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Player Piano Co.
By Joyce Brite

Terry Smythe was asking whether the Player Piano Co. in Wichita, KS has
a fax number.

I lived in Wichita for several years and visited the Player Piano Co.
a number of times.  I made a trip there this past November and stopped
by PPC.  I do not recall them having a fax machine unless it was tucked
away in a corner.

Player Piano Co. is a very casual and low-tech business, and I doubt if
they are on the 'Net.  It is a place frozen in time.  They still have
60's style shag carpeting on the floor, and a poster on the wall
announcing the latest QRS rolls--of 1983.  When you enter the roll
stockroom, which could use a good sweeping and dusting, you have to
negotiate around piano innards and other flotsam and jetsam.  I haven't
ventured into the parts storerooms, but it's a large, old building, and
I wouldn't be surprised if there are player parts hidden in some
forgotten areas.

I am planning to go to Wichita again sometime in May.  If anyone would
like me to get measurements or photos of parts they are thinking about
ordering, please let me know.

BTW, Player Piano Co. has several dozen discontinued QRS rolls for sale.
They are mainly rolls issued in the last ten years or so, and for the
most part, were not big sellers.  They don't advertise these so only
walk-in customers like myself know about them.  Perhaps some subscribers
to this mailing list may find these rolls worth inquiring about.

Regards,

Joyce Brite



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