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1 month ago

Skaters Waltz

Got in some new discs for my 18" Mira -- this is a fairly famous piece by Waldteufel -- the "Skaters Waltz" (Les Patineurs). It gives the music bo...

mermodfreres • 980 views

robbie19371 commented:

Wow! they really had to speed this waltz up to get it all on the disc. Makes it sould more like the Skaters Polka!
3:59

2 months ago

I'm Waiting for Ships that Never Come In

A nice tune from the '20s, rendered on Jim Dahlem's Story & Clark grand piano with QRS Pianomation. Enjoy.

mrider4 • 651 views

robbie19371 commented:

Not bad, but a well-regulated Ampico B would leave this rendition in the dust.
2:19

2 months ago

Home Made Pipe Organ

I built this from a rank of open flute pipes purchased on ebay. It plays MIDI files. Basically a standard windchest with Reisner electric valves. C...

powaybob • 78,452 views

robbie19371 commented:

I recognize that tune but the name escapes me. Can anybody come up with the name?
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4 months ago

Duo-Art - Glad Rag Doll - Nordstrom

pianmn199 • 319 views

robbie19371 commented:

Nice roll. Slower and more bluesy than the Ampico version.
6:27

4 months ago

Grieg Piano Concerto, Op. 16. A Minor, 3rd Movement

The artist, Marguerite Volavy, was a concert pianist who chose a career in the piano roll industry. She transcribed this concerto into a piano onl...

ampicoab • 812 views

robbie19371 commented:

Magnificent! One of my favorite pieces and your piano plays it beautifully.
6:20

5 months ago

1927 Fischer Grand Piano - Ampico Player

Rebuilt 1927 Fischer Ampico Grand Player Piano - http://www.FordPiano.com

FordPiano • 1,778 views

robbie19371 commented:

Beautiful case on this baby but your camera work needs some fine tuning, slow it down a bit so we can appreciate the beauty.
1:04

5 months ago

Updated Ampico pt.1

1934 haines brothers piano fitted with PianoDisc player system

youngtex221 • 240 views

robbie19371 commented:

Why?
3:48

5 months ago

Duo-art reproducing piano "el choclo"

may 22 2010

kyokutyou2007 • 231 views

robbie19371 commented:

No, don't play it again Sam! At least not until you get it working properly!
5:00

5 months ago

Mason & Hamlin Ampico B

A Jacobean style, rare 6'2" piano was discovered sans its original Ampico mechanism. A substitute mechanism has been custom fitted, thus returning ...

ampicoab • 757 views

robbie19371 commented:

These ballad type rolls have much more expression than the fox trot rolls which were primarily made for dancing. This roll really shows the excellence of the Ampico B reproduction.
7:58

5 months ago

"Queen High" Medley on player-piano

A 4-hand medley from the Lewis E. Gensler musical play "Queen High". The AMPICO 66913-H piano roll, released December 1930

Played by Fairchild and ...

karellison • 10,074 views

robbie19371 commented:

Brunswick issued a 12 inch recording of vocal highlights from Queen High about 1926 or 1927. Unable to locate the catlog number at present. Doesn't appear to be anywhere on Youtube that I can find.
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5 months ago

BROADWAY MUSICAL: The Victor Light Opera Company ~ Gems from "Rio Rita" (1927)

The Victor Light Opera Company / Gems from "Rio Rita" (Bolton; Thompson; McCarthy; Tierny) / Orchestra: Rosario Bourdon - director / Recorded: ...

CurzonRoad • 1,285 views

robbie19371 commented:

If my memory serves Crooks can also be heard on the Light Opera Company recording of Gems from the Desert Song.
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5 months ago

BROADWAY MUSICAL: The Victor Light Opera Company ~ Gems from "Sunny" (1926)

The Victor Light Opera Company / Gems from "Sunny" (Harbach; Hammerstein, II; Kern) / Orchestra: Rosario Bourdon - director / Recorded: Februar...

