Eight To The Inch Rollography

Music Roll Scales

The following tables cover all known scales that were used on American-made band organs and roll systems.
This includes all scales, even those that were not 8 to the inch spacing. Some, such as those by Luigi Bacigalupo,are no longer in existence.

Summary of American Band Organ Roll Scales (Courtesy Of Fred Dahlinger)
Table Notes:
-All rolls spooled except double asterisk** are endless.
-Endless origin denoted by single asterisk *
-AH = Allan Herschell Co.,
-TRT = TRT Manufacturing Co.
-B. A. B. (activity dates are from period advertisements and Treasures, 469-470.)
-TRT (production from Ralph Tussing production ledger, courtesy Matthew Caulfield and Julie Porter)
-GB65EOA = Gebrüder Bruder 65-keyless Elite Orchestra “Apollo”