Dear folks,

I just got off the phone with Harvey Roehl. He tells me that the entire
assets of the Vestal Press Publishing Co. have been sold including the
name.  Over the last few days 2 1/2 semi trailers were loaded and
delivered to Lanham, Maryland. The assets were sold to the National
Book Network. This company has been in business about 10 years and has
several hundred employees. They have bought up about 10 small specialty
book publishers where they thought they could increase the business in
that specialty market.  Regarding the books formerly published and sold
by the Vestal Press, most will continue to be available through the new
company. The Reblitz books on piano and player repairs are still
available as is the new book on reed organs by Fritz Gellerman. Perhaps
the best news is that with more capital behind them, they plan to very
quickly get the Encyclopedia of Automatic Instruments back into print.
Anyone interested in information or in purchasing books formerly sold
by the Vestal Press can call the customer service department of The
National Book Network on (800) 462-6420. I am offering this information
with Harvey Roehl's permission. Hopefully this will help list members
who have been trying to reach them or to purchase their products.

Bob Conant¶
Endicott, NY