Automatic pianos : a collector's guide to the pianola, barrel piano, & Aeolian orchestrelle / Arthur W.J.G. Ord-Hume

Av: Utgivning: Atglen, PA : Schiffer, 2004Beskrivning: 504 s. : ill. (vissa i färg)ISBN:
  • 0-7643-2024-6
Ämne: DDK-klassifikation:
  • 786.2 22
LC-klassifikation:
  • ML1050 .O69 2004
SAB-klassifikation:
  • Ijjd
Innehåll:
A brief introduction to mechanical musical instruments -- The earliest automatic string-playing musical instruments -- Barrel pianos : their history, development and manufacture -- Mechanical player actions and the birth of the pneumatic player -- The technical evolution of the player piano and its industry -- Perforated music and the wrath of the copyright-holders -- Sales peak, social influence and the decline of the player -- How the pneumatic player piano works -- Expression pianos and electric actions -- Reproducing pianos, their evolution and performance claims -- The music roll, piano repertoire and presentation -- The player-piano in the 21st century : high-points and weaknesses -- Looking after automatic pianos and music rolls : tools and skills needed -- Conserving the barrel piano and adjusting its music -- How to play the player piano artistically -- Roll-playing reed organs : the Aeolian orchestrelle -- Restoring and playing the Aeolian orchestrelle -- Living with the self-playing piano : care and maintenance. -- Appendix 1: How they sold player pianos : the adverts of the day -- Appendix 2: List of makers, main agents, and inventors of player pianos -- Appendix 3: List of principal player piano brand names -- Appdenix 4: Musik roll makers and brand names -- Appendix 5: What is is worth? : valuation & price guide
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A brief introduction to mechanical musical instruments -- The earliest automatic string-playing musical instruments -- Barrel pianos : their history, development and manufacture -- Mechanical player actions and the birth of the pneumatic player -- The technical evolution of the player piano and its industry -- Perforated music and the wrath of the copyright-holders -- Sales peak, social influence and the decline of the player -- How the pneumatic player piano works -- Expression pianos and electric actions -- Reproducing pianos, their evolution and performance claims -- The music roll, piano repertoire and presentation -- The player-piano in the 21st century : high-points and weaknesses -- Looking after automatic pianos and music rolls : tools and skills needed -- Conserving the barrel piano and adjusting its music -- How to play the player piano artistically -- Roll-playing reed organs : the Aeolian orchestrelle -- Restoring and playing the Aeolian orchestrelle -- Living with the self-playing piano : care and maintenance. -- Appendix 1: How they sold player pianos : the adverts of the day -- Appendix 2: List of makers, main agents, and inventors of player pianos -- Appendix 3: List of principal player piano brand names -- Appdenix 4: Musik roll makers and brand names -- Appendix 5: What is is worth? : valuation & price guide

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