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| 2012.02.16.03 |
Aeolian Player Organ Holiday Music Page Updated
from Bob Taylor •As the holidays keep coming, I'm busy posting new material on my web page where the music of the Aeolian organ is used to celebrate each holiday. My latest posting is the lively "American Fantasie", by Victor Herbert, as played by Firmin Swinnen. This posting will give organ buffs an opportunity to... |
| 2015.10.19.01 |
Seek Regina 15-1/2" Disc "Turkey In The Straw"
from Darren J. Wallace •I'm looking for a copy of 15-1/2-inch Regina disc 10101, "Turkey In The Straw, A Ragtime Fantasie". I don't care whether it's a steel disc or a copper-plated disc, but good to excellent condition is a must. See the images below of sample disc. Thanks in advance! Darren J. Wallace [ http://www.mmdig... |
| 2016.12.10.03 |
Seek Ampico Rolls
from David Schultz •I am seeking the following Ampico rolls: Chopin: Etude in E Major, Op. 10, No. 3 Polonaise #6 in A Flat Nocturne in D Flat Major Op. 27 Fantasie Impromptu Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Beethoven Für Elise Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor (Pathetique) Mendelssohn: Rondo Ca... |
| 2018.01.18.02 |
Unknown Phonoliszt Violina Roll
from Larry Norman •[ Rick Crandall wrote in 180117 MMDigest -- > Very likely this roll is a selection from an opera, perhaps > a "Fantasie" or selections from an overture. Any help? I am sort of thinking the music is ballet music. I can't put my finger on it just yet, but I have heard it before. Adolphe Adam's "Gisel... |
| 2022.08.17.01 |
FS: New Recut Ampico Rolls
from Jonathon Lorek •I have two brand new Ampico rolls to sell, both were punched this year by Tim Baxter. $45 shipped: Naila Ballet Waltz #62693 - played by Munz $35 shipped: Fantasie Impromptu Op 66 C Sharp Minor #60743 - Played by Schnitzer Jonathon Lorek [ https://www.mmdigest.com/Attachments/22/08/20/220820_092859... |
| 1997.08.06.07 |
Preserve the Mechanical Music Now!
from D. L. Bullock •Roll translation software, Midi translation software, barrel translation software, book translation software. Translating this to that to some- thing else. We all wish we could do it. Some of us can do it. Many of us think that if we invent the better mousetrap we will be able to reap huge monetary... |
| 1998.08.23.15 |
Maelzel's Panharmonicon
from Dan Wilson, London •Re: 980820 MMDigest Rick Inzero said in MMD980820: >Bill Kibler writes: >> The Panharmonicon was a behemoth automated mechanical orchestral >> machine ... It could also be made to shoot off muskets and other >> weaponry. > Whoooo-eeee! I no longer want a Wimpy Wurtitzer! > I'm gonna get me one of t... |
| 2002.06.25.01 |
Ampico Christmas Rolls
from Jack M. Conway •Hi group, In answer to John W. Miller's question about Ampico Christmas rolls, I have listed below the rolls in my collection. It seems to me that several years ago someone wrote an article for the AMICA Bulletin covering these rolls. I can't remember who or when. Boxes with green boughs and red ri... |
| 2004.01.03.06 |
Dates of Ampico Piano Roll Recording Sessions
from Mike Walter •Dr. Gregory Mason has recently requested information about the recording sessions of pianist Ossip Gabrilowitsch. I have a photocopy of the Ampico Recording Artist Contract Book and, unfortunately, it does not list his name, although Mr. Gabrilowitsch did record four pieces on six rolls. This might... |
| 2004.06.26.06 |
Seek Duo-Art Rolls Played By Josef Hoffman
from Daniel D. Tenerowicz •Greetings all: I am searching for three Duo-Art piano rolls in "very good to excellent" condition. The first one is roll number 6550, Polonaise in A-Flat, Op. 53 (Chopin), played by Josef Hofmann. The two additional rolls I am looking for are Hungarian Dance No. 5 (Brahms) and Fantasie Impromptu Op... |
