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Value of Old Piano Rolls
By Tom McAuley

Hi,  I recently acquired a player piano -- the first one I've ever had
or been around daily.  It has been a lot of fun.  When I first got it,
and before I learned what all the controls were for, I managed to shred
some of the rolls with a fast and careless rewind.  I taped them back
together, and then shredded them again the next time I played them.
Since I know nothing about the historical significance of old piano
rolls, I'm coming to the MMD experts:  Is it okay to throw these in the
trash, or does somebody want the remains?  The rolls are:

  QRS 80850 Polonaise A Flat, played by Ferruccio Busoni
  (in a big, black QRS box);

  Columbia 40134 The Thunderer March, pub. by Carl Fischer
  (in a black box);

  Supertone DeLuxe 40064 William Tell Overtur by Rossin
  (that's exactly what the label says, but I didn't hear any of the
  "Lone Ranger" theme.  This is in a red clamshell-style box.)

Thanks,

Tom McAuley
Hutchinson, Kansas
http://community.webtv.net/TMcAuley/TomsHomepage


(Message sent Sun 24 Oct 1999, 17:24:03 GMT, from time zone GMT-0500.)

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