Although I have the Steinway Ampico, my first love was foot pumped pianos. It started with a Hardman push up 65 note and several standard players and finally the ultimate foot pump to me was the 1911 Weber Themodist Metrostyle. That piano could go from barely sounding to very loud with a slight move of the foot. A real joy that sadly I couldn't manage to get fixed when it had a problem and I had moved to the country. You have some amazing things. Glad you watched mine, it gave me a chance find your collection. I never actually saw a foot powered grand but saw them in some books on the subject.
I no longer own the Lipp player grand , but now have a 6'4 Beale with Otto-higel action . Its bit of a mess at present but i hope over the next 12 months or so , i can have her back to her former glory once again. I really missed owning a foot pumper grand and will make sure sure this one is for keeps .
@@PianolaDanOz- That's too bad, since Lipp grand pianos are among the best pianos ever built in Germany! Easily a top 10 brand during the 19th century and the 1st half of the 20th century, if you'd ask me; maybe even a top 5 brand.
@betaperwata Its like an upright player piano , the roll is played and holes in the roll play the selected notes.The system acts on vacuum and when you pedal you cause neg pressure inside the stack , the stack is linked to fingers which push the hammers ect.
Yes there is a knob on the left hand side of the keyboard to lock the keys.If unlocked only the bass keys will drop as they are weighted at the front and the treble keys dont drop as there weighted at the rear for correct hand playing.All keys on player pianos only fall due to gravity as the player action is lifting the hammer.
Hi and thankyou for your kind comments on my clip. The piano is a Richard Lipp and sons and its a German made piano.Richard Lipp and sons is still around and make pianos today but its no longer the exact same company from all those years ago , as over time it has been brought out and remodeled by new owners ect.The player system in this piano is known as a Hupfeld player and was only used in certain German made pianos as in Richard Lipp , Ronisch and another one or 2 i cant think off.
Daniel, I think that you and your instruments will be the strongest influence on my player piano restorations. I can only hope that my Aeolian will approach the performance of this one. Whit
The keys will only drop in player mode due to gravity as the player lifts the hammer off them at the rear.I have the keys locked here as it makes repetition faster.Also the keys on my Grand are weighted differently to say an upright.My bass end keys are normal but the tenor/treble keys weigh more at the rear and in hence they are heavier at the back and wont drop in player mode.My grand has a key lock knob next to the bass keys to lock them when in player mode.Hope this makes sense...Daniel :)
You should get a Canon Rebel T7, the audio is great when you turn on a set level. That's what I used for my earlier player videos with good audio. You could also get the camera and a Zoom H1n microphone and then link the audio later. The results are fantastic!
On the fall board it says Lipp Claviola , the Lipp refers to the piano make of course and Claviola is a another name that Hupfeld used when selling there players.What happened was certain music stores back in there heyday would be exclusive agents to certian player companies and would have an agreement/contract that they could only sell there brands or vice versa.Now what Hupfeld did was bring out another name "Claviola" ,and market that as another player by them ,
If you check out my other clips (Duo-Art upright) some of these rolls are full expression rolls and even today much debate has arisen to the the Yamaha and Pianodisc failing to match the earlier dymanics.But everyone has there own opinion and i welcome peoples feedback of all comments....Daniel :)
In this clip i gave no expression at all , and i could of done with feet and also the hand controls on the fold up control board in front of the keys.When this clip was filmed i only had the player for 6 weeks.Since then i have learnt how to express music 100% better with better foot controls and using the theming levers.Just not sure at the this stage about redoing the clip again and having 2 songs the same on my page.I don't want to remove this clip as it has generated some interest.
@mrslovelylady14 Thankyou , i have another version done more to a 1920's style which i plan to do on a newly restored 1912 Weber Grand pianola.........stay tuned :)
ViktorDragmire wrote :That's a beautiful piano for 1914! Fantastic job keeping it up and running and looking great! What is that label on the front of it? My other question is; Is the piano from a big brand like Steinway that was modified by a different firm or was it made by the same company?
@@PiotrBarcz Its sadly needs a full rebuild , i grabbed it for free before it was going to be broken up. The expression system is the later lesser known model C version . It should be a 16 step like a Duo Art , but it dosent have a split stack , just split hammer rail to assist in themeing.
That is one great piano. I love it
Extraordinary, I've never seen such a mechanism like this one before. The notes definitely sound sweeter than an Upright.
Although I have the Steinway Ampico, my first love was foot pumped pianos. It started with a Hardman push up 65 note and several standard players and finally the ultimate foot pump to me was the 1911 Weber Themodist Metrostyle. That piano could go from barely sounding to very loud with a slight move of the foot. A real joy that sadly I couldn't manage to get fixed when it had a problem and I had moved to the country. You have some amazing things. Glad you watched mine, it gave me a chance find your collection. I never actually saw a foot powered grand but saw them in some books on the subject.
I no longer own the Lipp player grand , but now have a 6'4 Beale with Otto-higel action . Its bit of a mess at present but i hope over the next 12 months or so , i can have her back to her former glory once again. I really missed owning a foot pumper grand and will make sure sure this one is for keeps .
@@PianolaDanOz- That's too bad, since Lipp grand pianos are among the best pianos ever built in Germany! Easily a top 10 brand during the 19th century and the 1st half of the 20th century, if you'd ask me; maybe even a top 5 brand.
