Karl Ellison asks about a source of classical 88-note music.  Try the
Post-Bid Enterprise mail auction, Karl.  It is run by Frances Broadway
with help from her husband Michael from her home in a London suburb.
About three times a year they put out a HUGE catalog of all sorts of
rolls; the last one had about 600 classical and salon music rolls,
about 200 65-note rolls and smaller sections of reproducing rolls, as
well as song roll and dance roll sections.  It will cost you a few
dollars per year to go onto their mailing list - just enough to cover
their printing and postage costs.

Most of the rolls they advertise are themed (snakebite) rolls, which is
why I'm always a keen bidder, but these play perfectly well on an
ordinary player.  I have rarely ended up with a wrecked roll from them
and on the couple of occasions when that has happened they have
immediately credited me with the cost of those rolls.  Mostly the rolls
are in very good shape for 70 or 80 year old lengths of paper.
Sometimes I've acquired a roll that seems to have been played only once
- maybe when auntie gave it to an ungrateful niece who would have
preferred dance music!

I'll send you Frances' address directly Karl, because although I'm sure
she wouldn't mind having it publicised here, I haven't actually asked
her permission.  Come to think of it, isn't Post-Bid Enterprise listed
in the huge resource list produced recently?

John Phillips.