stack, a reproduction Musical Box Society members, inviving them to an upcoming meeting.

MART APPLICATION & RESERVATION 1. The 1985 AMICA convention commercial mart will have approximately fourteen hours of selling time spread over three days. (July 18, 19,20) 2. The 1985 AMICA convention regular mart will have three hours of selling time. (July 19) 3. Table size is 6'X30". Table rates: 1st table $10.00, each additional table $5.00, V2 table $5.00. 4. Make checks payable to AMICA 1985 Convention. Send application to ­ Bennet Leedy 4660 Hagar Shore Road Coloma, MI 49038 NAME ADDRESS _ . CITY, STATE, ZiP . ORGANIZATION . . PHONE () NO. TABLES. REGULAR COMMERCIAL .. SIGNATURE DATE .

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Joan E. and Larry Bailey: 1908 Leawood Court, Edmond, OK 73034. HP­ Mark S. Kaplan, Timothy Fabrizio: 1580 Ridge Road, Webster, NY (405) 341-0229, BP - (405) 239-6011. Secretary. Baldwin Player Piano 5' 14580. HP - (716) 265-3458, BP - (716) 477-3020. Rl, R2. 1921 Chickering Upr. Modello #107171. Reproducer 5'8" Grand Ampico A; 1923 Werner Reproducer Upr. Std. Sheldon and "J. c." Ball: 923 North Oak, Fillmore, CA 93015. HP -(805) Aria Divina Record. Steck Reproducer Upr. Std. Duo-Art. Mise. 524-3759, BP - (805) 524-1711 Ext. 234. Educator. Southern California Phonographs. Chapter. Rl. 1913 A.B. Smith Artolian Player, Upright; C. 1885 Elaine Kavanagh: 4945 East State Street, Heritage, PA 16148. BP -(412) Synphonia, 27" Upright Music Box; Mise. Music Boxes, Antique & 981-4293. Recommended by: Don and Joann Baer. Classic Cars. Donald and Denise Kirk: 521 Circular Street, Tiffin, OH 44883. HP -(419) Lynn Bilton: Box 25007, Chicago, IL 60625. BP - (312) 677-7455. Self­ 447-7875, BP - (419) 448-4502. Directorof Drug Rehabilitation Program. Employed. Rl. Mise. Music Boxes, Phonographs. Rl, R2. 1925? Claviola Player Piano Upright Std. Deluxe; 1925? Story & Larry K. Burr: 1969 Columbia, Eugene, OR 97403 Clark Player Piano Upr. Std. Story & Clark Reprotone; 1925? Princeton Player Piano Upr. Std. Deluxe; 1918 Aeolian Piano Player 65-Note William Chadwick: 3535 Prince Street, Excondido, CA 92025. HP -(619) Pianola Metrostyle; 1880? 8-Tune Swiss Cylinder Music Box with 3 746-0157, BP - (619) 743-7576. Self Employed, Store Owner. Rl. 1920 Bells; 1880 Regina Disc Music Box 15W' Discs Double-Comb Table Marshall & Wendell Reproducer Upr. Std. Stoddard Ampico; Seeburg Model; Mise. Music Boxes, Phonographs. Recommendedby: Timothy LCoin-Piano; Wurlitzer Band Organ 125; Mise. Music Boxes, Phono­ Rook. graphs. Recommended by: H. Glen Guyer. Michael V. and Dorothy Krumenacker: 1755 South Collegeville Road, James G. and Pat Chatmas: Box 6566, Fort Worth, TX 76115. HP -(817) Collegeville, PA 19426. HP - (a215) 489-7394. Steamfitter. Rl, R2. 1910 923-9895, BP - (817) 926-4623. Manufacturer Rep. Rl (would like to). Stroud Upr. Pump Std. Aeolian Themodist Metrostyle; 1915 Electrova ./ 1926; Edison Fireside w/curved horn. Upr. Art Case - Converted to "0" Roll w/lnstr.. Dan and Judith Christoffel;: C/O I. C. Graphics, 4100 Edgewater Drive, Guy and Bonnie Kulstild: 5050 Patrick Creek Drive, McKinleyville, CA Orlando, FL 32804. HP - (305) 239-0560, BP - (305) 291-0117. Printer. Rl, 95521. HP - (707) 839-2251. Engineer. Founding Chapter. Recom­ R2. mended by: David Cherney. Dan L. and Carol Davis: Route 5, Green Acres, Warrensburg, MO Alan C. Linderman: 18415 Lancashire Road, North Rosedale Park, 64093. HP - (816) 747-5681. Recommended by: Galen Bird. Detroit, MI 48223. HP - (313) 835-0457. 1927 Aeolian Reproducer 5'8" Jon and Bernadette Fortunato: 539 Gilbert Avenue, Pearl River, NY Art Case Duo-Art. 1915 Technola Player Piano Upr. Standard Player. 10965. HP - (914) 735-6829, BP - (212) 975-4529. Television Producer/Di­ 1922 Grinnell Brothers Player Piano Upr. Cabinet Grand Themodist; rector. Rl, R2. 1917 Steinway Reproducer 6'5" Standard Duo-Art; 1912 Mise. Music Boxes, Phonographs. Electrova Coin Piano Upr. Gothic Style 66, 65-note; 1918 Seeburg Coin Peter M. Lyons: 133 Central Street, Hingham, MA 02043. HP - (617) Piano Upr. Standard Style 'T' W/Xylophone; 1925 Mills Viola no Std. 749-3275, BP - (617) 938-3500. Lawyer. Rl Y. 1927 Haines Ampico Grand Single Violin; 1984 Seeburg Orchestrion Style "H" (Exact Replica Upright; Mise. Juke Boxes. Recommended by: Dorothy Bromage. from Ramey Plans); Mise. Juke Boxes, Phonographs. Recommended by: Paul Manganaro. William L. McCarter: 1625 West Third Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6j1Kl, CANADA. HP - (604) 689-5682, BP - (604) 731-4313. Manufacturer. Rl. Don Hein: 6973 Estes Drive, Arvada, CO 80004, HP - (303) 421-4973, BP (303) 291-5313. Stockbroker. Rocky Mountain Chapter. Rl, R2 (some­ Carroll A. and Jewel Olson: 1027 Yorktown Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94087. limes). 1918 Weber Upr. Std. Duo-Art; 1917 Angelus Homemade HP - (408) 736-6632. Retired. Rl, R2. 1915 Melodegrand Player Piano Nickelodeon O-RolI; 1917 Mills Single Viola no. Recommended by: Upr. Std. Mise. Approx. 245 Rolls Dated 1900 -1930, 3 or4 Dated priorto 1900. Recommended by: Player Piano Company. Jere De Backer. Robert and Ruth Hurt: 297 Burgess Avenue, Dayton, OH 45415, HP Douglas and Marsha Ramsey: 777 North 2nd Street, San Jose, CA 95112, -(315) 277-7830. Printing Pressman. Rl, R2. 1923 Haines Reproducer HP - (408) 295-6520, BP - (415) 553-1484. Policeman. Founding Chapter. Upright Model A. Recommended by: Aubry Jackson. BaldWin/Hamilton Player Upright Std. Manuela; Mise. Phonographs. Recommended by: Howie Koff.

