•For sale: a gorgeous Seeburg E nickelodeon with xylophone in tiger oak. This is a pristine Seeburg E purchased at a local auction in Los Angeles. It is unrestored and 100% complete. It has the nicest original finish I have ever seen. I have not touched it, not even to polish it up. You will _never_...

•I would like to change the way the KT Special Replica xylophone operates, from repetitive action to single-strike action. I know how to remove the xylophone, but could someone tell me how to make the modification. Thanks, Alan Recce

•I have many nickelodeon machines and parts that I became owner of after my dear friend passed away. I have already sold many of these items and machines but I still have a lot of items to research, price and then sell. I am trying to find someone who can help me to identify some items that I have a...

•Hello Everyone, We are searching for a complete, unrestored Seeburg K with xylophone for our collection. Any out there? We would be interested in a KT if it was reasonably priced. Thanks everyone. Roger Hughes Corpus Christi, Texas tel: 361-993-5705

•Art Reblitz wrote in 010131 MMDigest: > ... Ray Siou used to advertise recuts of > original A rolls with "special xylophone arrangements" which might > lead you to believe that they had 4X-type xylophone parts. They don't. > The only difference is the label. I have over 600 ten-tune A, G and 4X > r...

•It's interesting to hear that certain Clark A rolls did have 4X xylophone arranging. It seems that the only Ray Siou A-roll recuts in my collection with "xylophone roll" as part of their title are rolls that he renamed; none has the 4X-style arranging. I'll keep my eyes and ears open for the real t...

•Art Reblitz wrote in 010202 MMDigest: > It's interesting to hear that certain Clark A rolls did have 4X > xylophone arranging. It seems that the only Ray Siou A-roll recuts > in my collection with "xylophone roll" as part of their title are > rolls that he renamed; none has the 4X-style arranging. ...

•I have enjoyed MMDigest for many years. I know have Lou Gehrig's Disease and am wind down rapidly. I am going to list all my nickelodeon "O" rolls on eBay under starting on 4-18 and, if anyone is interested, I have a Morenus piano with xylophone, bass drum, snare drum, triangle, tambourine, cymbal...

•Does anyone know where I can find rosewood beater balls for a Seeburg xylophone? I was able to make all the hardware while I was in Wisconsin at a machine shop last month. The balls have been another problem. Don Teach - Shreveport Music Co. Shreveport, Louisiana

•Does anyone besides me need 7/8-inch rosewood beater balls like Seeburg used? I have a company that will make them by the hundreds but not small quantities. Don Teach - Shreveport Music Co. Shreveport, Louisiana

•By now most people are tired of hearing me talk about my balls. I originally wanted just 22 rosewood balls in the 7/8-inch diameter. I called and wrote way too many manufacturers, and now have some actually interested in my small order of 500 balls. If you need balls then now is the time to step up...

•While reading up recently on composer Camille Saint-Saens, I came across an interesting piece of history regarding the xylophone. In 1874 Saint-Saens's "Danse Macabre", Op.40 No.3, was the first serious piece of music to employ the xylophone. At its premiere in January 1875, it was disliked by the ...

•It's not surprising at all that Saint-Saens would want to use the xylophone in his "Danse Macabre" to imitate the sounds of bones rattling. The xylophone had been seen before in early artwork dealing with Death. At http://www.vsl.co.at/english/instruments/drums/mallets/xylophone/History.htm "in his...

•I am looking for a complete Western Electra Selectra Model B cabinet style with xylophone. All leads appreciated. Bob Stewart

•-- non-subscriber, please reply to sender and MMD -- Hello, I am in the process of downsizing my collection. I have several Welte reproducing piano rolls and others I would like to sell. All of them are in excellent condition. I have some originals, but mostly recuts. I have a spreadsheet with more...

•I have a Nelson-Wiggen Style 3 with xylophone serial no. 100911. What pitch should it be tuned to, A435 or A440? Also, what year was it produced? I believe Don Teach might have one of these. There's not much information on this model. Any information would be appreciated. Thanks, Dave Wilcox ...

•Dave Wilcox asks, "I have a Nelson-Wiggen Style 3 with xylophone serial no. 100911. What pitch should it be tuned to, A435 or A440?" Unless you want to go to a whole lot of trouble the answer is easy -- tune the piano to the xylophone. The only reason absolute pitch might matter is if you need to b...

•Hi folks, regarding Dave Wilcox's question, my Nelson-Wiggen has a "Liberty" xylophone that has "A-440" stamped right on one of the bars. Take a look and see. Obviously, that's what the piano should be tuned to. Good luck, Bob Meyer

•I'm wanting to change my Western electric repeating stroke xylophone to a single stroke xylophone without compromising any of the originality of the nickelodeon. Does anyone have any information on how to do this? I'm also hoping there is a way that this can also be reversed very easily or, even be...

•Good automatic piano videos on YouTube are as rare as hens' teeth, and great ones are rarer still. Here's a great Seeburg Style "E" with xylophone, freshly restored by Dave Ramey for "Johnny" Motto-Ros over at Johnny's Music Rolls, playing "Cushion Foot Stomp" featured on Clark 1174, "Indigo Blues"...