Beethoven's Toy Symphony: "Ode to Toys"

[hyru913]

Nice sound quality there, Balto!

[faithtruthlove07]

coooooooooooooooool!

[flipingirld]

hahahaa beautiful! i want one tiny piano like that :D

[fourteentwelve]

I love the toy piano!  I never would have guessed how good it would sound with the uke. That was really cool! That was my first experience with music - a toy piano as a very young child. I still have a soft spot for them.

[artnonimous]

loveee this video :)

[Ostropovitch]

Really cool! Love the piano!

[UKISOCIETY]

Thanks. I wish I had brought the piano home with me. :(

[AcousticMonster]

Yes, that sound great! Are those TV Pal ukes vintage, or do they still make them?

[UKISOCIETY]

They're vintage 1950's. Emenee made some in the 1960's (not TV Pals). I saw a Pal in excellent condition go for under $5 on ebay this past week.

[AcousticMonster]

I seen a couple on Ebay in the past, but didn't know too much about them. I also found one of those Strummin Smurf ukes too, but it wasn't very good condition. I may have to put a bid on one of those TV Pal ukes though.

[UKISOCIETY]

The Pals are worth it, but the smurf ones are usually bent at the neck with horribly high action. Usually unplayable. Action is the #1 to look for with these plastic ukes. Cracks can usually be fixed with super glue.

[AcousticMonster]

Thanks for the info on the TV Pals. I just wanted the Smurf uke because...well its got Smurfs on it.

[boozelele]

you sure made those "toys" sound great. that's a really good arrangement Alan. Bravo.

[mjs004]

yes, its a beaut!

[jmmquah]

Very lovely and plinky!

[krabbers]

Beethoven would have been glad to hear this gem

[UKISOCIETY]

Beethoven would have been glad to hear ANYTHING!

ba-BOOM!!

/thanks for the set up!

[theBradlands]

I bet those instruments never dreamed they'd ever play anything classical!

[menehunenyc]

Excellent! I bet you surprised the in laws!! Pal uke sounds incredibly warm, new strings?

[phillipsderek]

You must really be a giant, you make that guitar and piano look tiny!

Wonderful, by the way!

[kc8afw]

That was the best performance on a toy piano I've ever seen! And it complimented the TV Pal quite well.

[henriness]

Wonderful job-you prove that anything is possible. :)

[ruth7784]

What a fantastic idea! Great arrangement and playing! Sweet! Love it! I wanna go on that piano! Did you let Colin play with it? I think I play with my kids toys more than they do, it sucks being a grown-up! :-( Lego's my favourite :-D X

[carbonxkiwi]

That was brilliant! Sharing it on my Facebook, because this video just made me smile wide. :) Did Colin enjoy your playing?

[deach69]

Very nice!

[ukeshale]

Beautifully done. I'd steal that piano if I was you!

[irvingjohn]

Awesome arrangement dude. Loved the little piano. But please don't remind me it's that time of year..

[floydbluethereal]

Lovely piano! I would have nicked it. Did you?

[Plaice3]

Very nice and a touch nostalgic, just right for this holiday weekend.  I had a 'toy' piano just like it, though that would have been early '60s!

[GrumpyCoyoteTunes]

I hope the piano is going home with you... Stellar!

[russbuss415]

neato burrito! i hope you shared at least.

[pearmanator]

Very toyful, er... uh I mean joyful.

[BaronK69]

Sweet playing Alan, but you can't take Colins toys like that - he's gonna hold it against you when he gets older...

[sinner48]

like this nice one

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Lovely piece. Really nice arrangement.

[ukeyermind]

Super cool! I guess the question of whether something is a toy or an instrument depends on who's playing it.

[ventriclemouse]

For the life of me I couldn't remember Beethoven was spelled that way, and kept pronouncing this Bee-toven.

Also wow that piano is so nice sounding, and your ukulele playing is as always, astounding!

[kennymelodica]

full of super doooppper awesome goodness

[hoosierhiver]

This is so cool! I keep talking about getting one of those toy pianos for my chickens.

[dorkatron20]

that was super awesome! =]

[UkesterBrown]

I read a while ago that Brian Wilson wanted to do a whole album using "toy" instruments. Maybe you could be a consultant to Brian and Van Dyke.... Nice Job on the song. (PS if you ever want to sell your TV Land Deluxe- let me know. It would look grand next to my Islander DeLuxe.....)

[reyalpEleluku]

Very fine! and that seems to be one up-market toy piano -- nice. (Did you let Colin play with it at all?)

[ctrymaus]

Brilliant!!

[LeoHareMusic]

Ah, the old "make a video with children's instruments to avoid talking to the in-laws" trick, it works every time!

That was pretty fantabulous, Alan!

[MrPlatypus70]

Sounds great! I was a little bit afraid at first because I thought it was a full size piano and a very huge hand!!!

[monsterbazz]

The music comes from an artist's hands, like in your case here. Wonderful performance. Love it!

[UnluckyMum]

Really really impressive :)

[tavedek]

Very nice indeed!

[keibler28]

a god musicain can make music from anything, this alone is proof enough for me. .. and im totally diggin' the TVpal uke.

Nice work bro, never dissapointing