A.B. Bonds mentions "B&B" organs in  his  query about  the Tilden
organ, associating that  company  with Brooklyn.   His (not-very-
well-informed) informant must  mean  the  B.A.B. Organ Company of
Brooklyn, now  out  of  business, its equipment being  bought  by
Senator Bovey and later divided with Ozzie Wurdeman (now owned by
Ed Openshaw, BTW) and  its name owned by Gavin McDonough.  B.A.B.
stood for  the three Italian owners, Ervista Bona  (not Borna, as
often reported), Andrew Antoniazzi, and Dominic Brugnolotti.  The
company  made  no  organs; their business consisted in converting
organs  playing hard-to-get music  systems  to  the  B.A.B.  roll
system, making such music rolls, and repairing organs.

If  Mr. Bonds doesn't get  an answer to  his question as  to  the
identity of  the organ  in question, he should contact John Davis
(34 Rubio Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93103  is  the latest address I
have  for  him).   His father, Ross  R. Davis, owned  the  Tilden
Regional Park MGR, as well as the Griffith Park MGR in Hollywood.
John  would  know   the   true  facts.   Don   Rand   would   too
(207-354-8033), but  he  might  be  harder  to contact because he
often doesn't respond to his phone until he identifies the caller
via  his answering machine (busy cutting Clark Orchestra rolls or
some such activity, I guess).