A large number of music rolls from various manufacturers were brought onto the market in the 88 standard format. Among them, of course, above all the Aeolian Company and its German subsidiary Choralion Company in Berlin, QRS, S.M., Kastner, Meloto, Philag, Empeco, Triumphola, etc. - less common are the rolls of the many other international manufacturers such as F.I.R.S.T., Victoria, Melographic, Eighty-Eight, Vocalstyle, Universal, Odeola, Pleyela, L'E.M.P., Chase & Baker, Rolla Artis, Artona, Play-Rite, Artistyle, Perfecta, Angelus, and many more. The quality and design of the music rolls varies greatly. Some rolls are also short-lived due to poor workmanship and inadequate paper quality. Not all of the rolls are a musical delight, as the quality of the music realisation and punching was sometimes inadequate. The paper is 28.6 cm wide.
One of the largest manufacturers, which continued to produce in large quantities until the early 2000s, was QRS. QRS began producing music rolls in 1900. According to their own information, 1927 was the year with the highest sales of 10 million rolls! The name QRS was supposedly derived from "Quality Real Service" - another story says that this name was derived from the alphabetical letterboxes "Q", "R", "S" that this company used internally. Today, QRS castors can be recognised by the red boxes with the eye-catching lettering. The castors are simple but robust and run reliably. The huge repertoire is very interesting, with titles including modern pop music. Special editions such as the "Christmas rolls" (green Christmas cartons) issued annually since the beginning of the 20th century as well as artist rolls "Celebrity Rolls" (golden cartons) and other offers are worth mentioning here. In addition to the second-hand market, these rolls can also be ordered new from stock directly from QRS in the USA.
