Hi All; Wow, what a wonderful medium the Internet and MMD has brought
together in the wonderful people, a fellowship with the rich experience
pool we all enjoy every day.  I was not able to attend the auction
(from California) but was expecting competition and high prices.

The Pianino rolls were a special attraction to me as I am considering
building a Wurlitzer Style 50 "Kiddie Organ" with drums and bells,
a chromatic organ with roll and MIDI.  Is it possible someone out
there, maybe who bought the Pianino rolls, or possibly someone else
who would sell me a roll or two at a low price to get me started?

I built four Roy Norman organs years ago, and tons of pipes I sold
and I am just now finishing restoring a Pianola 65-note push-up player
to play a Yamaha MIDI keyboard piano/organ with tons of voices.  What
a fun machine it will be.

I remember talking with Durrell years ago and trading violin pipes
for parts and material, and I can remember his voice.  What a fantastic
and gentle man.  I also remember the day I discovered the books,
"Encyclopedia of Automatic Musical Instruments" and "Put Another
Nickel In", at the San Jose Main Library while on my lunch break.
I was thunderstruck by this pneumatic "high tech yesterday", with
multiplexing and lock-and-cancel valves (flip-flops) and the fairground
organs which played perforated folding cardboard music "books".  More
libraries should have that and other books!

Anyway, I will miss Durrell very much, but there _is_ still you all!

Very truly with kind regards,
Robert Leber - coming up on 65 on August first!