THE JAZZO-MANIAC AND HER VICTIM _,n.: -,_,_._~~~ ----~.. ~---,_._- )f:}1 ;'C;'~:-~':'-': ~:~~~:;. '...:~.- . ,'. :~':,~:: ", ,~:. , :~ . "':.:. :': ··~(d;::y.o :::(~-,~ .' -.:' " ': ..... :,t" .. ,., "'/ .. '.' •" •• I~ .', J ·.···i . .' -- '4}:;:' ..... .~ ·i I" i, ':-- . ! ': i· . ; . :"~' :.... t: , ." , r.. ! 'j ; " t, ...., j i: I I i : .~ ~ " ! ......; : .. ; r i' . ~:... "... .! i I /for~nqre,:thcin-K~lf I., . j cf\aracte~ ":J ;.1 a century' ~.: iied.by-.t\ 'distinctive ,.' , ::-tol\e~ qu(\lity~,' ' .., t I" ..' "J i . t\~d .~: ... ;1 l rlch-,:pure, t I :' .·.~y~p~t~~ttc~. i ENtJORSEpay LEADING .. ~. ',Music'ANS~: '- '~ .' '.- . .,.. .,\... ··t, . ", / . ", US~DP~~LUS~VE~Y BY. TH~ "; .... TON~IfD c. M.ETROPOLlTA~,.\~~J -' .. ,'OPERA .COMPANY•. ; .; ..:.'. 'f' .'. .:. u· )-~ 1~ ~ ~ '.. '~''~. j ~ I •.~.., .... .' . .~. ..' . - .. '.. .' '.' _ ..,. I:...•..... :: ...' '.~ ~~ I.•··:: TItEWEBERPIANOCOMPANY '. < ~/' 'FI~THAVE.COR: SIXTEENTH~ST~"~<':< . I..' ;', .' . i J :'.. ':. '_;, AND~T ,~OLIAN HALL,~2. Fl~TIi AV~.,N~~~~.~K:- ~ , > ~": , "'>. '., ~'""::' •• CATAt.DCiUr. MAIL-ItO UPON RIt~U.aT. ...•...... '.~ ,.,.~ ., [ ,,~; ~> ,~,::~;~~~~ ;~·::.~,L':c·~Sjtt~'·~~€:: ~ ! L:: .. c '.'"r ,'. <\ -----.. THE AMICA BULLETIN AUTOMATIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT COLLECTORS' ASSOCIATION ~ Published by the Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors' Association, a non-profit, tax exempt group devoted to the restoration, distribution and enjoyment of musical instruments using perforated paper music rolls. AMICA was founded.in San Francisco, California in 1963. ROBIN PRAn, PUBLISHER, 515 scan STREET, SANDUSKY, OH 44870-3736 - Phone 419-626-1903 Associate Editors: Emmett M. Ford, Larry Givens and Richard J. Howe VOLUME 30, Number 1 JANUARY/FEBRUARY, 1993 FEATURES Display and Classified Ads Preserving Interpretations of Our Noted Pianists 4 Articles for Publication Letters to the Publisher Ragtime Piano Rolls 7 Chapter News Pianola "Pizazz" 9 Single copies of back issues ($5.00 per issue - based Most Expensive Duo-Art Roll - III 14 upon availability) WURLITZER - R.I.P. 15 Robin Pratt DEPARTMENTS _ 515 Scott Street Sandusky, OH 44870-3736 AMICA Officers, Chapter Officers; Affiliates 2 419 - 626-1903 President/Publisher's Notes 3 UPCOMING PUBLICATION DEADLINES Chapter News 20 ~- The ads and articles must be received Classified Ads 30 by the Publisher on the 1st of the Odd months: January March COVER AKI': May Outside front The front cover is from THE ETUDE magazine, 1922. July September The Jazzomaniac and Her Victim November "Why have the words Jazz and Jagg the same meaning?" asks the humorist. Bulletins will be mailed on the 1st week "Because they are both an irregular, jerky movemellt from bar to bar," chortles of the even months..0 the joker. The world has been passing through a kind of musical jambouree. Jazz, with all its symptoms, was literally a species of musical intoxication. Starting in America, it spread over all the globe. Out of the me'/e'e came a few minds which had been trained in the better schools of music. With great ingenuity, Whiteman, Gershwin, Lopez, Lange, and others, modified and beautified the Jazz orchestra until the results were