• 72 • Owren D. ilnd Bunny Arnett: Route 5, Box 5870, Madison Avenue, Rey Sindoni: 1362 N.E. 117th Street, North Miami, Fl33161; HP - (304) Nampa, ID 83651. HP - (208) 467-4003, BP - SAME. Piano Technician and 895-0093, BP - (305) 895-0093. Pianist/Tuner Craftsman P.T.G. Southeast Player Roll Dealer. R3. 1918 Poole Reproducing Upright Welte-Mignon Chapter. R1, R2. 1919 Knabe Reproducer 5'8" Plain Early Model A (licensee); 1909 Melville Clark Upright Player 88-Note; Mise. Juke Ampico. 1925 Fisher Reproducer 5'5" Plain Flange Finger Model A .-' Boxes, Phonographs. Recommended by: Connie & David Dupree Ampico. Cathy Auman, George Epple: 2425 Madison Avenue, Baltimore, MD Harold R. and Dorothy K. Shaner: 1042 Myrtle Street, Cumberland, MD 21217. HP - (301) 225-3706. Rl. 1929 Mason and Hamlin Ampico B, 5'4"; 21502. HP - (301) 724-6492. Retired Printer. Philadelphia Chapter. Rl. Mise. Assorted Phonographsi, Music Boxes, and a Jukebox. Recom­ Wutlitzer Photoplayer Style G; Double Mills Viola no Virtuoso; mended by: Richard B. Price. Wurlitzer G-Roll Changer Piano; Seeburg KT Special; Seeburg KT; Seeburg K; Seeburg Ewith Xylophone; Seeburg Ewith 25 Flute Pipes­ J. Robin and Jenny Biggins: 6514 Verde Ridge Road, Rancho Palos Partially Restored; Wurlitzer Brass Pipe Caliola; Wurlitzer A Piano; Verdes, CA 90274. HP - (213) 377-1472. Rl, R2. 1927 Chickering Grand One Imported BandOrgan, Don't Knowthe Make (One of a Kind); 146 5'8" 50 Ampico; Mise. Music Boxes, Phonographs. Recommended by: Band Organ; 153 Band Organ (Unrestored). Recommended by: Mike Dorothy Bromage. Nadeo. James Day: 2372 North Cameron Avenue, Covina, CA 91724. HP - (818) Joel G. Stern: 123 Wilson Road, Maple Shade, NJ 08052. HP - (604) 339-6825a, BP - (818) 841-9190. Payroll Administrator. Recommended 482-6907. Medical Student. R1. 1947 Seeburg Jukebox "Washing by: H. Glen Guyer. Machine" P147; 1948 Seeburg Juke Box "Washing Machine" P148. Kenneth and Wintress Gentry: 329 Dalzell, Shreveport, lA 71104. HP­ Johnny and Groosman Marijke Verbeeck: Eikenlei 179, 2128 Brecht, (318) 222-3762, BP - (318) 636-9937. Piano Tuner - Technician. R2. Belgium. HP - 03/663.04.11 BP - 03/663/42.03 Organ Builder. Recommended by: Don Teach. Leonard R. Wagner: 113 Nassau Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15239. HP -(412) Pat M. and Joyce T.ltatani. P.O. Box 13157, Coyote, CA 95013-3157. HP­ 795-2394, BP - (412) 471-7916. Prof. Relations. R1, R2. 1927? Steif!.' (408) 262-0533, BP - (408) 262-1163. Nursery & Farmer. 1928 Aeolian Reproducer 6'6" Traditional Welte; 1925? Marshall & Wendell Repro­ Player Piano Upr Metrostyle Themodist; 19?? Euphonia Player Upr.; ducer 5' Traditional Ampico A; 1903? Steinway Player, Upright, 19?? Orchestrion; 1985 Universal Player Upr. Traditional Themodist. Antonio Letatna: lung Mellini 51, Roma 00193, Italy. Jeff and Karen Martel: 13915 South Faust, Bellflower, CA 90706. HP ­ (213) 867-3114, BP - (213) 867-3114, Arcade Machine Repair. Rl. Bush & lane Reproducer Upr. Std. Welte; Gulbransen Player Piano Upr. Std.; .; Mise. Juke Boxes, Reed Organ. Recommended by: Player Piano Company, Wichita, Kansas. FOR SALE Eugene J. and Philomena Olenik: 144 East 23rd Street, Chester, PA 19013. HP - (215) 874-6859. Rl. 1926 Gulbransen Upr.; 19?? Cunningham WELTE VORSETZER • 1926 (Late Model). Case refinished in Auto Deluxe Upr. Recordo Unit; 19?? Cunningham Auto Deluxe Upr.; high gloss ebony. Excellent unrestored original condition. 