Introduction
By Howard Kohlbrenner
Hello to everyone. My name is Howard Kohlbrenner, I have been a member of both MBSI and Amica for about 22 years. I Just recently read of this form in the MBSI Bulletin. My interests in mechanical music started when I was 9 or 10 years old. I saw and heard for the first time aplayer piano. I was also always intrigued by the band organs on the carrousels in my Phila. Pa. area. It was about 15 years later that I was able to purchase a player piano for myself and rebuild it. Then on to a Wurlitzer IX piano and a Berry orchestrion. A couple of years later the band organ interest hit. I rebuilt a 50 key Bruder barrel organ to play 150 Wurlitzer rolls and most recently I aquired a very original Artizan XA2 organ still playing Artizan 46 key rolls. I am always looking for additional 46 key rolls for this organ. I also own a restored Ampico "A" upright. With this project winding down I am making plans to built up an 89 key organ using the G4 or VB scale. Any ideas along this lint are solicited.
I am also trying to put together a project to transpose 48 key BAB rolls to 150 Wurlitzer scale.
Hope to see some of you in Chicago later this month.
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