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Seek Player Organ Rolls
By Mike Haydon

I have a Gulbransen Model F church organ, which is an early
electronic monster.  It has two 61-note manuals and 32 foot pedals.
Just a curiosity question:  Were rolls made to "play" an organ?
If so, how commonly are they found for sale, and what is a ballpark
price per roll?

I have nearly finished getting her playable and must plan my next
"all too expensive" (says my wife) project.

Mike Haydon

 [ Yes, rolls were made by Aeolian, Welte, Moller, and Skinner, and
 [ surely others.  In some cases the stop registration commands on the
 [ roll were specific to one particular organ: both the organ _and_
 [ the rolls for it were 'custom designs'!  I hope our experts will
 [ report on this topic, because I hope to find some more organ music
 [ to send to Michael Woolf in New Zealand.  -- Robbie


(Message sent Mon 18 Jan 1999, 18:04:43 GMT, from time zone GMT-0600.)

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