| 2005.07.27.11 |
Duo-Art Electric Long-Play Cone Roll Drive
from Bruce Grimes •I am rebuilding the legendary Duo-Art electric long-play top action to put into my Steinway "D". This is the gear exchange with the cones to govern speed. I have two of the only 20 total that some guess were made. In conjunction with the vacuum play break, they make the Model "B" drawer positively ... |
| 2006.12.09.03 |
Computer Animated Mechanical Music
from Mark Kinsler •There is an Internet letter circulating that shows pictures of a marvelous mechanical musical instrument that [purportedly] was designed and built by students at Iowa State University or some such, and that it was designed with parts from John Deere farm equipment. It is no such thing. The picture ... |
| 2009.01.11.02 |
Aeolian Pipe Organ Web Site Podcast
from Bob Taylor •The web site giving information about my Aeolian pipe organ is being updated. It is time to remove the site's Christmas music and replace it. In thinking about how to use the site, I have come up with a concept of an ever changing podcast. Each new podcast will be unique. Some podcasts will feature... |
| 2011.11.02.02 |
Early QRS 88-note Classical Piano Rolls
from John Phillips •Hello MMD. I received an unexpected and welcome windfall from an ex-colleague of mine a week ago -- about fifty classical 88-note rolls. Among them are two early QRS classical rolls, unlike any that I have encountered in Australia. The box labels are printed in black on cream-colored paper, with th... |
| 2014.11.18.04 |
Seek Puccini Duo-Art Organ Rolls
from Bob Taylor •I have embarked on an audio recording project and need help. Currently I am trying to make recordings of all Puccini compositions. My roll collection is large, but it appears a Puccini fan got to it before I did! The missing Puccini rolls are the largest group of missing rolls in my collection. If ... |
| 2016.01.05.03 |
Seek Telektra Roll 80017 by Tina Lerner
from Dave Krall •I know this is an almost impossible request but might someone have, either as a duplicate roll in their collection or as just one of those extra things we all tend to accumulate, Telektra roll no. 80017, "Fantasie F minor, Op. 49", _Part Two,_ played by Tina Lerner. This is one of the 7-inch-wide b... |
| 2016.08.22.01 |
Aeolian Pipe Organ Puccini/Shelley Project
from Bob Taylor •[ Ref. 141118, 151116 & 160807 MMDigests ] My recent posting requesting help in locating Aeolian pipe organ rolls proved to be successful. Of the six rolls I sought, one astute collector has provided me with three as a loan. I am most grateful as those rolls were in near mint condition and I succes... |
| 2017.12.13.08 |
Unknown Expression System On German Piano Rolls
from Paul Rumpf •I have four German piano rolls that appear to be Themodist type rolls but they have expression coding outside the 'snake bite' accents so the field width of the punching covers 100 holes. The expression coding appears in both the 'Normal' position and the 'Solo' position. So what system are they fo... |
| 2018.01.14.04 |
FS: Box of 23 65-note Pianola Rolls
from Mindy McCall •For sale: twenty-three (23) 65-note pianola rolls with pin ends. All but two are in boxes, average condition. Being new to the mechanical music world, I have read with fascination articles about all sorts of mechanical music. I myself have inherited a grand player piano, a Welte-Mignon, which I am ... |
| 2018.06.06.02 |
Phonoliszt-Violina Rolls 37353 And 37138
from Rick Crandall •In response to Lyle Merithew's request about tunes on Phonoliszt-Violina rolls 37353 and 37138 [180605 MMDigest]: Roll 37353 Halloh! 1930! Schlager-Potpourr - "Hab' kein Auto, hab' kein Rittergut" - "Wenn ich die blonde Inge abends nach Hause bringe" - "Es war einmal ein treuer Husar" - "Schöner Gi... |
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