I'm new on this BBS and want to introduce myself. I've been interested in
automatic musical instruments since I got my first player piano at age 13.
Since then I've collected piano rolls and various music machines. I taught
myself to play the piano from piano rolls and although without the stellar
success of George Gershwin ( whose early teacher was also the player) I've
enjoyed playing the piano with various traditional jazz bands around the
country and the world with a specialty in stride and boogie woogie.

Today I've given up the performing circuit to create television shows. I've
recently begun collecting piano rolls again. I've provided rolls from my
collection to Wayne Stahnke and  others for recutting or digitizing.

I'm actively looking for a quality
reproducing piano and am evaluating the Disclavier and Pianodisc systems. Due
to lack of space and funds I've realized it may not be imminently possible
for me to own an Ampico, Duo-Art and Welte piano so I've become interested in
digital encoding of player rolls with the hope finding a way to play all
these rolls through a digital reproducing piano.

I've been corresponding over the last year or two with Larry Givens and have
learned a lot from this early expert in the field.

I welcome mail from anyone interested in player rolls, reproducers, digital
and MIDI readers and disk encoders, nickelodeons, etc.

regards,

--Marc