Hello from Maine, There will be a 2nd "bolero" roll, in the market, soon - since it's just a matter of my processing the rolls, working out the logbook for...
Hi there, Meant to write "disjointed" (re the Duo-Art roll of BOLERO by Ravel) and "evenly". Hope the group can translate the sentences, in that part of my...
Not much discussion among the group so I thought I would provide some updates and also hopefully get some discussion going. I am continuing to work on the MIDI...
Spencer, In regard to recordings on a Victor, versus recordings on a reproducing piano, I'll take the reproducing piano for many reasons. Here's some of them. ...
- While I agree with most of what Craig say's here are a few of my own opinions. If Victor electrically recorded records are available of artists like ...
I hate to talk to someone named "subintensity." Put your name on your letter please. Nobody is going to bite you! Now as far as fidelity is concerned, I know...
I have heard piano recordings under two circumstances that come about as close to the real thing as is possible today. In one case I was actually dumbfounded...
In a message dated 3/30/2002 3:27:10 PM Central Standard Time, ... I agree completely. I once heard a never-before-played record played on an Orthophonic at...
Don Shenbarger wrote: I have both Edison and early Victor acoustic phonographs in my collection, they do not begin to compare to a good Victor Orthophonic. ...
I used to own a large (actually massive) Delux Orthophonic Victor Console that changed records. It had a wonderful tone. I rebuiIt the changer mechanism by...
I have to third the opinion on the Orthophonic. I have a schoolhouse model that I rescued from an "antique" store. It had been through a metal drive and also...
These are questions that I've often pondered but have never be able to find any information on. Since this group in interested in such things and quite...
Piezoelectric was one of the designs I considered for my midi valve system. I did not have to check very far to realize that production of small quantities of...
Since I now have a way to play Welte rolls I am interested in getting all that I can to scan. I do not have the T100 scanner working yet so I am looking for...
Not much activity on the board lately. I guess everyone must be beavering away on income tax returns. I have been chewing over a response to a recent post by...
I read Mike McGregor's post of April 16, 2002 with considerable interest. His experience almost exactly parallels my own. My exposure to music also began in...
Responding to David Schoenberg's posting, I have the impression - from reading and from discussions around the web - that not all of the rolls attributed to...
Mike McGregor seems a little frustrated trying to guess who played what roll, after he learned that many artists performed under pseudonyms. This is common of...
Tommy Tightpants? That's one I haven't heard. Early version of Tom Jones? "Frustrated" may not be the correct term for my feelings about this, though I may...
Mike and all, You haven't heard of Tommy Tightpants? Why, man, where have you been? :-)) Regarding "WHY" the roll companies "pseudo-ed" fake artists; that's...
Thank you, Craig, for the very detailed reply to my posting. I now understand better why the piano roll artists used pseudonyms. One point that I may not have...
Where is the file? The link provided does not lead anywhere, and the file listing shows no files uploaded in May. Mike McGregor ... Collectors ... card here...
Mike et Al The uploaded file was the worst kind of spam, maybe even authorized by Yahoo.It was an ad for a rip off credit card, not having much to do with ...
I'm looking for piano roll files other than Spencer Chases - I have just acquired a number of his. The other sources do not seem to be currently available....
Martin and others, Please do not send large files as attachments. They go out to everyone and some people might not want to tie up their computer with a long...
Some of you are involved in AMICA, the Automated Musical Instrument Collectors' Association. I am the AMICA Webmaster, and for several months now, have been...
Jerry, John Farrell has some of the most amazing piano midis on the internet. I saved them all. There are close to 75 and all of them are first class A++ ...
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