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| 2003.01.03.05 |
Square Grand Piano Regulation
from Jon Page •[ Randolph Herr described a regulating method in 021231 MMDigest. ] Renner makes an offset screwdriver for turning these rocker arm screws. It is called a Bechstein Offset Screw Driver. It makes it relatively easy to adjust the screws with the keys in place. The blades on the opposing surfaces are ... |
| 2003.02.15.01 |
Artona Music Rolls
from Ellsworth Johnson •Randolph Herr wrote: > I have a set of three Artona Duo-Art rolls from England, made about > 15 years ago, with this Sonata played by Elly Ney. I have been told > that these rolls were not put out by British Aeolian, and so I wonder > if anyone has information about this. These were no doubt manufa... |
| 2003.02.16.06 |
Artona Rolls & Beethoven Duo-Art Recuts
from Julian Dyer •Randolph Herr's question about Beethoven's Sonata Op 31 No. 2 on Duo-Art is easily answered from Charles Davis Smith's rollography, which lists two versions: Mero 7410, 7418, 7424; Ney 8013, 8014, 8015 (these latter being Artona numbers). In case anyone's interested, I can offer a bit more informat... |
| 2003.08.25.01 |
Accuracy of Yamaha Disklavier & Boesendorfer SE
from Robbie Rhodes •Randolph Herr and Claus Kucher found these interesting research papers: (1) Are computer-controlled pianos a reliable tool in music performance research? Recording and reproduction precision of a Yamaha Disklavier grand piano, by Werner Goebl and Roberto Bresin, presented at MOSART IHP Network Work... |
| 2003.10.21.05 |
Welte-Mignon Artist Bernhard Stavenhagen
from Gerhard Dangel •Randolph Herr wrote: > Does anyone out there have a Welte Roll of Bernhard Stavenhagen > playing Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsodie #12? We have the roll in our collection. My database says: Ungarische Rhapsodie No. 12 cis-Moll gespielt nach persoenlicher Erinnerung an Liszt von B.S. (12th Hungarian Rhaps... |
| 2003.12.23.02 |
Mozart, The Algorithmic Composer
from Don Cox •Randolph Herr wrote in 031220 MMDigest: > Mozart died in 1791 and he wrote music for mechanical music clocks, > while the Jacquard Loom appeared around 1800. Mozart also wrote a program to generate simple dance tunes algorithmically. This has been ported to most modern computers and is the oldest p... |
| 2004.05.15.05 |
Post-Production Editing On Ampico Roll
from Bruce Clark •Randolph Herr's taped Ampico roll sounds very much to me, like an Ampico "sub super" (as Ampico called them), which is an Ampico editor's copy. The roll shows all the work the editor made with narrow strips of paper pasted to the roll's perforations. Once corrections were completed to the editor's ... |
| 2004.05.15.06 |
Post-Production Editing On Ampico Roll
from Bill Flynt •Randolph Herr wrote in 040514 MMDigest: >> I have an Ampico roll on eBay that readers of MMD might find >> interesting. It is roll no. 61643-G, Barcarolle in F Sharp Major, >> by Chopin, played by Julius Chaloff. The roll is in mint condition >> and plays perfectly, yet someone has added countless ... |
| 2004.12.25.03 |
Disklavier Mark IV Has Wi-Fi PDA Remote Control
from Robbie Rhodes •Randolph Herr sent an article about Yamaha's newest solenoid player piano, the Yamaha Disklavier Mark IV. Its features include a PDA-style pocket Wi-Fi remote, a 10.4" touch-screen LCD, a compact disc drive, a floppy disk drive and an 80 gigabyte hard disk drive which can easily store thousands of ... |
| 2005.05.07.04 |
New Pouch Ideas
from Mark Kinsler •Randolph Herr said in his note, "The Curse Of Perflex," to the 05.05.06 MMD: > We have come a long way since then, scientifically speaking, and I > am certain that there must be a plastic film out there that will be > fine for pouches. If a plastic film could be found, then we would have > the perf... |
