•Ed Sprankle brought up the name of David Thomas Roberts on yesterday's MMD. Mr. Roberts is the composer of "Roberto Clemente," a tune which I have always admired -- even more when I heard L. Douglas Henderson's pianola rendition of the piece. I decided that it, being slow and a bit melancholy, woul...

•Joyce Brite asks, "Is a piano roll a recording? Also, in light of recent MMD discussions concerning MIDI, should that medium be categorized as a recording?" Actually, it is. The copyright office classifies both as "phonorecords." MIDI only recently received that classification. They are both subjec...

•Hi Group, D. L. Bullock asked about "The Entertainer" on Ampico Roll. I have the following rolls in my collection. I have no idea of their current availability or any plan to re-cut or re-issue them. 1. Ampico 40121 "The Entertainer", by Scott Joplin, Arr. and Played by Bill Flynt, Copyright 1974; ...

•Name: "Hawaiian Tremoloa", original price: $35 Maker: Manufacturers Advertising Company, 93 Ferry St., Jersey City, N.J. Number of chords: 4 (D,F,G,C) Number of chord strings: 4 per chord Number of solo strings: 1; 2 octaves playable by means of a steel slide. I just found the original guarantee ce...

•-- non-subscriber, please reply to sender and MMD -- Folks, I am looking for some information relating to the publishers royalty stamps affixed to US rolls, apparently only in 1917. Rather that have a long-winded explanation here, I have created a web page with some pictures to explain, http://cras...

•-- forwarded message, please reply to sender and MMD -- Dear Jody, Recently a gentleman asked if anyone had a record titled "Afternoon in Amsterdam". Someone did and offered to send him a tape of the record. I too have that record and have enjoyed it immensely over the years. I also have a 12" LP t...

•Dear MMD, I am working with Art Reblitz to expand his listing of Violano rolls. My part in this project is to enter the data into a computer database and to gather as much of the missing information as possible. We are attempting to include the following information about each roll: roll number, ro...

•"A new technology has set the music industry on its ear. Threats of suits and countersuits are exchanged like a litigious call-and-response. Congress holds hearings, and much official fretting ensues. From lawyers to musicians to listeners, everyone is asking: Can copyright law cope with this innov...

•I think a lot of people would be interested to take a look into those issues. Would it be possible to scan them and make them available as PDF files within MMD's download section ? Ulrich Kathmann [ We'll be happy to provide a site at MMD for them if the copyright [ status permits. -- Robbie ...

•Hi All, I have just acquired an interesting 78-rpm record. The label reads: Alfred A. Knopf Inc. Presentation Record, They All Played Ragtime, Recorded from a 1907 Piano Roll: Maple Leaf Rag, Ragtime's Classic Hit of 1899, Played by the composer, Scott Joplin I am sure there is a connection between...

•-- non-subscriber, please reply to sender and MMD -- Hello, can anyone tell me something about the CD by Klavier Records, "Original Piano Trio Plays Nostalgia 20's style"? Are these recordings of Ampico piano rolls? Thank you in advance ! Best Regards, Michael Herklotz, Germany http://musik.freepag...

•I think that 20-note street organ rolls are highly priced by the current makers today. The price seems to be a high, as it was assumed years ago that a high level of takings would come from playing the instrument in the street to the general public. A 20-note roll for Celestina organ is only $25 ne...

•Piano rolls have often been sent to me via the Special 4th Class Rate labeled as "Sound Recordings". If piano rolls are not "sound recordings", then what are they? I'd appeal to the Postmaster General! Philip Jamison West Chester, Pennsylvania [ Ah, that's what I couldn't recall yesterday. The revi...

•Well, I want to say that the MMD is a great place to share information, sales, wants, and a lot of great knowledge. I have been looking for Scandinavian rolls of folk dances and other tunes for years, in particular Norwegian rolls, but only found classical composers, or just a few Swedish rolls. I ...

•I recently had a chance to browse the 1991 tome by Owen H. Jorgensen on piano tunings, entitled "TUNING - Containing The Perfection of Eighteenth-Century Temperament, The Lost Art of Nineteenth-Century Temperament and the Science of Equal Temperament, Complete With Instructions for Aural and Electr...

•I am reluctant to correct the learned editor of this outstanding publication, but in the article in 010307 MMD ["Free Music on the Radio"] Robbie states: >[ Earlier courts ruled that piano rolls (and hence MIDI files) of >[ songs fall under the same rules as every other recording medium. In fact, "...

•Does anyone know what on earth the "Magnus 5200 Organ" was? I know the name Magnus only from those miserable toy-like organs produced in the early 1960s. The 5200 was apparently some variety of player organ. At any rate, there are at present offered on "that on-line auction", a number of rolls. The...

•Hello, All. Here's a chance to get rid of those useless Polyphon or Regina 15-1/2" discs! It doesn't matter how poor the condition, just as long as I can tell where all the notes were. (The projections don't need to be present, just the holes.) I'm not sure what a fair price would be; any suggestio...

•This is a POP Filmusic Co., Los Angeles player piano roll, #1021 "Tell Me Why", One-step with words. Lyric by Richard Coburn, Music and played by Vincent Rose. Copyright 1919, Jerome H. Remick. In fair-to-good playable condition, some side repairs. Will include new, not original, box with roll. Buy...

•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...