> The Snader Telescriptions were TV's first music videos.  Produced
>  during the 1950-52 period by Louis D. Snader (who also produced
>  "The Liberace Show"), these films captured forever rare performances
>  by artists of the day.

Would these be the "Music on Film" items that were used to fill 5- to
10-minute gaps when a program ended early, back in the 1950s, before
TV stations learned to stuff more commercials into the programs?

My favorite was of a man from India who wore a turban with a big
diamond dangling over his forehead.  He played a grand piano and
Hammond organ simultaneously, sitting between them.  The two keyboards
faced each other.  I once heard this performer's name, but my ever more
efficient brain has recycled that memory.

Other than a Reproduco, I don't know of any mechanical instrument that
quite duplicates this feat!

Mike Knudsen

 [ Korla Pandit (1922-1998): http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist10/pandit.html
 [ "Born John Red in Arizona and having recorded under the name of Juan
 [ Rolando, he was better known as Korla Pandit, the bejeweled turbaned
 [ organist who graced the airwaves with his unique musical style. ...
 [ Those who really knew him would always form a big smile when the
 [ announcer told the audience that Mr. Pandit would now play his theme
 [ song from his native land, 'The Song of India.'"  -- Robbie