CurzonRoad • 1,021 views

robbie19371 commented:

Interesting that of these five selections, only Makin' Whoopee made it into the movie version.
2:46

7 months ago

Kate Smith Music Maestro Please

The girl with a big voice sings this classic song which was popular in 1938 Good version

gf1001 • 1,940 views

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7 months ago

Kate Smith Sleepy Lagoon (Desert Island Discs Theme)

A radio recording of the famous Desert Island Disc theme nicely done too.

gf1001 • 2,056 views

robbie19371 commented:

I like Kate's version but the best for me is the Richard Tauber version here on YT.
3:26

7 months ago

RICHARD TAUBER SINGS SLEEPY LAGOON 1940 LONDON

RICHARD TAUBER SINGS THE THEME SONG FOR THE LONG RUNNING BBA RADIO SHOW "DESERT ISLAND DISCS, ON WHICH HE APPEARED, HE SINGS THS ERIC COATES SONG ...

TAUBERFANLEHAR2 • 4,990 views

robbie19371 commented:

Fabulous voice control on this by Tauber!
5:24

7 months ago

RICHARD CROOKS SINGS NEAPOLITAN LOVE SONG 1944

RICHARD CROOKS SINGS VICTOR HERBERTS..."NEAPOLITAN LOVE SONG" FROM PRINCESS PAT. THIS SONG WAS A FAVOURITE OF JUSSI BJORLING WHO LEARNT THE SONG ON...

TAUBERFANLEHAR2 • 770 views

robbie19371 commented:

I first heard this song on an Ampico piano roll. It became a favorite and I was thrilled to find a copy of Crook's Victor recording of it. Marvelous!
4:54

7 months ago

Richard Crooks - In My Garden

Richard Crooks singing In My Garden for Victor in 1933. Written by Idabelle Firestone, wife of the tire magnate. The Firestone Hour was very popul...

merrihew • 9,283 views

robbie19371 commented:

Hearing this rendition always gives me goosebumps!
2:35

7 months ago

Wurlitzer Pianino with violin and flute pipes

This is a Wurlitzer Pianino that was in for repair. It needed quite a few repairs to get it in working order. Old Wurlitzer valves are the root to ...

RobertsRestorations • 6,666 views

robbie19371 commented:

Correct me if I'm wrong but this tune sounds like one I have on an old Victor 78, called "When the Morning Glories Wake Up in the Morning, I'll Kiss Your Tulips Goodnight". Always loved that title!
6:22

11 months ago

Bobs' Ampico Reproducing Piano recording #2

Today you are listening to Ampico roll #69833, Polonaise in A flat OP.53 (Heroic) - Chopin, played by Josef Lhevinne.

01Bubba2001 • 499 views

robbie19371 commented:

Lhevinne probably recorded on a 9 foot Steinway. Most Ampico pianos were short, designed for home use. This may affect the sound quality as compared to his recordings.
7:56

11 months ago

Frank Milne plays a Medley of 5 popular 1930's Fox-Trots on Duo-Art Piano

Frank Milne recorded Fox-Trot medley roll #74716, arranged in constant rhythm for dancing, including 5 popular hits from the early 1930's. They ar...

bartolomochristofari • 4,523 views

robbie19371 commented:

Great roll! Ampico released it on roll 71163. Will have to locate it to play on my Ampico! Would be interesting to compare the two.
8:36

11 months ago

Mendelssohn Fingal's Cave (Hebrides) Overture on 1925 Duo-Art Piano Duet by Ganz & Hutcheson

Add &fmt=18 to the URL for stereo. An Aeolian Duo-Art recording of a 4-hands piano version of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's Fingal's Cave Overture,...

bartolomochristofari • 11,184 views

robbie19371 commented:

Wow! A chickering Duo-Art! I thought all Chickering pianos were Ampicos!
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1 year ago

"I'm Funny That Way"

"I'm Funny That Way" - 1930 - Performed by Marion Harris

perfectjazz78 • 10,022 views

robbie19371 commented:

@stahrmonroe Granted she came before Etting but by the time this film was made Etting was the big name. Compare this selection with Marions earlier work and you will see she modified her style to something more like Etting's. Even in some of Kate Smith's early recordings you can see that she wa...

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