@betaperwata Its like an upright player piano , the roll is played and holes in the roll play the selected notes.The system acts on vacuum and when you pedal you cause neg pressure inside the stack , the stack is linked to fingers which push the hammers ect.
That's pretty cool.
These amazing players 1st started many years before my one of 1914 build.If you shop around there is always some good buys out there.
Yes there is a knob on the left hand side of the keyboard to lock the keys.If unlocked only the bass keys will drop as they are weighted at the front and the treble keys dont drop as there weighted at the rear for correct hand playing.All keys on player pianos only fall due to gravity as the player action is lifting the hammer.
Great sound 5 Stars
Hi and thankyou for your kind comments on my clip. The piano is a Richard Lipp and sons and its a German made piano.Richard Lipp and sons is still around and make pianos today but its no longer the exact same company from all those years ago , as over time it has been brought out and remodeled by new owners ect.The player system in this piano is known as a Hupfeld player and was only used in certain German made pianos as in Richard Lipp , Ronisch and another one or 2 i cant think off.
Thankyou Mate , im sure your projects will just be great and i looking forward to seeing the clips on here too once your finnished :)
Daniel, I think that you and your instruments will be the strongest influence on my player piano restorations. I can only hope that my Aeolian will approach the performance of this one. Whit
good job!
Dan you have the finest collection of pianos on here by far. id love to have the Webber upright you have :)
The keys will only drop in player mode due to gravity as the player lifts the hammer off them at the rear.I have the keys locked here as it makes repetition faster.Also the keys on my Grand are weighted differently to say an upright.My bass end keys are normal but the tenor/treble keys weigh more at the rear and in hence they are heavier at the back and wont drop in player mode.My grand has a key lock knob next to the bass keys to lock them when in player mode.Hope this makes sense...Daniel :)
The Grand is a 6'4" Richard Lipp and sohns1914 model , the player (pianola) section is the famous Hupfeld of Germany.
I was lucky enough to buy from a fellow collector.Its length is 6'4 but some of my fellow player friends have 7ft players :)
You should get a Canon Rebel T7, the audio is great when you turn on a set level. That's what I used for my earlier player videos with good audio. You could also get the camera and a Zoom H1n microphone and then link the audio later. The results are fantastic!
oh cool. I've never seen a foot pump grand before!
Beaut sound
@MusicMike1285 Alot of European makes (and some Brittish) had player systems that did not engage the keys to give the ghosting effect.
On the fall board it says Lipp Claviola , the Lipp refers to the piano make of course and Claviola is a another name that Hupfeld used when selling there players.What happened was certain music stores back in there heyday would be exclusive agents to certian player companies and would have an agreement/contract that they could only sell there brands or vice versa.Now what Hupfeld did was bring out another name "Claviola" ,and market that as another player by them ,
Thankyou so much for your feedback , i hope to do more songs soon .Cheers Daniel :)
Very enjoyable. Thanks for posting this. Curious though: Is there a switch to turn off the key action? I was surprised to see them not moving.
Yes there is a lever to mute the keys.
Thankyou for your kind words :)
If you check out my other clips (Duo-Art upright) some of these rolls are full expression rolls and even today much debate has arisen to the the Yamaha and Pianodisc failing to match the earlier dymanics.But everyone has there own opinion and i welcome peoples feedback of all comments....Daniel :)
In this clip i gave no expression at all , and i could of done with feet and also the hand controls on the fold up control board in front of the keys.When this clip was filmed i only had the player for 6 weeks.Since then i have learnt how to express music 100% better with better foot controls and using the theming levers.Just not sure at the this stage about redoing the clip again and having 2 songs the same on my page.I don't want to remove this clip as it has generated some interest.
@mrslovelylady14 Thankyou , i have another version done more to a 1920's style which i plan to do on a newly restored 1912 Weber Grand pianola.........stay tuned :)
ViktorDragmire wrote :That's a beautiful piano for 1914! Fantastic job keeping it up and running and looking great! What is that label on the front of it? My other question is; Is the piano from a big brand like Steinway that was modified by a different firm or was it made by the same company?
@eabishai thankyou :)
wow how does it work?
Nice piano. Is it an easy peddler?
It was about average but could of been better , i dont own this anymore and is in the hands of another owner .
@@PianolaDanOz Ahhh, well I hope he enjoys the piano as much as I did!
@@PiotrBarcz My current collection is 1911 Steinway upright , 1920 Beale player grand and a 1926 Victor upright ( recordo) .
@@PianolaDanOz Oooh ok. Are you planning on filming the Recordo or is it not in playing condition?
@@PiotrBarcz Its sadly needs a full rebuild , i grabbed it for free before it was going to be broken up. The expression system is the later lesser known model C version . It should be a 16 step like a Duo Art , but it dosent have a split stack , just split hammer rail to assist in themeing.
Maravillosa pianola, aunque sugiero debería ser más rápida la ejecución.
Enhorabuena.
@ncguy207 but its sound perfect
Beautiful.......I must say it was a bit slow.
1914?? And already they have this interesting invention?? Doesn't it cost you a tons of cash??
Why don't the keys move up and down?
There is a lever giving the option.
can u give me the scores???
No this is not a reproducer , just a foot pumped player.
I gather this is not a reproducing piano as there is no expression?
The harder it is pumped, the louder the whole thing is.
because hands are too mainstream