abb : 2- or 3- letter abbreviation commonly used in auction lists.
abblong : longer abbreviation, up to 8 characters
* Recuts (copies) of old rolls.
abb |
abblong |
brand/label (Manufacturer) |
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65US |
U.S., United StateS Music (United States Music Co., Chicago) |
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88US |
U.S., United StateS Music (United States Music Co., Chicago) |
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88N |
88-Note (Connorized) |
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88TM |
88-Note Note Themodist Metrostyle (Aeolian
NY) |
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88TM |
88-Note Them/Met (The Orchestrelle Co., London) |
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A-R |
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88U |
88-Note Universal (Aeolian) |
AEO |
AEO |
Aeolian (Aeolian/Universal) |
AOL |
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Aeolian (Aeolian-American, 1950's) |
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AEOF |
Aeolian Co. of France, rolls
made by l'EMP |
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Alector |
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AMER |
American (Columbia/Capitol) |
APC |
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American Piano Co. (American Piano Co.) |
AMP |
AMP |
Ampico (American
Piano Co.) |
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Ampico (Rythmodik) |
ANG |
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Angelus (Wilcox&White ?) (Hallet
and Davis?) |
ART |
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Angelus Artrio (Wilcox&White) |
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Angelus Melodant Artistyle (Wilcox&White) |
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Apollo-phone (Clark) |
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Apollo X - Apollo Piano Co. (Clark) |
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Aristo (Otto Higel Co. Ltd.) |
ACF |
ARTCFT |
Artcraft Music Rolls (L. Douglas Henderson, Wiscasset, Maine) |
AE |
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Artecho (QRS) |
ART |
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Artempo (Bennett & White, Inc., Newark,
New Jersey) |
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ARTISTA |
Artista (? Supreme
Music Co., Newark, N.J.) |
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ART |
ARTIST |
Artisong Artist Song Roll (Herbert Marshall
& Sons, Ltd., London) |
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ARTISTYL |
Artistyle - Artist Song Roll (British Aeolian/Universal) |
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Artistyle (Wilcox & White Co., Meriden, Connecticut) |
ATO |
ARTO |
ARTo "Artists Own Roll" (Standard Music Roll
Company) |
ATL |
ATL |
Atlas (Atlas Player Roll Co., Newark, N.J.) |
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Autograph (QRS) |
ATM |
AUTO |
Automatic (Automatic Music Roll Co. - nickleodeon) |
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AMR* |
Automatic Music Roll Co. (Frank Adams, Seattle WA - recuts) |
AUTO |
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Autopiano (Autopiano?) |
BAC |
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Baciagalupi (California) |
BAL |
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Baldwin |
BEL |
BEL |
Beltran (Vicente Beltran, San Antonio,
Texas) |
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BW |
Berry Wood |
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Best (Rollos Victoria - Jose Oliver
y Co., Madrid, Spain) |
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Biondo Special (N. Biondo [Connorized]) |
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BT* |
BluesTone (Rob DeLand, Palatine, IL - recuts) |
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Boston Store (see Red Star & QRS) |
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Brilliante (Capitol) |
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Broadway (Anglo American Player
Roll Company, Australia, acquired in 1957 by Mastertouch, Australia) |
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Broadway (Columbia/Capitol) |
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Broadway (Imperial) |
CN |
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Cable Nelson |
CAP |
CAP |
Capitol (Capitol Roll & Record
Co.) |
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Caruso |
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Cecile (Columbia/Capitol) |
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Cecilian (Farrand) Organ Co., Detroit) |
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CEL* |
Celebrity (QRS recuts) |
CHL |
CHAL |
Challenge (Capitol Roll & Record
Co.) |
C&B |
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Chase & Baker-Lyon |
CLK |
CLARK |
Clark (Clark Music Roll Co.) |
CLK |
CLARK |
Clark (Clark Orchestra Roll Co., De Kalb,
Illinois) |
CR |
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Classics of Ragtime |
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CC* |
Collector's Classics (Don Rand & Ed Openshaw, Thomaston, ME) |
COL |
COL |
Columbia (Columbia Music Roll Co., renamed to Capitol) |
CON |
CON |
Connazional (A. Centonze Music Co. [Connorized]) |