1923 leonard & Company Upr.; 1924 leonard & Company Upr.; 19?? Pump beautifully restored, as original. Expert restoration Autopiano Upr. Made Into 10-tune Player with Stained Glass; 19?? available. $6,500.00. Broadmoore (818) 365-6231. Mathushek Upr.; Mise. Music Boxes. Recommended by: Bob Rosen­ FREE CATALOGUES: Old piano rolls and sheet music for sale. Many crans. scarce items. We also buy. Send stamp for each list to: Ragtimes, Box Gary and Marva Rasmussen: 801 Sunset Drive, Olathe, KS 66061. HP ­ 367, Port Washington, NY 11050. (913) 764-6168, BP - (816) 761-6314. Sales, Electronics, Heart of America DUO-ART ROLL AUCTION. Well organized new list every 2 months Chapter. Rl, R2. 1924 Steck Reproducer Upr. Std. Duo-Art; 19?? with many hard-to-find rolls. Accurate descriptions. Send for current Marshall & Wendell Reproducer Upr. Std. Ampico A; 19?? Franklin list. Ralph Schack, P.O. Box 58806, los Angeles, CA 90058. Reproducer 5'6" Std. Ampico A; 3 Upright "Pumpers"; Not working­ PLAY-RITE: QRS and Klavier rolls: 35% discount for small minimum To be rebuilt. Recommended by: Bill & Billie Pohl. quantities. Catalogs 25¢ each for postage. For price list write Wntage Piano Workshop, 208 Dartmouth Dr., NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106. Larry Smith: 25344 Pennsylvania Avenue, lomita, CA 90717. HP - (213) ANNUAL MUSIC COLLECTIBLES AUCTION: Saturday, May 11, 1985. 326-0181. Teacher. 1931 Mason & Hamlin Reproducer 5'8" Std. Ampico Ramada Inn, Newburgh, N.Y., U.S.A. Mechanical Music Machines, B; 1920 Cable Nelson Player Piano Simplex Upright. Std. Recom­ Music Boxes, Phonographs, Juke Boxes, ete. ... Musical Instruments, mended by: Roger Morrison. Violins, Bows, Banjos, Guitars, Mandolins, ete. ... plus, related fine and unusual antiques, collectibles, and ephemera!! Fully-illustrated H.H. Skip and Alpina Stanton: 7 Johnson Street, Coat of Arms Guest catalog (and results) - $4.; Absentee bids accepted. Quality consign­ House, Provincetown, MA 02657. HP - (617) 487-0816. Medie. 1917 ments considered - single items and collections - send for informa­ Chickering Reproducer Upr. Std. Ampico A. Recommendedby: Frank tion, NOW!! GLENN KRAMER, 20E Taylor, Fishkill, N.Y., U.S.A. (914) Thompson. 896-6390 or DOYlE AUCTIONEERS (914) 896-9492. STROUD/AEOLIAN DUO-ART 5'1" Grand. Needs complete restor­ .-' W. L. and Christine Winegar: 4495 Rattlesnake Bar Road, Pilot Hill, CA ation and refinishing. Complete except for one missing board on roll 95664. H~ - (916) 823-1411, BP - (916) 972-4414. Pacific Bell. Rl Y. box cover. Plain case, Mahogany finish $1300 plus shipping. Irv. Eilers, Recommended by: Sonja Lemon. 4540 Palmero Dr., los Angeles, CA 90065. (213) 254-0987 evenings or leave message daytime.

