•In regards to brian@litter-boss.co.uk (Brian Chesters) and his comments about his recent Playrola Organ purchase: > Inside you place the roll which measures 4.25 inch as opposed to a > were lots of them made? As I only have one roll, Does anyone know where > I might find more? Brian, your purchase ...

•I recently acquired an Ariston Organette. I'm new to this organ and its media. Anyone in MMD-land have one and wish to offer any comments? Does anyone have a few Ariston Organette Discs for sale? Or does anyone produce reproductions? I have only a few, and would like to acquire more. What's the goi...

•Ingmar Krause and MMD members, ( Please, anyone, join in! ) Ingmar Krause kindly replied to my initial inquiry: > To the Organette: Well, I know about this instrument, but you have to > help me a little: Is it 16-key or 19-key? Something else: Does it > work?! I've seen lots of Ariston instruments...

•Ingmar Krause and MMD members, > I would be interested in the "Box-Number". Every Instrument (="Box") > has its own fabrication-number. Mostly to be found on the underside > or on the underside of the top-wood (U have to look straight up from > where the reeds sit). I can give u a quite precise dat...

•Mike Knudsen Writes: > Complications in remembering names come from there being three > "domains" of naming: > 1. The official name of the company, as in Ehrlich or Phoenix > 2. The major brand name, used on their "flagship" or top-of-line > products > 3. Other brand names used on lesser products (...

•This may be a bit off-topic, but I know how varied the interests of this group are... I was reading an old (1905) "Pocket-Manual of Musical Terms" and came across the following, of which I had never before heard: Melodion - A piano in which steel bars pressed against a revolving cylinder took the p...

•A very helpful and, I believe, complete list is available from Kevin McElhone for under $20, if I recall correctly. It includes a brief history as well. You may contact him at: Kevin McElhone 47 St. John's Road Kettering, Northants NN15 5AY ENGLAND phone: 1536-523988 fax: 1536-519813 Another VERY k...

•Friends, I am still working on the Ariston crank organ (cardboard disc, 24 note) that several of you supplied info on last summer, and have been able to gain some details. On the top, under a layer of non-professional looking green paint, which was physically (and tediously) removed by sanding/scra...

•Martha, Your disc toy project sounds interesting! [ Digest 971206 ] Another idea that was once used is a wide plastic belt in which wooden pegs are inserted through holes. It was called the Kariola (National Scientific Products Co., Chicago, IL), and the pegs trip (L-shaped) levers which upon their...

•Since _some_ people have been suggesting that double negatives are bad: A linguistics professor was lecturing to his class one day. Said he, "In English, a double negative forms a positive. In some languages, though, such as Russian, a double negative is still a negative. However, there is no langu...

•D. L. Bullock, I've seen decent Rolmonicas go from about $100 with single roll to $250 with a half dozen rolls. Rolls go for $10-15 depending on condition and box. I purchased some a while back from Moe Gouldy, you might try him at mgoldy@earthlink.net.geentroep [remove .geentroep to use] Playasax ...

•Robbie, Jody, Please let Mr. Dutton know that I, for one, greatly enjoy his comments. I always archive roller organ info, and find his among the best! - Todd Augsburger allmax@bright.net.geentroep P.S. And, as always, thank YOU for your efforts! [ Todd, Thanks, from all involved, for the feedback !...

•Jack Conway wrote: > Have you or anyone you know of reproduced label blanks? They would > be a pain to do by offset printing because litho film sees red and > black as the same color. This is not quite a mass-production solution, but I use the computer and CorelDraw! to print a label onto red paper...

•If editing results become a problem, what about allowing those who submit articles to say so if they desire _no_ editing. Then you could just filter high ASCII characters out, or whatever the minimum necessities be, and let the letter pass as printed. Or refuse it because of length or content. (If ...

•Gary, I just picked up a "Red Raven" M-3/4 this week, and was quite surprised to see your request. But the one I have (copyright 1956) is made of cardboard, with metal rings on the outside edge and inside hole, and is 6-1/2 inches in diameter. The movie picture covers the entire surface (moving pic...

•Okay! Although my interest is in mechanical organettes and reed organs, I went and did it. While shopping at a local mall, I couldn't pass up this bargain: It's a small 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 Swiss manufacture music box. The box is veneered in bird's-eye maple on the sides, the top is inlaid with a ...

•Thanks to Bill Wineburgh and others, I've a much better idea about what I have. Thanks. But now I have a new curiosity: Upon closer inspection I find that there are 3 sets of numbers (hand scribed), followed by a script letter, on both the end of the cylinder and again on the casting below the comb...

•I have been looking in detail at the labels of rollers (cobs) I have for a Gem Roller Organ in preparation for reprinting some that are missing, and was quite surprised at the variety of styles! On the numbered end, there are 4 major variants: 1) Red, patent date, capital "O" in "NO.", thick outer ...

•In revisiting variations of roller organ labels (for Gem, etc.) I began sampling for some pattern. I assumed that: higher numbers are later issues; newer labels would be used in reissuing older titles, but older labels would cease being used at some number. Is there fallacy in this reasoning? So, i...

•This post is off-topic to MMD (I doubt that it's "Mechanical"), but perhaps some interests overlap. A few years back I was using a metal detector at an long-abandoned Kentucky homestead. That the former residents were musically inclined I have no doubt, as I unearthed a couple of harmonica plates (...