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B.A.B. Book-Music
By Marc Elbasani

Well apparently B.A.B. was really big on book music before J. Lawrence
Cook got to working there.  One of the three partners of the firm did
some excellent arranging on various scales that I think went up to
110-keys!  Yup, 110-key music for the Gaviolis I believe, though I just
might be mistaken.  But they definitely made book music.

If you're after that music, you should get to know Kenneth L. Smith of
Blacklick Ohio.  Good old Ken, he knows everything about book music it
seems.  In fact, he has gotten hold of some great B.A.B. book music and
transcribed it for his 98-keyless Gavioli as well as his 63-key Ruth.
Needless to say, it sounds exquisite on both of his machines.

I wish I knew just what J.  Lawrence Cook did and did not arrange for
B.A.B., so I can really judge the firm's performance according to the
artist behind the roll/book.  Some of the B.A.B. music is quite
sophisticated in its composition.  Some of the other B.A.B. stuff is so
pathetic I'd use it to start my Christmas Eve fire.  :)

Oh, Bob Conant mentioned something before about Tilden Park having a
Gavioli? ...  Bob?  What makes you think that?

Happy holidays to you MMDians!

Marc Elbasani


(Message sent Tue 16 Dec 1997, 00:33:54 GMT, from time zone GMT.)

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