CC;~e AMICA New s Bulle ti n of the A UTOM ATIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT C O LLECTORS' ASSOCIATION ARENT ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES • •••••••••••••P. 1 1OGRAPHI CAL SKETCHES •• ••••••••• •• ••• •••••• •P. 4 OUTHERN CALI FORNI A CHAPTER • ••••••• ••••••• ••P. 10 NSTRUMENTS • ••••• • • • ••••••••••••• ••••••••• ••·P. 12 oLLS & MUSic P. 15 rECHNICALI 'TIES ••••••• ••••••••••••• •• • •••••••F. 19 AMICA BOARD MEMBERS: F rank L o ob, Pre siden t Roger Jo hnso n, Vice President G in ny B il l in gs, Publisher 1971 Nick Jarr ett, Treasurer A ober ta Ch erney, Re co rd i ng Secretary Dick Re u t linger, Me m b er sh ip Secretary M el L u ch et t i , Adver t isi ng Secretary THE Al\tICA NEWS BULLETIN 1__---------------------------The AMICA News Bulletin .......----..... Published by the Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors' Association, a non-profit club devoted to the restoration, distribution and enjoyment of musical instruments using perforated paper music rolls. Contributions: All subjects of interest to readersof the bulletin are encouraged and invited by the publisher. All articles must be received by the first of the month. Every attempt will be made to publish all articles of general interest to AMICA members at the earliest possible time and at the discretion of the Publisher, in the following areas: * Letters to the Publisher * Research Findings *Questions and Answers * Biographical Sketches of Artists and Composers *Photographs, Old Advertisements *Technical Information * Anything elseof general interest to AMICA . Advertisements: Personal ads are accepted by the AMICA Bulletin Board. Businesses which are interested in placing ads must follow these rules: - Each ad will consist of one full standard page in the bulletin. - Payment of $25 must be included with the ad copy. - Ads must reach the publisher by the first of the month. - Ad copy must be complete and ready for print. - At least 50% of the ad must consist of photographs or art work that will be of specific interest to AM ICA readers. PUBLICATION OF BUSINESS ADVERTISING IN NO WAY IMPLIES AMICA'S ENDORSEMENT OF ANY COMMERCIAL OPERATION. However AMICA reserves the right to refuse any ad that is not in keeping with AMICA's general standards or if complaints are received indicating that said businessdoes not servethe best interests of the members of AM ICA, according to its goals and by-laws. I THE AMICA WHO & WHERE THE AMICA BULLETIN AMICA PRESIDENT PHOTOGRAPHS REQUIRING HALF-TONE Frank Loob Sam Thompson 219 Montecito Boulevard 6809 Iris Circle Napa, California 94558 Hollywood, California 90028 AMICA BULLETIN MUSICAL JIGSAW Ginny Billings, Publisher Ruth Bingaman Smith 1428 Liberty Street 206 Tuttle Road EI Cerrito, California 94530 San Antonio, Texas 78209 AMICA BULLETIN PAST ISSUES PARENT MINUTES & MEETINGS Dick Reutlinger Ginny Billings, Publisher 824 Grove Street 1428 Liberty Street San Francisco, California 94117 EI Cerrito, California 94530 NEW MEMBERSHIPS & MAILING PROBLEMS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES Dick Reutlinger, Membership Secretary Bob Pye, Editor 824 Grove Street 342 Leon Avenue San Francisco, California 94117 Kelowna, B.C., Canada MEMBERSHIP DUES & TREASURY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER Bob Whiteley, Treasurer Karl Petersen, Reporter 175 Reservoir 314 South Halladay Street San Rafael, California Santa Ana, California 92701 BULLETIN BOARD INSTRUMENTS Mel Luchetti, Advertising Secretary Bob Billings, Editor 3449 Mauricia Avenue 1428 Liberty Street Santa Clara, California 95050 EI Cerrito, California 94530 AMICA AUCTION TECHNICALITIES Gar Britten, Auctioneer John A. Patten, Editor 642 Diamond Street 601 Penn Street San Francisco, California Pasadena, California 91104 T-HE AMICA NEWS BULLETIN 2 BE NICE TO YOUR PUBLISHER MONTH: ••••*¥t*tttfff••••••••••fff••tt ~ OU72 N~XT M~~TINO: ~ HAPPINESS IS ... PLANNING AHEAD ~ * THE BULLETIN IS TRULY A WONDROUS THING. AT THE ELEVENTH ~ * HOUR EACH MONTH, OUT OF THE BLUE, LOTS OF EXCELLENT t Dt:lbY: SATURVAY, APRIL 24 ~ ARTICLES APPEAR MAGICALLY ON THE PUBLISHER'S DESK, • Tinte-: 8:00 P.M. WHICH MEANS THAT YOUR PUBLISHER IS FACED WITH A LAST­ * MINUTE MARATHON OF TYPING AND OKGANIZING. TO DATE, t Place-: PORTCULLIS, HOME OF JAROV CLARK ~ MOST ARTICLES HAVE BEEN PRINTED IN "THE BULLETIN IMMEDI­ -tc 444 BRANNAN STREET, S.F. * ATELY UPON RECEIPT. THIS GIVES US LITTLE CONTROL OVER -tc * THE BALANCE OF CONTENT IN EACH ISSUE. YOUR PUBLISHER, .t••tttttt.