In Germany, Hupfeld was the largest supplier of artist rolls, for its own Hupfeld Phonola expression instruments. The Phonola music rolls with the 72/73-note scale were sold from 1902, initially only as drawn rolls and then, from 1905, also as hand-played artist rolls, and only work on Hupfeld instruments. The paper is 29.5 cm (11⅝ in) wide.
The drawn Phonola rolls have numbers below 12000. Hand-played artist rolls have roll numbers from 12000, often also the signature and sometimes a photo of the recording artist. The paper has “Phonola” as a watermark and the date of manufacture on the back at the start. Hupfeld Phonola rolls have wooden flanges and also have metal pins on both sides for mounting in the roll box. Since these rolls are hung in the lower spool and run upward, the roll label is arranged accordingly.
72-note standard music rolls were occasionally also offered under license by other manufacturers. These rolls can therefore also be found made by SM (Schüller und Meissner), for example.