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