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Roll Scanners & Ku Klux Klan Piano Rolls
By John McClelland

Greetings all,  I would like to thank all the readers that responded
with information about their scanners or ones they know about.  I know
there are more out there and I welcome any additional information.

On the second issue noted above: in my travels into various piano roll
catalogs I found a roll entitled _ Ku-Klux-Klan _, issued in 1923 on
the Spanish Victoria label #6780.  It is described  as a _Fox-Shimmy_,
it has words; music written by Keppler-Lais (pseudonym for Patricio
Muñoz Aceña), lyrics by Fowler-Sam.  The piece describe the horrors of
that organization that were perpetrated in New York City and Atlanta,
Georgia.  My Spanish is pretty rusty, so I am taking the synopsis at
face value.  This roll exists in a private European collection.  An
image of the sheet music cover is attached.

If anyone would like to forward their collection list, I would most
appreciate it.  I am not looking to buy or scan any rolls; I'd just
like to know what rolls have survived.

Cheers,

John McClelland
Portland, Oregon

 [ Sheet music cover of Spanish Ku-Klux-Klan song
 [ http://www.mmdigest.com/Attachments/18/11/12/181112_133924_Ku%20Klux%20Klan.docx 

 [ Spanish lyrics at
 [ https://www.todocoleccion.net/musica-partituras-musicales/~x52979815 
 [ -- Robbie


(Message sent Mon 12 Nov 2018, 21:39:24 GMT, from time zone GMT-0800.)

Key Words in Subject:  Klan, Klux, Ku, Piano, Roll, Rolls, Scanners

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