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Post-WW2 Reproducing Piano Rolls
By Bob Conant

Dear Folks,  There has been a thread recently about Ampico rolls made
since WW2 and specifically the 30000 and 40000 series rolls by Bill
Flynt and others.  A suggestion was made that the list in the MMD
archives might include other recently produced rolls as well.  Knowing
that I have a few of these, I went to the list and checked it out.
Then I looked at what I have and I found three rolls not on the list.
Whether they belong or not I will let someone else decide but all are
definitely Ampico coded rolls and all are of post WW2 production.

Herewith is the info on these additional rolls for anyone interested:

 Roll Nr. - 40011 B
 Date - 1972
 Dur. - 2:57
 Pianist/Editor - "arranged by Bill Flynt"
 Title - Fiddler On The Roof
   1. Sunrise, Sunset; 2. Fiddler On The Roof; 3. Matchmaker
 Composer - Bock-Harnick
 Publisher - Harold L. Powell

 Roll Nr. - 72001
 Date - 1971
 Dur. - 2:47
 Pianist/Editor - David L. Junchen
 Title - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
 Composer - Bacharach and David
 Publ. - David L. Junchen

This last roll was produced for the 13th anniversary of The Vestal
Press and I think QRS also produced it in an 88-note version as well:

 Roll Nr. - CU-172
 Date - 1974, released 6/75
 Dur. - 2:58
 Pianist/Editor - Bill Flynt
 Title - The Vestal Press Rag
 Composer - Jonathan Jensen
 Publ. - QRS

Cheers,
Bob Conant
Endicott, NY

 [ Thanks, Bob, I'll add your information to the growing list.
 [ A preliminary version is now posted at
 [ http://mmd.foxtail.com/MMMedia/PostWW2.html  -- Robbie


(Message sent Thu 2 Oct 2003, 20:41:29 GMT, from time zone GMT-0400.)

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