•In the latest MMD (18.03.31) Gordon Ramsey posted an article about progress on the Wichita Botanica Carousel Organ Project. Among the links that Robbie Rhodes added to Gordon's posting were some recordings of that organ. One of them was an arrangement made by the late Rich Olsen for me of "Yakety S...

•In response to Bob Hodges' request for information on a 1939 "A" roll -- the roll is Clark 1518 from 1939, with the following songs: Clark A-1518 Rhythm de Luxe Song / Title / Type / Composer / Year / Performer 1. / Wishing (Will Make It So) / Fox Trot / Buddy DeSylva / 1939 / Harold Scott [QRS 701...

•> Am I the only female on this forum, or are there more like me ... We may be few, but what we lack in numbers we make up for in enthusiasm! I may never own a mechanical organ but I get to edit the Australian Mechanical Organ Society's newsletter and web site. For your interest: http://homepage.mac...

•Good morning MMD-ers. Just to let everyone know who might be travelling to Australia later in 2005 that the Australian Mechanical Organ Society will be holding its annual rally, in conjunction with an historical machinery festival at Bombala in the state of New South Wales, Friday 11th November 200...

In a message dated 96-11-10 04:57:26 EST, you write: > > Subject: Street Organs & Draaiorgels > > Jan, can you tell us more about the differences between the English > Fairground Organ, the Draaiorgel of Holland, the Drehorgel of Germany, > and the Military Band Organ such as Wurlitzer sold in Ameri...

•Browsing the Internet, I found a nice music box for auction in a small auctionroom in Chemnitz/Saxonia. It is an Adler coin-op machine, play- ing 48 cm. discs, 12 of which are included. It has a nice bin, a motor cover, and a nice gallery. Starts cheap at 3000 Euros, a reasonable price for a good-l...

•In the process of doing heavy research on a "slip" that Robbie made on a version of liquid refreshment (for another topic of course), I would note that this is an Angle Saxon word, possibly Frisian and Old High German. Thus both Rob and I , in the Old High German area are the masters of this langua...

•Has anyone ever heard of/been to a museum called Dr. Ted's Musical Marvels in Dale, Indiana? I read about it on the Web, and was wondering if it was worth a road trip detour to see it. The note mentioning this museum says it "... includes a huge collec- tion of street organs, nickelodeons, player p...

•Philippe Rouille says [110614 MMDigest], "When a real flesh and blood musician begins singing or playing his piano, guitar or saxophone, generally everybody listens in silence." No. Some of them attempt to converse with the performer. Not only do they try to talk to me when I play my player piano, ...

•[ Dave Ward wrote in 120821 MMDigest: > I have a Leach dance organ with a SonicCell sound module. Does > anyone know where I can get some MIDI files that I can play with it? Hello Dave, Could you elaborate a little more on what this instrument is, please? I am assuming the organ is one of the, I th...

•Cuban Organ Sounds from Holland Robbie Rhodes was very enthusiastic about a musical saw performance, in his comment on Tim Trager's subject "Orchestrions With Animated Musical Novelties" (990822 MMD). I think that he and many other MMD-readers will be surprised to learn that there is a recording of...

•I am surprised at all the interest in "Ching Chong" because, frankly, it is a song I never play. In my opinion, the "jazz", "saxophone", or otherwise labeled marimba piano roll arrangements, with their heavy orchestral effects, overpower the melody. I much prefer straight-forward versions with no m...

•[ Ref. 210116 MMDigest, Decap "Reed Box" Saxophone In 060401 MMDigest there was a request for plans or information on the free reed bass boxes used by Wicks to save space in small pipe organs. The writer wanted to use one in a small band organ, although they are not as loud as the pipework. https:/...

•New Wurlitzer Style 150 Band Organ Roll for sale, No. 14526, a ten-tune roll arranged by Rich Olsen. This roll was cut by Play-Rite Music Rolls, Inc. The roll price is $80.00 each and it comes in a nice black Wurlitzer style box. Style 150 Roll No. 14526 1. When the Saints Go Marching In 2. Never O...

•New Wurlitzer style 125 band organ roll for sale, no. 3906, a ten-tune roll arranged by Rich Olsen. This roll was cut by Play-Rite Music Rolls, Inc. The price is $80.00, and it comes in a nice black Wurlitzer- style box. Style 125 roll no. 3906 1. When The Saints Go Marching In 2. Never On Sunday 3...

•Mr. Griswald, The organ shown in the Busch Gardens picture you refer to is a Ruth converted to play style 165 Wurlitzer rolls. It is owned by Gavin McDonough, who was associated with Nunley's Amusement Park, Baldwin, Long Island, until it closed a couple of years ago. Gavin acquired both the Ruth a...

•Last weekend, I had the chance to visit the owner of a Triola for whom I have arranged, over the last 18 months, about 15 pieces. The Triola owner was not really satisfied with my arrangements up to now; my visit was triggered by two arrangements which he sent back as "not acceptable". As a side no...

•Hello MMD readers: The best information that I can find -- directly from Arthur Prinsen, the noted music arranger of Belgium -- is that holes 6-7-8-84-87 are open holes, hole 85 is a register for the Saxophone. I hope this is of some help to Mr. Craig Williams. Ralph Schultz rjstmm@frontiernet.net...

•The purpose of this article is to lay out a way to use your computer to pick [operate] pipe organ magnets and make music. If this were a cookbook there would be some missing ingredients and oven temperatures, but I hope it will get you into the kitchen. I'm not a MIDI expert, an organ expert, a goo...

Howdy:¶ My brother Rob Rhodes has suggested that I get my name on your Automatic Musical Instruments news mailing list, which I would like to do at this time. I have been a piano technician (R.P.T. - Piano Technicians Guild) here in Victoria, BC for the past twenty years, specializing in antique pia...