[ Jack Conway wrote in 040422 MMDigest about the Welte Orchestrion
 [ at Disneyland:


>> It then reached maximum playing volume, which I would guess is
>> 1/10 to 1/4 of the designed playing volume.


I was at an auction several years ago in Oklahoma.  The next item
up was a Seeburg KT Special nickelodeon that played very softly.
The auctioneer said that this machine was built to play at low
volume for home use!  Then it sold!!

Auctioneers are very reliable and informative??

Frank Adams
Seattle, Wash.

 [ The auctioneer's job is to convince prospective buyers that the
 [ item offered is exactly what they seek.  The car salesman's job
 [ is the same!    -- Robbie