Matt Caulfield said:

> For me, one of the advantages of the present MMD format is that it
> is _not_ fragmented.  That is, I do not have to chase to this or that
> sub-forum or special page to get an overview of what is happening in
> the world of mechanical music."

Amen, Brother Matt!  I'm not much interested in player pianos,
orchestrions, and musical boxes.  That is, I'm not interested enough to
go out of my way to follow threads on them, but _am_ interested enough
to benefit from many of the short posts on them which appear in MMD.

Wallace Venable