•I have just been given a Wurlitzer baby grand, S/N 35123, which I have discovered was originally equipped with some form of player device that has since been removed. The piano is in quite fine condition, and I would love to restore the player functionality, but I have no idea where to even begin t...

•Hi All, Just a reminder that I have tooled up to make brass freins for Wurlitzer and Seeburg violin pipes. I'm offering three standard widths: 1-1/4", 1" and 3/4". I ship them flat so you can trim, sharpen, and bend them yourself. The cost is $4 each. I can also offer them cut to your specified wid...

•Any suggestions on how to move premier pieces safely and reasonably from St. Paul to New York City will be appreciated. I plan to move them this summer. Thanks. Angelo Rulli St Paul, Minnesota angelorulli@gmail.com.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to reply]

•Per the recent request for Macintosh-specific MIDI applications, I use the following two applications with 100% success and ease: #1 "Aria Maestosa", a free piano roll editor for Mac OS X 10.4, Windows XP+ and Linus (Alsa), available at http://ariamaestosa.sourceforge.net/ #2 "MidiKit", for all kin...

•I'm so pleased to see that this group has continued and grown so much! I am debating taking on restoring an Adler 365 upright music box in Rome that has been completely disassembled. The two sets of wire dampers were inserted under the starwheels and crimped and I've been advised that these are nea...

•Greetings, I have a Play-Rite re-cut of a ten-tune A-roll (Capitol A-1163) entitled "Mystery Rag Roll (no titles available at this time)." This re-cut was probably issued in the late 1970's or early 80's. I sure would like a list of titles if anyone has this roll in their collection. Thanks. Ron Mc...

•Wanted: Test roll for an A-roll coin piano. If you have one for sale, please email me with the cost, condition, etc. Thanks. Ron McUne Oregon cougarmcune@gmail.com.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to reply]

•Still available is my 58-65 note Pianola push-up which will require restoration. It is complete except for sustain pedal pusher and some of the associated linkage, and is missing the elevation crank. It will require complete restoration to operate; it leaks like a sieve. Also available are about 22...

•I am currently restoring (more like resurrecting) a Wurlitzer CX for a customer. It is missing the coin slot face and coin transfer chute. Does anyone have anything like that or know where I could find them? Thanks, Ken Marts Sheridan, Oregon tel.: 1-503-843-4061 barnabas1127@gmail.com.geentroep [d...

•Hi, My name is Leão Leibovich. I am Brazilian and during the past three years I am collecting mechanical musical instruments: musical boxes, barrel organs, automata, phonographs, gramophones, et cetera. I'll be in New York City between the 5th and 15th of July and I would like to visit some dealers...

•Dear Friends, I would like to purchase a music box, the type with interchangeable cylinders, only ones that are in perfect condition and operation. I'll be in the U.S.A. 5 to 15 July and I intend to bring some home to Brazil. I would like to receive e-mail photos, measurements and prices of the mod...

•Last call! I'll be in Washington DC and New York City between the 5th and 15 of July and I want to buy music boxes, automatas, Edison phonographs and other mechanical music machines. I live in Brazil and have, in addition to high import duties for my country, a large cost of transportation. It is v...

•Hi, I am Giovanni from Italy. I am interested in a MIDI of rolls of Weber Unika. If anyone is aware of this, please contact me. Thanks. Best regards, Giovanni Vitiello giovanni.celestino@gmail.com.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to reply]

•For sale: Chickering baby grand Ampico A, Centennial edition, for sale by the granddaughter of original owner, jazz pianist and conductor Ernest Cutting. Included are 35 rolls and two photos of Ernest Cutting with his jazz band. The piano is in good working condition. It needs a tuning and the Ampi...

•I used conveyor belt material instead of leather for suspending the motor in this cow and calf Steinway. You can buy this material from McMaster-Carr. Your upright should be similar. You can see and hear the pump running on this page of my web site: http://antiquemechanicalrestorations.com/Steinway...

•Does anyone have an image or know where I can find an image of American composer McNair Ilgenfritz (1881-1953)? I would like to use it in a documentary film about unusual wills -- he left $100,000 to the Metropolitan Opera on condition they perform one of his operas. Any help would be much apprecia...

•Hello, I was recently at the Washington County Fair in Minnesota and came across a Wurlitzer Style 125 Military Band Organ built on March 8th, 1913, according to the sign. I made an audio recording of it consisting of three pieces of music, but I have no idea what the songs are. Can someone possibl...

•The Carousel Organ Association of America (COAA) is sponsoring an organ rally in St. Paul, Minnesota, September 23-24 (Fri. and Sat.) on historic Harriett Island. Admission is free. The beautiful 8-acre setting with two miles of paved walkways oversees St. Paul's skyline and Mississippi River. Ital...

•Does anyone have a 116-note test roll for an Orchestrelle that could be contributed to the repair project of the Orchestrelle in the Nisco Museum of Mechanical Music? If so, please contact either myself or Ron Schmuck. Ron is the person who will be doing the actual repair work. My e-mail address is...

•I recently inherited a beautiful (but fairly tarnished and dirty) Mira 18.5" player with 137 discs and I am curious what other discs were made. Does anyone have a digital copy (scanned or text, either is appreciated) of the Autumn 1980 MBSI bulletin, or copies of the original Mermod Freres list, th...