<Michael Woolf (michaelw@actrix.gen.nz) writes:

> Part of my mechanical music collection is a Wurlitzer Theatre Organ - a
> small one, from 1928.   It's pretty much original except that the
> roll-playing mechanism was removed years ago, long before I acquired
> it.   And I can't play a note.   What I want to do, and what has been
> done to a number of organs, is to run it on a MIDI system.

If you're not already aware of it, there is a list dedicated to organ lovers,
where there is always some discussion of MIDI going on.  There are many
TO (Theatre Organ) buffs there as well, and I'm pretty certain there are some
NZ members.  It is called PIPORG-L, and can be reached at
        listserv@albany.edu for subscribing
        piporg-l@albany.edu for posting¶
If memory serves, the command for subscribing is
       'subscribe piporg-l'¶
sent in the body of the message to the listserv address.

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 [ The pointer to the Pipe Organ Group is good advice.  I subscribe
 [ and receive between 60 to 80K per day.  There are discussions of
 [ relay systems there, but also playing techniques, reviews of
 [ specific installations and performances, and lots of other things.
 [ This group probably has fewer participants who are knowledgeable on
 [ organ relay systems, but it is not "off the topic" of the group.
 [ I'd like to encourage others here to make what suggestions they
 [ can.  I'd like to encourage Michael, should he start a thread
 [ of discussion on this topic in the Pipe Organ Group, to forward
 [ relevant articles our way.  There are some here who will be interested
 [ who don't have time to read the entire PIPORG-L group.
 [ Jody