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Cecilian 13-1/4" Music Rolls by Farrand
By David Evans

The Cecilian was a push-up piano player from before the days of roll
standardisation.  We have around 50 rolls for it, but only the roll box
for the machine.  Why they used variable hole spacing I have no idea!

They were often in quite ornate cases with carved corners, etc.
I don't know who arranged their music, probably someone in-house, but
they produced a lot of varied music: marches, rags, cakewalks, et
cetera, as well as a lot of classical music.  I would really like to
acquire a restorable machine one day!

David Evans
Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada



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