Can anyone help? Our Museum of Science & Industry in Birmingham,
England, has half a dozen mechanical instruments, one of which is a
1928 Violano-Virtuoso, built by Mills Novelty Co. Chicago in 1928.
Problem is they have only one roll and it is falling apart! The
weekly demonstrations on Thursdays have taken their toll.
A donation of the odd roll no longer needed would be wonderful, and full
acknowledgment would be made, but a source of reasonably priced rolls
would also be useful. Please reply to Pianolas@dial.pipex.com (sexy eh?)
Thanks to everyone -- it all helps to keep the interest alive.
Yours revolvingly, Roger Waring
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