Hoping this is not too off topic, but is tyhere any way to converts the rolls to MIDI files? Then they could live forwver in the digital world.
In my ignorance, I cannot imagion how they would be preserved any other way…
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Lou Judson
Intuitive Audio
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> On Feb 10, 2020, at 9:58 AM, heidi Connor <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Thank you for your recommendations.
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> Heidi Connor
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> There are a number of associations related to Organ Rolls; The Organ Theater Association and the Carousel Organ Assoc. of America are among them.
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> Paul T. Jackson
> Trescott Research
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> On Mon, Feb 10, 2020, 8:28 AM Feustle, Maristella < [log in to unmask] wrote:
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>> Hi-- The University of Oklahoma was awarded a Grammy Foundation grant
>> in
>> 2013 to preserve and digitize organ rolls. I'm not sure what became of
>> the project since the American Organ Institute there has recently been
>> dismantled, but there's an old press release about it here:
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>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.ou.edu/web/news_events/articles
>> /news_2013/organinstitute__;!!PhOWcWs!gSUvoLoePoyAmrHXDpI0d1feq78G5J-Q
>> m979EQ-uL9xx8wIrmIr_1pqVOlYXoHUO35s$
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>> The other group I'd recommend consulting about music roll digitization
>> is Stanford, which was looking into digitization methods for their
>> many thousands of piano rolls.
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>> I hope that's helpful,
>> Maristella
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>> Subject: [EXT] [ARSCLIST] Aeolian organ music rolls
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>> Greetings,
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>> I am seeking resources for digitizing Aeolian organ music rolls and
>> information on like projects.
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>> Your assistance in locating a service provider is appreciated.
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>> Thank you.
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>> Heidi
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>> Heidi Connor MLIS CA
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