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Wurlitzer "Autograph" & Welte Rolls Comparison
By Spencer Chase

[ Robbie commented in 060301 MMDigest:

>[ Spencer, you wrote in 060227 MMDigest that the rolls are perforated
>[ at 9 holes to the inch, with long chains of perforations.  Despite
>[ the "Autograph" label, might they have been perforated by Wurlitzer
>[ for instruments that played the Welte-Mignon T-98 "Green" rolls
>[ (which resemble Licensee rolls without lock-and-cancel)?

Robbie, the autograph rolls are clearly marked, "for the Autograph
Piano" and "Manufactured by M. Welte and Sons Inc", suggesting that
they were made by Poughkeepsie(?).  Otherwise they would probably
not say "Inc."

I had mentioned the long slots on one track only.  It appears to be
a sustain pedal track but not in the usual place for 88-note rolls
nor for licensee, either.  They are not T-98 Green rolls because Green
have non-lock-and-cancel on all expression tracks and have the full
88-notes.  These Autograph rolls are not like that.  The rolls came
with an Autograph piano.

Best regards,
Spencer Chase


(Message sent Thu 2 Mar 2006, 09:05:25 GMT, from time zone GMT-0800.)

Key Words in Subject:  Autograph, Comparison, Rolls, Welte, Wurlitzer

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