It's just as well that Dan Wilson has admitted that he was stirring the
possum over New Zealand pianolas, because I'd just finished getting
together a team of Bennett's Wallabies, with a support crew of Pademe-
lons and Tasmanian Devils, to head over to Kent to give him a good
kicking.  Luckily his last message appeared before I bought their air
tickets.

I must say that I've had a lot of fun poking around in New Zealand
antique shops, looking for rolls.  I've come across Recordo rolls there
and even Solo Carola rolls.  In Hamilton, in the North Island, was a
dealer who said he had a big pile of rolls at home, but he didn't have
time to go to get them.  And we were just passing through.  Tragic, but
we've all heard that sort of story, I'm sure.

There are lots of players in Tasmania, too, although not many of them
are reproducers.  There must be thousands of rolls around, but most of
them will be Mastertouch rolls, played by Lettie Keyes with her boxing
gloves on.

Speaking of players, is anyone interested in buying a Melville Clark
58-note pushup with clockwork roll drive?  I have one in my basement.

John Phillips.