QRS 4526 "Doin' The Racoon" Fox Trot

A video of my 1912 Stroud Metrostyle-Themodist and "Doin' The Racoon" played by Max Kortlander. This roll was manufactured under the QRS roll label. By the time of this roll's production, Max Kortlander was not involved in playing any more and this is likely the musical stylings of J. Lawrence Cook. Max Kortlander's name was used long after he had moved on because originally he had produced some of the best selling (and sounding) rolls. I have seen his name on rolls way up until the 50's and 60's, and its quite possible even later rolls with his name exist. This video was made with my digital camera and I added the audio from a digital recording. I hope that you enjoy!

Erik

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Player
• piano
• Roll
• Ritz
• Atlas
• QRS
• Lawrence
• Cook
• Imperial
• Max
• Kortlander
• Fox
• Trot
• Aeolian
• Gulbransen
• Autopiano
• Standard
• jazz

[KPO6859]

Fabulous!

[AAErikCO]

Glad to hear it :)

[AAErikCO]

It seems you love organ music from viewing your channel. I've always imagined this roll sounding particularly nice on a roll playing theater organ or fotoplayer.

[Ponz67]

How does the piano work, it looks interesting.

[AAErikCO]

That's hard to explain in 500 characters but a very generalized explanation is each hole activates a small pneumatic (a bellows) to activate that one note on the piano. This is the part for striking of the strings. There is another bellows system for the movement of the roll over the brass "tracker bar" that reads the piano roll, & a system to create suction to power the piano, which is a pair of pedals, that you pump like a bike. Later on around WW1 this pumping unit was an electrified unit.

[GoldenTaskin]

Fantastic rolls ! And someone who can actually play a pianola without just thumping out the notes too =p

[AAErikCO]

Hi,

Glad you like it. I'm going to be adding some more soon if I can get time.

On the second part of your comment, not sure if that was sarcasm, (meaning doesn't convey well in text), but I did actually express this roll, but the recording equipment isn't good enough to capture it. It's a desktop computer microphone.

In case that part was a compliment, thanks! lol

[Jcleveland5964]

great toon by J. fred coots. Got the Remick music . Great on piano and Theatre organ.

Dale A

[Fiftiesflashback]

The acid free type of tape that libraries and historic document restorers use is ideal for repairing the torn airholes and edges of worn piano rolls without damaging their historic value. QRS also sells repair tape. You can also have a blank piano roll cut to duplicate a rare vintage roll for playing and keep the original unaltered if a second copy is unavailable, much like copying a CD. QRS may offer this service, if not, there are collectors possessing the duplicating pianos needed.

[Turkeydoodlers]

One of my favorites

[bearcub410]

thank you so much . i love the song and the era, love the sound of a player piano , i guess i am just a throw back lol . great stuff