Ingmar Krause and MMD members,

> I would be interested in the "Box-Number". Every Instrument (="Box")
> has its own fabrication-number. Mostly to be found on the underside
> or on the underside of the top-wood (U have to look straight up from
> where the reeds sit). I can give u a quite precise date of building,
> if u give it to me.

Unfortunately, I find no markings in either location. There is what
appears to be a dealer's label on the bottom:

    Musical Instrument Dealer
    249, Bute St.
    S. A. Chave
    Cardiff
    Anchor Music Stores

otherwise no markings other than the word "Patent" on the outside of the
frame casting. Is there another way to date/identify the organ?

Disc details are:

   131: Home, Sweet Home, Heimath, Süsse Heimath
   1343: Oft In The Stilly Night, song of Ireland
   1939: Gavotte out of "Mignon", by Ambroise Thomas
   3549: Little Annie Rooney, sung by Michael Nolan
   3672: Carman Up To Data, waltz by Meyerlutz

These seem rather odd titles (like "... Stilly Night"? or "... Up To
Data"?). Were there translation problems, or what?

> The Ariston-Instruments r not working with "rings". They use complete
> discs. The material is a kinda paper (mostly, few metal-discs I know
> of, for they rattle too much). One center hole and four transportation-
> holes at 0 degree, 90 degree, 180 degree and 270 degree from the center
> hole.

That's correct, Ingmar. One disc has printed marks corresponding to the
ends of each cutout--were all these discs hand cut? Some of them?

Thanks for your reply,

- Todd Augsburger
allmax@bright.net