Actually it is Capitol roll G-469. Here are the songs. CAPITOL G-469 1. IN A LITTLE TOWN CALLED HOME 2. MY DEAR, WALTZ 3, HE, SHE, AND ME, FOX TROT 4. MY SIN, FOX TROT 5. PAGAN LOVE SONG, WALTZ 6. TO BE IN LOVE, FOX TROT 7. BOY, OH WHERE CAN YOU BE, FOX TROT 8. MOTHER’S BOY, FOX TROT 9. SINGING IN THE RAIN, FOX TROT
You have the percussion hook up correct. However, the reeds and xylophone are just the opposite. Violin on and off controls the xylophone and flute controls the reeds. Probably explains why the xylophone plays so much of the time. I didn't change any of the registers. I don't know who did the conversion but it was probably around the 1970's since the old pouches were perflex, disintegrated of course.
Do you know who converted this instrument? They had some great design ideas! (although to be fair, I don't know how much of this you have re-designed from what they did).
Again, this is one of the very best-sounding American build-up orchestrions I've ever heard, and thank you so much for posting these videos of it. I hope you post more!
In my opinion, this piano completely blows away the commercial assembly-line buildups that are out there.
@KawhackitaRag One other nice touch that old Nelson-Wiggens have is a soft xylophone feature. In some of them, this is a hammer rail which moves forward to an adjustable stop; in others, it is a cloth rail that drops between the bars and beaters. I think this feature is hooked up to operate at the same time as the piano hammer rail (soft pedal), but only operates when the xylophone is turned on.
This really is a terrific-sounding orchestrion! The reeds and xylophone have a great sound, kind of like an early Nelson-Wiggen orchestrion. The wood block sounds like a Nelson-Wiggen too!
How is the percussion hooked up? Here's my guess: triangle hole plays the triangle (not used on this particular roll?), bass drum hole plays the tambourine beater, snare drum hole plays the tambourine shaker, tympani 1 plays the wood block, and tympani 2 plays the castanets? (That makes the most sense).
@KawhackitaRag I would not change a THING about this instrument... I as always looking for Nelson Wiggen or a Seeburg or even a Link (different roll I know).. but am long since out of acquiring anything.... but If I was not, I would make thie gentleman an "offer he could not refuse" LOL Fantastic machine !
Normally, Build ups are awful. But this is great!
Wurlitzer157 11 months ago
Actually it is Capitol roll G-469. Here are the songs. CAPITOL G-469 1. IN A LITTLE TOWN CALLED HOME 2. MY DEAR, WALTZ 3, HE, SHE, AND ME, FOX TROT 4. MY SIN, FOX TROT 5. PAGAN LOVE SONG, WALTZ 6. TO BE IN LOVE, FOX TROT 7. BOY, OH WHERE CAN YOU BE, FOX TROT 8. MOTHER’S BOY, FOX TROT 9. SINGING IN THE RAIN, FOX TROT
10. WALKING WITH SUSIE, FOX TROT
Wurly105 1 year ago
This roll is Capitol G-476, released in 1929, right?
Could you post the other seven tunes on this roll? If it's not too much trouble, that is!
they are: "My Dear", "My Sin", "Pagan Love Song", "To Be In Love", "Baby, Oh Where Can You Be", "Mother's Boy", and "Singing In the Rain".
KawhackitaRag 1 year ago
You have the percussion hook up correct. However, the reeds and xylophone are just the opposite. Violin on and off controls the xylophone and flute controls the reeds. Probably explains why the xylophone plays so much of the time. I didn't change any of the registers. I don't know who did the conversion but it was probably around the 1970's since the old pouches were perflex, disintegrated of course.
Wurly105 1 year ago
Do you know who converted this instrument? They had some great design ideas! (although to be fair, I don't know how much of this you have re-designed from what they did).
Again, this is one of the very best-sounding American build-up orchestrions I've ever heard, and thank you so much for posting these videos of it. I hope you post more!
In my opinion, this piano completely blows away the commercial assembly-line buildups that are out there.
KawhackitaRag 1 year ago
@KawhackitaRag I most suredly agree !!!
Musicmany2k 1 year ago
How are the registers and expression hooked up? Here's a logical way to hook them up: violin pipes on/off = reeds on/off;
flute pipes on/off = xylophone on/off; and drums and piano soft/loud (vacuum regulator) = percussion and piano soft/loud (vacuum regulator).
KawhackitaRag 1 year ago
@KawhackitaRag One other nice touch that old Nelson-Wiggens have is a soft xylophone feature. In some of them, this is a hammer rail which moves forward to an adjustable stop; in others, it is a cloth rail that drops between the bars and beaters. I think this feature is hooked up to operate at the same time as the piano hammer rail (soft pedal), but only operates when the xylophone is turned on.
KawhackitaRag 1 year ago
This really is a terrific-sounding orchestrion! The reeds and xylophone have a great sound, kind of like an early Nelson-Wiggen orchestrion. The wood block sounds like a Nelson-Wiggen too!
How is the percussion hooked up? Here's my guess: triangle hole plays the triangle (not used on this particular roll?), bass drum hole plays the tambourine beater, snare drum hole plays the tambourine shaker, tympani 1 plays the wood block, and tympani 2 plays the castanets? (That makes the most sense).
KawhackitaRag 1 year ago
@KawhackitaRag I would not change a THING about this instrument... I as always looking for Nelson Wiggen or a Seeburg or even a Link (different roll I know).. but am long since out of acquiring anything.... but If I was not, I would make thie gentleman an "offer he could not refuse" LOL Fantastic machine !
Musicmany2k 1 year ago
Hot !!
Pianosyncrazy 1 year ago
Thank you!
Wurly105 1 year ago
What a lovely sounding Orchestrion ! Sounds just as good as some of the larger factory build ones :)
LanchesterEarlyMusic 1 year ago