•Terry, The "New Ephemera Section of AMICA Web Site" is interesting, and I hope that it continues to grow! Don't forget that collectors such as myself also publish our personal collections on the internet. For documents relating to Roller Organs and the Autophone Co. see http://www.bright.net/~allma...

•Kate, I am not familiar with the "Mills Automatic Phonograph" design, but do own a 1938 Rock-Ola jukebox which must be from the same era, having the great wood case, playing 16 records, each on their separate platform. In fact, this is the only "electric" phonograph I own, and it's very much a favo...

•In an effort to establish a history of development of Roller Organs, I've added a "Roller Organ Survey" questionnaire to my website. It's relatively easy to use by simply filling out the multiple choice form provided, and I've added illustrations to make the questions understandable. If you own a R...

•You can find "Indianola" sheet music images in Duke University's "Historic American Sheet Music" at http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/sheetmusic/search.html First Line: Chief Bug-a-boo was a red man who heard the call of war Refrain: Me hear cannon roar, me help Yank win war Or in the Johns Hopkins U...

•Beatrice Robertson mentioned patent documents (010825 MMDigest). Another service that I've used in the past is the PatentWeb services at http://www.micropat.com/ . In addition to excellent document copies (which I prefer to receive as high-resolution PDF documents), they also provide full-text sear...

•The owner of a nice-looking barrel piano is searching for info and assistance in helping value it for sale. Can anyone help them? I posted a picture at http://www.bright.net/~allmax2/pianola.jpg for your reference. You may please reply to them directly as listed below. Thanks Todd Augsburger - Roll...

•The owner of a Sonora miniature piano is searching for info. Can anyone help them? You may please reply to them directly as listed below. I posted a picture at http://www.bright.net/~allmax2/sonora.jpg for your reference. Thanks Todd Augsburger - Roller Organs http://www.bright.net/~allmax/index.ht...

•Tom, Could the title be: "When I Was The Dandy And You Were The Belle" ? I find a song by that title (for instance on 78s: Brunswick 2729), but cannot find the words on-line anywhere. See Library of Congress "SONIC" at http://lcweb.loc.gov/catalog/, search for "Dandy" and "Belle". Todd Augsburger -...

•Matthew, In a normal Gem Roller Organ, there are three common areas which may be leaking, contributing to a loss of vacuum. The most common that I've seen is the bellows cloth which covers both the bottom bellows (exhauster) and the top reservoir. Look for any places where the cloth has become brit...

•Pete, Although I've not seen them all(!), I've seen quite a few Roller Organs, and suspect that your organ had been rebuilt before. All those I've seen which I deemed "original" used leather flaps, both inside and out, and those flaps were attached with a single dab of glue at each end of the flaps...

•Did y'all happen to see the Twilight Zone episode entitled "A piano In The House"? The bizarre story shows a player piano which changes a person's character in accordance with the musical style of the roll played. As a tune was played for each guest at a party, their suppressed natures, or alter-eg...

•It's usually not necessary to physically visit a shipper in order to calculate shipping costs. Accurately measure the length, width, and height, and the weight and value (if there are duties). Call or contact the shipper and provide this information as well as the shipping address. If the shipper c...

•I just noticed an LP listed on eBay which featured, among other instruments, a "Coliape". Now, I wonder, is that is pronounced "collie-a-pee' or "collie-ape"? ;-) Todd Augsburger - Roller Organs (Central Ohio) http://www.rollerorgans.com/

•The Crank Organ Ring is alive and well! It's served through RingSurf, and all connections now reference my permanent web address at www.rollerorgans.com . There are already over 30 members already using the new system, and I'd love to see some new web sites join us! The Crank Organ Ring provides ea...

•As mentioned in yesterday's MMDigest, Kevin McElhone's excellent new book, "The Organette Book", published through MBSGB, has just left the printer. See an overview and ordering instructions at: http://www.rollerorgans.com/mcelhone/The_Organette_Book.htm If you're in the USA, I'll have copies avail...

•As I've been catching up on my reading, I've pondered the thread about the variety of mechanical music forms. Of course I'm appalled that although band organs, player pianos, and music boxes are mentioned, no one mentions organettes . Obviously I have a bias toward my own interests, but when Kevin ...

•Jim, You have discovered rollers (sometimes informally called "cobs") which fit an organette commonly found as "The Gem Roller Organ", or "Concert Roller Organ". You can obtain full information on my web site, devoted to Roller Organs, found at http://www.rollerorgans.com/ . Also included there is ...

•>[ The synthetic valve (pallet) seals are described at >[ http://www.rollerorgans.com/Roller_Organ_Accessories.htm >[ -- Robbie Actually the web site lags a bit behind. In addition to synthetic valve (pallet) seals, I also have felt/leather for those who like traditional materials, very similar to ...

•Walter, It is definite that the yellow and buff labels are not "faded" -- they are original colors. In fact, they are of more recent manufacture than the red. (I've since replaced the camera with which the samples were photographed; there's no hint of red in the actual labels.) As far as restoratio...

•I can verify that the roller organ tune titled as "Climbing Up the Golden Stairs" is actually "Climbing Up De Golden Stairs" by F. Heiser. (I compared the cob tune to the printed version on The Lester S. Levy Collection web site.) So it's not the Salvation Army tune, the one you're looking for -- s...