Hello all again.¶
Its your correspondant in the UK again. 
One of the largest private collections of player-pianos in Europe
could well go up for sale this year. There are two wharehouses full.
I would guess that there are seventy or so mainly 88 note pumpers
and a few Duo-Arts for good measure. There are a few orchestrelle
player organs. All the lot are in a bad state of repair. 
Most were given to the guy free in the 1940s 50s and 60s. and have
been stored in farm buildings since then. I guess that most do not
work.
There are no less than 28,000 rolls including several thousand 116
note Aeolian pipe organ rolls. These have now been moved to a store
house in Wales as they were being affected by damp quite badly.

The old man who collected these is now in a nursing home and will
not be comming out, so I am informed. The two sons have sold, possibly
the two easiest items to sell, A Steinway Duo-Art Grand and a
65/88 note piano player (Push-up)

In the UK, a none working pumper can be bought for =A3100 without
much trouble. However what price will it be when 70 come on the
market all at once? I guess they will be giving them away with
corn-flakes.

Watch this space, I will keep all informed on developments as they
happen.

WANTED......  Roll Monica, Play-a-sax, Triola Zither, Tanzbar and 
Cabinetto organette. can u help.¶
Brian Chesters.¶
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