Links to Resources for Mechanical Music
An organized list of resources related to mechanical music.
No Longer In Business
| Vendor | The Music Roll Shop |
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| Owner | Elizabeth Rettig |
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| Addr | P.O. Box 510 131-1/2 Gaw Street Rawson OH 45881 USA |
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| Phone | (419) 963-3075 |
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| Desc | Regular auctions of 88 note, reproducing, organ, Aeolian Pipe Organ and `unusual' rolls. |
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| Catalog? | YES |
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| International Shipping? | YES |
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| Payment | Cash, Checks |
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| Vendor | BluesTone Music Rolls |
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| Owner | Rob DeLand |
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| Addr | 485 Gatewood Lane, Grayslake IL 60030 USA |
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| Phone | (847) 548-8615 Evenings and weekends only |
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| Email | rdeland@bluesrolls.com |
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| WebPage | www.bluesrolls.com |
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| Desc | New hand-played 'Front Porch' ragtime and jazz rolls from leading pianists. "A" Rolls. Recut jazz/blues/ragtime plus reproducing rolls and nickelodeon A rolls. New Catalog annually, with large back-Catalog. |
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| Since | 1988 |
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| Vendor | Cooling-Miller Player Pianos |
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| Owner | Herb Miller |
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| Addr | 275 Monbulk Road, Silvan, Victoria Austrialia |
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| Phone | +61 3 9737 9937 (10am to 5pm, Tuesday to Saturday) |
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| Fax | +61 3 9737 9405 |
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| WebPage | http://www.penscape.com.au./coolmill |
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| Desc | Restorations, "World Piano Roll Club". Email -is temporarily in flux. |
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| Catalog? | YES |
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| International Shipping? | YES |
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| Payment | Check, Money-Order. |
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| Vendor | California Player Roll Co. |
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| Owner | Richard Ingram |
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| Addr | Hesperia CA 92345-7559 USA |
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| Desc | New, Used, QRS Dealer rolls. QRS Catalog at or lists sent via e-mail |
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| Vendor | David Caldwell's Piano Rolls (deceased 2007) |
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| Addr | 400 Lincoln Lake Ave NE, Lowell, MI 49331 USA |
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| Desc | Ampico, Duo-Art, Welte and 88-Note rolls for sale. |
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| Vendor | Hand-Cranked Street Organs by Flora & Company |
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| Desc | Offered new small organs based on the design of John Smith of England, |
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| Desc | Brian Flora is deceased and organs are no longer in production |
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| Vendor | Carl Semon |
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| Addr | 73 Cullen Hills Drive, Hiwasse AR 72739 USA |
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| Desc | Deceased - Offered different styles of rolls and strips for organettes, including the Autophone strips. |
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| Vendor | Echoes - Ed Sprankle (Deceased 6/2003) |
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| Addr | Oakland CA USA |
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| Desc | 88 and 65 note used piano roll auctions. Maybe one per year, at best. |
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| Vendor | Claes Friberg (deceased) |
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| Addr | P.O. Box 1014, DK-2960, Rungsted Kyst Denmark |
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| Desc | Red Welte roll recuts. |
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| Vendor | BAM-BAM |
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| Owner | Bill Jelen |
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| Addr | 1750 Karg Drive, Akron OH 44313 USA. |
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| Desc | 88 Note arrangements by Bill Jelen, Rock, rags, marches. |
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| Vendor | P.K. Watts |
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| Addr | 14 Rock Hill Chipping Norton, Oxon OX7 5BA U.K. |
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| Phone | +44 (0)1608 642950 |
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| Vendor | Laguna Rolls (Steve Cox: deceased 2003) |
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| Addr | Lagoon Road, Pagham, Sussex, U.K. |
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| Desc | Manufacturer of new hand-played popular titles on the "Playtime" label. Recut Duo-Art rolls. Also agent for QRS and PlayRite rolls. Carries secondhand stock, list available. |
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| Status | Stephen Cox died in 2003. Kevin McElhone has purchased, and, is selling the remaining new stock. |
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| Vendor | Mastertouch (Out of Business: c. 11/2005) |
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| Addr | PO Box 206, Petersham, NSW 2049 Australia |
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| Phone | +61 (0)2 9569-5128 |
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| Fax | +61 (0)2 9550-0201 |
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| Contact | Greg Crease |
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| Desc | We offer a range of over 1500 88 note rolls from the turn of the last century to the latest hits. Since 1919. |
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| Catalog? | YES |
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| International Shipping? | YES |
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| Payment | MasterCard, Bankcard (Australia only) or Visa Card (no Diners or Amex). |
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| Vendor | Mike Kitner (deceased) |
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| Addr | Carlisle PA 17013 USA |
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| Desc | "One-off" or more punch by *hand*, copies of a wide range of rolls of various manufacturers and styles. |
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| Since | (Doesn't Remember) |
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| Catalog? | NO |
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| International Shipping? | YES |
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| Payment | Cash, Check or Money-Order |
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| Vendor | Mike Schwimmer |
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| Addr | 325 E. Blodgett, Lake Bluff IL. 60044-2112 USA |
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| Phone | (708) 295-1901 |
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| Desc | Now owned by Leedy Brothers - above. |
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| Vendor | New England Music Rolls |
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| Addr | c/o Karl Ellison, Salem Massachusetts 01970-1784 USA |
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| Note | Ending Business Aug 31, 2003 to pursue other interests. Remaining stock has been sold. |
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| Desc | Punch-for-punch replicas QRS, Jewel, Supertone, Atlas, Ampico, Welte, Vocalstyle ... and 88-note Monrovia "Jelly Roll Morton" rolls transcribed by Mike Meddings, U.K. |
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| Vendor | William J. Luca |
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| Addr | 14 Rainbow Terrace, Salem MA 01970 |
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| Phone | (978) 745-2456 |
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| Desc | Sold 150-style band organ rolls in the 1990's. It wasn't a business really, just a way to enhance a collection of rolls by having private collections copied and selling off the extras. Once I went through all the collections I could find and PlayRite's master inventory, it ended. |
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| Since | 1990 |
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| Catalog? | Y |
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| International Shipping? | Y |
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| Payment | Check |
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| Vendor | Patriot Piano Roll Co. |
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| Addr | 29 Terfidia Lane, Milpitas CA 95035 USA |
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| Phone | (408) 263-3382 |
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| Desc | Reproducing rolls |
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| Note | May 2000 Note: Did not respond to list data inquiry. Business status unknown. |
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| Vendor | Upright & Grand |
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| Owner | Eric Bernhoft |
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| Addr | P.O. Box 421101, San Francisco CA 94142 USA |
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| Phone | (415)-885-3335 |
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| Desc | New ragtime arrangements by Bernhoft, also Duo-Art reproducing rolls played by San Francisco pianist Peter Mintun |
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| Note | May 2000 Note: Did not respond to list data inquiry. Business status unknown. |
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| Vendor | Veretti Mechanical Organ Music |
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| Owner | W. A. Everitt (deceased 2003) |
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| Addr | 7 Beecroft Way, Dunstable Beds LU6 1ED UK |
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| Phone | +44 (0)1582 664882 |
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| Desc | Book music for all standard keyed and keyless scales up to 89-key. |
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| Catalog? | YES |
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