•My father was a subscriber to the Mechanical Music Digest and enjoyed the site and e-mails. He and my mom both passed last year, and we are looking to find new homes for his pianos, rolls, parts, tools and books. He has a restored Wurlitzer Style S nickelodeon and a build-up orchestrion. There are ...

•For Sale: Books and Paper Items on Automatic Musical Instruments, Reproducing & Player Pianos, and Music Boxes Email or call me to find out if the desired item still is available. Cost of shipping and tracking will be added to the price of each item. I have tried to mark each item inexpensively. Th...

•Approximately 100 player piano rolls offered free to interested person. Many songs from 1950s to 1970s, some from 1900s to 1930s, most in very good condition. Some older rolls are tattered at the beginning of the roll. Located in Santa Monica, California. Email me at freepianosantamonica@gmail.com...

•I recently purchased a complete Ampico A system out of a late model Knabe (1927-28). The only unusable parts I have found to date are the transmission frame and the drawer switches. I will wait a week to see if someone can use the full system. After that I will part it out. Located in Denton, Texas...

•Hi everyone, I am looking for pictures (video- and/or sound-files) from the 36-, 40-, 45-key Johnny Verbeeck crank- & street-organs around the world. I have created a Facebook page, dedicated to these organs and Johnny Verbeeck's craftsmanship, on which I -- and members to this group -- can share p...

•Does anyone know of a "quick fix" for old, worn hammers that don't give the tone they used to? I would sure appreciate it if someone on the MMD mailing list has an idea of what to use if a complete re-facing job is not immediately possible. Sincerely, Luke Myers ldmyers95@gmail.com.geentroep [delet...

•Seek Billings Rollography Vol. 6, either as a PDF file or as a printed book. I'm interested in the history of the Tel-Electric piano roll company. Many thanks, Brad Verter brad.verter@gmail.com.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to reply]

•I'm trying to trace Tel-Electric piano rolls with recordings of ragtime music by Scott Joplin and other composers. I've already spoken with Dave Krall about his holdings of Telelectra rolls, and have sent an email to Don Neilson, who bought the collection of Bob and Ginny Billings. Are there other ...

•Available for sale, circa 1925 Steinway XO grand in art case with matching bench with Duo-Art player system. Pictures and video are available from the seller, Lori Tumminello, tel. 1-973-479-1341 or email loritummz@gmail.com.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to reply]. Vincent W. Morgan New York City ...

•For sale: (1) "The Ampico" music roll cabinet, excellent condition. Complete with rolls as pictured, $1500 OBO. Rolls separately as one lot, $400 -- will send close-ups if desired. Cabinet alone, $1200 OBO. (2) Marshall & Wendell baby grand reproducing piano, Spanish style, circa 1930 with copper d...

•As of today, the Ampico cabinet in my original ad is sold [171012 MMDigest]. The Marshall & Wendell Ampico grand piano is still for sale as is for $1100 or best offer, and the collection of 100 rolls is for sale for $300 or $4 plus shipping & handling for individual rolls. I am so excited to find a...

•I have over 125 vintage piano rolls in Boca Raton, Florida. I am moving and can't take them with me. I will have to discard them if I can't find someone to take them, so please help. If you will email me I'll be happy to send you the list of names. Thanks in advance for your help. Lenore Stamm 88dl...

•I have been seeking, for quite some time, Welte-Mignon roll number Y-75564, "Just Friends," played by Phil Ohman. The roll in question is featured in the below video; a shot of the roll title is shown at time 2:55. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t5kX1l3FZw I will pay all costs including shipping...

•I am raising my previous offer of $200 to $250 for the Vocalstyle roll #12783, "California, Here I Come." I have looked for this roll up and down for the past two years and have never found it anywhere except for one Etsy seller who did, in fact, have it but decided to keep it because her family ha...

•For sale: 1. 37-note MIDI-controlled organ with Haskell pipes 2. 58 QRS solenoids complete with rails 3. 3 ranks of 61-note wooden flutes 4. Several ranks with 25- or 37-note wooden flutes 5. Snare drum, triangle, cymbal and misc. for a build-up 6. A 61-note metal pipe rank -- maybe Bassoon; not su...

•I would like to thank each one of the individuals who contributed advice to my question on how to renew or rejuvenate piano strings. Thank you very much! As of right now, I don't think a complete string changing is needed; maybe in four years. The strings (now 107 years old) still put out a nice, g...

•For sale: Hupfeld Phonoliszt Expression Piano, serial number 23897, produced in Leipzig, Germany, circa late 1909. Price: $34,000.00 This model served as the base for Hupfeld's legendary Phonoliszt Violina. This example is in original, un-restored condition (except for the motor, which has been reb...

•[ Richard Stibbons wrote in 171213 MMDigest -- > Having been transcribed to audio, these performances have been > warmly received and we are wondering if anyone has MIDI files of > any of his other rolls which they might be prepared to share. I have pulled the rolls 68073 and 66093 and I'm sure I a...

•For sale: Moving, lost my storage space, so about 300 Duo-Art rolls are available, mostly originals, all in playable condition. It would be difficult to list all the titles, but I would offer them for a quick sale at $500.00 for _all_ plus shipping which goes USPS Media Mail and is not that expensi...

•For sale: (1) Knabe 5'4" Ampico A, upside-down valves. Piano is poor-to-fair. (2) Haines 5'4" Ampico A, piano fair-to-good; upside-down valves. (3) Storey & Clark upright, poor-to-fair. Will cannabilise any of these; make offers. Delivery may be possible. Call or email for info & photos; tel.: 1-24...