I have been working on an Aeolian Reed Organ & Orchestrelle book
for almost 20 years.  I started by cataloging the complete listing for
58-, 116- and 176-hole rolls (Duo-Art), listing them by number, title,
composer and player (for the Duo-Art) -- all available.

I helped Richard Vance to find his "W" Orchestrelle which was bought
from a friend of mine here in UK.  Richard visited me three times and
we corresponded frequently.

The comments on MMD about a 'Volume 2' are interesting, but such a book
would take a lot more effort to bring to a conclusion.  For example,
most models have primary pouches and valves, some have secondary valves
and some model Y organs even have _two_ sets of secondaries.

The pneumatic stops are mechanical, pressure or suction.  If suction,
many different mechanisms were used, the Aeolian Grand being completely
different from either a model "S" or any of the three types of 46-note
mechanism.  There are at least 27 different models, many variations:
there are 3-, 4- or 6-lobe motors on the pressure models alone!

This book will be completed one day; I have details of only 350
instruments world-wide but I have already scanned in many hundreds of
photographs and original adverts.  I had intended to include the other
_fifteen_ makes of automatic player reed organs as well.

If you can help please contact me.

Kevin McElhone
Northampton, UK