What are you listening to?

[2jakes]

Where are the "Snakebite Holes"?

Makes me feel as if I'm sitting at the Duo-Art playing the Paderewski roll.

It's integrated almost invisibly with the treble and bass
subduing knife valve arrangements. Additional valves are provided
inside the two chambers which when actuated by the appropriate
"snakebite" perforation, "short-circuit" the choke effect of the hand-work
knife valve which is subduing (choking the suction) on that half of the stack
These automatic valves are driven from two primary valves which
are usually housed in a small additional box mounted on the stack.
Sometimes where four-hole tracking is provided the valves for that
are housed in the same box, and also the auto sustain (and sometimes,
hammer-lift) primary as well, so the box can get quite complex. If
a THEMODIST ON/OFF switch is provided in the spoolbox, it controls
suction to the Themodist primaries -- but quite a lot of instruments
never had this which is why you can't see the "Snakebite Holes".

Btw:
Amazing!
To be able to play the Paderewski roll while sitting at the Duo-Art.

 

[vitanola]

Yes. I have a "Themodist-Metrostyle" Pianola (push-up piano player) at the camp, and a Krakauer Duo-Art upright. Some months ago I purchased a Chickering Ampico upright at auction ( for less than $200!), but have not had the time to drive to Chicago to pick it up.

 

[2jakes]

Some months ago I purchased a Chickering Ampico upright at auction ( for less than $200!), but have not had the time to drive to Chicago to pick it up.

"Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done."

 

[vitanola]

"Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done."

Yes, well played pianos have fallen entirely out of fashion. At that same sale was a nicely restored, working Gulbransen straight player (non-expression) instrument which sold for $10.00. In November I picked up a playable Tangley calliope for only $100. Pneumatic musical instruments are just now a drug on the market today.

 

[2jakes]

This goes out to Fading Fast & SuperGirl!

 

[2jakes]

And this goes out to all the well-played pianos of the world.
Thank You Scott Joplin!

 

[1mach1]

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[HadleyH1]

listening ...still to the 80s...

when men and women were posted to differnt Embassies all over the world....so much fun...nothing serious

 

[HadleyH1]

am I talking too much? LOL

ok

I stop now haaaa too funny

 

[2jakes]

 

[vitanola]

Yes, well played pianos have fallen entirely out of fashion. At that same sale was a nicely restored, working Gulbransen straight player (non-expression) instrument which sold for $10.00. In November I picked up a playable Tangley calliope for only $100. Pneumatic musical instruments are just now a drug on the market today.

"Well Played"???

I WROTE "player pianos", and got "Well played pianos". DYAC!!!

 

[2jakes]

"I think I will travel to Rio...
using the music for flight."

 

[2jakes]

"Having grand time...wish you were here, mi vida!"

 

[Trenchfriend]

The real atmosphere, the real adult moments of Blade Runner.

0:44/1:54/2:13/...

 

[1mach1]

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[Touchofevil]

Brothers Comatose
I cannot wait to see tme live again.

 

[1mach1]

Brothers Comatose
I cannot wait to see tme live again.

Good man.

I'm not a pork roast. You can stop rubbimg it in. [emoji14]

 

[OldStrummer]

I tuned into a Pandora station I created and then let sit for two years. I'm listening to a lot of "classic" songs from 60s and 70s, including alternate tracks, which to me are a real find! Stuff like Steve Winwood and an electric version of "Can't Find My Way Home," Boz Scaggs' "Somebody Lend Me a Dime," a Byrds' "Eight Miles High" outtake, etc.

I'm reliving my misspent youth.

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

Fiona Harrison -- Burlington Bertie From Bow
a tribute to Vesta Tilley

 

[Trenchfriend]

When you are in a bad mood:

...ROCK!...