ALL:

Here is a letter I received about an interesting piece.   Please reply
to both the MMD and Mr. Ravilious directly.

Thanks,

George Bogatko

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 *
 * From: 100630.3603@compuserve.com
 * Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 16:25:22 -0400
 * To: gbogatko@nile.intac.com
 * Subject: Technola Piano
 *
 * Hi
 *
 * My father-in-law lives in Cornwall, England, and has asked me to find
 * out all I can about his player piano. I was wondering if you might be
 * able to help identify it and possibly provide me with some more
 * information about it.
 *
 * The key features that I can tell you are as follows :
 *
 *    1. 59 inches wide, 54 inches high and 28 inches deep at the keyboard
 *
 *    2. Above the top roller it has a sign which is partly faded away as
 *       follows:
 *
 *               The Orc       relle Co
 *                AEOLI         HALL
 *               135/7 New Bond St, W
 *
 *       I am guessing that this might be AEOLIAN, and the address would
 *       be LONDON
 *
 *    3. Above the keyboard is another:
 *
 *                     The Technola Piano
 *                       REG US PAT OFF
 *                           NEW YORK
 *
 *    4. In front of the keyboard are two sets of controls:
 *
 *       The first is SUSTAINING PEDAL, and to the right of it BASS and
 *       beneath it TREBLE
 *
 *         The second is TEMPO with a white scale behind it marked off
 *         from 10 to 150. To the right hand side of this is a control
 *         marked
 *
 *                  REROLL   SILENT   NORMAL
 *
 *    5. There is a label under the roller with "9811-3" on it.
 *
 *    6. It has two pedals
 *
 *    7. The panel covering the "pumping pedals" is hinged so that it can
 *       drop behind the pedals. On the top of the lower panel is a
 *       reference which looks like 9248 pressed into the wood.
 *
 *    8. The roll that he had on the piano had the following detail on 
 *       it's label:
 *
 *               SIXTY FIVE NOTE
 *               MELOTO DANCE ROLL
 *               32118
 *               You Forgot to Remember
 *               The Meloto Company Ltd
 *               LONDON - Made in England
 *
 * That is all the information I have at present, although I have asked
 * him to see if there are any references on the frame. I have also asked
 * him to document the other 44 rolls he has.
 *
 * I hope that you don't mind me asking you and thank you for your time.
 *
 * Regards
 *
 * Richard Ravilious
 *
 *
 *
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George Bogatko - gbogatko@intac.com
                 http://www.intac.com/~gbogatko