| 2006.02.24.07 |
PVC-E Glue Diluted with Water
from John Page, UK •Randolph Herr talks of using PVC-E glue diluted with water. I have used this method for the last 20 years. Here in the UK we have "Evostik PVA", called "Resin W". I believe it's the same stuff. The beauty of it is that this glue doesn't dry completely, remaining slightly flexible, allowing the timb... |
| 2007.03.16.09 |
Hot Hide Glue
from Jim McFarland •Randolph Herr wrote: > If you keep a small quantity of hot glue in a baby food jar, > you can put it in a small bowl of water, and then microwave it. Randolph and everyone: Around 140 degrees F. is pretty good for hot glue. Over 150 degrees and you are asking for trouble. In a microwave oven you ar... |
| 2008.02.10.04 |
Effect of Tracker Bar Hose Length on Repetition
from Richard Moody •[ Randolph Herr wrote in 080207 MMDigest: > Clarence Hickman had a brilliant idea in using the vacuum that closes > a bellows and plays a note to also exhaust the air that is under the > pouch and in the tubing leading to the tracker bar. His "ball bleed" > valve, used in the Model B Ampico, is the... |
| 2010.04.06.01 |
1920s Piano Roll Catalogues
from Craig Smith •Randolph, Here's a suggestion for what to do with those catalogs. There is a company near Rochester, New York, that makes a special scanner that will scan those catalogs without harming them. They also have a self-publishing arrangement. You can send them the catalog (or book) and they will scan it... |
| 2011.12.29.03 |
Grieg Piano Concerto as MIDI File
from Rich Ingram •[ Randolph Herr wrote in 111227 MMDigest: > Does anyone have a MIDI file of Percy Granger's performance of the > Grieg Concerto? Spencer Chase has it on Duo-Art, and maybe for the Ampico. That is one of my favorite pieces, and I was happy to get the rolls (all three movements) and the MIDI files fr... |
| 2013.01.15.07 |
Identifying Airtight Cloth for Player Pneumatics
from Ray Bauer •[ Randolph Herr wrote in 130114 MMDigest -- > If someone says its Bilon ... Randolph, The cloth you describe was called Bilon by the people who used it to cover my Ampico pneumatics, circa 1985. I don't remember a distinctive odor; however, it did not last and had to be replaced about ten years lat... |
| 2000.11.16.13 |
Is the Piano Sustain Pedal Needed?
from John Rutoskey •Concerning Randolph Herr's comments regarding the need for a sustain device in an automatic piano, I feel that one is absolutely necessary. Simply extending notes in an arrangement is not the same. When all the dampers are lifted, all of the strings in the entire piano resonate in sympathetic vibra... |
| 2002.12.03.06 |
New Ivory Keys
from David Vanderhoofven •Dear Randolph, I currently know of two companies that do complete sets of new ivory. Roseland Piano Company, owned by Rick Wheeler does complete replacement of new ivory keyboards, but he won't do the ivory unless he also makes a complete new set of keys. I think the cost is around $5,000.00 to $6... |
| 2006.09.21.01 |
Duo-Art 0862 "Rain on the Roof" Pauline Alpert
from Robbie Rhodes •MMDer Randolph Herr found a mint condition copy in his collection of Duo-Art 0862, "Rain on the Roof", and will lend it to Warren Trachtman for transcription to MIDI file. Then, from the MIDI file, Benjamin Intartaglia will be able to create the manuscript transcription which will guide his forthco... |
| 2010.09.14.05 |
Steck Duo-Art Pianola Upright for Export?
from Bernt Damm •Hi Randolph, It would be interesting to know if it is a pedal/electric piano. The decal is _exactly_ like dozens of them that I encountered and worked on in South Africa. I am also pretty sure that my personal piano here is a Steck Style 36, as you mention. I am not sure if these also went to the U... |
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