MAY 1976 ~ VOLUME 13 NUMBER 4 ha.s eUUETIS AM I C A OF THE AUTOMATIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT COLLECTOU ASSOCIATION THE AMICA NEWS BULLETIN Published by the Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors' AMICA MEMBERSHIP RATES: Association, a non-profit club devoted to the restoration, distri­ bution and enjoyment of musical instruments using perforated Continuing Members: $ IS Dues paper music rolls. New Members, add $5 processing fee Lapsed Members, add $3 processing fee Contributions: All subjects of interest to readers of the bulletin are encouraged and invited by the publisher. All articles must be received by the 10th of the preceding 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. OFFICERS Advertisements: Personal ads by members are accepted and inserted in the Bulletin at a rate of B¢per word, $1.20 minimum. INTERNATIONAL CHAPTER Businesses and persons wishing more space may use the following guidelines: OFFICERS OFFICERS - Advertising rate is $12.50 per quarter page or multiple PRESIDENT NO. CALIFORNIA thereof. Bo.b Rosencrans Pres.: Frank Loob Vice Pres.: Howard Koff Camera·ready copy must reach the publisher by the 10th of VICE·PRESIDENT the preceding month. Bill Johnson Sec.: Dick Reutlinger Treas.: Bill Wherry Ad copy will be typeset (at nominal additional cost) only SECRETARY Reporter: Diane Lillibridge if requested. Isadora Koff SO. CALIFORNIA All ads will appear on the last pages of the Bulletin, at the BULLETIN discretion of the publisher. Pres.: Prentiss Knowlton Tom Beckett Vice Pres.: Elliot Lacy Publication of business advertising in no way implies AMICA's 681 7 Cliffbrook Drive Sec.: Evelyn Meeder endorsement of any commercial operation. However, AMICA Dallas, Texas 75240 Treas.: Jim Christopher reserves the right to refuse any ad that is not in keeping with MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Reporter: Bill Toeppe AMICA's general standards or if complaints are received indicatinQ (New Memberships and TEXAS ------ that said business does not serve the best interests of the members Mailing Problems) of AMICA, according to its goals and by-laws. Pres.: Dick Barnes Anita Nickels Johnson Vice Pres.: Doyle Cassel P. O. Box 666 Sec./Treas.: Tony Palmer BULLETIN ADVERTISING ·IS CASH IN ADVANCE Grand Junction, Reporter: James Guinn Colorado 81501 MIDWEST TREASURER Pres.: Milton Cooperman Jack and Mary Riffle Vice Pres.: Jim Prendergast Sec./Treas.: Jim & Sue Worgull Reporter: Molly Yeckley a Cover design created from menu BOARD REPRESENTATIVES PHILADELPHIA AREA Pres.: Larry Cornell cover submitted by Nick Jarrett. Nick Jarrett, N. California Vice Pres.: Ron Swanson Haden Vandiver, Texas International AMICA 70 Sec.: Barbara Macartney Ron Swanson, Philadelphia Treas.: Doris Berry Horowitz recital 73 Alan Mueller, S.O.W.N.Y. Reporter: Bill Pilgermayer AMICA Forum 76 Jim Weisenborne, Midwest SOWNY (So. Ontario, West N.Y.) Welte list 77 Pres.: Richard Drewniak Rolls and Music 78 Vice Pres.: William Hatzenbuhler Instruments 78 Sec.: Janet Drewniak Northern California 79 Treas.: Stan Aldridge Southern California 80 Reporter: Edythe Aldridge Felix Klempka Texas 82 Biographical Sketches: ROCKY MOUNTAIN Pending Olga Samaroff 85 Leo Ornstein 87 Technicalities 89 REPORT OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE - 1976 The following members of AMICA have been nominated for the positions as indicated: President - Bob Rosencrans Vice President - Rick Drewniak Secretary - Isadora Koff Treasurer - Jack and Mary Riffle Membership Secretary - Anita Nickels Johnson Publisher - Tom Beckett Anita· Nleket6 John6on NONCOM Chairman NEW JERSEY MEETING The New Jersey Chapter will be holding its first meeting on Sunday, June 6, 1976, probably in Morristown. For further details, please call Joan I B. Chase at 201-439-2762 •. Jnfernafional JlcfJrJf8Jl MINI-CONVENTION REPORT FROM THE PUBLISHER BY LINDA KOEHLER BULLETIN PROCESSING Enclosed in this issue of the BULLETIN is the final As a result of the flurry of calls I receive about registration form for the mini-convention to be the 10th of each month, I would like to repeat a held at the Ramada Inn in Joplin Missouri, on Jun~ few points that will perhaps be of service to all. 25,26, and 27. 