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E. P. Needham Organette
By Laird Allshouse

I am seeking information about an E. P. Needham organette my uncle
is interested in restoring.  This is a hand-cranked instrument, about
four feet tall, which apparently uses 34-note rolls about 18" wide.
Unfortunately, we have no rolls for it.  Pictures of the instrument
can be seen at http://users.penn.com/~lairda/Needham/ .

If you can help, we would like know:

1)  What did Needham call this model?
2)  Was a feed roll used, or did the roll just hang loose
    behind the bellows?
3)  When was it manufactured?
4)  Are rolls available?
5)  What resources, in addition to MMD, might help with unanswered
    questions?

Thank you very much.

Laird Allshouse
Western Pennsylvania


(Message sent Mon 10 Jan 2000, 11:13:28 GMT, from time zone GMT-0500.)

Key Words in Subject:  E, Needham, Organette, P

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