• 7.3 • FOR SALE: Aeolian Orchestrelle player reed organ. Beautiful ornate WURLITZER #146 Band Organ - $16,500; Seeburg l- $500.00; National dark Mahogany facade. Dimensions - 8W' high, 89" wide, 40" deep. Selector - $3500.00; Coinola XWith Bells - $16,500.00; Seeburg KT With Good restorable condition. Rolls included. Send $1.00 for picture. Violin Pipes - $9500.00; Seeburg KT With Xylophone - $8500.00; Must sell. $7500 or best offer. Patricia Norton, 2187 S. Adams St., Nelson-Wiggens Style 6 With leaded Glass. Unrestored $38,500.00; Denver, CO 80210. Seeburg "C" With Xylophone unrestored - $6000.00; Anglus Push Up / Player with Reed Box 41 rolls - $350.00; Terms available. 505-885­ FOR SALE (LOT PRICES): MBS Quarterly 1970-1984 - 2500; AMICA 3470///Wanted: Dance Organ. Bulletins 1971-1984 - 2500 ; 98 mise. 88 note rolls -12500; 46 misc 65 note rolls (pin ends - 5000 ; 8 Capitol organ rolls 1514" -7500; 2 Apollo Concert 32 DUO-ART classical rolls: $110. 1927 Duo-Art catalog: $50. 1927 Grand 1514" - 2000; 7 Solo Appolo (need repair) 1514" - 4000; 6 Telectric "DUO-ART Dance Music" catalog: $20. Art Faner, 4507 Garden Ct., rolls -7500; 21 Wilcox/White Symphony rolls -15000; 2 Misc 5 note rolls­ S.E., Salem OR 1000; 37 Edison Diamond disc records - 10000; 1 Wilcox/White pushup FOR SALE: lyon & Healy Artecho 5' mahogany grand, original 00 piano player 58 note (plays but not rebuilt) 150 ; Robert N. Bartlett, unrestored. Reproducer complete, inoperative. No rolls. Action regu­ 1325 Johnson St., Menlo Park, CA 94025. lation, soundboard excellent. Needs refinishing. Schematic, dolly CHICKERING AMPICO A 6'5" size. Refinished in hand-rubbed ebony included. Asking $2250. M. Stevenson, 24785 Prospect Ave., los Altos, gloss lacquer. Piano action and Ampico mechanism meticulously CA 94022. (415) 948-6497. restored to like new condition. Outstanding tone and very expressive. Bench and rolls included, $14,500.00. Kavouras 312-474-8787 (Chicago). WANTED ORGANS AND ORCHESTRIANS repaired and restored. Carousel Organ Co. 402 Martin Ave., Santa Clara, CA 95050. REGINA MUSIC BOX WANTED: Top prices paid. Any condition. Also want monkey organ, any old coin operated machines, horned phono­ PARTS CATALOG - Send $5.00 Refundable on first order of $25.00 or graphs. Music Box Restoration Service Available. Arnold levin, 2634 more. Parts, papes and ete. Carousel Organ Co. 402 Martin Ave., Santa Woodlawn Road, Northbrook, Il 60062. Phone 312-564-1587. Clara, CA 95050. WANTED: Wilcox/White Symphony (58 note) rolls. Send roll numbers ORIGINAL PARTS for Ampico A-B and Duo-Art. Send $2.00 and SASE only and price. Wilcox/White Push Up Player (58 note) with organ. for list. Brady, 5259 N. Tacoma #14 Indpls, IN 46220. Small Wilcox/White 44 note player organ. Robert N. Bartlett, 1325 PLAYER PIANO - Upright for sale. Monarch #147052 (1922) by Johnson St., Menlo Park, CA 94025 Baldwin. Needs work - make offer. S.F. School of Piano Tuning (414) WANTED: Case for a KT Piano i/l71-4482, 967 Airport Blvd., South San Francisco, CA 94080. $ $ $ $ $ $ J>LAYRITE RECUT NEW "A" "G" "0" "M" style rolls in lots of 15 our 414-968-4540 choice $150 plus $10 postage. AMPICO & DA C-Series rolls 50 our I WOULD LIKE TO CORRESPOND with anyone who has a 1930 or 1931 choice $80 P.P. Ray Siou 1612 E. 14th St., Oakland, CA 94606, (414) Mason & Hamlin 5'8" with std. case that has the original piano bench. I 534-8421. need pictures & dimensions, so I can build one, or would like to buy one outright. larry Smith, 25334 Pennslylvania Ave., lomita, CA 90717 /"

