Howdy Folks! Many of you might remember that from 1988 until 2013, I ran “Dan’s Piano Roll Auctions” in order to sell many of the rolls of my late Uncle, Si Riman. Beginning in 1992, I added and sold many rolls from the collection of the late John Gourley. Some might remember him, along with Larry Givens as being the producers of the “Green Box” Melodee rolls in the 1960’s. Some of the rolls in these boxes are marked “master made”. These were some of the rolls that were used to make those Melodee rolls.
I have just finished cataloguing all the rolls I still have. There are about 3,500 rolls including some various Reproducing and Medley rolls. A little less than half no longer have their original boxes. I have put all the rolls in numbered lots. Every roll was checked from beginning to end on a hand roller. I eliminated any rolls too damaged or brittle to be played, unless very rare.
I am offering each box (approximately 40 rolls per box, 70 for rolls without boxes) as lots, and will entertain any reasonable offer per box. I don’t have the time (or energy) to hunt for individual rolls. I would also consider an offer for the entire collection.
email: [email protected]
phone: 828-835-9816
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als = a little soft arr = arranged or arrangement BB = Brown Box Issue bl = box label BW = Black & White Box Issue chpt = chipped or broken dmg = damaged FB = Flower Box Issue FT = Fox Trot LB = Light Brown Mottled Box Issue le = left edge ldr = leader L.R. = Large Roll mar = marimba mnded = mended nb = no box nr = needs repair RB = Red Box Issue re = right edge rl = roll label rg = ragged rs - right spool or flange sb = substitute box sub = substitute thru = throughout the roll tmnded = tab mended tnmnd = tab needs mending wrds = words printed on roll |
AAS - Angelus Artistyle - No Expression AGU - Aguila - Los Angeles AMA - Angelus Melodant Artistyle AEO - Aeolian APC - American Piano Company APR - American Piano Roll (?) ARS - Aristo ARK - Aristokrat ATA - Artista ATH - Autograph Themodist ATK - Autokrat ATN - Artona ATO - Arto (Standard) ART - Artempo ATS - Artisong AUT - Autopiano BRL - Brillante CAP- Capitol CEN - Centonze Music Co.( Connorized) CHL - Challenge COL - Columbia DLX - Deluxe DOM - Dominant DYN - Dyna Record FLM - Filmmusic - Pictureroll FND - Farrand FSA - Full Scale Accentuated - UK GLB - Globe GRF - Griffith GUL - Gulbransen HAR - Harmony |
HER - Herbert HIG - Otto Higel HIT - Hit Music Company HND - Hand Played IDL - Ideal ITS - Italianstyle JUG - Jugoslavia KIM - Kimball KRL - Krell Auto Grand - Connersville, IN LKS - Lakeside (United States Music) LTW - Little Wonder - Music Record LYN - Lyon & Healy - Chicago LYR - Lyric - Cincinnati MAJ - Majestic MBP - Music Box Productions MDY - Melody Piano Company MET - Metro-Art MEX - Musica Mexicana MIG - Mignon MLA - Mel-O-Art MLG - Melographic MNG - Mongillo Special MRV - Marvel MSN - Musicnote - Dixon, IL NAT - National NBS - Italian Rolls (Connorized) ORG - Original - Cleveland, OH PAG - Pagani - N.Y. PAR - Paramount PEN - F. Pennino - Brooklyn, NY PEP - P-E-P |
PLL - Pianolist's Library PLR - Playerol PLY - Playrite PLZ - Plaza PNT - Pennant POP - Popular - Film Music - Los Angeles, CA PRF - Perforated PUC - Puccia (Italian) REP - Republic RGS - R.G.S. RLL - Rolla Artis RLT - Rialto RMX - Rollos De Musica Mexico RSV - Rose Valley (Monoroll) RYL - Royal SAJ - Sajewski Special SSL - Solostyle STD - Standard (Perfection) STF - Staffnote STK - Stark (Imperial) STL - Sterling STR - Starr SUB - Sublime TMP - Temperol TMS - Themodist Metrostyle TPS - Teresa Pavone Special UNI - Uni-Record USM - United States Music VIC - Victory VRT- Virtuoso |