¥••tt••ttt•••••ttttt FOR THE SAKE OF VARIETY AND FOR THE LUXURY OF PLANNING AHEAD, WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME ARTICLES RE­ SERVED FOR FUTURE ISSUES. WE ARE ALWAYS IN NEEV OF INFORMATION REQUEST FROM VICTORIA, B.C. MATERIAL, SO IF YOU HAVE THE SEEDS OF AN INTERESTING SUBJECT RATTLING AROUND IN YOUR HEAD, GET IT ON PAPER AND SEND IT IN AS SOON AS YOU CAN. YOUR CONTRIBlIfIONS Dear Mrs. Billings, ARE WELCOME, BE THEY 2 LINES OR 20 PAGES LONG! I have been referred to you as one who may be able to help in finding some piano rolls made for Ampico ???????????????????? and shrn~ in the 1929 Catalogue. The Artist in each case was Gertrude Huntley, and the compositions were of Medtner, a distinguished WORK~N~ROGRESSBOX . teacher in New York at the time: 68671, Fairy Tale, Opus 20 No.1, and 66193, Danza Festiva, Opus 39, No.3. Jim Elfers has come up with an excellent idea which Gertrude Huntley, now Mrs. Jay Durand, lives in should help some of your researchers out there. Hope Victoria,' full of life and music and still playing yo~ll1 all cooperate in this: beautifully though not in public. I Please send in a note to me if you are working on . Our Province of British Columbia is celebrating the a~ article for the bulletin, or if you are doing any 100th Anniversary as a member of the Confederation of klnd of related research. I wi 11 publ ish a note in Provinces which make up Canada. We are organizing some the Bulletin so that if anybody has facts to add to galleries for the enjoyment of the public and we would your endeavor, he can do so before final publication. like to use some of this music for background. This should both help in the completeness of your Can you determine if any member of AMICA might have data, and will prevent duplication of effort. So let these rolls and be willing to have them played on to us know what you have in the "f/orks" ! --G-inny tape. We give our assurance they will not be used for commercial purposes. Black Box AMPICO Rol.l: Anal,ysi8 by Vernon Braun We will be most appreciative of any help you may be able to give us. Sincerely yours, (signed) A.J.He1mcken City Archivis t City Hall BOUND BULLETINS READY FOR DELIVERY Centennial Square Victoria, B.C., Canada The attractive and convenient spiral-bound anthology """"""""'" , of the 1969-1970 AMICA Bulletins is now ready to grace your bookshelf. It consists of the 24 issues of the Bulletin, with a strong front and back cover, and an additional mylar protective covering. Order your copy now from the Treasurer, Nick Jarrett, Price: $15.00. AD REPRODUCTIONS Keep on sending those ad reproductions in. Weill print them just as soon as we canl Please, don't expect an acknowledgment of each one as it's printed; we agree Musical Jigsaw that it would be a good idea to do so, but frequently Fit the pieces togetner~they're scattered through t~e several people send in the same ad. For the sake of bu 1let in) and ident i f y the tit 1e and c omp 0 se r 0 f t his ~-~ simp 1icity they wi 11 be pub1ished anonymousI v. But we classical selection.The first correct answer received are grateful for them and very appreciative. ~hank you! by the Publisher wi 11 claim a surprise at the end of the year. t1embers on ly;one pri ze per person per year. 3 THE AMICA NEWS BULLETIN OPEN LETTER FROM ANITA NICKELS /Jaw tha.t we aile gJtow-ing in .6ophi.6Uc.a.ti,on and moJte THE INSTRUMENTAL MUSEUM OF BELGIUM and mO.'le alLticlu bUng w!LU::ten by vani.ou» membvr. c.on­ ta..i.YUng teehnic.a.l -i.n60JUna;t{,on and Jte6eJL~nc.u to translated from the Museum Catalog by Leonard Grymonprez pJtevioU6ty pub-U6hed R.1..:t.eJr..a.e, theILe Me .6ome beuic. Jwi.u tha;t .6hou1..d be 60Uowed. (I.'heneVeJL a .6OUltc.e 06 in60JUrla..tion Ls given whe.theJt in. qu.otu on: -in geneJUtl, The Instrumental Museum of Belgium is estimated as theJte .6hould a.1..60 be mentioned .6omewheJLe in tile alLtie1e, being one of the finest and most important of its kind pJte6eJLa.bly tu: the beginning, the exaex .6OUltc.e. Tha.:t.iA, throughout the world. It possesses well over four i6 U.iA a book, then the 6u.U. authoJt'.6 name, ~, thousand musical instruments housed in twenty-eight pub~heJt and daxe, 16 it -i6 a magazine, then, when halls. These instruments have been collected with known, .the aiuho»: 06 .the alLtic.le, tile t1.:tle 06 the great care and valuable donations, unveiling to us the alLtic.le, name 06 the magazine, volume, ckU:.e 06 .i6.6ue musical history of many ages and from many countries. and page nwnbeJt. Thi.6 iA not bec.a.u6e we don't Vtwt you, One hundred and fifty of these wonderful musical btu: .6 0 tha.:t the neade»: may do 6uJLtheJt Jtueaneh. on: be­ masterpieces are really unique, not to be found else­ c.aU6 e 06 -inteJtut may want to nead the olLiginal.. The where. Amongst these are a "Basse de viole" made by 6ac..t .that U ~ old and in. the hand6 06 a plLiva:te.