I received a letter from the Herschell Carrousel Museum asking for
funds to help purchase the B.A.B. perforator, and I was happy to
respond to with a donation; the letter also mentioned a deKleist
barrel organ, giving no details about it.

I have two questions: can anyone tell me about the organ the museum
is getting, and can anyone tell me if any of the 100-key deKleist
barrel organs still exist?  My most sincere thanks in advance, and
especially to the MMD for keeping this forum alive and well.

Gordon Ramsey
Wichita, Kansas

 [ Museum Director Rae Proefrock wrote about the purchase:
 [
 [ "This B.A.B. perforator will enable us to create music rolls for the
 [ Artizan band organ in our collection.  The purchase also includes
 [ an 1880s DeKleist barrel organ, one of the earliest band organs
 [ produced in the US, and the forerunner of the Wurlitzer Company."
 [
 [ Ref. http://carrouselmuseum.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CC-Winter-2017.pdf 
 [ -- Robbie