•Dear MMD and Michael, I also have a copy of this march. Unlike Craig Smith's (US Music 4151) mine does mention President Harding in the lyrics, in the chorus, in fact: Chorus Hail to our President, He'll make our land content; He's ready, He's steady; We'll declare, that he's fair square Harding a ...

•The Oxford Companion to Music describes a hurdy-gurdy thus: "A stringed instrument, somewhat of the violin type, played by turning with the right hand, a handle which operates a rosined wheel (in effect a circular bow), and by depressing with the left hand a few finger-keys like those of a piano. T...

•In Italy, in the Milan Museum of Musical Instrument, a clavichord with this text can be seen. It was built by Arnold Dolmetsch in 1892. >> Ut rosa flos florum >> Ita hoc clavile clavilium. >> As the rose is the flower of flowers, >> So this is the clavier of claviers. Maybe this text was a variatio...

•-- non-subscriber, please reply to sender and MMD -- This music box is now on eBay auction [item 6254140354]. I studied the tune card and came to the conclusion it is probably made by Rivenc and not by Bremond. The tune card is very similar to No. 114, 187, and 188 described in "Tune Sheets" by Mis...

•I hope someone has a copy of this roll and can tell me the titles of the last two tunes. The roll is a recut sold by Gottschalk Music many years ago; I don't know if it was originally Capitol or Clark or other another company. A-802 1. Spooky-ooky Blue 2. Aunt Jemima's Jubilee 3. Home Again Blues 4...

•Hi, MMDers: Here's a recap of an item I posted on Facebook regarding the new audio files at Johnny's Music Rolls. Those of you who have perused these occasional postings for many months will be pleased to note that "Johnny" Motto-Ros (proprietor of Johnny's Music Rolls) has just added to his ever-i...

•Gary Starr inquires about a tubing diagram for the Cremona shut-off system [130128 MMDigest]. I assume we're talking here about an "A" roll piano. I never found a tubing diagram, but it's dead nuts simple. I just spent an hour looking for my Cremona folder (unsuccessfully, of course), but here's so...

•I had been contacted by Hi's daughter Lauri, who I met years ago back in New Jersey. Also Ben Godfried emailed me. I went to the funeral at the Star of David Memorial Chapel today, Sunday, at noon. I was pleased that there were a lot of people. Hi became "Mister Condo Showman" and condo residents w...

•Greetings everyone, I recently learned of two new Style 165 music rolls numbered 6870 and 6871. 6871 is an all Mexican music themed roll, arranged by Andy Park, complete with Mexican favorites such as "Beautiful Heaven", whereas roll 6870, arranged by Mikey Mills, is a common tune roll with foxtrot...

•Gary Crawford posted that he is looking for 4-port tracking system hardware for a Duo-Art Weber. I have a double-pneumatic valve block assembly for a 4-hole tracking system, but I doubt it's for a Duo-Art. I have no idea what piano system this came out of. It's not like the one in my Autopiano, and...

•By a query at your website I received the address of Wil Wessels in Ochten, Holland, who might repair my music box. He did, although it was not easy. I have a lot of good feelings about this music box and I was very happy with the help of Mister Wessels. I would kindly say thanks to Mister Wessels ...

•Bob Taylor wrote in 191229 MMDigest: > This roll is Archer Gibson's interpretation of Lohengrin, > Bridal Procession to the Cathedral (Wagner). The piece is known by many names: Lohengrin, Act II Scene 4 opening; Bridal Procession to the Cathedral; Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral; Elsas brautzug...

•My past and older posts relate to mechanical music excerpts heard in a smorgasbord of television related jazz, such as the fairground commercial produced by Looney Tunes (via Warner Brothers) for Tang orange juice along with the sounds of an unknown band organ playing excerpts of the T.R.T. arrange...

•Hey There Delilah - Plain White T's Sonata No, 8 Pathetique - Ludwig von Beethoven Purple Toupee - They Might Be Giants Till My Head Falls Off - They Might Be Giants Short Change Hero - The Heavy How Do You Like Me Now - The Heavy Pump It - Black Eyed Peas Reverie - Claude Debussy Owner Of A Lonely...

•For sale: I have two 10-tune rolls for sale that I bought some 40 to 57 years ago from Joe Korczynski, an auto mechanic and part-time player piano repairman. I thought at the time they might be used by me but now, at 85 and moving into a retirement community, I do not think I will need them. They a...

Dear members of the "Automatic-Music-List", My wife and I, we have done a 4 weeks-trip to the USA in May this year. We travelled from the southeast to the northeast of the country. We did a lot of sightseeing. 50 percent was under the aspect of automatic music. Beatrice Robertson (active member of t...

By now, Robbie, many other MMD members and I have sent quite a few messages back and forth trying to sort out a little problem of *readability* of international text in order to be able to post the Fair Organ Preservation Society's Coming Events Booklet and list of museums. With this in mind, I thou...

•Collector/musicologist Peter Schuhknecht, Hannover, wrote to me: > Today a music-box producer phoned me, Herr Jobin, asking if > I could make arrangements for him. I could, but I haven't the > time. I've given him your address. It's an interesting task! > > Arranging for music boxes is much, much m...

•--- forwarded message, please reply to sender and MMD --- From: OliBec9696@aol.com To: webmaster@foxtail.com Date: Fri, 8 May 1998 18:04:53 EDT Subject: documentary Welte-Mignon and mechanical music I'm the author of the film, "Selbst spielt das Klavier -- Welte-Mignon und die mechanische Musik". T...

•A few weeks ago there was a request to the organbuilder Voigt in Frankfurt. The workshop is 8 km away from the place where I live, so I offered to visit the Voigts. They were not enthused about that idea. So I phoned only with the Junior (2 times) and the Senior (1 time). The Senior told me that th...