CON |
CON |
Connorized (Connorized Music Co., NYC) |
CON |
CON |
Connorized (Connorized Player Roll
Co., New York City) |
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CRE |
Cremona |
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CUST* |
Custom recut, private issue. |
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Custom Music Rolls (Richard Tonneson, Richardson, TX) |
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DC* |
Dawn of the Century (Ed Openshaw & friend) |
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DELUXE |
DeLuxe (A.M.R.C.) |
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DeLuxe (Republic) |
DEL |
DE |
DeLuxe (DeLuxe Reproducing Roll Corp., 653 West 51st, N.Y) |
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Diamond (Imperial) |
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DIANA |
Diana (Diana Madrid, Barcelona, Spain) |
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DB* |
Deno Burralli, Jr.; PianoRecord residual recuts |
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DOM |
Dominant (Connorized) |
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Duo (Mastertouch, Australia) |
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Duo (QRS-Imp) |
DA |
DA |
Duo-Art (Aeolian Co.) |
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ECHO |
Echo 88 (British Aeolian/Universal) |
EC |
ECHOES |
Echoes (Ed Sprankle, Oakland, CA - live recordings) |
EC* |
ECHOES* |
Echoes (Ed Sprankle, Oakland, CA - recuts) |
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EEN |
EIGHTY-EIGHT NOTE (Aeolian/Universal) |
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EL |
Electra (Standard Music Roll Company, Orange,
New Jersey) |
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Electrova |
EMP |
EMP |
l'EMP ( L'Edition Musicale Perforée,
Paris) |
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Fairview (Imperial) |
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Filmusic |
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F.I.R.S.T. (Fabb. Italiana Rulli Sonori Traforati, Italy) |
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Front Porch (BluesTone) |
FS |
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Full Scale 88 Note (Connorized) |
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Globe (The Globe Co., Philadelphia) |
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GA* |
Golden Age (Phil Wenker, Riverside, CA - recuts) |
GLD |
GLDNTONE |
Golden Tone (Reliance Music Roll Co., New Zealand) |
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GUL |
Gulbransen (Gulbransen Music Roll
Corp., New York City) |
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HAR |
Harmony (Imperial) |
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HE |
Hebert |
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Higel |
Otto Higel Co., Toronto |
FH |
Himpsl |
Himpsl (Frank Himpsl, Matawan, N.J.) |
HW* |
HV* |
Hollywood Vintage Series (Steve Nielsen, pastel label) |
HW* |
HV* |
Hollywood Vintage Series (Steve Nielsen & Don Rand, bright label) |
HPC |
HPC |
Hot Piano Classics (Mike & Fred Schwimmer, Lake Bluff, IL) |
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Hitz (Billings/Staffnote) |
IDL |
IDEAL |
Ideal (Plaza) |
IDL |
IDEAL |
Ideal (Rollos Artisticos)[Spain] |
IDL |
IDEAL |
Ideal (The Rose Valley Co., Phila.,
Pa.) |
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IMPI |
Imperial (Imperial Industrial [Max Kortlander] 1930's on)(see QRS) |
IMP |
IMP |
Imperial (Imperial Player Roll Co., Chicago,
Illinois ; pre-QRS) |
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IMPQ |
Imperial (under QRS in mid 20s) |
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ItalianStyle |
INT |
INTL |
International (International Player
Roll Co., Brooklyn, New York) |
JC* |
JC* |
Jazz Classics (Richard Riley, Sunnyvale, California - recuts) |
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JMR |
JazzMaster (John Sirrett - orig Farrell) [England] |
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JMR* |
JazzMaster (John Sirrett - recuts) [England] |
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JWL |
Jewel (Plaza Music Co., New York) |
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JM* |
Joel Markowitz (New York - recuts) |
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Juelg |
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Keynote (Musicnote Roll Co., Dixon, Illinois) |
KEY |
KEY |
Keystone (Keystone Music Roll Co. - orig 1980s artists) |
KEY |
KEY* |
Keystone (Keystone Music Roll Co. - recuts, reproducing) |
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KIM |
Kimball (W. W. Kimball Co., Chicago, Illinois) |
KLA |
KLA |
Klavier (Harold Powell, 1960s artists) |
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KLA* |
Klavier (Harold Powell, Burbank, California) |
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LA |
Lakeside |
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LG* |
Larry Givens (recuts, mid-60s) |
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Lauter |
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LW |
Little Wonder |
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L&H |
Lyon & Healy |
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LY |
Lyric |
