Jody,
    This is only indirectly related to mechanical music, so I won't
feel offended if you are obliged to ignore it.
    Those of us who simply can't get enough of the piano stylings of
Pauline Alpert and her recordings for Duo-Art (and a lot of others from
that era as well) might be interested in a British firm that produces
CDs of nothing but material of that nature. Most are re-recordings
of 78's. I've just about worn out the holes on the backs of the CDs that
I've acquired! Raie deCosta and Pat Rossborough are my favorites.
    I had never heard of the outfit before learning of this business
while in London last Fall.

    Details are available from http://www.shellwood.co.uk/
    email: shellwoodproductions@mcmail.com.geentroep [ drop .geentroep to use ]

Harvey Roehl

 [ One of the reasons that I love CDs is that they don't wear out
 [ from repeated playing.  I also have many CDs of transcriptions
 [ from 78's in my collection.  Its always good to have pointers
 [ to obscure material.  The website referenced above has ReadAudio
 [ clips of some of the material.   --Jody