often surprisingly interesting. Thus we believe that Jazz, like new wine, is puri­ New Memberships fying itself. Renewals That it will unquestionably have a bearing upon American music of the future Address changes and corrections is generally conceded. How could it be otherwise? The ears of our children have Directory information updates been filled to the brim with these inebriating rhythms, for years. When maturity and Additional copies of ,training of the right kind is given to these youngsters the "pep" of Jazz will still Member Directory remain in their subconscious minds. Like the voice of an epoch it will appear in Mike Barnhart its proper way and in its proper place and at the proper time. 919 Lantern Glow Trail The old Jazz ofthe screeching Jazzomaniac will not torture victims much longer. Dayton, Ohio 45431 Our sympathies go out to the old gentleman on the cover of this month's issue. He is merely one of the thousands of parents who have invested in a musical education 513-254-5580 for daughters only to hear as a result the abominations ofJazz. Now that the fashion To ensure timely delivery of your for Jazz is passing and better music taking its place, we may look forward to a time BUlLETIN, please allow 6-weeks ----: when our aural tympani will not be shattered by a pandemonium of horrible noises. advance notice of address changes. ~ Back cover: Ad from 1925 Music Trades Magazine Entire contents © 1993 AMICA International AMICA INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS CHAYfER OFFICERS ,.... PRFSIDENT Mel Septon BOSTON AREA NORTHERN LIGHTS /" 9045 North Karlov Pres. Bill Koenigsberg Pres: Craig Remmon Skokie, Illinois 60076 Vice Pres: Tony Misianos Vice Pres: Donald Jones 708-679-3455 Sec: Charlie Randazzo & Sec: Jason Beyer Barbara McFall Treas: Robert & Katheryn Dumas Reporter: Kay Dumas Treas: Alan Jayne PAST PRFSIDENT Ron Connor Ruth Anderson Route 4, Rogers, Arkansas 7lJ56 Reporter: Don Brown Board Rep: Craig Rernmon 501-636-1749 Bd. Rep: Sandy Libman PffiLADELPHIA AREA VICE PRFSIDENT Maurice Willyard CffiCAGOAREA Pres: Paul Dietz 1988 NW Palmer Lane Pres: Marty Persky Vice Pres: Brian Helfrich Vice Pres: Dee Kabouras Sec: Diane Wagner Bremerton, WA 98310 Sec: James Doheny Treas: Bob Taylor Treas: Elsa Pekarek Reporter: Lynn Wigglesworth SECRETARY Sally Lawrence Board Rep: Bob Rosencrans 837 Coventry Road Reporter: Margaret Bizberg Bd. Rep: Mike Schwimmer Kensington, California 94707 SIERRA-NEVADA Pres: Bob Patton 415-526-8438 FOUNDING CHAPI'ER Vice Pres: Kathy Cochran Pres: Don Ellison Sec: Tom Hawthorn TREASURER Janet Tonnesen Vice Pres: Pat Clemens Treas: Virginia Clark 903 Sandalwood Sec: Bing Gibbs Reporter: Ed Baehr Richardson, Texas 75080 Treas: Sandy Swirsky Board Rep: Ray Bauer 214-235-4497 Reporter: Rob Thomas SOWNY (Southern Ontario, Bd. Rep: Bob Wilcox Western NY) PUBLISHER Robin Pratt Pres: John Cairns 515 Scott Street GATEWAY CHAPI'ER Vice Pres: Rick Drewniak Sandusky, Ohio 44870-3736 Pres: Cynthia Craig Sec: Anne Lemon 419-626-1903 Vice Pres: Joe Lorberg Treas: Holly Walter Sec: Membership Sec: Mike Walter (Amer.) MEMBERSmp SECRETARY Mike Barnhart Treas: Dorothy Ruprecht Laurie Taylor (Can.) 919 Lantern Glow Trail Historian: Larry Hollenberg