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William T. Singleton 1101 South Kingshighway Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63110 (314) 553-4089

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VIDEOCASSETTES , omnimedia ". VHS or Beta 2 ~l productionsl~ ~8~ 1. Philadelphia Convention 2. Pasadena Convention *3. San Francisco Convention 4. Dayton Convention TECHNICAL DATA SERIES S. Buffalo/Texas Convention *6. They all laughed ... 1. Covering Pneumatics 7. .Interview with Dr. Mana-Zucca 2. Recovering Organ Regulators 8. Shura Cherkassky Interview 3. Rebuilding Duo-Art Valves 9. A Potpourri of Performance 4. Regulating the Duo-Art 10. Covering Pneumatics 11. Recovering Organ Regulators VHS or BETA 2 ••• $39.95 each 12. Rebuilding Duo-Art Valves 13. Regulating the Duo-Art order send check or money order to: * Also available on Super 8, rental only. OMNIMEDIA For rental or purchase information write to: P.O. Box 965 Howie Koff Milpitas, CA 95035 4271 North First Street #1 San Jose, CA 95134 California residents please add sales tax. All orders are shipped postpaid. Special videocassette formats are ~~AMICA~~_ available on request. ~~ -nj'~'- * 1929 Aeolian Duo-An upright with "0" roll orchestrion. The orchestrion plays II ( instruments including 2 octaves of flute pipes. The Duo-An may be played separately (expresses beautifully) or as accompaniment to the orchestrion. The orchestrion was built by MacKinnon in 1975 at which time the Duo-An was rebuilt. Included are 12 "0" rolls, SO Duo-An rolls, and ISO 88-note rolls...... Price $11,000.00 * 22Y:! inch Polyphon upright with 16 bar chines as pictured in Fig. 3, Page 156 of the Encyclopedia. Ten disks and disk storage base are included...... Price $ 5000.00 * WUI'I itzer model 1015.i uke box. Mechanics and electronics are completely restored, cxcellent original casework. Service manual and 280 period records are included Price $ 5,000.00 * Viclor mode] XA console phonograph, a perfect unrestored original with 17 period rccords Price $ 400.00