1) I DO hold to the 10th of the month deadline. Bill Pohl, president of the Joplin Amicans, is This is strictly volunteer work and I just can't chairman of the convention planning committee. budget time for last-minute exceptions. Please Any questions concerning the convention should be send those articles and advertisements early! addressed to him. His address is 702 East 24th Street, Joplin, Missouri. His telephone number is 2) Do send cash with your ad copy. AMICA, as a non­ 417-781-5136. profit organization, is simply not in a position to extend credit. One of the highl ights of the convention will be the trip on Saturday to Eureka Springs, Arkansas, 3) BULLETINs are mailed promptly after I receive to visit the Hiles Mountain Musical Museum. Here them from the printer and bindry - this takes you will view a diverse collection of antique place generally between the 22-26 of the month musical instruments featuring everything from the preceeding the published date of issue. smallest music box to large dance organs. Even though you may have vis i ted Mr. Mil est museum i'n 4) Remember, 3rd class mailing takes time regardless the past, you will find that many fascinating in­ of what the postal rules say. A 3-week delay is struments are added to the collection each year. not unusual but even this should put the BULLETIN At the present, Mr. Miles is involved in a building in your hands by the middle of the month. program which will increase the capacity of his EXCEPTIONS: if you move and don't tell me before museum. the mailing date, well, it can be a sad story. Don't depend on the P.O. advising me of your The banquet that evening will be the end of a per­ whereabouts for 30 days or so. fect day. An eye-appealing meal and 1ive1y enter­ tainment will be the main attractions. At each 5) Finally, if you are having mailing problems or place setting participants will discover an unusual big delays, write to me about it. The postal and unique party favor. authorities will try to expedite things if specific details are made available to them. The home tours on Friday evening will feature a variety of instruments in each of the three col­ And, you might make note of it now - especially if lections. Most of the instruments in each collec­ you plan to place advertising - that there will be tion were restored and refinished by the owners NO AUGUST ISSUE of the BULLETIN. themselves. Come join us in Joplin, the heart of the Ozarks, on June 25, 26, and 27. We are looking forward to seeing you. HONORARY MEMBER DIES NOTE: See the Final Registration Form page else­ We have received word by postcard from the Loth where in this BULLETIN for further details. family that AMICA Honorary Member L. Leslie Loth 'For those who have sent in a pre-registra­ passed ~way ','nearly a year ago." The specific date tion deposit, be sure to deduct this amount from of Mr. Loth's death was not given. your final registration fee. AMICA ITEMS AMICA TECHNICALITIES BOOKS: Volume I AMICA Stationery, $3.20 (letter size), $1.75 FOR- SALE (1969-1971), $5.50 postpaid; Volume II (1972­ (note size), including mailing charges. Fine 1974), $7.50 postpaid; or order both sets for quality stationery with ornate AM ICA borders. AMICA BULLETINS, BOUND ISSUES: 1969, $12.50 postpaid. Reprints of interesting techni­ Each packet contains 25 letters and matching $9; 1971, $15; 1972, $15; 1973, $15. 1974 calities articles which have appeared in the envelopes. Send orders to Robert Lemon, 4560 unbound. sets, $15; 1974 bound sets, $18; AM ICA Bulletin, arranged and indexed into Green Tree Drive, Sacramento, CA 94823. 1975 bound, $18, P RIC E SIN CLUDE appropriate categories, spiral bound to lie flat. POSTAGE AND HANDLING. Spiral bound to Send orders to Howard Koff, 2141 Deodara "They All Laughed When I Sat Down At The lie flat. Send to Mary Lilien, 4260 Olympiad Drive, Los Altos, CA 94022. Piano, But When IT Began To Play .. ." Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90043. This sound and color super-8 movie, produced ROLL LEADERS: DUO-ART, Authentic. For AMICA Sterling Silver Pins, $4.25, including by AM ICA members, is again available for loan order sheet, see the April, 1973 Bulletin. Nick mailing charges. Lapel pin or tie tack with to AMICA members and chapters. For more Jarre~t, 3.622 - 21 st Street, San Francisco, CA AM ICA design. Order ·from Robert Lemon, information write to Howard Koff, 2141 94114. 4560 Green Tree Drive, Sacramento, CA 94823. Deodara Drive, Los Altos, CA 94022. - 70 - Jnfernafionaf JlJJrJ8Jl SAN SYLMAR. TOUR AMICA STATIONERY BY ROBERT R. PERRY NEW! IMPROVED! Last May we had the pleasure of visiting San Sylmar. We now have available a new stock of letter size The timing mechanism used to get the people through AMICA Stationery. the tours on schedule, in part at least, was to let a lovely Knabe Louis, fire grained, Arnpico A The ornate printed border is the same but the rest play for us as we ogled the antique car collection is improved with new colors - brown on cream - and on the first floor. I must admit I was at first now an envelope with the AMICA Seal imprint. so captivated by the beauty of the piano even before it began to play that I could hardly con­ Unfortunately we can no longer hold to the 1973 centrate on the cars.