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Who is Transcribing Music Rolls?
By Robbie Rhodes

Several dedicated music-fans have built machines to transcribe music
rolls and book music directly to computer disk files.  Jody and Wayne
Stanke and I are interested in communicating with all these folks, so
that we can work toward a "Standard of Quality."  Would you Digest
readers please send me corrections and additions to the list
below.  Following the name is the reader technique, format, and
resolution.

Subjekt: Wer schreibt Notenrollen ab?

Mehrere treue Musiknarren haben Maschinen gebaut, abschreiben
Notenrollen und Faltkarton direkt zu Computer-Diskette.  Jody und
Wayne Stanke und ich moechte uns mit allen diesen Leuten kommuni-
zieren, damit wir in die Richtung eines "Standard von Qualitaet"
gehen koennen.  Wuerden Sie Digestleser bitte sendet mir Korrekturen
und Additionen an die Liste unten.  Folgend dem Namen, ist die
Leser-Technik, Format, und Aufloesung.

Richard Tonnesen, Custom Music Rolls, Richardson TX --
        Pneumatic, 9 channels/inch, 45 steps/inch typical

Wayne Stahnke, Live Performance, Los Angeles CA --
        Pneumatic, 9 ch/inch & T-100 Welte, >2000 steps/inch

Zoltan Janosy, Budapest, Hungary --
        Optical scanner, variable, ??

Mike Ames, Solana Instruments, Solana Beach CA --
        Optical scanner, variable, circa 40 steps/inch
        ?? book reader

Siegfried Wendel, Ruedesheim am Main, Germany --
        pneumatic, ??
        Optical scanner, ??

Horst Mohr, Kuerten, Germany --
        optical (photo detector), 9 ch/inch, ?? resolution

Gerhard Kern, Kerpen, Germany --
        ?? book reader

Mark Fontana -- ??

QRS Music Rolls -- ???

PlayRite Music Rolls -- ??

-- Robbie Rhodes <rrhodes@foxtail.com>


(Message sent Mon 6 May 1996, 04:01:30 GMT, from time zone GMT-0700.)

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