Complete Catalog of Ampico Reproducing Piano Rolls
Elaine Obenchain
The catalog has four parts plus PREFACE and ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. PURPOSE stated in the Acknowledgments, "This catalog is issued to provide the first full listing of Ampico rolls. It is not designed to be a history of the company. No space is devoted to discussions of coding or editing. Only the artists receive special attention in the form of short biographies...." Mrs. Obenchain has a few NEW copies available for sale. She lives in Woodstock, IL. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS list all of the sources for the catalog's content searched over a 30 year period. PART I: NUMERICAL LIST OF AMPICO ROLLS arranged by the Dated Number System, Standard Numbering System, Unnumbered Rolls and Technical Instruction and Accompaniment Rolls. PART II: COMPOSERS OF AMPICO SELECTIONS; a short description of each composer. PART III: AMPICO ARTISTS AND THEIR RECORDINGS alphabetically lists each performer and the works that artist recorded on the Ampico player piano rolls. PART IV: ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF AMPICO RECORDINGS lists every Ampico roll title alphabetically. For further information visit: http://www.AMICA. org. (Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors Assn.)