I was a little disappointed to hear that Karl Ellison shut down his
site due to the possibility of a copyright infringement.  I was hoping
that someone would have a similar site someday with examples of various
mechanical musical instruments, such as a Violano and others, so people
could hear what each type sounded like.  There is a huge difference
between reading about a machine and (sort of) hearing what it sounds
like.  It would be a shame if this possibility for valuable information
exchange were eliminated because of some over-zealous descendants of a
handful of deceased composers.

Thanks for the heads-up on the Sunday Morning program.  It was an
interesting tour of a place I always intended to go to when I lived
within 100 miles of QRS.  But, like so many things in life, it was so
close that I could "go there anytime."  Now that I live 400 miles away,
I wish I had visited when it was close!

John J. Breen

 [ Most old music for orchestrions has passed into public domain, so
 [ Violano music doesn't have all the composer copyright problems
 [ associated with the newer piano rolls.  -- Robbie