In a message dated 96-09-23 03:08:37 EDT, Steve Goodman writes:

>
>  Does anyone know the type of roll used fot this?  I know that
>  Connorized cut the original BanjOrchestra roll in the 1910s (playing
>  banjo,  piano, tambourine,  triangle,  castanets and a small bass drum
>  or tom-tom) -  but imagine that they are way too scarce to be used in a
>  replica instrument.  A special scale?
>

Ramey's Banjorchestra uses a special roll. They have 4 available with
tunes arranged by Art Reblitz. Many of the tunes are adaptations of
standard Encore Banjo rolls with the orchestration and piano added,
others are arrangements from orchestra scores and still others are
totally done by Art. The roll is custom designed specifically for the
Ramey machine and will not interchange with anything else.

Bob Conant