The last line did get dropped off my introduction somehow.  It simply said
that any mechanical music enthusiasts visiting Tasmania are welcome to visit
the Phillips' household (phone no. inside Australia is 002-278324).  We live
in Hobart, which is Tassie's capital city (well it's a good-sixed town,
about 180,000 people).

In order to fill out this letter a bit, here's some what might be called
Sports Medicine advice.
Most player enthusiasts are used to the idea of slapping a roll into the
palm of the right hand, to throw all the turns of paper against the right
hand spool end and thus improving the tracking.  My advice is: don't do this
with a 65n pin-end roll.  I absent-mindedly did this the other night and was
restored to full alertness immediately!  John Phillips.