I am looking for information on loading rolls on an 8-roll
National nickelodeon. I don't know how to set the rolls so that
they will rewind all the way and not rip the roll off the spool.
What am I doing wrong?

Steve Grattan - Lost Chord Clinic
Port Huron, Michigan
tel.: 1-810-334-6877
lostchordclinic@ameritech.net.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to reply]

[ Two types of rewind system were produced: (a) spring-barrel type,
[ and (b) torsion spring type. The springs are now about 100 years old
[ and likely need overhaul or replacement. Search for the section
[ "Loading and Unloading Music Rolls" within the big article at
[ https://www.mechanicalmusicpress.com/registry/nat_auto/nat_auto.htm 
[ -- Robbie