Analog-to-MIDI-to-Analog!

Just a point that could be of interest - I've just received the latest
catalog from Hammacher-Schlemmer.   They advertise a modern orchestrion -
at first glance I thought it was a Ragola buildup but it isn't.   They
say it has twelve percussion instruments plus piano and operates from a
built-in CD player.  "An impressive collection of live instrumental and
vocal recordings provide additional accompaniment to each song."   And it
only costs $US16,000. . . Now, either there's some MIDI-to-Analog stuff
going down here or it's the most expensive dancing Coke can I've ever seen!

Best wishes to all

Michael Woolf