•I'm interested in contacting someone having an early 26-note Deleika organ using 130 mm [5.12 inch] wide rolls. Later and current models use the more standard 110 mm [4.33 inch] wide roll. Please write directly to . Hal O'Rourke

•For sale: Solo Orchestrelle Aeolian Model XY (116 notes), fully restored in 2000. See Bowers' Encyclopedia, page 780. It is possible to see and hear the instrument on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqPyHjYuC1Q&feature=player_detailpage Situated in the North of France. Michel Tremouille tel...

[ Ed. Note: Pete sent a letter earlier with numeric data, which I [ assume is to be replaced with this most recent letter, therefore [ I'll publish only this one. As with previous long lists of [ data (i.e., lists of music rolls) this material will usually be [ placed at the end of the Digest. [ [ ...

•Does anyone know of a source for cardboard (or metal) disks for an Ariston 24-note organette? The disks are about 13" (33 cm) in diameter. About a dozen came with the organ when I purchased it recently, but several are water-damaged and in poor shape, and I'd like to purchase some additional tunes...

•Here is a page of some notes I had on the Kimball player with the earlier tracker bar scale from the WW1 era. It was a simple system but it produced nice music. This was a nice player and the rolls were done very well. There was also another, later tracker bar scale that used some of the center hol...

•MMD subscribers may be aware that I have an 88-note, full reproducing Telektra brass roll player installed in a 1905 A.B. Chase piano. Most of the rolls are arranged (and most are really well done and do sound hand played) but they did a series of hand played rolls by many top name pianists we know...

In a message dated 96-12-01 04:33:58 EST, Craig Brougher writes: > > I've heard of it, but never seen one. Maybe somebody on this page knows > more about them. On the other hand, the reed organ only requires an > inch or two of vacuum pressure, maybe a little more or less depending > on the reed, so...

•Jim Canavan wrote: > Does anyone know of a source for cardboard (or metal) disks > for an Ariston 24-note organette? Yep :) > The disks are about 13" (33 cm) in diameter. About a dozen came with > the organ when I purchased it recently, but several are water-damaged > and in poor shape, and I'd lik...

•I hope this does not get to be a boring note, but thanks to all who have asked about getting to Deansboro NY for the auction in September. I did promise to get camping, lodging, meeting etc. info to you, so here it is as brief as I can make it. I am going to use some abbreviations for places to sta...

•Help! I need the "guts" for an upright 88-note player piano, which originally took a Standard action divided at 25-30-33. I need everything: stack, air motor, tracker bar, spoolbox, tracker mechanism, and bellows assembly with pedals. Will buy entire piano if necessary. Thanks. Dave Smith OutBack M...

•Having secured ownership of an orphaned three manual Aeolian Duo-Art 116/176 note console, it gives me great pleasure to release to widespread Digest distribution this heads-up about other Aeolian pipe organ 'stuff' available from the same source located in central New Hampshire. If I was not alrea...

Howdie from Connecticut - While helping my parents record some of their old 33 1/3 albums to cassette tapes this weekend, I ran into an LP album that I forgot they had: "Nickel Music - The Sounds of the Nickelodeons at Paul Eakins' Gay Nineties Village". I remember them getting it in the late '60s, ...

Craig Brougher seems exasperated with the discussion of alternative schemes to control loudness and/or expression, as implied in this note which preceded the fine technical articles he sent today: > Date: Fri, 30 Aug 96 14:15:33 UT > From: "Craig Brougher" > To: "Automatic Music Mailing List" > Subj...

Two years ago at the Union IL swap meet I purchased a used 20-note Deleika monkey/grinder organ, the style that should go on a small cart. It's in fine-looking shape and beautifully built inside, looking almost new inside and out. I have a few rolls and have Hal O'Rourke's latest catalog of music so...

•Hello, Jem Whitenack wrote in 130507 MMDigest: > I have a selection of 13-1/4" Kalliope discs for sale. Please note that Kalliope discs of 33.7 cm (or 13-1/4") are found with two different center hole diameters. In Germany one usually finds the table model, which is wound up through the disc centre...

•Yes, Bob, The 33.3-divided-by-two-speed was very useful to slow down music; but to then play an octave high took a good ear. Now I have a device called Voice-it, which has a double speed and half speed playback, which does not change the frequency. 10 years ago such dictation aids were available, b...

In digest 95.08.26, Bob Ebert asked about the note assignments for the Wurlitzer 125 and 150 rolls. Here's some information extracted from Art Reblitz' "Treasures of Mechanical Music". I'm told that Art is unsure when/if it will be reprinted. Its too bad that this wonderful book is itself a collecto...

•Begin forwarded Message > From: jhardman@ios.com (jack hardman) > Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.piano > Subject: Steinway-Welte Organ Piano For Sale > Date: 22 Mar 1996 03:37:33 GMT > > 1. Steinway Model O 6'-10" with Welte player action converted for use as a > an organ piano. Solenoid valves locat...

For those who give phone calls to France, there was on Oct 18th 1996 a general change in the phone numbers in France (numbers rising from 8 to 9 or 10 digits). Without going into details, please note : 1) If you call from outside France, you have to dial 9 digits after the France country code, which...

•I am glad everyone enjoys my music. Thanks :-) We spend alot of time rebuilding 88 notes, 88 valves, 88 pneumatics and the like... Might as well play them ALL, thats what they are there for. I will never forget a multi tune roll I did once. I played note 88 several times in the number and my piano ...