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Hello all,

This is a significant enough development for me that I want to give everyone a heads-up before I make a definite proposal to you all via Yankee Trader. I'm sealing the deal on purchase of a 1920s Apollo grand piano with Ampico player capacity and that will set me back financially quite a bit. To cover most of the cost, I'm going to let my cylinder collection go (115 waxes; and around 350 plastics, 2m as well as 4m); also my Edison Triumph model D with Diamond B and Model O reproducers and with reproduction 11-panel cygnet horn--all in excellent operating condition.

The man with whom I am negotiating about the Apollo might take some of these for trade-in value; I should know in a week or so. But I want to give a heads-up to folks here so that this development is already somewhat known before I make a definite proposal of what I have left to sell. I might also go the E-bay route, but would prefer to start off with folks on this forum.

I'll be keeping my Diamond Disc collection and my Schubert Edisonic, so I won't be disappearing from here; cylinders were never a big focus for me anyway.

Anyway, it's a very mid-1929 moment for me: wrapping up the cylinder business.

If anyone wants to receive a Word document copy of my cylinder holdings, please PM me. My only proviso is that I don't want folks to cherry-pick what I have too much as I would prefer to sell things in lots--so that everything goes.

Ralph

PM sent

Ralph,

Good luck finding a good home for your collection.

Some 30+ years ago, I had a phonograph friend in Severna Park, MD who owned an Apollo reproducing piano, and a fairly significant collection or Apollo rolls. He was quite proud of it.


I wish you great enjoyment with your new prize !

Frank

Oh, some of these piano roll / player piano collectors are nutso - we didn't wanna tell ya so. Know what I mean ?

Wolfe wrote:Oh, some of these piano roll / player piano collectors are nutso - we didn't wanna tell ya so. Know what I mean ?

I've been a resident of the Funny Farm for a few years already--"where life is beautiful all the time." We'll share rolls there.

Billy Murray didn't cut piano rolls; I figure I'm safe.

Ralph

De Soto Frank wrote:Ralph,

Good luck finding a good home for your collection.

Some 30+ years ago, I had a phonograph friend in Severna Park, MD who owned an Apollo reproducing piano, and a fairly significant collection or Apollo rolls. He was quite proud of it.


I wish you great enjoyment with your new prize !

Frank

Thanks, Frank! This Apollo was worked on a few decades ago by a team of player piano guys who totally removed the original reproduction mechanism and replaced it with an Ampico.

I've gone nuts over 1920s and 1930s novelty piano; it will indeed be fun.

pughphonos wrote:

De Soto Frank wrote:Ralph,

Good luck finding a good home for your collection.

Some 30+ years ago, I had a phonograph friend in Severna Park, MD who owned an Apollo reproducing piano, and a fairly significant collection or Apollo rolls. He was quite proud of it.


I wish you great enjoyment with your new prize !

Frank

Thanks, Frank! This Apollo was worked on a few decades ago by a team of player piano guys who totally removed the original reproduction mechanism and replaced it with an Ampico.

I've gone nuts over 1920s and 1930s novelty piano; it will indeed be fun.

Those are nice...by any chance is that the Player Piano Clinic? I know that Player Piano Clinic also sells phonos and parts. Speaking of, I have kind of had an interest in Roller Organs...not sure about them.

Victrolacollector wrote:Those are nice...by any chance is that the Player Piano Clinic? I know that Player Piano Clinic also sells phonos and parts. Speaking of, I have kind of had an interest in Roller Organs...not sure about them.

Yes indeed: 14322 S. Beacon Ave. in Orland Park. I've been buying phonographs and records from Jim since 2004; an honest guy with reasonable prices.

I know that at one time Jim had organ rolls; give him a call (google for contact information).

pughphonos wrote:

Victrolacollector wrote:Those are nice...by any chance is that the Player Piano Clinic? I know that Player Piano Clinic also sells phonos and parts. Speaking of, I have kind of had an interest in Roller Organs...not sure about them.

Yes indeed: 14322 S. Beacon Ave. in Orland Park. I've been buying phonographs and records from Jim since 2004; an honest guy with reasonable prices.

I know that at one time Jim had organ rolls; give him a call (google for contact information).

Jim is a great guy, I needed a pot metal tone arm and reproducer for my machine back before the internet (1995), and he sold it to me for only $ 50.00, other dealers were wanting around $ 150.00. Very honest guy.

Jerry

See Yankee Trader for my posting of my 2m & 4m Indestructible cylinders.