Duo Art rolls and Themodist selection

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Remaining property from the Gerald Stonehill collection of Duo-Art:

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Duo Art rolls and Themodist selection
A large quantity of Duo-Art rolls, mainly classical types featuring Liszt, Schumann, Chopin and a new set of rolls by Igor Stravinsky (when he resided at Pleyel Pianos); a number of rare signed original recordings with additional corrections (approximately twenty-one); Duo Art Audiographic rolls, including examples in maroon boxes; recording demonstration rolls; some practice rolls; test rolls; a boxed tracker-bar cleaner; a number of other rolls including the rare Duo Art (and noted as unpublished) The Warriors - Percy Grainger; a quantity of classical Themodist rolls; further rolls from series 8001 onwards, boxed and unboxed, approximately 500 units; and a roll editing device, as custom-made and used by Mr. G. Stonehill, consisting of hand crank-feed traction with looking-glass plate, in wooden frame with raised sides.

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Lot Essay

Gerald Stonehill's library of Duo-Art was sold as lot 123 on 31 May 2006 in the sale Mechanical Music and Technical Apparatus. This lot, like the next, contains rolls which are either duplicates from the main collection of Duo-Art, or practice and demonstration ones which were excluded from the main library.

The good playable condition of these rolls shows that they may have taken turns in their use for recording or for playing pleasure. The Duo Art mechanism parts which are included in lot 68, are considered as working spares and show little signs of continued use.

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