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Seek Duo-Art Roll 3064 "A Highland Lament"
By Albert Petrak

To All:  I received the e-mail quoted below today and have replied
to the gentleman, requesting that  one or more members contact him
directly.  His e-mail address is: <RLoesby@aol.com>

> I am interested in a roll or sheet music or both for piano/organ
> music entitled, "Coronach - A Highland Lament" by Edgar Barratt.
> Mr. Petrak has it listed as item #3064 and it appears that the
> publisher is "Daisy Chambers Woolsey."
>
> My mother is 86 years old. She and her sister used to play this at
> Church in Boulder, Colorado. Her sister has died and she has been
> desperately trying to find either sheet music or rolls.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Richard Loesby  <RLoesby@aol.com>
> 1900 East Girard Place,  #409
> Englewood, CO  80110
> Tele.: (303) 761-4187 (voice)
> Fax: (303) 781-8690

I replied thus:

Dear Richard:  Replying to your request, I don't collect the rolls,
but I wished to furnish those who do with as complete a listing of the
world production as possible.

The series which contains the roll to which you have reference was
a "customer courtesy" to the trade at the time.  In other words, if
Cleveland, OH, (which you've reached) had an outstanding pianist,
the company would record him or her for sale primarily in the area.

I don't know who Daisy Chambers Woolsey was but a reference book
I have states that this artist "recorded for Sherman, Clay and Co.,
San Francisco."  The roll was issued in November, 1923.  Sherman,
Clay and Co. is probably long gone and so is the availability of the
roll, for purchase, that is.

However, I belong to a "chat" organization called the Mechanical Music
Digest (MMD).  There are over 1100 members worldwide.  I will place
your request on it and advise them to contact you directly.  It might
be possible to purchase, but your mother would have to have a Duo-Art
equipped piano in order to play it.  Perhaps one of the members would
agree to make a recording of it for you.

You should also try "Google", the amazing search engine, for the
possibility of sheet music (doubtful).  In case you are unfamiliar
with it, access is http://www.google.com/ and when the display appears,
access "advanced search" and list the complete title and composer.

I will place your message on the MMD today (its base is California) and
I'd imagine your e-mail will appear tomorrow.  If you are curious, you
may "visit' the site at http://mmd.foxtail.com/Archives

Hope this will help.

Cordially,

Albert M. Petrak, Founder
The Reproducing Piano Roll Foundation


(Message sent Thu 11 Jul 2002, 12:14:50 GMT, from time zone GMT-0400.)

Key Words in Subject:  3064, Duo-Art, Highland, Lament, Roll, Seek

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