Wurlitzer Mandolin Pianorchestra Rolls
By Walt Kehoe
The Pianorchestra roll recutting project which Mr. Goodman asked about was initiated by Bob Gilson, a member of The Musical Box Society. You can look him up in the directory or e-mail me for his number.
There were twenty subscribers to the original project for one hundred rolls. An additional subscription of thirty two (mostly Ragtime) rolls was offered to all subscribers after the masters for the first rolls were made.
Play-Rite did all of the recutting and made rolls with spools ends and leader rings for single-roll machines. They also made rolls with linen leaders and bars for automatic roll-changer machines. Play-Rite did a fantastic job on reproducing the original boxes, including the labels on the box and roll.
I have enjoyed the 650 or more song titles many times over. I will be delighted to let any members of the MMD hear any of them on my fully restored Wurlitzer Mandolin Pianorchestra Model 33a whenever they are in the New York Long Island area. Just drop me a e-mail message and we'll talk.
Walt Kehoe
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