Hi folks, I heard a segment on NPR today in which two food writers
mentioned a restaurant/soda fountain, Zaharako's, in Columbus,
Indiana, and described it as having "a 185-piece player organ"
playing Sousa marches.
Given the apparent knowledge of mechanical music of these reviewers,
it may well be a Melody Player, (no flames from the Melody Player
owners please, I have two myself) but I am curious nonetheless. Has
anyone any knowledge of this instrument? The location is: Zaharako's,
329 Washington Street, Columbus, IN
Dean Randall ~on rapidly cooling Puget Sound~
[ It's a Welte Style 3 Cottage Orchestrion, Dean. See the
[ article by Rick Inzero in 990830 MMDigest. -- Robbie
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