•Dan Wilson mentioned the green paper Chase and Baker rolls yesterday and I have to agree that the paper has very good longevity. I'm in a dry climate in California and most of the Aeolian and Universal rolls I have (mainly from 1900-1910) are mostly brittle, while the green Chase and Baker conneriz...

•Re: Lime Green Steinways (020921 MMDigest). Mark Kinsler said: > But since I'm an enthusiast in many other areas, I can easily see the > problem that a fine craftsman would have with someone who wishes to > paint a Steinway a nice lime green to match the rumpus room furniture. > You need the busine...

•Wanted: T-98 green Welte-Mignon take-up spool. I need the wooden spool onto which the paper winds during play. Any help finding one is appreciated. Mark Reinhart Charles Town, WV

•I always thought the green color was odd -- almost like the buyers at Gulbransen ran across a bulk deal for Army olive green paint left over from WW1 -- as everything was green. By the way, I never knew of or heard about the different color spool boxes, but my Gulbransen was green and it had the sc...

•A thick green folder crammed with issues of New York newspaper in German from the WW1 era came to us in a box of glassware at an auction years ago. The glassware was cleaned and sold in the shop we created on the square in Rushville, Illinois, in 2001. We sold the store in nearly two years ago, but...

•For sale: Early green stack Seeburg style A coin piano, rough but complete. Original oak finish, with usual dents and dings, but veneers are OK. Most ivory still there. Loud/soft lever, and mandolin on/off switch. Piano is mostly in original condition, but has seen decades of hard use. Will need co...

•The (Alleged) Hetty Green Duo-Art Mystery Hi All, I've been helping Michael Herr discover "what's what" with the pianos he inherited from his brother, Randolph, especially the 9' Steinway Duo-Art (gutted), and the custom art case Steinway Duo-Art (gutted), that Randolph believed belonged to Hetty G...

•I recently saw "Green Slime" tyre sealant suggested as a product to nurse along rubber cloth covered pneumatics for a few years when the cloth has minor holes but is not splitting or turned to dust. "Flex Seal" clear is also a product that can buy a few years use of a player piano or organ until yo...

•[ In MMD 970822 Larry Greenfield asks about Jewish music on piano rolls. ] The 1995/6 QRS catalogue lists a total of 5 rolls with Hebrew and/or Yiddish words. These include a Chanukah medley, Kol Nidrei and Havah Nagilah. I find it difficult to imagine how Kol Nidrei would sound on the piano; I can...

•In reference to Larry Greenfield's note requesting information on the Jewish ethnic piano rolls, I wanted to pass along a little piece of information. One of the roll artist names found on the Connorized Music Co. label (NYC and St. Louis) is that of Sam A. Perry. He recorded many pop tunes for thi...

•Hello Mister Greenfield, your message in the MMD 971115 said: > I have examples of all three types of makers and have developed > my own "Fact Sheets" on these makers as they relate to my boxes. > If you would > like them, give me your fax number, etc., and I > will send you . . . Is it possible to...

•Re Larry Greenfield's question on the Shubert Club: What is it? The Shubert Club is an organization who's main concern is the preservation of all types of music and instruments. This includes sheet music, manual and player type pianos of all makes and models, orchestra equipment, music boxes, etc. ...

•For Larry Greenfield and any others of you who may have a Malignon musical box, may I say that I have been persuaded to conduct a workshop at the MBSI convention in Charlotte, North Carolina in the Fall and have elected to do an update on the articles I produced on that subject in 1967 and 1978. I ...

•Responding to Larry Greenfield's comment about Mail Boxes Etc. Yes, every time I've shipped a musical box I did so with deep apprehension due to the possibility of potential damage. Sometimes it seems that the process is based upon a roll of the dice if the box is going to arrive intact or not, reg...

•I am a greenhorn neophyte at everything MIDI. So far, I have been told that MIDI files can be altered statically to achieve changes in speed. I have to wonder if there is not some kind of technology to slow down or speed up MIDI performances simply for the playback. If so, it seems likely that this...

•In 130209 MMDigest David Greene asked about two Gershwin rolls coded for Ampico. There was an original Ampico of "Rhapsody in Blue" played by Adam Carroll, Ampico number 66133. It is a condensation of the main themes. The Duo-Art roll of the full "Rhapsody" was converted and cut for Ampico by Larry...

•Kudos to Scotty Greene for wanting to put the piano in tune correctly with the original pipes. It is a crime to change the pitch of these original pipes to A-440 as they were designed to play at A-435. These pianos are now nearing the 100 year mark and should be preserved. I have never understood w...

•Responding to Scotty Greene at DeBence Museum, regarding restoring a Cremona G [140419 MMDigest]. I recently restored a Cremona "A" roll piano, and may be able to help on restoring your G. But I do not have direct knowledge of a G, so these are educated guesses: The "modulant" control you mention i...

•Restoring Cremona Pouches Scotty Greene asked about the material used to secure the valve stems to the pouch material in a Cremona nickelodeon. The thin sheets of material which appear to be fiber used to be called "fishpaper". It was used in electrical applications back in the 1920s. McMaster Carr...

•In response to Scotty Greene's query about an unknown "A" roll, it is Clark roll 1448. The name of the roll is "Old Time Steppin'" and it was issued in 1934. The unknown song is "The Man on the Flying Trapeze". Matt Jaro