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Madrid - Oriental |
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MAJ |
Majestic |
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Master (Altoona Music Roll Co., Altoona, Pennsylvania) |
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Marvel |
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MR |
Master Record (National Music Roll Co.) |
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Mastertouch (Mastertouch Piano
Roll Co., Australia) |
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Matacea ("Matacea's Rolls, New York") |
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MEL |
Mel-O-Dee (Aeolian) |
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Mel-O-Art (Mel-O-Art, div. of Braiterman Fedder Co., Baltimore MD) |
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MEL* |
MelODee (recuts by Givens-Gourley, Wexford, Pa.) |
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MelODee (Mel-O-Dee Music Co., Inc., Chicago & New York) |
MGC |
MLG |
Melographic (Melographic Roll Co., Buffalo,
New York) |
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MELO |
Meloto (The Universal Music Co., Ltd., Hayes, Middx, England) |
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Melotone (International) |
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MA |
Metro-Art (Aeolian) |
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Metropolitan (Connorized) |
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MET |
Metrostyle (Aeolian) |
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MT |
Metrostyle Themodist (Aeolian) |
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M&F* |
Mike & Fred Schwimmer, Lake Bluff, Illinois (recuts) |
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Monarch (see Broadway) |
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Mono-Roll (Rose Valley Co., Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania) |
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MUS |
Music Note |
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NA |
National |
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Odeola |
Odeola (France), rolls made by l'EMP |
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OF* |
Oleoacres Farms (Geo. Fawkes, Ohio) |
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Onyx [Equador] |
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Opéra |
Opéra-Paris, predecessor of l'EMP |
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Oriental (Madrid, Spain) |
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Original (??, Cleveland, Ohio) |
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Orpheum (Columbia) |
PAR |
PAR |
Paramount |
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Peerless Electric (Otto Higel) |
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Pennant (International Player
Roll Co., Brooklyn, New York) |
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Perfect (Union Player Music Co., Jamestown, New York) |
PEP |
P-E-P |
PEP (U.S. Music) |
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Perfecta |
PE |
PER |
Perfection (Standard Music Roll Company) |
PMR |
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Perforated Music Roll Co. (Standard Music Roll
Company) |
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Pianauto (Fabrica Pianauto, Rio de Janeiro) |
PR |
LM* |
PianoRecord (Lyle Martin, Pasadena CA - recuts) |
PS |
PS |
Pianostyle (Pianostyle, Brooklyn,
New York) |
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Picturoll (FilmMusic Co., Los Angeles) |
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PLY* |
Play-Rite (Play-Rite Music Rolls, Inc., Turlock, California) |
PLY |
PLY |
Play-Rite (Play-Rite Music Rolls, Inc. - 1970s artists) |
PLA |
PLA |
Playrite (Staffnote Player Roll Co., Milwaukee) |
POP |
POP |
P.O.P. (FilmMusic Co., Los Angeles) |
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QRS Australia, 1925; acquired
1929 by Mastertouch, Australia |
QRS |
QRS |
QRS (QRS) |
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R.G.S. |
RMR |
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RagMaster (John Sirrett, England) |
RE |
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Recordo (Imperial) |
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Red Seal (Columbia/Capitol) |
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Red Star (QRS) |
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Regent (Artistyle Music Roll Co.) |
REL |
RELIANCE |
Reliance (Reliance Music Roll Co.,
New Zealand) |
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Republic Player Roll Co. |
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RS* |
Rock Soup (Bob & Ginny Billings) |
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Reproduco (Operators Piano Co.,
Chicago) |
REP |
REP |
Republic - Acme |
REP |
REP |
Republic (Republic Player Roll Corp.,
New York City) |
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Rialto (Imperial) |
RLA |
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Rolla Artis (Wurlitzer) |
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Rolla Artis (Leipzig? see http://www.mmdigest.com/Pictures/rollaArtis1.html) |
RMX |
RMEX |
Rollo Mexico (J. Coria, Mexico City, Mexico)
