Charles Davis Smith, the Welte historian, greatly enjoyed the
music of the rolls made for the Welte residence player organ.
He told this tale involving George Gershwin's music.

Someone at Welte, New York, boldly asked Gershwin if he would
record a music roll of songs from "Tip-Toes" for the Welte residence
organ.  George graciously offered thanks but declined because he
was much too busy, and then he introduced the Welte man to his
conductor friend, Bill Daly, also a fine pianist, who could
certainly help them.

Daly listened to some rolls at the Welte organ-roll factory in the
Bronx and spoke with the staff arranger, a talented theater organist
from Germany named Heinrich (Henry) Burkhard.  Daly said to him,
"You are far more skilled than I am; I shall mark my suggestions
on the orchestra score, and you can create the organ rolls."

This was all the encouragement Henry needed, and he happily set
to work and made a marvelous adaptation of the score for the player
organ: a well-woven medley of "Sweet and Low-Down" and "Looking For
a Boy".  Rob DeLand and I heard it played upon the big "Concert Organ"
(17 ranks, no tremulant) at Charles Davis Smith's shop in Monrovia CA.
We returned to the shop a few months later, where we met Dave Junchen
and heard a fine piano roll version which Dave transcribed from
Burkhard's organ roll.

The Welte organ roll says, "Played by William G. Daly".  Such
modesty by Henry!

Robbie Rhodes