Seeburg Style L piano: "Hot Spring Water"

A roughly 1920 Seeburg style L automatic piano. Common as dust in the 1920s, these fun little saloon pianos have had a fairly good survival rate with many still found around the country. The machine has a moderately rare mahogany case. The case was originally a nice two door case with leaded glass, but was modified well before I got the machine.

The cut is "Hot Spring Water" from a Clark Orchestra Roll Capitol A-1958 roll recut .

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[05Toamasina1938]

Capitol A - 1958 was recut by Don Rand on his own CLARK Label

1= Blue Kentucky Blues ; 2= Shorty George Blues ; 3= Colorado Blues ; 4= Chicago Stomp ; 5= Hot Spring Water Blues ; 6= How Come You Do Me Like You Do ; 7= Priscilla's Blues ; 8= Yellow Dog blues ; 9= Kansas City Man Blues ;10= War Horse Mama Blues

Tracks 2, 6, 8 , 9 , and 10 are by Clarence Johnson and 4 , 5 , 7 by James Blythe 1 and 2 have not been heard but likely by either of these guys

Number 6 was copyright in 1925

[Yaledmot]

@05Toamasina1938 Interesting.

[KawhackitaRag]

Having now heard the Paramount record with Sodarisa Miller and Jimmy Blythe, I can tell you for sure that this is Blythe playing the roll, since the introduction and some of the licks are identical.

However, he does take it slower on the recording, but I must remember that the coin piano doesn't have as flexible a tempo control as a regular player piano, and also, that if Blythe played this tune as a solo, he himself might have played it faster.

[Yaledmot]

An example of tempo difference is the Waller recording on the Estey organ at Camden studio. His solo recordings are taken at a faster clip than the same piece being played with, say, Alberta Hunter--and often in a different key to suit her.

[Bumblebee38]

Is it possible to know on which roll this was and which brand Please ? . I do NOT think that Mike Montgomery knew about it

THANKS again

This is fantastic for the Boogie part of it

[Yaledmot]

It is supposedly a Clark Orchestra Roll

recut Capitol 1958. That is all I know. I have several superb rolls done by Ed Gaida, but this was not one of them.

KawhackitaRag knows more about these rolls than I do, but I gather from his posts elsewhere, this roll's origin was a mystery to him as well.

Sorry I cannot be of more help.

[05Toamasina1938]

@Yaledmot

Thank You

[05Toamasina1938]

@autopiano

Thanks for your reply but , shame for your comments

Stupidity , ignorance and arrogance request strong reaction when coming from other American KIDDIES, who boost themselves as the masters of this world when it comes to piano rolls , and I am not including you in this bunch

Sorry for you , but I am an EUROPEAN and that's the way we deal with such situations . You do not like it ....that's NOT my problem

May be someday you ll understand .........................may be ?

[autopiano]

@05Toamasina1938

2051- BIRMINGHAM BLUES—(1) I've Got a New

Mama Down in New Orleans; (2) Forty-seventh Street

Stomp; (3) Trouble in Mind; (4) Shake That Thing;

(5) State Street Skiffle; (6) Back Alley Rub; (7) Jackass

Blues; (8) Hard to Get Gertie; (9) Dixie Dreams Blues;

(10) Hot Spring Water Blues.

Please don't ask me for any more information in future as, having read some of your rude and abusive comments on other peoples videos, I don't feel the desire to help you further.

[05Toamasina1938]

@autopiano

Would you be kind enough to list the 10 tunes issued on this CAPITOL A - 2051 roll PLEASE ?

That would help

Best



[stratocat9999]

This is very cool! My knowledge of players and rolls is very limited, but I would not be surprised if James Blythe played the roll. Fats Waller had done quite a few, in fact there is a CD out there (somewhere) that is a compilation of rolls done by Waller, beautifully recorded. I've heard parts of it. I love player pianos and Regina music boxes, but that's a hobby that's way out of my budget! Thanks for sharing!

[autopiano]

Capitol #2051, "Birmingham Blues" was released in February 1927 with 'Hot Spring Water Blues' as the final tune on the roll (#10). This is probably that roll?