I have been checking the Archives but, besides someone saying that he'd
set up the production of Rolmonica rolls, there is nothing much to be
found.

I'm currently trying to help a friend.  I have his Rolmonica in my
hand.  He says it must be way old, as his grandfather used to play it
when in his 40s and his dad just passed away a few years back in his
90s.  It is one of the 12 reed models.

It had a problem with one of the cranks which had been bent;
I carefully re-adjusted that, but now I still have a few more problems:

 - I need rolls for him (he only found one, which I broke during
testing. :((  He thought he had like four more, but can't find them.)

 - The rolls must be _with_ spool, as the only spool with a roll
on it seems to be of the wrong format and therefore doesn't roll smooth
enough -- not to speak of rewinding!  Impossible!

 - It doesn't seem to seal properly, but as the instrument is in mint
condition I wouldn't like replacing the rubber ring.

 - On the opposite side of the tracker bar there are two pieces
of cardboard: one on the left end and one on the right end of the
trackerbar.  Both have a rather rough surface, which -- along with my
moist blowing -- caused the rather aged roll to break.  I'm not quite
sure of the purpose of those and I also wonder why it doesn't cover in
an "O"-shape all around the trackerbar, which would make the seal much
much better...?  The shape it looks like now is:

  "n"
   u

Odd...

 - As I'm not positive if this red-marbled piece is made from wood
or plastic, I wonder if a tiny drop of oil on the cranks will do any
harm...

greetings by(e) A_InK - Ingmar Krause
Victoria, BC, Canada
Erlangen, BY, Germany