•The problem is not inkjet printers. They can print on glossy surfaces such as transparencies and photo paper. It may be you need to select different card stock or you may need to select a different media in your print software. If you are running MS Windows, select Print from your application which...

•As I understand the "Silver Swan Rag" story, in the late 1960s, it came to the attention of roll collectors (Mike Montgomery, among them) that, among the pieces listed in QRS catalogs from 1914 and forward, TWO pieces were found that that listed Scott Joplin as composer but were not among Joplin's ...

•I have recently completed a list of new BluesTone 88-note ragtime and blues recuts. If anyone is interested, please drop me an email and I'll send you details or mail you a print copy. Thank you for allowing me this opportunity for shameless self-promotion! I have also put together a brief homage t...

•Bill Finch asked about a list (catalog) of Wurlitzer style 150 rolls. There are complete lists of all three major Wurlitzer music roll styles. Mike Grant has a print catalog of style 125 rolls. I have my on-line 165 catalog, which includes also a small list of Style 180 rolls. Jack Conway has a pri...

•>> I have a Gasparini Dutch street organ beautifully restored by Stephen >> Kent Goodman of Fresno. It has some great music but the books are in >> bad state. Before I see what I can do with them, I would like some >> advice from those who have been in the same situation. My problems >> are as foll...

•CafePress.com is a printing fulfillment outfit. I have gotten tee-shirts for a group I belong to from them. What I understand is you pick the items you want to have your logo or picture, etc., on and when the orders come in they will ship and you get a cut of the price you set. I do know that they ...

Spencer Chase is curious as to the resolution a perforator should have to copy all kinds of old rolls and to turn out an accurate reproduction. I would like to enter this thread and add my two cents for what it's worth. I'm not a roll cutting guru by any means, and there may be some others here who ...

•Phil, There is a shop in Toledo, Ohio, that can make springs like this. You give them a print of what you need and they will do the rest. Terry Haughawout

•Hi. There is a very good MIDI file editing software program, called "Noteur", especially for music for mechanical music instruments. By defining the scale of your music instrument or using the many available predefined instruments, Noteur shows you which notes will be used by your instrument and wh...

•Moto Player bench? It was designed to pump a player with a mechanism driven by an electric motor. I've seen a print ad for one of these. Does anyone own one? Bob Hodge

•For the past eight years, I have offered a replacement drive belt for PianoLodeons on eBay. This month I am finally deleting my listing to go on to other hobby pursuits. I am pleased to report that John Tuttle's Player-Care.com will be a source of these belts going forward. Since these child's play...

•Hi Robbie, Jody and Matthew! I just did a show in Syracuse, New York, and talked with Robert Berkman of Pianola Enterprises. He used to work for QRS. I asked him if QRS was still punching rolls and he said there was one man there still punching them! I thought I saw somewhere that QRS was not punch...

"Michael Concordia" writes: > the bass bridge is still firmly glued to the soundboard yet has to be > replaced I have removed the screws and have tried a little vinegar in > water solution applied to the joint with no positive results. Any > ideas on how to go about this without damaging the soundbo...

[ Editor's Note: I took the liberty of letting Rob Deland [ know in advance ofthe publication of Michael Water's [ question about his roll of "St. Louis Blues". He [ answered the message via private mail, with [ a CC: to us. [ [ Here's his response, only slightly edited... [ [ Jody Michael Waters w...

•Hello! As the Triola is currently being discussed, I have a question or two: 1. Does anyone supply new rolls for the Triola? 2. Does anyone have advice on punching new rolls? Background: I write and update the software for a punching machine (of Rudolf Klomfar at www.notenlochband.de), which works ...

•On Nov 18, 2004, at 11:35 PM, Julian Dyer wrote: > A problem from the National Book Network of culling of the Vestal > catalogue is withdrawal of the technical leaflets on reproducing > pianos that were omitted from Reblitz on the grounds that it would > be repetition of the information. Now that t...

•On the 25th March, 2010, Adam Partridge Auctioneers in the UK will hold a sale at auction of mechanical music instruments and automata, including: Lot Number 1091 -- A French clockwork musical bird in cage automaton, the single bird in gilt cage, height 27 cm. Estimate £40 - £60 Lot Number 1092 -- ...

•We still use one of these old line printers. By any wild chance does anyone happen to have one of these musical print files? I'd love to try it out. Better yet: George Bogatko -- perhaps Inlux Editions could start offering Line Printer arrangements! Bill Jelen Akron, Ohio [ I heard that some joker ...

•"Ballet Mecanique" Disklavier Concert Review, 11-19-99 (Part 1 of 3) [ This 3-part article reviews the concert which featured 16 [ Yamaha Disklavier pianos, performed at the University of [ Massachusetts, Lowell MA, on Thursday, November 18, 1999. [ Previous MMD articles about this topic may be fou...

•The recent discussion about PDF files is opening an opportunity for many of our participants to become actively involved in making their own personal collection of original literature freely available in electronic form, in the spirit of preserving our unique slice of musical heritage. Like most co...