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What is an Orchestrion?
By Gary Stevenson

George, You wrote:


>> Is an orchestrion the same as a band organ?  I'd appreciate
>> hearing more information about these ["O"] rolls from anyone who
>> can contribute.  Thanks a lot.


I built an orchestrion that uses these Style "O" rolls and I have
a description on my web page that should answer your question about
the orchestrion:  http://www.studio801.com/orchestrion.htm

As part of my answer to you: No, an orchestrion is not the same as
a band organ.  Band organs use pipes that make nearly all of the sounds
needed to represent a band: flutes, trumpets...  E-mail me for further
details.

Gary Stevenson
South St. Louis, Missouri
garyg@studio801.com
http://studio801.com/


(Message sent Thu 17 Feb 2005, 12:50:45 GMT, from time zone GMT-0600.)

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