eBay's interesting offerings Imhof & Muckle roll! It's one of the wooden cartridge type rolls, looks in tired-tired condition. What's very very interesting about it is the roll designation! The titles are listed as V&E and Violinsolo. This is then quite likely for the "Lord 3 Orchestrion" with seperate "Echo cabinet" see Bowers Encyclopedia p.475!
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270221216030
any surviving instruments to play this? er...... :cry:
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2 lots of rolls for a Kuhl & Klatt "Pneuma" orchestion (Bowers p.708)
http://cgi.ebay.de/10-Alte-Musikrollen-Notenrollen-Pneuma-Pianola_W0QQitemZ320231226799
http://cgi.ebay.de/10-Alte-Musikrollen-Notenrollen-Pneuma-Pianola_W0QQitemZ320231224865
In regards to the Ebay item Paul listed above ,i was wondering about the pump.It looks like an Aeolian 4 lobe tug boat version? , could the player be all original with another brands pump?.
Julian Dyer- 03-29-2008
No, this is a proper Hupfeld - their basic expression piano, musically quite effective but limited. Interesting and nice-looking, but substantially overpriced, the classic mistake of thinking that cash spent on restoration adds to the value!
Julian
Scott- 03-29-2008
I have just noticed that in the close-up of the upper left of the inside of the case is a row of bells. Not familiar with this piano at all.
Scratch this comment. It's the string pins and the reflection of the strings on the stack makes it look like flat bars with hammers above.
Gary Dawes- 04-01-2008
Ebay's Comedy Offerings Here's a really great one (or should I say reely gr8 won?)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/L-K-rare-special-pianola-roll-old-scroll-the-modist_W0QQitemZ160225312156QQihZ006QQcategoryZ2383QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Bricks not included!
Gary
christine robinson- 04-01-2008
Ebay's comedy offerings Played by a burger you say Gary - sounds delicious(!) but doesn't it have a familiar ring?
Dr. Duarte up to his hilarious tricks for April fools day perhaps?
Christine
Adam Ramet- 04-01-2008
'tis not Dr Duarte (who is currently gibbering at an old age home) but it is certainly an April Fools-inspired moment of light-heartedness!
this is one reely cool antique…. it is a really rare old pianolo scroll. it is like made of old paper which rips easy. It is written by The Modist who was one off the really gr8 classical composers like Andrew Lloyd Webber, Paul MacCartney and Liberace. the tune is not easy to reed but I think its called Car Fumes Driver. it is played by Valse Burger who I think must b was a mega famous star a long time ago. u need 2 ask someone who knows and they’ll tell you.
it is 102 years old. I know nuffing about these old scrolls but my mate said it must b 100 years old and that was 2 years ago. He should now as he plys keyboard in a band. -----he said the roll will play on any pianola which takes this size of roll. I think it is a bit like a a bit like a ringtone as it says TL20814 on the box.
it is v old & got 2 b worth lots of money….. the roller is in really good nick but it like does have lots of little holes and i dont have time to tape them all up to make it airtight again. it will take he whinging bidder a long time but worth it as u don’t see them now…… I see it says full scale so you might need to get some de-scaler to get it clean again but no problem as u often find this on antiqes so don’t worry…….
I have not measured it but I would say the pee and oler role is about a size 12. it is really really long. we had to take it outside as it was to big for the room to get it all in the pix and then we needed a brick or 2 to stop the wind blowing it down the street. If you find any creases in it u can always iron them out wiv a steam iron and fix any rips wiv selotape to make it as good as new. the box is nice to but we forgot to put it in the photo.
Postage abroad will cost a bit more.
Happy bidding !!
Gary Dawes- 04-01-2008
Ebay's Comedy Offerings 'Car Fumes Driver' is the only Libber Archie roll missing from my collection. Shame it's only a size a 12 or else I'd bid!
Gary
Julian Dyer- 04-01-2008
I note the start of the roll's been chopped off as well and the leader re-attached. It would have been too long to fit in the picture otherwise.
Julian
the_history_man_uk- 04-02-2008
Hello everone,
Over the past few months Pianola Forum members have had some good laughs at the expense of eBay sellers less knowledgeable and literate than themselves. I thought it time the tables were turned, if only for one day. And what better day could there be for some light-hearted fun than 1st April?
I am pleased that my April Fool’s Day prank was well-received and provided some amusement. I hope anyone fooled by it, if only briefly, will find it just as easy to laugh at themselves as others.
I am flattered that the nonsense I wrote has been deemed worthy of preservation via the pages of the Pianola Forum. It was knowingly targeted at Forum members rather that the average eBay buyer, most of whom I suspect will have been rather bemused by it all. I hope it provided readers with as many laughs as I got when writing it.
Of course the roll concerned is not Car Fumes Driver by The Modist played by Valse Burger. For the record it is actually Parfumes d’Hiver (valse) by Berger, issued on Themodist TL20814. And when was the last time such an unremarkable roll was the subject of so much attention?
Best wishes,
John Watson
Adam Ramet- 04-02-2008
For the record it is actually Parfumes d’Hiver (valse) by Berger, issued on Themodist TL20814. And when was the last time such an unremarkable roll was the subject of so much attention?
...when someone sees an image of Virgin Mary in the holes and it sells for US$1m to that casino in the States that's when...
...no-one go getting any big ideas now! I thought of it first! :lol:
Ian- 04-02-2008
John,
An excellent piece of work and much appreciated by all on the Forum!
neil- 04-02-2008
Absolutely Brilliant -
Neil
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