John M. Redfield, Jr. One Tembo Lane Prescolt, AZ 8630 I 602-778-3153

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AMICA BULLETINS, BOUND ISSUES: 1971, 1972, 1973 bound JVlUSI QUE Jff;. Bulletins at $15 each. 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 bound Bulletins at $18 each. 1981,1982,1983 bound Bulletins at 1580 I

SEND LARGE S.S,A.E Roll Leaders: Duo-Art, AMPICO and Welte: Excellent replicas. \ ro (2 E: c...E I vE: t> u 1<. S Pt:c., AL For order form, see mailing cover of Bulletin or write to Terry (~). m~1 L. /'lUCTION or PIAN 0 Smythe, 547 Waterloo Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA I l2.oLLS, - FEATURING- 100.s R3N OT2. Phone (204) 452-2180. Send order to Terry, also. Orders ~ are shipped from Maine. ,_ oFAMP,CO R,OLLS~ - t . AMICA STATIONERY: $3.50 (letter size), $3.20 (note size), including mailing charges. Fine quality stationery with ornate AMICA borders. Each packet contains 25 leiters and matching envelopes. Send orders to: Dorothy Bromage, P.O. Box 275 Cape Cottage Branch, Cape Elizabeth, Maine 04107

PLEASE MAKE ALL CHECKS PAYABLE TO AMICA INTERNA TlONAL Proud of Your Instrument? Have it Restored by Experts. Here is what the Piano Workshop Does: Specialize in rebuilding all types of player pianos and other automatic musical instruments Restring, rescale and repin instruments Replace pin blocks, soundboards, hammers and other action parts Regulate piano action to proper specifications Hand rubbed refinishing Restore antiques Over 20 years research and development in rebuilding pianos Piano keys recovered, sharps & naturals Send all or part of your instrument for proper restorations. PIANO WORKSHOP 3166 W. 33 St. Ph. 216-631-1777 Cleveland, Ohio 44109 24 hr. answering servo

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CLOSING OUT 88-note rolls, AMPICO and a few DUO-ARTs. PIANOS · 1-NINE LEG KNABE 5'8" AMPICO "A" 1-WEBER 5'4" DUO-ART RESTORED 1-ESlY WELTE 5'8" 1-MASON-HAMLIN 5'4" AMPICO-MAHOGANY "A" 1-MASON-HAMLIN AMPICO "B" 5'8" 1-KNABE AMPICO "B" 5'8" 1-CHICKERING AMPICO "8" 5'8" 1-KNABE AMPICO "A" 5'8" WALNUT LOUIE XV - RESTORED 1-FISHER AMPICO "A" LOUIE XV - RESTORED (LIGHT WALNUT) These pianos are offered unrestored or fully restored If you are interested in rolls or pianos please send name and address. ONLY THOSE SENDING NAME AND ADDRESS WILL RECEIVE THE ROLL LIST. OPEN BIDDING ON ROLLS ACCEPTED. NO MINIMUM. ALL OFFERS ON PIANOS CONSIDERED. '--- I.l. CORDElL. 2240 LORAIN ROAD. SAN MARINO. CALIF. 99108 213/283-2461 NEW RELEASES! _____ ..0 0

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FORMER AMPICO PECORDING ARTIST DR. LEO PODOLSKY HAS MADE A GROUP OF ENTIRELY NEW AMPICO ROLLS USING THE LATEST RECORDING TECHt"'JOL Ci (3\ ! DR. PODOLSkY HAS RECORDED A TWQ PART PROGRAM (TWENTY SELECTIONS) C)F BEAUT I FUL !'"lUSI C. EI GHTEEN OF THESE HAl)E NEVER BEFORE BEEN OFFERED ON AMPICO ROLLS. THE FIRST PART OF THE PROGRAM, TITLED "A LITTLE BIT OF VIENNA". IS ALL WALTZES FEATURING WORkS OF SCHUBERT, SCHER, GODOl..oJSf('(, LEl) I TSI