Welte Licensee Piano Performs Debussy

This performance by Walter Gieseking is the ultimate example of precise control, which this music requires.

A 1930 Charles Frederick Stein piano plays a Welte Licensee roll. The roll is a conversion from the Green Welte format. Richard Tonnesen, of Custom Music Rolls, made the conversion.

Stein was a noted piano designer, but his entry to the market was poorly timed as economic conditions were leading to the great depression. This high quality piano carries the low serial number of 1246. The original sales contract allowed a deep discount and two years interest free financing.

The piano incorporates an action from the famed Wessell, Nickel & Gross. In this installation, a special Wippen mechanism removes all lost motion when the soft pedal hammer rail is activated. Thus, during soft pedal passages, the keys do not dip as would be the case in most actions. This adds to the capability of even playing during soft passages as this roll demonstrates.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• AMICA
• MBSI
• reproducing
• piano
• mignon
• Wessell
• Nickel
• Gross
• Hommage
• Rameau

[aknabea]

Lovely piano!