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"A Ragtime Skedaddle" on Organette Roll
By Andy Park

A player reed organ, maybe a 20-note organette, plays "A Ragtime
Skedaddle" on a 1902 phonograph recording of "Sidewalks of New York",
performed by the American Quartet.  Here is the link for the audio:

  http://www.loc.gov/jukebox/recordings/detail/id/5651/autoplay/true/

 [ At time 1:46, following "London Bridge", a child's voice says,
 [ "Almighty!  Here comes the hand organ man!  I want to play, too!"

Could somebody tell me what organette roll number is playing?  It's
based on the 20-note organette scale.  I will send a MIDI transcription
(as I've heard it on the record.)

Andy Park



(Message sent Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:11:11 -0400 , from time zone -0400.)

Key Words in Subject:  Organette, Ragtime, Roll, Skedaddle