I sent a note to Wolfgang Brommer suggesting that his customer in
Waldkirch might arrange a trade with Giovanni Zanin for the Wilhelm
Bruder organ in Codoipo, Italy.  Wolfgang replied:

> Dear Robbie,
>
> thank you for your information. Unfortunately our customer is
> looking for a small hand-crank-organ = barrel-organ. Mr. Zanin's 
> is too big and too expensive.
>
> Maybe you could look again. Should you know an organ that could 
> be sold, send us a message.
>
> Another question: we still need music for our little 20-key
> crank-organs.  We have now also a perforator that can be controlled 
> by midi-file.  Do you have the interest and time to write fun-music 
> for our organs?  American songs?
>
> I am happy to hear from you again.
>
> Hearty greetings
> Wolfgang Brommer
> jaegerbrommer@t-online.de

What Bruder and Ruth hurdy-gurdys are here in the States?  Perhaps an
owner would like to trade for a different instrument from Europe.

About the music -- David Wasson and I have been arranging for big organs
(75-key to 125-key); now I plan to try the 20-key format.  What a change !

Robbie Rhodes