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From: card~hs.net
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:06:44 -0400
Subject: Rolamonica

Fellow Harpers,
While attending a local mountain musical fest this week end, I
had the rare occassion to see close-up, something called a "Rolamonica".
It is stamped made in USA in 1925, and then in another place it is
marked Baltimore, Maryland. It is essentially a 10 hole diatonic
harmonica that is inserted in a bakelight case in which there is a roll
of paper with holes in the paper, similar to the paper rolls in roll
type player pianos. You blow in one end, and turn a hand crank and the
critter magically makes a tune. The lady that owned it found it in a
trunk that she bought at an estate sale. Had it appraised at $275.00.
She had several rolls entitled "Wedding of the Paper Dolls", "My Little
Pal",
"Turkey in the Straw", and "Pagan Love Song".
I photographed it, and took her name and address for a short
story that I'd like to throw together for the AHN monthly magazine.
Has anyone ever seen or heard of this type of harmonica?

Edward Dunlevy
Republic, Penna., USA