The AMICA News Bulletin of the Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors' Association April1984 Volume 21 Number 3 AMICA International Continuing Members: $22 Annual Dues AUTOMATIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT COLLECTORS' ASSOCIATION Overseas Members: $28 Dues New Members, add $5 processing fee NEWS BULLETIN (Write to Membership Secretary, PUBLISHER see address below) Dorothy Bromage Single back issues of the News Bulletin are P.O. Box 387 available from the Publisher for $2.00 each. La Habra, CA 90633-0387 Change of Address: If you move, send the USA new address and phone number to the Membership Secretary, Will Wild and Published by the Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors' Valerie Anderson Association, a non-profit club devoted to the restoration, distribution and enjoyment of musical instruments using perforated paper music rolls. AMICA was founded in San INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS Francisco in 1%3. 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Box 387, La Habra, CA 90633-0387 does not serve the best interests of the members of AMICA according to its goals and bylaws. flMICfllnternotionol CHAPTER OFFICERS AMICA International News Bulletin Volume 21 Number 3 April 1984 FOUNDING CHAPTER NEW JERSEY CONTENTS Pres: Phil McCoy Pres: Oliver Vitakis Vice Pres: Isadora Koff Vice Pres: Lenny Finkel AMICA International 43 Treas: Bob Wilcox Rec Sec: Millie Freyer Rolls and Music .... 46 Sec/Reporter: jack & Dianne Corr Sec: Margery Vitakis Edwards Treas: john Ellems The Forum . 50 Reporter: Richard Groman SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IOWA News from the Chapters 51 Pres: Warren & Rosemary Deasy Pres: AI johnson Instruments 55 Vice Pres: jerry Pell Sec: Holly & Peggy Hollingsworth Vice Pres: George Apland Book Review 56 Treas: Larry Norman Sec/Treas: Bob Shimp People ... 58 Reporter: Bill Toeppe Reporter: jack Niewoehner BOSTON AREA Technicalities TEXAS 59 Pres: Barry Kasi ndorf Pres: Bob Smith Vice Pres: judy Welsh Vice Pres: john Morris Sec: Bill Koenigsberg The Cover: Both AI Greco and Larry Norman have roll SeclTreas: Carole Beckett Treas: Philip Konop Reporter: Wade Newton collections that include some rolls with striking lead­ Reporter: Donald Brown ers. The leader reproduced on the cover (slightly re­ MIDWEST NORTHERN LIGHTS duced in size) was donated by both of them. Pres: Edwin Ward Vice Pres: Ruth Owen Pres: Steve Leppa Vice Pres: Terry Goepel • 1984 Convention Greater Kansas City Area June 21-24 • Sec: Lawrence & Margaret Frazer Treas: Alvin Wulfekuhl Sec/Reporter: Barbara Leppa Reporter: Sue Ricca Treas: Robert & Katheryn Dumas AFFILIATED SOCIETIES PHILADELPHIA AREA SIERRA-NEVADA The Player Piano Group (England) Pres: Bob Taylor Pres: Bob Patton The North West Player Piano Vice Pres: Doug Mahr Association (England) Vice Pres: Frank Diamond Sec: Frank Basil Sec/Treas: Audrey Winters Netherlands Mechanical Organ Reporter: Rick Simms Society - KDV Treas: Len Wert CHICAGO AREA Australian Collectors of Mechanical Reporter: Bob Rosencrans Pres: jim Edwards Musical Instruments SOWNY (SOUTHERN ONTARIO, WESTERN NY) Vice Pres: Carol Dayton Dutch Pianola Association & Mabel Zivin Society of Friends of Mechanical Pres' Janet Drewniak Sec: Bob & Gloria Taylor Musical Instruments (Germany) Vice Pres: Carl Guhlow Treas: Bill & Dee Kavouras Spc: Alice Guhlow Reporter: Mike Ehart Treas: Mike Walter Reporter: Fred Buchwald HEART OF AMERICA BULLETIN DEADLINES FOR 1984 Pres: Ron Connor ROCKY MOUNTAIN Vice Pres: Tom Hellstein May 10 tor May/June Issue Pres: jere De Backer Sec: Leonard Railsback june 10 for july issue Vice Pres: Bill Arthur Treas: Margaret Taylor july 10 for August issue Sec: Rae Burdetter Reporter: Katie Hellstein September 10 for September/October issue Treas: Art Tarr October 10 for November issue Reporter: Deane & Patty SOUTHEAST AREA: Pres: john O'Loughlin November 10 for December issue Fehrman Vice Pres: Norman Arnold SeclTreas: David Burke Reporter: David Burke ]I 11lI! !1lI! 'Ill! 'Ill' 'Ill' IIll! ,e' UiJl 11lI~m1l!J' 'IllI 'Ill! IllIlE3:5IllI! i 1111II.1;III.UII.i:III.IIIII.,III1.IIII;.IIM.IIII1.IIIII.IIIII.'lIn.11I11.IIIH.mll.mll.IIIII.IIIH.III11.IIII1.IHII8I_IIIJI.IIII1.IIlIl.mll.IIIII.JlIIl.IIIII.IDII.mn'.IIIJI.IIJn8Il11111I111181011.IIIII.nm.1Il!!81D1III11II1.llli1.1II11.lIi11.mli ATTENTION ADVERTISERS Three-Year Index by Dorothy Bromage In June, AMICA will publish the 1984 Membership Direc­ tory. Advertisers wishing to avail themselves of this opportu­ nity that comes only once every two years please send ad copy The Index for the 1980-81-82 Bulletins is being printed and to will soon be in the mail to those who ordered it. I've been AMICA International waiting, hoping orders would total 200 so that bulk mailing Membership Secretary could be used. No use lingering longer and delaying what will P.O. Box 172 be useful to people. So, here it comes. Thank you for your Columbia, SC 29202-0172 patience. 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J With the tulips blooming and grass becoming greener we After the workshops, luncheon, mart, reception and ban­ welcome the return of spring and soon another A.M.I.C.A. quet we will have the chance to hear, see and enjoy a musical annual meeting. Being held on the 21st through the 24th of slide program entitled Missouri Ragtime by the "St. Louis' June, 1984, this year's annual meeting will have somethingfor Ragtimers Duo." Trebor Tichenor and Al Stricker, both mem­ everyone. The optional bus trip on Thursday afternoon will bers of a ragtime band in St. Louis called the "St. Louis Rag­ feature the well known "Plaza," which not only contains spe­ timers" will lead us through a history of ragtime music. The cialty'gourmet and clothing shops but also many of Kansas "St. Louis Ragtimers" group has been performing for 22 years City's fountains which have made Kansas City famous as the and often are featured on the showboat "Goldenrod." Their "City of Fountains." duo has presented a numberof programs inthe St.