[ Jody Kravitz wrote in 140913 MMDigest --

> Frankly, I'm puzzled by what I saw and would like to know what
> it is.

Hi Jody,  Yes, that is a very unusual piano.  First, the double-row
tracker bar is reminiscent of my Melville Clark, except my tracker
bar is made of wood.  The top row of holes appears to be nine holes to
the inch and the bottom six-to-the-inch.  This means it will at least
probably play standard 88-note rolls and 65-note rolls.

Does it have a shifting mechanism that will also allow it to play
58-note and the 15-1/4-inch rolls like the Melville Clark?  Notice,
though, that the flanges on the take-up spool are inside the end holes
on the bottom row of holes on the tracker bar.  Thus there must be
a means of lengthening the take-up spool.  It will be very interesting
what Jere DeBacker has to say about this piano.

Tom Hutchinson