Rollos Mexico & Señor Lodoza |
RNA |
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Rollos Nacionales, Mexico |
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Rossi |
E. Rossi Music Rolls |
RVIC |
VICTORIA |
Rollos Victoria (Jose Oliver y Co., Madrid, Spain) |
RV |
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Rose Valley (Rose Valley) |
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ROY |
Royal (Royal Music Roll Co., Buffalo, New York) |
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Rythmodic (QRS) |
RYT |
RYTH |
Rythmodik (American Piano Co., New York; 5-chars, see Ampico) |
RY |
RY |
Rythmodik (Rythmodik Music Corp., Belleville, New Jersey) (7-char product
numbers) |
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Serenata (Charles Williams Stores, New York City) |
SX |
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Simplex (Standard Music Roll Company) |
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Simplex (Supreme Music Co., Newark, New
Jersey) |
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Sing-A (Standard Music Roll Company) |
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Solo Artist (Otto Higel Co., Toronto, Canada) |
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Staffnote (Billings Player Roll Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin) |
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Staffnote (Staffnote Player Roll Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin) |
STF |
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Staffnote (Aeolian/Universal) |
SPP |
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Standard Piano Player Co. (Standard Piano
Player Co.) |
STD |
STD |
Standard (Standard Music Roll Company) |
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Standard Pneumatic Action Co. |
STK |
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Starck (Imperial) |
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Starck (Columbia/Capitol) |
STR |
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Starr (Starr Piano Co., Richmond, Indiana) |
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Sterling (Columbia/Capitol) |
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Superba (Altoona Music Roll Co., Altoona, Pennsylvania) |
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Superior (Superior Music Roll Co., New
York City) |
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Superior (Republic) |
SUP |
SUP |
Supertone (mfd. by Columbia/Capitol) |
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SUPU |
Supertone (mfd. US Music)(see also Columbia/Capitol) |
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SUPD |
Supertone Deluxe (red bakelite flanges) (Columbia/Capitol) |
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SUPR |
Supreme (Supreme Music Co., Newark, New
Jersey) |
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Surma (New York? Ukrainian) |
SYM |
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Symphony (Wilcox & White) |
SYN |
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Syncronized (Columbia/Capitol) |
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Themodist Metrostyle (see Aeolian et
al; a format, not a label) |
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Tel-Electric or Telectric 65-note (Tel-Electric
Co., Pittsfield, Mass.) |
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Telektra 88-note (Tel-Electric Co.,
Pittsfield, Mass.) |
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Temporol (Kohler & Chase) |
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Trionfo (New York?) |
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Triumph (British Aeolian) |
UNI |
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Uni-Record (Aeolian) |
UNS |
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Unisolo (Republic) |
US |
US |
U.S., United StateS Music (United States Music Co., Chicago) |
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United |
UN |
UN |
Universal (see Aeolian/Universal) |
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Universal (Universal Music Co., 29 W. 42nd St., New York) |
RVIC |
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Victoria (Rollos Victoria - Jose
Oliver y Co., Madrid, Spain) |
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Victory (Altoona Music Roll Co., Altoona, Pennsylvania) |
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Virtuola |
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Virtuolo (Aeolian) |
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Virtuoso (M. V. Cardilli) |
VS |
VS |
Vocalstyle (Vocalstyle Music Co.,
Cincinnati, Ohio) |
VR |
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Voco-Roll |
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VocoWord (Standard Music Roll Company) |
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Voltem (Wilcox & White Co., Mediden,
Connecticut) |
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Welte Licensee (DeLuxe Reproducing Roll Corp., 653 West 51st, N.Y) |
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WEL |
Welte (not DeLuxe) |
WN |
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Winner |
WUR |
WUR |
WurliTzer (Wurlitzer) |
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Last updated 11 January 2004