As some readers of MMD might already know I am the Archivist of the
Musical Box Society of Great Britain - MBSGB and also help write a
"Projects & Wants" column in the U.S.A. based Musical Box Society
International - MBSI.

I wonder if there are any readers out there with details of their
collections of rolls on computer??

I have spent the past 10 years compiling full tune catalogues for
various types of instrument in order that incomplete labels may be
completed, tunes may be identified and the best tunes found for
possible re-issue etc.

I have completed:
    Aeolian 58, 116, 176 note organ
    Aeolian Hammond Organ
    Artona 88 note Piano Rolls
    Grand Roller organ cobs.

I still need help - number, title + composer  on the following:-

    Pianostyle 88 note
    Cecelian 56 note Piano - 13" wide.
    Schiedmayer Scheola - German Reed organ rolls
    Aeolian 46 note Organ
    Wilcox & White 58 note organ/pushup (Angelus/Symphony) 2,000 on list
        out of 5,000
    Ariston 19 + 24 + 36 note organette discs - 2,500 on list out of
        4,500+ made
    Intona, Ariosa, Phoenix Organettes of 16,18,24,40 note.
    Amorette 16,18,24,36 note discs
    Clariophon 24 note zinc bands
    Kalliston
    Gem Roller Organ - only need 568-575, 761-999, 1231 1260 1262
        1265 1274  1276
    Helikon
    Herophon
    Stella 17"
    Polyphon 11", 15 1/2", 19 5/8" + 24 1/2" -
        if NOT in Graham Webb's Book.
    Regina       15 1/2"
    Triola Zither.

This is a huge task, but the fact that some of the lists have been
successfully completed shows that IT CAN BE DONE!

If you can help with any titles please send me a list in Word Pad,
Lotus or Microsoft formats or if in some other format please tell me so
I can try to convert to a readable form.

I hope to be able to publish future lists on the MMD, unfortunately
those completed in the past were on EIGHT in diskettes so I cannot
convert them onto P.C. format.

With Thanks in Advance for any help you can give,

Kevin McElhone

 [ Kevin,  Good luck with your project.  We may be able to help you
 [ "convert" the data on the old diskettes.  Do you know what kind
 [ of machine, etc ?  Or do you have printed copies that could
 [ be "OCR'd" (Optical Character Recognition) ?   -- Jody