Some time ago, when believing that I would have my T98-scale roll
punch up-and-going (ha!-ha!-ha!), I decided to teach myself to draw
a bit, so that I might create my own possibly decent appearing labels.
Well, the punch is still in-progress, while the labels did materialize
long ago in my proof book.  At this rate and at my age, the punch part
may well never.

Art work (graphics) has become for myself a slam-dunk, whereas
mechanical construction continues to be demanding of actual, real work.
(Guess which gets mostly done?)

As most Licensee Welte-Mignon collectors and aficionados might know,
Harold L. Powell of Klavier Music Rolls at North Hollywood, Calif.,
issued a large series of Licensee re-cuts, all of which had been chosen
and assembled by Kenneth K. Caswell of Texas.

Well, whenever Caswell would have a new batch finished for turning over
to Powell, he would bring them to Los Angeles, and we would trek over
to Joe Tushinsky's home in Encino for lunch, and to try them out on the
Tri-Plex [push-up player] and the Boesendorfer Imperial piano.  This
was to "prove them" as ready for production in punched paper.  During
these many trials, I never knew one to fail the test.

(Ken had in San Antonio a Hamburg Steinway "B" T-100/Licensee, on
which he did all his editing work.  This instrument, after some minimal
collector circulation, finally ended-up in a collector's possession
now residing in the East.  It was a quite fine playing instrument.
Many heard it including Claudio Arrau and Alicia de Larrocha, and came
away effectively astounded, the effect being so good.)

Ken Caswell was a master at editing and assembling record-roll
programs, plus his musical taste and judgement were seeming to myself
as infallible.  I recommended to Mr. Tushinsky that he buy as many of
the Powell issues as he could afford.  He got them all.  These we
played often, and always with perfect success as to musical rendering,
as well as reliable tracking.

I've seen various of these Powell productions come across eBay pages
and deservedly, invariably they secure good-to-better prices.  To all
in-interest, do I recommend that they not be passed-up when there
appearing.

Now, what does the first subject have to do with the second?  It is
simple.  I'd got it into my head that I would like to re-cut Ken
Caswell's brilliant former output that Powell/Klavier had done and
so proceeded to conceive and design what I believed a fitting 'look,'
as apropos the quality of Ken's superior product of-old.

So, rolls proceeded to quickly not materialize (well, not yet), whereas
labels for those imagined _did!

Now cutting-to-the-chase after the fancy intro, I have attached one of
such graphical effort as a high-resolution file for reproduction by any
that might possess it's particular Licensee Welte-Mignon number or
title.  (Or, anyone merely having interest but sans roll).

The selection happens to be of four truly exquisite Frank Milne
selections, all chosen and put together by Ken Caswell.  It is an
extremely good quality image, that will print quite nicely, whether
by ink-jet printer or color laser printer.  (It should be in color,
as it depends on canary yellow for it's most ideal, intended effect.)

Instructions for use of the attachment --

As will be seen upon inspection, it is peculiar in that it contains
more information than any one label should.  The reason for this is
simple.  It is of dual-purpose.  For use as a box label (one at _each_
end -- after all this is DeLuxe roll work) by removing with straight
edge and cutter, the lower "TEMPO" part just above it.

For use on the roll itself, by removing by the same means the upper
part intended to fold-over, each to show upon the containing box's top.
When so-done, it will present much nicer than the original laurel-
bordered, single blue one ever did.  (Well, my opinion.  Some might
prefer the original for originalitis' sake.)

Attaching the novel confection, I believe, will serve as just-tribute
to my former friend who, back-in-the-day, I am sure would have made one
ace of an editor/coder professionally.

Also and to close, for any out there that might require some label
design and printing be done, I would be happy to accommodate them.

Jim Miller
Las Vegas, Nevada

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