In a message dated 96-11-29 04:01:53 EST, you write:

>
> Did they ever produce G rolls with Serious "classical music"?  I
> realize that in the 1920s coin op environment there would probably have
> been little demand, but were not some Orchestrions built for home use?
> No recut catalogue seems to have any.
>
>

The closest thing that I have seen is an "Operatic Selections" G roll
that I seldom if ever played.  Somehow, themes from "I Pagliaci" and
"Il Trovatore" doesn't seem to fit the sound of piano, mandolin,
xylophone and drums.  I would imagine the WurliTzer Paganini or Solo
Violin Piano, even the Seeburg Style X piano would be more appropriate
as vehicles for this high-brow stuff.  I did hear Lohengrin on a
Seeburg MSR roll once, but only once, that was actually quite nice.  I
would imagine a Reproduco playing its OS and NOS rolls would produce
credible classical strains.

Best RAGards,

S.K. Goodman