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Organette Rolls
By Brian Chesters

Ed Schmidt wrote:
> Kevin McElhone has submitted an article on the Tournaphone to the MBSI,
> and I will soon send a listing of all of the songs titles that we are
> currently aware of for the machine.  If any one has titles for original
> Tournaphone rolls, I would be glad to hear from you and add them to
> the list.

Hi Ed, You are correct that mine is the UK Cabinetto with the 2.25-inch
wooden re-wind hub.  It is described as Roll 4, 80 feet.  The tunes are
•
  Sweet hour of prayer...             Bradbury  14 ft
  Tell me the old, old story...       Doane     12 ft 4 in.
  We shall meet beyond the river...   Main       8 ft 4 in
  I need thee every hour...           Lowry      8 ft 4 in
  Ring the bells of heaven...         Root       8 ft 4 in
  Hold the fort...                    Bliss      8 ft 4 in
  Jerusalem the golden...                        8 ft 4 in
  Onward christian soldiers...        Sullivan  12 ft 4 in
•
With regards to the Atlas organette, I have been reading the bible again
(Bowers edition) and it is the same machine as the Amorette. There fore,
if anyone has any Amorette discs 30.5 cm wide for the 24 note model, they
will also fit my machine.  I would love to hear from them.

Brian Chesters- Isle of Man
brian@litter-boss.co.uk
http://www.litter-boss.co.uk/antique

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    Engineered by the Germans, With Italian lovers and run by the Swiss.
_Hell_ is a place with German policemen, Engineered by the French,
    English cooking, Swiss lovers and run by the Italians.

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