•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

•[ Quoting John Farrell, Bob Billings wrote in 121125 MMDigest: > "I'm Gonna Jazz My Way," on the Vocalstyle Dyna Record label, > played by "Mandy" Randolph. Never heard of her. Hi, MMD: Sure Bob Billings heard of Mandy Randolph -- he just didn't realize it; we all have. As well as being a talented ...

•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...

•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...

•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...

•Hi All, The person selling pieces of Colonel Green's spectacularly custom-carved and inlaid art-case Steinway Duo-Art grand has a phone number in his eBay ads. It is (267) 269-1922. I called and left a message but didn't hear back from him. Anyone curious about the fate of this instrument, as well ...

•Ultimately the collection of the late Randolph Herr was offered for five thousand dollars. Everything was in pieces. A dealer did buy the collection and then sold the pianos to rebuilders in Poland who will shorten the nine footer into a standard size Model D Steinway. Don Teach Shreveport, Louisia...

•My wife and I live close to Randolph Herr's house. He was a good friend. So, after he passed I made arrangements with his brother to help assess the collection. I helped him make a lot of money. I am still waiting for a thank you. He talked Terry Smythe and Glenn Thomas into running a full-page ad ...

•I'm happy to say that at least one of Randolph Herr's Steinway grands made it's way into my possession. Fortunately with Jack Thalman's help, a low-bid on live auctioneers and more than the cost of the piano in shipping costs, the 1912 Metrostyle Themodist Ser. No. 156877 arrived safe and sound in ...

•[ Ref. Don Teach in 170221 MMDigest ] Hello, This is my first posting in a very long time. But what I have been reading regarding the dispersal of the Randolph Herr collection has left me utterly aghast, with feelings ranging from terror to livid anger, to sadness and depression, to nausea, to sham...

•Where were you people when the Steinway DR was for sale in the US? Here's the guy that bought it and sold it in Poland. If you have any questions about this piano you can contact him by phone 1-267-269-1922 or browse his web site: https://www.opus-piano.com/ I tried to reach out and save it even af...

•I wanted to post this under this subject because this is what happened to the dispersement of my collection as well. My Orchestrelle F and W are now in China. I am not sure what else was sold to these buyers. I only can assume that they were willing to pay a fair price. Everyone in the world should...

•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...