Player Piano Midi

[cbkidder]

Brilliant. Your wiring is so clean! This is exactly what I want to do with my player (it looks just like yours too). I saw in the comments that you used a Gemhut MIDI Decoder 128. If you're willing, please share any tips or other information that might help me duplicate what you've done. Nice MIDI selection, too! Thank you.

[FlpBusker]

Hi cbkidder

Thank you.

Details to follow via personal message.

[KMNKeyboardVault]

Hi did you make the player yourself and how did you do that I seen the solenoids company but i want to know how did you do it and what midi converter did you use and if i can use just any converter Im rebuilding a 4 ft 5 Baby grand and im adding a Midi strip to rechord from a butsted Roland EP-9 to the action to the grand piano but i want to add a player and synth module part so it can be a full band can you tell me Here is my email krisnicholson24@yahoo.com

[FlpBusker]

Hi Kris, The machine is a player piano, built in the 1920's.

It plays from piano music rolls. I only added the electronic part to play from midi files.

Details to follow via personal message.

[keltonturvey]

Do you have a part number for the solenoids you have used?

Any chance of a video showing the inside of the pianola? I am intending to do the same to my pianola and i'm interested to see where you have mounted the solenoids. Thanks...

[FlpBusker]

Hello keltonturvey

I got the solenoids on eBay, and the seller still have some.

Search on eBay for the item 320579393393

I will send you a personal message with more details.

[keltonturvey]

Am I right in thinking that the midi note velocity is not used. i.e. all the notes are the same volume?

[FlpBusker]

Hi keltonturvey,

You are right. All the notes are played at the same volume/velocity.

This is also true for the original player system. The music roll operated system has only on/off control of the notes. The more elaborated "reproducing pianos" have control of the volume and expression pedals encoded on the music roll

[djvincesewer]

Did you use the UM0 Universal MIDI Interface to control the solenoids?

[djvincesewer]

Did you use the UM0 Universal MIDI Interface to control the solenoids?

[FlpBusker]

Hi djvincesewer

The interface is the Gemhut MIDI Decoder 128

[SuperIdyllic]

Thanks for your prompt answer. If by any chance, you find any hint that leads me to the seller e-mail me.

Thanks and Regards

[SuperIdyllic]

Hi I tried to check on the new solenoid item number 220475208249 in ebay but this may have changed. Could you re list the new item number please? Very good work and keep it up. Thanks.

[FlpBusker]

Hi SuperIdyllic,

I dont sell those solenoids; I checked eBay today and didnt find it. May be the seller is out of stock. Try later to search for "solenoid lot" at eBay; it was normally sold in lots of 20, $10 per lot.

[qwerfderf]

wow i would love to watch some silent movies with this thing

[Pianotec]

Wyy is it that rubato diseappear with midi ? I've find the tempo so straight, is one information missing ? Sounds less lively.

[FlpBusker]

Palm cable and software from ittyMIDI

New eBay solenoid lot: 220475208249

[micha78224]

hallo, where can i become these solenoids? the ebay number does not exist.......

[ilgigli]

Hi,

how to connect the Palm to MIDI? There is a special cable?

thanks

[313EDO]

The only thing I'm missing here is the pedal...otherwise it's AMAZING.

[Karlfalcon]

Excellent. Hope to make this conversion to my own piano at some point... in the far, far future.

(I highly approve of the demonstration selections)

[Karlfalcon]

Where did those solenoids come from? They're absolutely tiny!

[FlpBusker]

eBay 320323901994

[pianoman1984]

nicely done!

nice midi too :D:D

[aevillar]

Wonderful