•If you are interested in information on (Autophone) Roller Organs, then you may be interested in my Web Site devoted to Roller Organs and Rollers (Cobs). In addition to general information on the history and design of the organs, there is extensive information on Rollers (Cobs) and Labels, includin...

•I'm about ready to repair small pressure feeder bellows and reservoir (on an autophone strip player) and need some advice. What is the proper glue to adhere the cardboard stiffeners to the bellows material. Hide glue like the rest? The original material was more like a paper than cloth or leather. ...

•Ed Copeland, Roller Organs are wonderful machines, very common, the Gem being the most common model. For a price comparison, the last time I checked Nelson Pease was selling rebuilt Gems (new bellows, replaced pads, etc.) for $575. You should be able to find the rollers (cobs) for $10 to $20 each. ...

•I'm always looking for additional information on Roller Organs to post at my web site. Do any of you have a picture (or pictures) of a Grand, or any of the rarer early models, that I may publish at the site? I'd like to show as many of the models as possible. See http://www.bright.net/~allmax/ and ...

•> Looking for four chime tubes. Bill, How about a doorbell? I bought one a couple years ago with three tubes, discounted because it had been sitting around for a while. I used it as a doorbell, though... (Not much imagination then.) Todd Augsburger allmax@bright.net http://www.bright.net/~allmax/ ...

•Just curious -- I noticed in a biography at http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Lounge/2732/c4.htm that Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) kept "for the amusement of his child guests a large assortment of musical boxes and an organ- ette which had to be fed with paper tunes," etc. Anybody kn...

•I've been recently cleaning up a Reed-Pipe Clariona, and find that I do not know a title of the first song on one of the rolls, as the leader is missing. Might someone have the same roll or a catalog that might list the song title? The other titles on the roll are "All the Way My Saviour Leads", "N...

•[ Carl Dodrill seeks a crank for a Chautauqua Roller Organ. ] Carl, Although I do not have the crank that you seek, I do maintain a web site devoted to Roller Organs, and would be glad to post an ad (free, of course) on the buy/sell/trade page if you like. I might also note that the crank is _not_ ...

•After some thought, and due to public interest, I've decided to go ahead and add a page for Roller Organ Repair/Restoration Services to the Roller Organ web site that I maintain. If you'd like to be listed there (free, of course), send me a couple lines of information, and I'll put it in place. Ple...

•I can't believe I said the dumb thing I said (in a P.S. to my message) in MMD 990111. I'm looking for a picture of a _Grand_ Roller Organ to display on the web site. Sorry! I know I should proof-read before sending, but ... Todd Augsburger allmax@bright.net http://www.bright.net/~allmax/ ...

•I am still repairing one of the small Autophone hand-operated strip organettes (pictured in Bowers' Encyclopedia, page 756). I am down to the cosmetic details and need to replace the Label on the front, and cannot read all the printing. Can someone supply me with the proper text for the top and bot...

•I think I may have given insufficient data in yesterday's request for information regarding the complete label text, and the purpose of a particular part. I understand that Autophone must have produced different models. On the label mine has in gold type on black: ??? BY THE Autophone Co. -ITHACA, ...

•> From: Charles Macdonald > To: allmax@bright.net > Date: Friday, February 12, 1999 2:11 AM > > Subject: Chein Melody Player > > I have exactly the same Chein melody player! I do not know anything > about it except that my mother has had it for a number of years, and > can't remember how or when sh...

•Re: Nix on that "one-lunger" terminology It does not surprise me that Douglas Henderson and others find some of the modern terms such as "Cobs" rather than the traditional "Rollers" to be inaccurate, and perhaps even detrimental to the hobby, when describing the music source of a Roller Organ. And...

•I've been looking for quite a while for some type of shelf that I could hang on the wall to display several objects (in my case, cylinder phono records, my autophone, some odds and ends) that would have enough char- acter to complement the instruments in that area. So I hit the antique shops, and r...

•Good Afternoon! One of the advantages of the Internet is its connectivity, and I notice that most of the mechanical music sites I visit have several lists of related links to enable an interested visitors to continue on in their trek for interesting information. Knowing that you have an interest in...

•In browsing eBay auctions, I noticed a postcard featuring a push-up/ Vorsetzer, along with some assorted music store items. Anybody recognize the model? Anybody want the card? It's already over my budget! ;-) If you want to look its at http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=92182051...

•Another source, not as large perhaps, but which has the scans available on-line for immediate viewing or downloading is: http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/sheetmusic/search.html Todd Augsburger allmax@bright.net http://www.bright.net/~allmax/index.htm

•Robert, Another difficulty is that eBay sales are often like buying the proverbial pig-in-a-poke. It's difficult to know what you're buying, unless you know exactly what the condition is. There's no substitute for seeing an instrument with your own eyes, and hearing it play with your own ears, and ...

•Here's a posting for an acquaintance of mine who (unfortunately) does not have Internet access: Concert Roller Organ with a quantity of cobs for sale. In good playing condition, as found in an attic. John Edwards, 587 College St., Youngsville, PA 16371, phone (814) 563-9633 I did hear it play over ...