•Jim Hockenberger refers to a keyboard manufacturer in Long Eaton, England. This firm was Herrburger Brooks Ltd. Herrburger Brooks was an amalgamation of the companies of Henry Brooks, founded in London in 1810, and Josef Herrburger, who took over his father-in-law Jean Schwander's business which ha...

•Here is a little more information to add to what Nicholas Simons wrote (MMD 110731) about the piano-key and action manufacturer Herrburger Brooks. In 1920, Provincial Piano Actions Ltd was formed to manufacture piano keys and actions in Long Eaton. The technical expertise was provided by Charles As...

•Randolph Herr: NYC Metro Area Celebrity & Longtime Friend Randolph traveled the New York city metro area, with his 65/88-note Pianola and his foot-pedaled Steinway grand, entertaining and educating the public about automatic music. Randolph would perform at venues such as library and school auditor...

•The funeral service for Randolph Herr has been rescheduled for Thursday, June 5th at 2:00 PM. The location is the King Solomon Cemetery, 550 Dwasline Road, Clifton, New Jersey. Anyone planning on attending should RSVP by Wednesday, June 4th, to Michael Herr at 516-236-3468 or mi2b4u2c@aol.com.geent...

•It is a shame that the instruments of the late Randolph Herr have been treated in such an uncaring way. It has become obvious to me that the heirs of the estate did not and do not really care about preserving those particular specimens of mechanical music. One statement which quite upsets me is the...

•http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/09/nyregion/randolph-herr-64-maestro-of-the-player-piano.html John Hupcey

•Dear fellow MMDers, following a short illness Randolph Herr passed away on Sunday, March 9th, 2014. His brother is planning on a memorial service, but we do not have any details at this time. Vincent W. Morgan - Pres., Lady Liberty Chapter, AMICA New York City

•We've lost a dear friend. Randolph "Randy" Herr, of Forest Hills, New York, a serious piano roll collector and expert repairman of reproducer pianos, has suddenly passed away. He was a dear friend of mine and I would visit him whenever I flew up from Florida. I will miss him with tears in my eyes. ...

•Dear Mr. Kravitz, I am so saddened by the passing of Randolph Herr. Thank you for posting Vincent Morgan's announcement, which is how I found out. Randolph was a unique and extraordinary human being. I am privileged to have known him and to work with him -- he gave life to my tree music. From the m...

•Dear Vincent and friends, This is terrible news! I had known Randy for over 50 years. I am in total disbelief. Please let me know as soon as the details of the memorial service have been finalized. Though I won't be able to make it to the services myself, I will pass the information on to others th...

•I've been reading of Randolph's passing and it reminds me of the time I visited him at his home. His collection was incredible. I was shown record players I had no idea existed, with unusual "horns" for the music to be amplified through. One thing I wonder about, in reading all the wonderful commen...

•Hello everyone, last Thursday I met with Randy Herr's brother, Michael Herr, at Randy's house in Forest Hills, New York. Well, the bottom line is Mike needs help and suggestions on how to get rid of (i.e., sell, preferably, or give away) Randy's eclectic collection of grand pianos, Vorsetzer, quite...

•Dear Everyone, Randolph Herr's heir and brother Michael has asked me to help him find a buyer for Randolph's 9-foot Steinway Duo-Art. Thus far we have determined that a new, high-grade soundboard with bridges was installed by A. C. Pianocraft in Long Island City, New York (Steinway factory technici...

•Dear Robbie, Thanks for posting my recent message about the Herr estate pianos [150831 MMDigest], but please do correct the note you put at the bottom, as per the status of this one instrument (and include a link to this video with Paul Manganaro, taken a month ago, if possible). As you can see, al...

•Hello everyone, Randy Herr's brother, Michael Herr, is still trying to find people who are interested in Randy's stuff: players, rolls, antique cash registers, lamps, etc. He has the items visible on this website: https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=!AvLZW9XXCPI6L1o&id=2C01F9CA05D574AE!164&cid=2C01F...

•Important Randolph Herr collection estate sale update A well-known collector/dealer/restorer called me today to say that he'd negotiated a deal with the executor on many of the items from the Randolph Herr collection. But, when the movers arrived to load the instruments, it was discovered that they...

•I agree with Gordon Stelter, it is a good idea to also have a qualified player piano technician look over the instruments and assess their condition before buying them [161007 MMDigest]. I service and restore pianos and player pianos for a living. I live about 45 minutes from the Herr collection. I...

•Three years ago the Randolph Herr estate [Randy's brother, Michael Herr] called me about his nine-foot Steinway ex-Duo-Art piano. I had no clue as to its condition at the time and made a offer to buy the piano. As time passed the brother decided it was worth fifty thousand which was double my offer...

•[Ref. Don Teach in 170204 MMDigest] I called Randolph Herr's brother about the pianos and was immediately put off by his attitude. It seemed like he believed that they were all solid gold and he was trying to milk them all for every dollar that he could. It seemed he had no respect for the instrume...

•[ Ref. Don Teach in 170204 MMDigest ] Dear Everyone; Apparently, at around the same time that Michael Herr, Randolph Herr's brother and heir, contacted Don Teach regarding the sale of Randolph's pianos, he contacted me. As "Randy" and I had never met, I presumed this was due to some convivial email...