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Treasures of Mechanical Music: a compilation of hundreds of tracker bar, key frame, and note layouts for automatic music machines, together with historical and technical information and a collector's portfolio of outstanding mechanical musical Instruments

Treasures of Mechanical Music: a compilation of hundreds of tracker bar, key frame, and note layouts for automatic music machines, together with historical and technical information and a collector's portfolio of outstanding mechanical musical Instruments

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Treasures of Mechanical Music: a compilation of hundreds of tracker bar, key frame, and note layouts for automatic music machines, together with historical and technical information and a collector's portfolio of outstanding mechanical musical Instruments

by Reblitz, Arthur and Q. David Bowers

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New York; (1981): Vestal Press. First Edition. Thick Quarto. First printing. inscribed by the author dated 1981. 630 pages, index, bibliography and illustrated throughout. One of the most comprehensive sources of information on mechanical instruments. A fine copy in near fine pictorial dust jacket light wear to spine ends and one corner very small, closed edge tear to rear panel. Very nice.

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Title
Treasures of Mechanical Music: a compilation of hundreds of tracker bar, key frame, and note layouts for automatic music machines, together with historical and technical information and a collector's portfolio of outstanding mechanical musical Instruments
Author
Reblitz, Arthur and Q. David Bowers
Book Condition
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Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Vestal Press
Place of Publication
New York; (1981)
Keywords
Mechanical Musical Instruments;
Bookseller catalogs
Music History and Theory;

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