Hi Jody - just a quick update.¶
First off - many thanks for all of your work.  The daily digest is wonderful
- something interesting to look forward to each day.¶
I wanted to give you an update on my Welte project.  I have finished the
restoration of an original Welte-Mignon upright, built in Poughkeepsie, NY in
1917.  The instrument plays the T-100 (Red) rolls.  Mike Walter in the group
lead me to Mark Reinhart and Mike Kitner as a source for a T-100 test roll.
 Mike Kitner had the roll - which was of course, very helpful.  I can report
that the instrument is absolutely incredible.  I have about 50 rolls - some
of them just amazing.  I'm a former pianist and piano collector and I must
say, I've never heard anything quite like it.  I'd like to encourage some
dialogue within the the group regarding the Welte.  I'm very interested in
sources for other rolls - original or recuts.  Mark Reinhart recuts rolls
periodically and I am getting those as they become available.  Of course, the
Charles Smith Welte-Mignon book is wonderful - but all of you know that!
 Lets discuss the Welte Mignon.

  [ Stacey,
  [   Thanks for the positive feedback and congratulations on the completion
  [ of your project.  I've forwarded this to the group as it seemed
  [ appropriate.  I hope we hear of some new roll sources, as well as
  [ some of the ones that have previously been mentioned.
  [ Jody