•Re Michael Woolf's query: Haines made a pedal electric Ampico (called a Triano here in Australia), as Marque was the pedal-only style. The pedal-only Marque has not got the full Ampico workings in it, and the Triano is not supposed to have them all either, but has more than the pedal-only. So Micha...

•Dear MMDers, Well, Rodney Diehl's contribution about collector profiles should bring the lurkers out of the woodwork! Neat idea. I have two Ampicos: an upright Marque Ampico in a Foster piano, and a Knabe Ampico A, modified by Tim Westman to play B rolls, utilizing some of the 0-T and 0-B holes. I ...

•"Roberto Clemente" by Artcraft is on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4PWqwmTJWU Pianolist: Michael Potash Piano: Franklin Marque Ampico, late '20s L. Douglas Henderson - Artcraft Music Rolls Wiscasset, Maine, USA http://wiscasset.net/artcraft/

•My thanks go to Chris Phillips and Bob Taylor for letting us all know about the passing of John Phillips. Many years ago I corresponded with John and, hopefully, helped him with understanding the secrets of his Marque Ampico foot pumped reproducing piano. John was very gracious and appreciative of ...

•Hello all, Regarding the explanation by Bob Conant (MMD 170813), is the Marque Ampico inferior in any way (apart from lack of a motor) to the ordinary powered model A Ampico? Is an upright Ampico inferior to a grand Ampico? Kind regards, Geoff Ward

•Stephen Powell asks about a set of Ampico A expression units [190520 MMDigest]. I have a set of intensity controllers from a complete Franklin upright foot-pumped Marque Ampico. These are unrestored but there is no crescendo system with this design. I am not sure if there is the re-regulator pneuma...

•> My question is: is there a decent source for "M" rolls? ("M" rolls were > used by Marquette Piano Co. for the 'Cremona' line.) I understand that Durrell Armstrong plans a recut series by subscription for M rolls. He is the owner of Player Piano Co., Wichita, KS. Now would be a good time for you a...

•I am reading with interest about the M Roll recutting project by Durrell Armstrong. That is something badly needed for Cremonas. The M roll (Marquette) was a scale equivalent to the O-roll scale. It really has no advantages over the O-roll scale at all, to my knowledge. (It was the orchestration th...

•Hi Robbie, you wondered, >[ The list of "M" rolls submitted by Hal Davis sure resembles the >[ "O"-roll tune lists. Were the rolls arranged and perforated by >[ the same company? Marquette Rolls were arranged and cut by QRS before 1920, and after that by Clark. [Don Teach mentioned that "M" stands ...

•[ Visitor georgeb@thezone.net asked in 990109 MMDigest: ] > Could you tell me if there is any difference between a piano > with the name Balwin and the name "D. H. Balwin." What Baldwin has done is arrange to have several marques (Chickering, Wurlitzer, D. H. Baldwin, etc.) manufactured in Asia by ...

•In MMD 010129 Don Teach asked for opinions regarding his recent discovery of the empty case Cremona J, so here's my two cents worth. I am sure Don knows that the "Cremona" (Marquette Piano Co.) was considered the "Rolls-Royce" of American coin pianos & orchestrions. Now, if one discovered an intact...

•For Sale: 26-key barrel organ by Nechada of Odessa, circa 1910. Photographs show that the case is decorated with paintings and marquetry (inlaid wood). On the front are two painted dancing girls and marquetry designs of flowers and cherubs. The maker's name and address (in Cyrillic) are carved into...

•The first ever meeting of the Amateur Organ Builders Group took place over two full days last weekend at Bloxham Steam Fair, near Banbury, Oxfordshire. Eight members together with their wives and twelve hand-turned organs occupied a small marquee tent. As well as providing an interesting display fo...

•There is no need to describe what this event is all about, fabulous will be enough. For the last 3 years the Amateur Organ Builders have had a marquee there. During this period the A.O.B. Group, as we have become known, has gone from strength to strength although there is still no official club as ...

•-- non-subscriber, please reply to sender and MMD -- Dear sirs, I am looking for a copy of the tuner's service manual for the Marquette Cremona nickelodeon with 32 organ pipes and mandolin, made in Chicago 1907-1919. Sincerely, Stephen L. Andersen

•As Archivist for the Musical Box Society of Great Britain, I have received a query from a member who has a PVF cylinder musical box with a damaged lid. He is seeking a photograph of the design to help with restoration. The marquetry design depicts a bird with medium-sized beak, head comb (like a co...

•A few more details on this subject, started by Don Teach yesterday, for those interested in minutia: The Marquette Piano Co. of Chicago, founded by Axel Larson and his brother shortly after 1900, was an early maker of pushup piano players and player actions for other piano companies. When J. P. See...

•My name is Stacey Gordon and I am the artistic director of the Virginia City Players in Virginia City Montana. We are a 58 year old summer stock company who specialize in 19th century theatrical drama and vaudeville. We are blessed to have a _working_ 1918 Marquette Cremona Photoplayer in our music...

•> Is this US product [Kroil], in UK terms, WD40, does anyone know? In the US we have _both_ Kroil and WD-40. They certainly are different brands (marques). I think Kroil is sold in much larger containers than the little can (or spray can) in which one usually sees WD-40 and it is typically sold thr...

•[ Matthew Caulfield wrote in 141106 MMDigest: > Regina made no orchestrions or similar instruments that might today > be termed "nickelodeons." On page 596 of Bowers' "Encyclopedia" you will see a photo of a Regina coin piano built by the Marquette Piano Co. I owned one of these for a short time an...