Photographer: Bill McCleary Board Rep: Cynthia Craig Reporter: Ada Cairns Dayton, Ohio 45431 Board Rep: Nancy & Ed Group 513-254-5580 HEART OF AMERICA SOUTHEAST AREA r Pres: Linda Bird Pres: David Oppenheim COMMITTEES Vice Pres: Bill Pohl Vice Pres: John Daly Sec/Treas: Betty Ann Olmsted TECHNICAL Harold Malakinian Sec: Wayne Fisher Reporter: Willa Daniels Treas: Don Winter 2345 Forest Trail Dr., Troy, MI 48098 Board Rep: Ron Bopp Reporter: Wayne Fisher Board Rep: John O'Laughlin ARCHIVES Bob Rosencrans LADY LIBERTY 109 Cumberland Place, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Pres: Bill Albrecht SOUTHERN CHAPTER Vice Pres: Joe Conklin Pres: Shirley Nix PUBLICATIONS Robin Pratt Vice Pres: Herb Mercer 515 Scott St., Sandusky, OH 44870 Sec: Richard Carlson Treas: John Ellems Sec: Frank Nix Treas: Ken Hodge AUDIO-VISUAL Harold Malakinian Reporter: Randy Herr Reporter: Ken Hodge 2345 Forest Trail Drive, Troy, MI 48098 Board Rep: Diane Polan Board Rep: Mary Lilien MIDWEST CONVENTION COORDINAlUR Liz Barnhart TEXAS 919 Lantern Glow Trail, Dayton, OH 45431 Pres: Edwin Ward Pres: Sal Mete Sec: John Fischer Vice Pres: Wade Newton HONORARY MEMBERS Dorothy Bromage Treas: Alvin Wulfekuhl Sec/Treas: Janet Tonnesen 157 School Street, Gorham, ME 04038 Reporter: Jim Weisenbome Reporter: Bob Butters Board Rep: Liz Barnhart Board Rep: Richard Tonnesen _______ AFFILIATED SOCIETIES AND ORGANIZATIONS _ AUSTRALIAN COLLECTORS INTERNATIONAL PIANO NETHERLANDS MECHANICAL PLAYER PIANO GROUP OF MECHANICAL MUSICAL ARCHIVES AT MARYLAND ORGAN SOCIETY - KDV (England) INSTRUMENTS Neil Ratliff, Music Library lL.M. Van Dinteren Frances Broadway c/o 4 Lobellia Street Hornbake 3210 Postbus 147 39 Sydner Road Chatswood, N.S.W. 2067, College Park, Maryland 20742 6160 AC Geleen, Netherlands Stoke Newington Australia London N16 7UF, England NORTHWEST PLAYER PIANO MUSIC BOX SOCIETY ASSOCIATION SOCIETY OF FRIENDS OF DUTCH PIANOLA ASSOC. INTERNATIONAL Raymond and Dorothy Ince MECHANICAL MUSICAL Nederlandse Pianola Vereniging Corresp. Sec'y.: Marguerite Fabel 4 Barrowby Lane INSTRUMENTS ~ Kortedijk 10 RI. 3, Box 205 Leeds LSI5 8PT, England Jurgen Hocker 2871 CB Schoonhouen, Morgantown, IN 46160 Eichenweg 6, D-5060 Gergisch, Gladbach, Netherlands SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION Germany Division of Musical History Washingtom, D.C. 20560 2 President's Message Hospitality and gratitude go hand in hand. Each year there are many open houses in conjuction with chapter meetings as well as during our annual convention. Hosts often spend considerable time straightening up the house (getting those piano parts off the living-room floor, etc.), tun­ ing instruments and preparing refreshments for their guests. One thing that makes all of the work worthwhile is a "Thank You" from attendees. The next time you attend a meeting at someone's home, take a few minutes and send a thank you note to them. It's amazing how much this is appreciated. While on the subject of open houses, a few simple rules should be observed. SMOKING: always ask your host if it is O.K. to smoke and if so where. CHILDREN: often, well behaved children are welcome but it's a good idea to call and ask. DEMONSTRATING INSTRUMENTS: ask your hosts