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Unknown Orchestrion Rolls 11-3/4 Inches Wide
By Michael Cornfield

While "rooting" through boxes of rolls, I've come across three that
have stumped myself (and some knowledgeable collectors) as to just
what they are and what instrument they go to.  The paper is seemingly
normal in thickness and measures 11-3/4 inches wide.  Two of the
rolls are a green color, one is normal "tan" colored.

The size of the holes and the spacing appears to be a 65-note
configuration.  The wooden flanges look similar to an 88-note system
with the exception that the center recesses measure just under 1/2"
inside diameter.

When looking at the printing on the leader, the slotted "drive"
flange is on the right, yet on the underside of the paper, there are
ink stamped dots and circles along the length of the rolls.  At the
end of the rolls the words "STOP" and "RE-ROLL" are on the backside
of the paper -- and upside down.

I'm attaching some pictures to hopefully help in identifying just
what these are.  :)  Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Michael Cornfield - from just north of Youngstown, Ohio

 [ http://www.mmdigest.com/Attachments/19/01/02/190102_032009_81B11F6A-E408-4A38-880D-67696FE2B8A9.jpeg 
 [ http://www.mmdigest.com/Attachments/19/01/02/190102_032009_5D3B5C2B-FFBD-4679-AD98-FAD3B1E19F59.jpeg 
 [ http://www.mmdigest.com/Attachments/19/01/02/190102_032009_53BAF638-41F1-4D7F-A219-6B5256C35D2F.jpeg 
 [ http://www.mmdigest.com/Attachments/19/01/02/190102_032009_8E1098BC-37A3-450D-A3F7-5DEF45FA152B.jpeg 

 [ The rolls seem related to Hupfeld Clavitist and Sinfonie-Jazz
 [ rolls, which are 296 mm (11.65") wide.  See
 [
 [ http://www.maesto.com/US/identifyingrolls.html 
 [ http://www.maesto.com/US/aboutdifferenthu.html 
 [ http://www.mmdigest.com/Archives/KWIC/H/hupfeld.html 
 [ http://www.mmdigest.com/Archives/KWIC/C/clavitist.html 
 [
 [ -- Robbie


(Message sent Wed 2 Jan 2019, 11:20:09 GMT, from time zone GMT-0800.)

Key Words in Subject:  11-3/4, Inches, Orchestrion, Rolls, Unknown, Wide

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