Mechanical Music Press announces its new registry page devoted to the
Link Piano Company and its predecessor, the Automatic Musical Company,
both of Binghamton, New York, at

  http://mechanicalmusicpress.com/registry/link/link.htm 

We include a brief history of the two companies; photos of known
models and rare variations; pneumatic mechanisms and how they evolved
from early Automatic Musical Co. designs into the more familiar Link
components; details like coin switches, motors, descriptions of music
rolls, and much more.  By clicking on each picture at the right side
of the page, it will open series of full-size pictures and captions.
Because certain instruments are so rare, you'll likely see things that
you've never had the opportunity to examine before.

At the very bottom of the page are two buttons.  One opens the
database report, where you'll find details of existing Link and
Automatic pianos and orchestrions.  The other takes you to an on-line
form where you may add your instrument to the list, to preserve the
information and help create a more detailed history for current and
future study.

We've also added a separate page on how to change a Link roll.  If
you've ever wondered how this is done without spilling a mass of
jumbled paper all over the floor, see

  http://mechanicalmusicpress.com/history/how_to/linkroll.htm 

The idea for this study began when long-time Link aficionado Rusty
King sent me his list earlier this year of Link pianos (with style
letters, serial numbers and other details) that he had compiled, and
I returned to him my list that I had similarly made over the years.
After months of hard work by webmaster Terry Hathaway, and the help
of Terry Barnes, Dana Johnson, John Rutoskey, Glenn Grabinsky, Dave
Bowers, Don Rand, Brian Smith, David Ramey Jr., Brad McClincy, Tim
Trager, Jerry Biasella, Alan H. Mueller, Paul Manganaro, Joe Hilferty,
and Marty Persky, the web page is now a reality.

Mechanical Music Press is sponsored by Reblitz Restorations, Inc.

Art Reblitz