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Ampico Roll in Duo-Art Drawer
By Bruce Grimes

> Look on the front cover of the latest AMICA Bulletin,
> September/October 2005, which features a beautiful Duo-Art
> baby grand piano.  Is that an Ampico roll in the drawer?

The piano pictured is mine, the roll is a late Duo-Art roll.  The piano
has the later fan-system Duo-Art mechanism in it.  The marquetry on
the sides was inspired by the pictures on the Arto music roll boxes,
the fall board by the Rhythmodik boxes.

I sent the information and pictures to Mike Kukral to see if he wanted
me to write an article about the piano, but the pictures seem to have
been enough.  Anyhow, what a pleasant surprise to receive my Bulletin
and there it was!

Bruce Grimes


(Message sent Wed 28 Dec 2005, 16:07:08 GMT, from time zone GMT-0500.)

Key Words in Subject:  Ampico, Drawer, Duo-Art, Roll

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