Richard Lipp Player Grand "Blue Danube Waltz"

[Mrronren1]

good job!

[bluedanube64504661]

can u give me the scores???

[mrslovelylady14]

This is so cool!! I can play this song by myself but with all those notes it sounds really cool!! Amazin'!

[DuoArtDanOz]

@mrslovelylady14 Thankyou , i have another version done more to a 1920's style which i plan to do on a newly restored 1912 Weber Grand pianola.........stay tuned :)

[MusicMike1285]

Why don't the keys move up and down?

[DuoArtDanOz]

@MusicMike1285 Alot of European makes (and some Brittish) had player systems that did not engage the keys to give the ghosting effect.

[eabishai]

this is awesome man ! never seen a piano like this, the make up boxes usually have the holes technique, but i never knew a grand piano could have it too. Love it ! thanks for displaying your previous possession.

[eabishai]

this is awesome man !

[DuoArtDanOz]

@eabishai thankyou :)

[ncguy207]

Beautiful.......I must say it was a bit slow.

[Turkeydoodlers]

Dan you have the finest collection of pianos on here by far. id love to have the Webber upright you have :)

[TheDreamsofLove]

wow how does it work?

[betaperwata]

Hey, just came accross your clip. What an amazing sound this beauty made. Not sure how it actually works though. Care to explain? Cheers.

[DuoArtDanOz]

@betaperwata Its like an upright player piano , the roll is played and holes in the roll play the selected notes.The system acts on vacuum and when you pedal you cause neg pressure inside the stack , the stack is linked to fingers which push the hammers ect.

[whitgreene1]

Daniel, I think that you and your instruments will be the strongest influence on my player piano restorations. I can only hope that my Aeolian will approach the performance of this one. Whit

[DuoArtDanOz]

Thankyou Mate , im sure your projects will just be great and i looking forward to seeing the clips on here too once your finnished :)

[williamhodges1]

That is one great piano. I love it

[iterlimen]

Maravillosa pianola, aunque sugiero debería ser más rápida la ejecución.

Enhorabuena.

[DuoArtDanOz]

ViktorDragmire wrote :That's a beautiful piano for 1914! Fantastic job keeping it up and running and looking great! What is that label on the front of it? My other question is; Is the piano from a big brand like Steinway that was modified by a different firm or was it made by the same company?

[TheTurtleman9]

That's pretty cool.

[DuoArtDanOz]

Hi and thankyou for your kind comments on my clip. The piano is a Richard Lipp and sons and its a German made piano.Richard Lipp and sons is still around and make pianos today but its no longer the exact same company from all those years ago , as over time it has been brought out and remodeled by new owners ect.The player system in this piano is known as a Hupfeld player and was only used in certain German made pianos as in Richard Lipp , Ronisch and another one or 2 i cant think off.

[DuoArtDanOz]

On the fall board it says Lipp Claviola , the Lipp refers to the piano make of course and Claviola is a another name that Hupfeld used when selling there players.What happened was certain music stores back in there heyday would be exclusive agents to certian player companies and would have an agreement/contract that they could only sell there brands or vice versa.Now what Hupfeld did was bring out another name "Claviola" ,and market that as another player by them ,

[cntryby8]

Very enjoyable. Thanks for posting this. Curious though: Is there a switch to turn off the key action? I was surprised to see them not moving.

[DuoArtDanOz]

Yes there is a knob on the left hand side of the keyboard to lock the keys.If unlocked only the bass keys will drop as they are weighted at the front and the treble keys dont drop as there weighted at the rear for correct hand playing.All keys on player pianos only fall due to gravity as the player action is lifting the hammer.

[4MEWD2]

Wonderful to see and hear the old technology at work on such a great song!

[DuoArtDanOz]

Thankyou so much for your feedback , i hope to do more songs soon .Cheers Daniel :)

[fivechildren]

Absolutely beautiful machine Thanks so very much for posting this video ! Much appreciated watching it! (Just lovely)!

[DuoArtDanOz]

Thankyou for your kind words :)

[DuoArtDanOz]

I was lucky enough to buy from a fellow collector.Its length is 6'4 but some of my fellow player friends have 7ft players :)

[Co0kieNo0dle]

1914?? And already they have this interesting invention?? Doesn't it cost you a tons of cash??

[DuoArtDanOz]

These amazing players 1st started many years before my one of 1914 build.If you shop around there is always some good buys out there.

[mmandrez]

GREAT ! !!

[richmansam]

usaly the keys move

[DuoArtDanOz]

The keys will only drop in player mode due to gravity as the player lifts the hammer off them at the rear.I have the keys locked here as it makes repetition faster.Also the keys on my Grand are weighted differently to say an upright.My bass end keys are normal but the tenor/treble keys weigh more at the rear and in hence they are heavier at the back and wont drop in player mode.My grand has a key lock knob next to the bass keys to lock them when in player mode.Hope this makes sense...Daniel :)

[lawbigduck]

it's cool, i never seen such a piano like this

wht invention was tht, it can even play with emotion

[DuoArtDanOz]

The Grand is a 6'4" Richard Lipp and sohns1914 model , the player (pianola) section is the famous Hupfeld of Germany.

[cyberlight22]

the old pianos are goot but look into the yamaha and or pianodisc not to say that the roll pianos are bad but tay geve no emotion to the music but good video 5

[DuoArtDanOz]

If you check out my other clips (Duo-Art upright) some of these rolls are full expression rolls and even today much debate has arisen to the the Yamaha and Pianodisc failing to match the earlier dymanics.But everyone has there own opinion and i welcome peoples feedback of all comments....Daniel :)

[pianoman1984]

A pianodisk or disklavier can easily compete with a good restored reproducer or foot-pumper played by somebody who knows what he/she's doing.

for instance watch this vid: watch?v=dM_CUv-UkB8

or:

watch?v=2JqId7QQaaw

not that I'm 'against' the modern systems, I want one too someday, but they are not better than the old systems, just newer

[DuoArtDanOz]

In this clip i gave no expression at all , and i could of done with feet and also the hand controls on the fold up control board in front of the keys.When this clip was filmed i only had the player for 6 weeks.Since then i have learnt how to express music 100% better with better foot controls and using the theming levers.Just not sure at the this stage about redoing the clip again and having 2 songs the same on my page.I don't want to remove this clip as it has generated some interest.

[pianoman1984]

takes some practise to play these rolls...

it sounds nice already (though I'd play it a bit faster) just record this in a year again and then compare.... You'll be amazed ;)

Want to trade that claviola for my waddington?