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The B U L L E T http://www.amica.org The Volume 47, Number 5 September/October 2010 AMICA B U L L E T I N Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors’ Association Knabe Concert Grand Ampico B Rebirth ISSN #1533›9726 ThE AMICA B ULLETIN AU TOMATIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT COLLECTORS' ASSOCIATION Published by the Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors’ Asso - Visit the AMICA web site at: http://www.amica.org ciation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, tax exempt group devoted to the to enter the “Members-Only” portal, restoration, distribution and enjoyment of musical instruments Current User Name: AMICA using perforated paper music rolls and perforated music books. Current password: tracker AMICA was founded in San Francisco, California in 1963. VOLUME 47, Number 5 September/October 2010 AMICA BULLETIN FEATURES DEADLINES Ads and articles must be received on or before the 1st of the ODD Knabe Concert Grand Ampico B Rebirth. .by Ken Long . 304 months: AMICA 2010 Board Meeting . 291 January July 2010 AMICA Convention in Pictures . 308 March September May November 2011 AMICA Convention UK . 335 How It All Started . by Shirley Nix . 337 Bulletins will ordinarily be mailed in the 1st week of the even months, for Late Breaking News - Major Auction . 350 expected delivery mid-month. Terry Smythe COLUMNS 55 Rowand Avenue President’s Message. 284 Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3J2N6 204-832-3982 (email preferred) Editorial Observations . 284 [email protected] Letter . 285 Nickel Notes . by Matthew Jaro. 286 MEMBERSHIP SERVICES AMICANs Making Music . 325 Membership Dues: USA Bulk Mail . $55.00 AMICAns in the Spotlight . 328 USA First Class . .$70.00 Overseas . .$70.00 Chapter News . .331 Canada-Mexico . .$65.00 Membership Update. 334 Renewals – Additional $5.00 due if renewed past the Jan. 31 deadline In Memoriam . 338 Address changes and corrections In The News . 339 Directory information updates Carousels In The News . 345 Additional copies of Member Directory . $25.00 Web Sites Of Interest. 349 Single copies of back issues ($10.00 Advertising . 351 per issue – based upon availability) William Chapman (Bill) 53685 Avenida Bermudas Front Cover: 1931 Knabe Ampico B Concert Grand (by Ken Long) La Quinta, CA 92253-3586 (760) 564-2951 Font Cover Border: from within Etude, November 1927 [email protected] Inside Front: Ad by Gold Leaf Galleries To ensure timely delivery of your Inside Back Cover: Welte ad Saturday Evening Post 1926 (by Anthony Engles) BULLETIN , please allow 6-weeks advance notice of address change s. 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While the AMICA Bulletin offers accurate and historic information to its members, the bulletin, its publisher and the AMICA Board cannot be held responsible for contributions that may be considered by some as inaccurate, speculative, or of an OP/ED Format Entire contents © 2010 AMICA International Printed by Engler Printing Co., Fremont, OH • [email protected] 281 AMICA INTERNATIONAL - International Officers - PRESIDENT PAST PRESIDENT EDITOR Tim Baxter John Motto-Ros Terry Smythe 939 Briarcliff Rd NE 110 Allen Ranch Road 55 Rowand Avenue Atlanta, GA 30306-4664 Sutter Creek, CA 95685 Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3J2N6 404-377-1220 209-267-9252 204-832-3982 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] VICE-PRESIDENT TREASURER Alan Turner Joe Orens 148 Kingsway Avenue 8917 Wooden Bridge Road Winnipeg, MB, Canada R2L1J9 Potomac, MD 20882-3821 204-489-3075 301-340-6664 [email protected] [email protected] SECRETARY MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Marlene Beckman Lyle Merithew & Sandy Swirski 4046 SE 53rd Street 416 Colfax Drive Berryton, KS 66409-9714 San Jose, CA 95123-3403 785-862-0128 408-227-9284 [email protected] [email protected] - Committees - AMICA ARCHIVES