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Mystery O-roll May Be Incorrectly Spooled
By Don Teach

Re 990304 MMDigest, Unknown Powell-Malone Orchestrion Roll

> When I tried to fit it on my spool the center was smaller and the
> arrangement definitely is not set up as my nickelodeon that plays
> standard O-rolls is.  What is this for, and can anyone use it?

Try reversing the roll.  It may have been spooled incorrectly.  The
first hole in the O-roll, right before the playing notes begin, belongs
on the left side of the tracker bar.  The first set of holes in the
O-roll control the lock and cancel valves and they are on the left side
of the roll.  I have a copy of this roll, O-SP1972, and it is really good.

Don Teach, Shreveport Music Co
1610 E. Bert Kouns, Shreveport,  LA  71105
dat-smc@juno.com


(Message sent Fri 5 Mar 1999, 17:08:25 GMT, from time zone GMT-0600.)

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