I have three "mystery rolls" I'd like to identify. They are of
rather heavy card and are 10-1/4" (26 cm) wide, and look like
they play a mechanical piano or organ with a center drive sprocket.
Pictures attached. Thanks!
Philip Jamison
West Chester, PA
[ The cardboard roll has a chain of large round holes, about 7 mm
[ (.27") diameter, for a sprocket drive running down the middle,
[ reminiscent of a sprocket drive music box disc. The note holes,
[ however, are made with a square punch, just like book music.
[ I measured the channel distances from the photo and estimate that
[ the instrument played 61 to 65 notes. The note spacing is about
[ 3.7 mm, or 6.85 notes per inch. I will place the photos at the
[ MMD Pictures site, http://mmd.foxtail.com/Pictures/ -- Robbie
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