Dear Friends,

I am a newcomer to the group so let me give you a little information.
I need your help and in reviewing the last week of notes, perhaps I can
help some of you.

My wife and I have been collectors (who buy and sometimes sell) since
1968.  We have collected/owned many of the major music boxes, violin
machines and orchestrions during those years.  Until I retired in
1990, my wife and I did our own restorations, i.e., band organs,
reproducers (Welte, Duo-Art, AMPICO, Recordo's, etc.) music boxes,
violin machines (Mills single and doubles)., orchestrions (Seeburg
"H", "G", "K", "KT", "KT Special".  With retirement, we were just so
busy that we now "farm out" all our restorations.  We love all the
machines.....ANYTHING THAT WILL PRODUCE MUSIC AUTOMATICALLY and have a
fairly large inventory at the moment.  I am the past Chairman of the
National Capital Chapter of the MBSI and just returned from the
Mid-America Chapter Band Organ Rally in New York.  For those who
missed it, it was a blast.  The MID-AM chapter does a great job!!!!

I have only reviewed a very small portion of the mail that has been sent out
since 1995 but I may be able to help a few folks if they still need it.

I have the following for sale or trade:

1. 40-50 of the 116 note Aeolian Organ Rolls...They are my duplicates
   from a 400 roll collection and are all very playable.

2. 20-30 orchestrion rolls ("O", "G", etc....)

3. Music box disks.....(Troubador, Regina--most sizes), Polyphon,
   Symphonium (a few sets of Eroica disks), Kalliope, etc.........

4. Although we are rebuilding our inventory during 1996 (we have added
   a calliope, band organs and 6 orchestrions), it will be reopened for
   sales during 1997.  Let us know if you want a listing of the 160
   pieces.

Now, we could use your help, as well:

1. We need LOSCHE flute/violin orchestrion rolls.  This roll also works
   on the Model 4 Losche with traps on top.  I believe it is the 69
   hole tracker bar roll.  We would buy or swap the above for playable
   condition rolls.

2. APP Wurlitzer rolls are needed for our Style "O" Wurlitzer
   Photoplayer now in restoration.

3. We have a Frati (1901) tall-case orchestrion with xylophone and
   violin pipes and need more playable, multi-tune rolls.

4. Have any cobs for a Concert Roller organ.  We need a dozen or
   so.....

5. Got a GRAND ROLLER ORGAN for sale???  Do you have any of the large
   Cobs for sale???

I realize that much more information is needed to be sure you have
rolls that will work and will be glad to provide such, if needed.
Please us know what you have for sale or swap.

I noticed that several members of this group are looking for Violano
rolls???  Dick Hack (working with PlayRite) has just produced many
hundreds of GREAT Violano roll recuts for group subscribers.  He is
currently searching for subcribers for another, different set of
rolls.  In the meantime, he has several hundred rolls that he is
selling as singles, right off of the shelf.  These recuts are excellent
and are being sold for $100 US (plus postage) for a ten-tune roll of
waltzes, foxtrots, tangos, etc. etc. etc., and, of course, classical
and semi-classical.

For the person looking for rolls for a Model 1500 Player Organ..... I
think we have a dozen or so from our previously owned Model 1500 that
are available
for swapping or perhaps sale.

Another request, if I may????  Does anyone have the tubing diagram for
the Welte ORIGINAL  Reproducer Grand (not "Licensee" which is quite
different)
 particularilly the stack cutoff/reroll box and the 16 nipple left and right
expression boxes????  I have an ORIGINAL Welte that is refinished, rebuilt
and playing automatically BUT the above still needs to be completed.  Any
assistance?  I have contacted many of the "experts" in the Original and all
but one said, "Get lost" and didn't have time to advise.

Any interest in the above "stuff" should be directed to RCCXX@AOL.COM or

    Rick and Betty Cooley
    700 Walnut Hill Road
    Hockessin, Delaware  19707-9609  USA
    FAX NUMBER:  (302) 239-5658

Thanks for allowing my wife and me into the group.  Until next time.

Rick and Betty Cooley at RCCXX@AOL.COM