The US American Welte-Licensee rolls are similar to the Duo-Art and Ampico music rolls. After the expropriation during the First World War, the American Welte businesses were sold in the USA and continued there under their own management as Welte Licensee. This means that there are numerous recordings from the former Welte repertoire as well as many additional titles that never existed for the German Welte system. Although Welte patents were used here, the perforation structure is different, so that these reels do not work on the Welte green system despite having the same width. The Welte-Licensee rolls have a floral decoration at the beginning of the roll on slightly brownish paper in the centre of which is the tempo, roll number, title and performer as well as often the roll price. The boxes are usually black with the DeLuxe emblem on the front of the box. The sides of the music rolls are made of black Bakelite, just like the 88-rpm music rolls. There is a round eyelet at the start of the roll for attaching it to the take-up reel. The Welte-Licensee rolls are available in large numbers in America as well-preserved originals. The paper is 28.6 cm wide.
The Welte Licensee grand pianos also have a drawer system - like the Ampico system. Mostly installed in mid-range brands. The best piano maker brands were already under contract or involved with Ampico and Aeolian.