CONVENTION COORDINATOR Tom hutchinson Frank Nix 15361 Hopper Road 6030 Oakdale Avenue Sturgeon, MO 65284 Woodland Hills, CA 91367 573-442-6675 818-884-6849 [email protected] [email protected] AMICA MEMORIAL FUND AMICA Honor Roll Ray Dietz Thomas & Donna Stengel 1250 Lanier Road 46 Court St. Martinsville, VA 24112-5212 Lancaster NY 14086-2302 276-638-8563 716-683-5309 [email protected] [email protected] AUDIO-VISUAL & TECHNICAL WEBSITE MANAGER harold Malakinian Karl Ellison 2345 Porest Trail Drive 6 Lions Lane Troy, MI 48098 Salem, MA 01970-1784 248-528-3111 978-740-5680 [email protected] [email protected] AMICA ENDOWMENT FUND Richard VanMetre 1506 South Courtland Avenue Park Ridge, IL 60068-5333 847-318-7310 [email protected] 282 AMICA Bulletin › Sep/Oct 2010 AMICA INTERNATIONAL Chapter Officers BOSTON AREA Board Rep: Vincent and Maryam Morgan Vice Pres: Ken Hodge Pres: Phil Konop Newsletter Editor: Bill Maguire Sec: Louise Lucero Vice-Pres: Bob Hunt - 207-985-2308 Treas: Barry Weiss Sec: Kirk Russell LAND OF DIXIE Reporter: Larry Emmons Treas: Dorothy Bromage President: Walt Gerber - [email protected] Board Rep: Jere DeBacker Reporter: Don Brown Vice President: Robert Soule Board Rep: Bob Hunt - [email protected] Treasurer: Tim Baxter SOWNY (Southern Ontario,Western New York) Secretary: Danita Gerber Pres: Mike Walter - 716-656-9583 CHICAGO AREA Board Representative: Tim Baxter [email protected] Pres: Jerry Biasella - 708-756-3307 [email protected] Vice Pres: Tom Cardinal - Vice Pres: Richard Van Metre [email protected] Sec: Carol Veome - 773-338-1042 MIDWEST (OH, MI, IN, KY) Sec: Garry Lemon [email protected] Pres: Don Johnson - 248-650-1840 [email protected] Treas: Joe Pekarek [email protected] Treas: Holly Walter Reporter: Curt Clifford Vice Pres: Liz Barnhart [email protected] Board Rep: TBD Sec: Hilda Merchant Reporter: Garry & Anne Lemon Treas: Alvin Wulfekuhl [email protected] FOUNDING CHAPTER Reporter: Christy Counterman Board Rep: Glenn Roat - Pres: John Ulrich - 510-223-9587 Board Rep: Liz Barnhart [email protected] [email protected] Photographers: Nancy Group & Anne Lemon Vice Pres: Karen Simons NORTHERN LIGHTS Sec: Bob & Bonnie Gonzalez Pres: Paul Watkins - 763-421-0672 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Treas/Bd Rep: Lyle Merithew & Sandy Swirsky [email protected] Pres: Richard Ingram - 760-244-0251 Reporter: Jack & Dianne Edwards, Vice Pres: Mark Kraabel Vice Pres: Mike Choate Sec: Michael LuBrant Sect/Reporter: Shirley Nix HEART OF AMERICA Treas: Barbara Watkins Treas: Diane Reidy Pres: Robbie Tubbs - 816-313-1075 Reporter: Jerrilynn Boehland Board Rep: Frank Nix [email protected] Board Rep: Paul Watkins or Mark Kraabel Vice Pres: Dan Davis TEXAS Sec: Trudy. 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Nijsen, Secretaire General Instruments 19 Mackaylaan Smithsonian Institution Peter Phillips - Editor 5631 NM Eindhoven, Netherlands Division of Musical History 26 Alice Street Washington, D.C. 20560 Padstow, NSW 221, Australia Musical Box Society of Great Britain Phone: (612) 9773-4734 Alan Pratt, Editor Society For Self-Playing Musical Instruments email: [email protected] P. O. Box 299 Gesellschaft fur Selbstspielende Waterbeach, Cambridge CB4 4PJ Musikinstrumente (GSM) E.V. Netherlands Pianola Association England Ralf Smolne Nederlandse Pianola Vereniging Emmastr. 56 Att. Jan van Hulzen, Member of the Board Musical Box Society International D-45130 Essen, Germany Chopinrode 25 Rosanna Harris, Editor Phone: **49-201-784927 2717 BH Zoetermeer, Netherlands 5815 West 52nd Avenue Fax :**49-201-7266240 email: [email protected] Denver, CO 80212 Email: [email protected] Phone: 303-431-9033 Fax: 303-431-6978 Email: [email protected] AMICA Bulletin › Sep/Oct 2010 283 President’s Message Hello AMICAns – I am Tim Baxter, your new president. I am very proud to serve and will do my best to merit you’re the confidence you have placed in me.
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