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Needham Player Organ by Mechanical Orguinette Co.
By Gregory Filardo

Has anyone have or seen the Needham Organ that uses the 21" wide
roll (paper as a valve)? Several models were produced. The largest
has a manually played keyboard with the tracker bar and roll directly
behind the keyboard. The one I have is marked in gold lettering
"Mechanical Orguinette Company".

I thought that they were all made by Needham and mine sure looks like
the Needham model. The question: Who copied who or produced what?

Greg Filardo
St. Joseph, Missouri

 [ At https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psV5U2wahiU is a video of
 [ a restored 39-note E.P. Needham floor model Cabinet Organ playing
 [ "Autograph Waltz". The music roll is almost 22" wide. -- Robbie


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