•In October, 1979, the first piano roll was punched on the Custom Music Rolls perforator designed and built by Richard. Now, 33 years later, due to health issues, Richard and I have had to make the difficult decision to cease operations. As part of the sale of business assets, all music files create...

•Apart from some personal correspondence, my last response from Victor was August 22, 2010, in a posting update [below]. Paul Kealy - - - A few months ago I posted a message saying that I was closing Mikune Music after ten years of supplying organ transcriptions and arrangements to organists all ove...

•I need to locate one or more of the Swiss made counter-weighted, a.k.a. "ball-handled", screwdriver which has been used in the music box industry for many years. What makes this tool so useful are the ball weights which enable it to spin like a gyroscope, useful for both loosening and tightening sm...

•Hello friends! I am Brazilian and I have a mandoline type organette. The unit is in excellent condition but it needs tuning. I will be in New York City next month, between 24 and 31 December, and would like to have the organette serviced. Can anyone guide me on how I could do this? Thanks, Leão Lei...

•Good morning! I'll be in New York City next month, between 24 and 31 December, and I would like to purchase music boxes, automatons and organettes that are in perfect working order and adjustment, as well as with attractive prices for resale. Does someone here have such items in these conditions an...

•Hi Bob, I am Giovanni Vitiello from Italy. Please visit http://midiboutique.com/ and try "encoder". If you have a problem please contact me, I've used an encoder for a similar job. Best regards, Giovanni Vitiello giovanni.celestino@gmail.com.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to reply] [ See, for examp...

•Hello from rainy Oregon. We currently have a Wurlitzer CX in our shop for repair. After checking a few things including the stack, which is very tight, I am tending to think the problem is with the pump. Does anyone know what the original motor specs were, and what the vacuum pump should be putting...

•I have an Aeolian Metrostyle Themodist upright player piano with a bunch of rolls. It plays, but it appears to have a suction problem because I can hear a sort of hissing leak when I pump the pedals. I'm in Oakland, California. The piano is on the ground floor, with only one shallow four-inch step ...

•Hello to all! Ah, where to start in order to have information about this music box. Pictures aren't too good because the music card is very old. In an encyclopedia it is dated around the end of the 19th century. Some of its history is written on the white paper that came with the chalet. I am not r...

•I am looking for five, six, or seven Ampico Jumbo Roll boxes, to fit spools with 3-1/2" flanges. I have a nickelodeon that plays O-rolls that have been re-rolled onto Ampico jumbo spools. I have been able to find a few Ampico jumbo spools to put my O-rolls on, but I have no boxes to put them in. Pl...

•I am a customer of John Wrasse. John will be moving items for me to California and will be hitting all points in between, from Chicago, Illinois, to California. This is a great opportunity for any one to come aboard who needs items moved. Donna Mae Roberts, coordinator for John Wrasse Piano Pro Mov...

•[ Ref. Paul Rumpf in 130207 MMDigest ] Greetings again folks, Seeing this article validates my feelings I have held about Yahoo since the 1980s. They seemed to be the leading purveyor site of spam and viruses that existed then, and seems to exist now. The last two cases of my getting email from peo...

•First, I want to say that I used to be in the IT (computer world) for 24 years before having to switch careers to piano and related work. Also, I have been keeping track of Microsoft & Windows shenanigans since 1994 and after you read this you will be shocked: http://www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com/ot...

•I'm restoring a nice Mermod Frères musical box for a Baltimore museum director with four 11-inch cylinders stamped TT (for Tambour Timbres, I assume) with castanet numbered 41803, 41805, 41807, 41808 and no tune list, naturally. Any possibilities? I've seen nothing aside from the Heeren Brothers ca...

•We have had our Henry Miller player piano for a total 30 years now and have enjoyed it with friends often. I have taken several videos of the wonderful singing parties with lots of laughter. I say this to show that this piano works. We and the piano are older now and are well used. That is the cond...

•I recall reading a posting about a member needing a Recordo Test Roll. I was digging through a box of rolls today, looking for another item and ran across a QRS punched test roll of the same persuasion. It's in mint condition, and I have no use for it. Please contact me at redwelte901@gmail.com.gee...

•Hi All, I know the "Green" Welte had the note holes available to play 86 notes but I recall hearing many years ago that there was one or maybe more that only had an 80-note action stack. The only Green Welte I have seen was several years ago on the European AMICA convention and I did not inquire at...

•Hello friends! I'm restoring this Karl Griesbaum singing bird and I would need the following parts: (1) I am looking for the flat gear, that turns the bird while it is singing, and also (2) the actual bird for cabinet singing bird. I'd like to know who can supply me these or can you recommend a pro...

•Hello! I have a selection of 13-1/4" Kalliope discs for sale. They're all perfectly playable but vary in condition from like new to very slight surface rust. I can try to accommodate specific title requests (and of course I promise not to send any duplicates!). Please email me if you're interested...

•I seek pianola enthusiasts in the area of Seattle, Washington, or Vancouver, British Columbia, or Portland, Oregon, who may be interested in playing an Aeolian Metrostyle 65-key pin-end roll, "Salome Intermezzo", circa 1907, in apparent good condition. I would like to let my children see how this "...