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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#CCFF99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04178671esnimw.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#CCFF99" FACE="Arial" ><B>Larry's Music Roll Auction</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Larrys Music Roll Auction"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Us"><U>About Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News"><U>News</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="FAQ"><U>FAQ</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Roll Conditions Explained"><U>Roll Conditions Explained</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Auction"><U>The Auction</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Roller Tune Recuts"><U>Roller Tune Recuts</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Repair Parts Services"><U>Repair Parts & Services</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Want Ads"><U>Want Ads</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sales Results From Last Roll Auction"><U>Sales Results From Last Roll Auction</U></A>   |   <B>Links to Favorite Sites</B>   |   <A HREF="id83.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Football Fans "><U>Football Fans </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id82.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rustic Western Saddle Bar Stools"><U>Rustic Western Saddle Bar Stools</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#336699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="042c83b3.gif"> <div>      There are so many great links, that it would be impossible for me to list them all.</div> <div>       Karl Ellison has done such a fantastic job of putting together just about all the links related to Music Rolls, Player pianos, Player Organs, Music Boxes, etc... that it would be redundant for me to list them. So, please go to the Mechanical Music Digest also known as the MMD and you will find just about any link you could possibly want. Have fun!</div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Links to Favorite Sites</I></div> <bR> <div>  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Collector Organizations:</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>             </B><A HREF="http://www.AMICA.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.AMICA.org"><U><B>AMICA</B></U></A><B>    </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >AMICA, or Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors Association,  is an educational nonprofit organization founded in San Francisco in 1963 by a group of local collectors who felt that there should be an organization more dedicated to the preservation, restoration and appreciation of historic automatic musical instruments.  Primarily, but not limited to, roll playing mechanical instruments. They cover the gamut from player pianos, reproducing player pianos, player reed and pipe organs, nickelodeons, orchestrations, band organs, etc.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >           </FONT><A HREF="http://www.mbsi.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.mbsi.org"><U><B>MBSI</B></U></A><B>       </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >MBSI, or Musical Box Society International, is a nonprofit society, dedicated to the enjoyment, study, and preservation of automatic musical instruments. It was established in 1949. Not only does it cover the above player instruments, but also from music boxes, phonographs and just about anything else in the mechanical music field.</FONT></div> <bR> <div>            <A HREF="http://www.reedsoc.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.reedsoc.org/"><U><B>Reed Organ Society</B></U></A><B>     </B>Founded in 1981, the Reed Organ Society is an international, nonprofit organization devoted to the appreciation, study, collection, restoration and preservation of reed organs. They cover both player and non-player reed organs, from small hand cranked to the large Aeolian Orchestrelles, etc. </div> <bR> <bR> <div>           <A HREF="http://mmd.foxtail.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://mmd.foxtail.com"><U> </U></A><A HREF="http://mmd.foxtail.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://mmd.foxtail.com"><U><B>MMD</B></U></A><B>         </B>Mechanical Music Digest</div> <div> Founded by Robbie Rhodes. A great forum for just about anything in the Mechanical Music field. You can ask questions, read about all things in mechanical music. They have a great archives, with pictures, and technical information. They also have a great set of links to other sites. Go to the Mechanical Music Digest on your browser and Karl Ellison did a fantastic job of putting together in one place just about all the sites you could possibly want to visit. There you can link to just about anything in the Mechanical Music field. All the above links and all the below listed companies or individuals mentioned will be found at the MMD's web site. Since these are all covered, I really see no need to list any other links. </div> <bR> <div> <B>MUSIC ROLL COMPANIES:</B></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>           </B></FONT><B>QRS      </B>Has been in continuous business for over 100 years. Visit them when you are in Buffalo NY.  Buy some of their rolls and keep them going for another 100 yeas.</div> <bR> <div>           <B>Master Touch</B>  Located in Australia. I hate to say this, but the company is no longer in business. Apparently it is now in a museum and it is doubtful if they will ever produce any rolls.</div> <bR> <div> <B>           Keystone    </B>Great place for AMPICO and Duo Art reproducing rolls. They have the original perforators from Aeolian Co. and many of the master rolls of AMPICO. Good news! They are now back in business.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Limited Edition Music rolls</B></div> <div> <B>              Joyce Brite</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>             Julian Dyer in the UK   www.pianorolls.co.uk</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>             David Saul  (Presision rolls)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>             Leedy Music</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>             Tim Baxter</B><B>  (Meloria Rolls)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>              Robin Pratt</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>              Bob Deland</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>              Karl Ellison</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>              Frank Himpsl</B></div> <div> <B>          </B></div> <div> <B>              Don Rand</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>               Artcraft rolls</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Nickelodeon</B></div> <div> <B>       Don Rand</B></div> <div> <B>       Paul Gottshalk</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>             </B><I>updated 10-22-2006</I></div> </td> </tr></table></body>