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No 65-note Roll Boxes: Problem Solved
By Tom Hutchinson

I've had several productive responses to my request for 65-note rolls
which I posted yesterday.  However my request for 65-note roll boxes
met with no results.  In fact one email requested that, if I found any,
I let him know.

In light of the fact that there are most likely none out there and
considering the fact that I dislike seeing unboxed rolls on the shelf,
I came up with a partial solution.  This will work only if you have a
player piano that will play 65 -note rolls and will also accept roll
flanges of the 88-note type.  My Melville Clark Apollo falls into this
category.

So this afternoon I took my six unboxed 65-note rolls and respooled
them on standard 88-note spools.  The paper is the same width.  I can
now put them in standard piano roll boxes.  I saved the original 65-
note spools, and in case any boxes ever show up, I can reverse the
process.  Yes, I played one of them, and they play perfectly.

I hope this helps those individuals looking for the very scarce 65-note
roll boxes.

Tom Hutchinson


(Message sent Sun 16 Sep 2007, 21:53:30 GMT, from time zone GMT-0500.)

Key Words in Subject:  65-note, Boxes, No, Problem, Roll, Solved

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