Jim Canavan asks whether anyone else has seen the Gulbransen Instruction
Roll Set. Yes, Jim, I've seen two or three sets here in Tasmania, one
of which is squirreled away in my wardrobe. Mostly they were in good
shape, possibly because they were like exercise bicycles: bought with
good intentions which faded away soon afterwards. I also have a single
QRS Instruction Roll, which from memory is not part of a set. Finally I
have a Pianola Practice Roll, produced by the Aeolian Co. I think there
were several of these, covering different aspects of roll pedaling.
May I correct a couple of mistakes in recent notes from me? I've just
read my bit on repairing screw threads and see that I missed the rather
important information that the epoxy and sawdust should be mixed
together in roughly equal volumes.
A couple of days earlier, in a note on pedaling rolls, I said that
whereas Aeolian Themed and Metrostyled rolls were known as Themodist-
Metrostyle in the UK, they were known as Metrostyle-Themodist in the US.
I've been taking a careful look at both UK and US rolls during the past
couple of days, and now realize that the above statement is rubbish.
These rolls were called Full Scale Themodist in the UK and may be either
Themodist-Metrostyle or Metrostyle-Themodist in the US. Just so you
know.
John Phillips
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