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Replicating Labels
By Dean Randall

Help, help, help!  I've recently become involved with making reproduction
Ampico box labels with my handy-dandy computer, scanner & printers, and I
find I have need for more information than I can find in my own collec-
tion.  Is there anyone out there with a large collection of original
Ampico rolls who is willing to dig in his or her collection to provide me
with some information and perhaps a photocopy or two?  My information
gaps are primarily in the pre-1922 label styles.

If someone would take pity on me, I would be eternally grateful.

Since I doubt that any of this information exchange would make
fascinating reading for MMD subscribers, it might be better to contact
me directly.

Waiting hopefully,

Dean Randall

 [ Restoring the music media is just as important as restoring the
 [ rest of the instrument, Dean, and it surely merits our attention.
 [ Besides good-quality artwork you want a good replica of the printed
 [ data.  Can anyone tell us the names of the old typefaces used for
 [ music roll labels, and if equivalents exist in  computer fonts?
 [ -- Robbie



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