•Well, we are still sorting through and indexing small items at the DeBence Museum, and have come up with a box full of music rolls which Todd Augsburger tells me are for a 28-note Tanzbär roll-operated accordion. We do not have one, so the rolls are of no use to us. We still owe a bunch for the rec...

•Does anyone make a return spring for a Cob Roller Organ, the spring which returns the cob-holding cradle to the left at the end of tune? Or any other parts? (Todd Augsburger does not have this part.) Thanks, Kevin McElhone

•[ Charlie Creighton wrote in 100627 MMDigest -- > Is there a "How To" publication on this subject? Also > a source for materials to restore this little Gem? I suggest contacting Todd Augsburger in Ohio. His web site is http://www.rollerorgans.com/ and his email address is todd@rollerorgans.com.geen...

•Hi Group, I am a docent at the International Printing Museum and I was asked to bring my Concert roller organ to perform as part of "Dickens Day" performances at the International Printing Museum in Carson, California. Using the dating section of Todd Augsburger's "Roller Organs, The Autophone Comp...

•Charlie and I have been dear friends for many years. He was a mentor, scholar and a fountain of knowledge that will never be equaled. For years I joined together with Todd Augsburger, Charlie Moore, and Richard Ellis in manning a booth at the Union Phonograph Show. Charlie always had the time and k...

•Hi MMD'ers, I have now had a reply from Kevin McElhone of Kettering regarding the Gem cob organ. He also says he may be joining the Internet in a few weeks. If so I will direct him here as I believe he will be a valuable source of information. The letter follows. > Dear Todd Augsburger, Thanks for ...

•I forward the following message to the group, in hopes that more information may be received. If you post replies to the group, I'll be glad to forward them to the original poster, and see that they receive the info. Todd Augsburger --- forwarded message, please reply to sender and MMD --- From: Ki...

•Hi All, I got a quick note from Hauke Marxsen about the Deutsches Museum on-line web site. He said to use for English : http://www.deutsches-museum.de/e_inhalt.htm Thanks Hauke! Today I went back to the search engine Hotbot with the words "Roller Organ". I found these words last week in MMD. I was ...

•Hi All, Have you ever heard a word in your field of expertise that you were not familiar with? It seems everyone around you knows the word, and the meaning, but you don't. It is like you were sick at home one day while everybody else learned the word. For the last three years I have been building a...

•The following message is a non-subscriber's quest for information regarding a Walker barrel organ. The information should be of interest to many of us, so if you can contribute information, please do so to both Phillipa and MMD. I was only able to give him some very general info. Thanks, Todd Augsb...

•My posting in 000604 MMD re the Bruder for sale mentions the FOPS web site, where a picture can be seen. The correct address for the "Items For Sale" page is http://www.fops.org/forsale.htm (without the trailing slash). Sincere apologies for the slip, and thanks to Todd Augsburger for pointing this...

•Does anyone know the status of the Crank Organ Ring? The ring does not appear to be working and their icon has disappeared from web pages. Is this a temporary or permanent cessation? Joyce Brite Player Piano and Mechanical Music Exchange http://mmd.foxtail.com/Exchange/ [ The Crank Organ Ring is ho...

•We are down to the last 200 or so copies of this book, which was produced to celebrate 40 years of the Musical Box Society G.B. in June 2002. It has been warmly received by all musical societies around the world and will soon become a collectors item. It has 400+ pages, 770 pictures, see previous p...

•Hi, The recent alerts about the scam from Africa does not only pertain to pianos. We were contacted by a person who said he lived in England, but was in Africa on business. The item we have for sale is a monkey organ that is advertised on Todd Augsburger's mechanical music site, http://www.rolleror...

•[ Ref. 031229 MMDigest [ [> Dear Sir: I am looking for pictures or more info about a music [> coffin lid box made for sewing machines, around 1872 to 1882. [> It was advertised by Remington sewing machines. It was sold by [> Garvie $ Wood, Union Square, New York. Any info you can give me [> would b...

•>[ Kevin, your reply, "Buy the book," is rather cavalier. It would >[ be nicer if you would give Tammy the information she requested, >[ and so generate book sales by offering a carrot, not a stick. ;-) I received these two messages from long-time MMD readers expressing supporting and opposing view...

•I agree in principle that one should be guided towards the purchase of appropriate books to advance one's knowledge. Also, that answers to questions should be freely given, whether by MMD or any other mechanical music organisation. In my opinion Hans van Oost gives the best advice in that a recomme...

•Henk Wevers asked [040327 MMDigest] about an Organette restoration book. As far as I know there is no such book, although The Organette Book by Kevin McElhone has a chapter on restoration, but not specifically the Celestina. Todd Augsburger's book Roller Organs also covers restoration of those, but...

•[ Olie K. Teeter, Jr., wrote in 051007 MMDigest: > I can't find anything that tells me who made it or when. ... Congratulations -- these are fun little instruments. You need Todd Augsburger's book "Roller Organs". It will help you date the organ very closely. All were made by the same company in It...

•Hello. I'm new to the world of roller organs although not to automatic musical instruments. My late father had picked up a roller organ somewhere and it's been kicking around for a while. I've finally found out what it IS, so now I need to start the rebuilding. From what I read in Todd Augsburger's...