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« on: 10:12:02, 03-06-2008 » |
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Has anyone ever had an old pianola restored, or even made such an attempt themselves? I've inherited one (by choice) but the bellows are full of holes and I think some of the pipe-work is in poor condition. More worryingly a relative thinks part of the frame is broken. I'd love to get it fixed but I'm guessing it wouldn't be cheap, so wondering how easy it would be to have a go at.
Any experiences/views most welcome.
At the moment it's just a rather tinny-sounding piano.
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« Reply #1 on: 10:29:27, 03-06-2008 » |
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I have a friend ( boasting again) in the pianola society, I am sure he must have done something along those lines at sometime. Pm me if you would like further info.
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« Reply #2 on: 10:43:04, 03-06-2008 » |
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I have a friend ( boasting again) in the pianola society, I am sure he must have done something along those lines at sometime. Pm me if you would like further info.
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« Reply #3 on: 15:35:23, 03-06-2008 » |
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And do let us know how it goes: I found a fascinating article a couple of years ago by a student who built his own pipe organ using the fan from a vacuum cleaner, which had to be 'powered down' before it was useable.
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« Reply #4 on: 08:21:37, 04-06-2008 » |
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And do let us know how it goes: I found a fascinating article a couple of years ago by a student who built his own pipe organ using the fan from a vacuum cleaner, which had to be 'powered down' before it was useable.
Excellent - love the idea! I'm afraid there wouldn't be any news on it for a while. My current house isn't big enough to accommodate it at the moment but I should gain it within the next year. Then we'll see what happens. At the moment it's being a bookshelf at my parents' (They've already got a proper piano...) |
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« Reply #5 on: 00:11:05, 17-06-2008 » |
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One Mr Rex Lawson is known to be around various internet forums. I can't really imagine (and would less like to meet) a man who knows more about reproducing pianos and pianolas than he, so he is probably your man.
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« Reply #6 on: 08:56:36, 17-06-2008 » |
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I've met Rex. He is indeed scary. And then there's this: http://www.pianola.org/ |
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« Reply #7 on: 09:55:12, 17-06-2008 » |
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Thanks guys for that extra info. Interesting: Rex Lawson played the Pianola... - maybe I could start a new career as concert pianolaist. Couple of weeks practicing on an exercise bike and I'd be sorted. (Now appearing at the Royal Albert Hall: Thighs of Steel - 8 hour pianola recital...) Or am I missing something?   (Although I'd definitely have to sort the bellows out first. I think my cousins and I broke it having races to see who could get through William Tell the most quickly.) A has very kindly got me a northern contact as well, so I've got plenty of routes to try. Off to its current home this evening to get a bit more info. |
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« Reply #8 on: 10:03:39, 17-06-2008 » |
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I've known Rex for years. He's not scary at all!
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« Reply #9 on: 10:10:41, 17-06-2008 » |
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Oh, I don't mean scary scary! It's his intensity and enthusiasm. And 'performing' style. And the fact that he looks like Arvo Part.  |
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« Reply #10 on: 10:24:29, 17-06-2008 » |
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... and the constant fear among the audience that his beard will get caught in the pianola mechanism. I assume that is why there is always a fireman with an axe standing by just in case.  |
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« Reply #11 on: 10:28:51, 17-06-2008 » |
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... and the constant fear among the audience that his beard will get caught in the pianola mechanism. I assume that is why there is always a fireman with an axe standing by just in case.
If it was long enough it might make for an interesting musical experiment. |
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« Reply #12 on: 11:08:28, 17-06-2008 » |
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« Reply #13 on: 12:31:08, 17-06-2008 » |
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Would that be Stravinsky's arrangement of Les Noces for pianola? I don't quite understand: how much Igor is there in that, and how much Lawson? |
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« Reply #14 on: 19:17:44, 17-06-2008 » |
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On the CD it's described as "arr. Stravinsky/Larmanjat". According to the sleeve note, it's Stravinsky's 4th version, made for solo Pleyola, the brand of player-piano made by the Parisian firm, Pleyel, and was intended for domestic use rather than concert performances. "As is probable with most of Stravinsky's Pleyela arrangements, the composer provided manuscript sketches and other instructions, which were creatively rather than slavishly followed by Pleyel's head of music rolls, Jacques Larmanjat . . . ". I gather the CD has not corrected the musical errors on the original rolls.
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