MMDers,
Anyone interested in Clarence Hickman and his diaries would be
interested in the book "The Ampico Reproducing Piano," Edited by Richard
Howe. This book devotes an entire chapter to the his diaries, including
the hand-sketched drawings by Hickman. This is a classic and historic
account of the inventor of the Ampico mechanism, with lots of other
related and good information."

For those interested in finding a copy of this book, I recently saw it
for bid on eBay.com (#499181645).

Gary G. Stevenson
South St. Louis, Mo.