Karl Petersen wrote in MMD050516:
> The State of California owns the San Simeon Museum collection which
> includes a Wurlitzer ArtEcho-Apollo and, hopefully, rolls for it.
I was there a few years ago and noticed the piano in the beautiful
living room of the Hearst Castle. I asked several officials about the
piano and any rolls, but nobody seemed to know anything. I did see
several piano rolls in an exhibit they were having at the time. I think
they were just QRS 88-noters, but I can't recall. The person there said
he didn't know whether the rolls were actually from the Hearst
collection.
Maybe the curator would have some information. Someone might try
emailing him: curator@hearst-castle.org.geentroep (deleting .geentroep)
I would like to know whether they have restored the piano since then.
That would be good excuse for a trip back up there to the beautiful
Hearst Castle!
Brian Smith
Calimesa, CA
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