Mastodawn

Piano rolls: music distribution technology from a century ago. How times change!

The photo is from a Craigslist ad selling these for $1 each. https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/msg/d/morgan-hill-player-piano-rolls/7900683747.html

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Sam at BLAG

@aarbrk You could once have taken them down to the Music Roll Exchange in Clapham, London:

https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/08/gramophones-records-rip/

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Gramophones Records (RIP) | Ghostsigns

Gramophones Records (RIP)| Ghostsigns | I am informed by sarflondondunc that this ghost sign has been erased. It was just by Clapham North Station and I used it in my recent presentation as an example of a plain text sign which has been designed to fit around the available wall space. It was visible from both the nearby train line