I was interested to see the recent posting regarding 65-note rolls.
In my opinion they can give a very musical performance.  Many of the
rolls have been cleverly edited so that the missing full scale notes
are not a problem.

An early 65-note "pushup" player piano is capable of a very musical
performance; I have heard many musical performances that have been
satisfying from these players.  In the UK there seems to be some
prejudice against the early players, and the search has always been
for the later 88-note type which are far more expensive and rare.

65-note rolls are very cheap and easy to obtain; in fact, people
always seem to want to give them away, which is a good thing if you
are a collector.  There is some are very good music available and the
later rolls have expression holes and, if you want it, automatic use
of the loud pedal.  These early instruments and their music must have
had an enormous impact when they were first available, just after the
turn of the century, and I believe they are misunderstood and have
good potential, at a very low price, freely available.

Malcolm Cole
The Player Piano group
London