I just love your channel. Such a fun and fascinating piece of musical equipment. I really enjoy you having so much enjoyment playing with it and so thankful to be a part of it along with you, just a wonderful piece of the past. Thanks!! 🎶
I love this arrangement of a Joplin rag. Most of the time you only hear ragtime on piano and I don't think I've ever heard any ragtime bands play this on other instruments. Speaks to the popularity of his music as the fotoplayer era started years after this was written in '03. Joe, I think you got the speed right.
This is a different machine, respective to the 2014 series, isn't it? The 2014 series showed a two cabinet version and this one is definitely a three cabinet machine. One wonders, how many of these marvelous devices Mr Rinaudo has... or is this a machine being restored?
Hi Kyllein, This is a larger Fotoplayer than the two cabinet style 20 at my house. This larger machine is fully restored and as you can hear is a lot of fun to play as it works very well! Thank you for listening!
he has two photoplayers, one restored style 20 that he keeps in his house (with one cabinet) and a style 41 restored for an association (with two cabinets). For further info, visit the Silent Cinema Society website
Are there suggested registration changes printed on the roll, or does Joe select them according to his experience with the instrument? If would be neat if you could do a video that documents all of the ranks and voices available on the machine. I caught a few tantalizing glimpses as the camera zoomed in, but it would be fun to learn all the capabilities of the instrument. Thanks, Dave
Hi, There are no registration notations on the roll. I fling caution to the wind and select the organ and percussion stops as I think will best suit the music. I will watch the roll for indications like upcoming chords to embellish with the xylophone, bells, traps or crescendo. I guess what I'm trying to say is since I can see the holes in the piano roll paper before they cross the tracker bar, which makes the piano, organ, bells and xylophone play, I can anticipate how I might now interpret the music and the add in the trap work as necessary..
Joe Rinaudo Thanks, Joe! I know that some player piano rolls have the song lyrics printed on them, so it seemed logical that registrations might also be indicated on the rolls. Do the photoplayers play standard player piano rolls, or are the rolls specific to these machines? These are definitely a lot of fun. Sort of a cross between a carousel organ and a small theatre organ. Ingenious, our ancestors were! Dave
wizardofeyes Hi, The American Fotoplayers all played standard 88 note player rolls. By about 1915 it was discovered that not all home player rolls sound good on a Fotoplayer. The holes are shorter on a standard player roll and don't allow the organ to speak to its full range. Rolls were made by the Filmusic company in Los Angeles to solve this problem by making longer holes for the organ voice as well as the shorter ones designed for the piano. The music was all mood themes to fit the different scenes in the film. the double roll mechanism allowed the operator to change the roll to fit each scene.
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Dont forget that this rag was written by Scott Hayden and Scott Joplin, not just Joplin. Hayden often gets slighted. This is one of his best works.
Joplin on the Fotoplayer! Now I can die happy.... :-D
Please don't die! I have more Joplin to play for you. Thanks for caring!
I just love your channel. Such a fun and fascinating piece of musical equipment. I really enjoy you having so much enjoyment playing with it and so thankful to be a part of it along with you, just a wonderful piece of the past. Thanks!! 🎶
Miracle! ❤
I love this arrangement of a Joplin rag. Most of the time you only hear ragtime on piano and I don't think I've ever heard any ragtime bands play this on other instruments. Speaks to the popularity of his music as the fotoplayer era started years after this was written in '03. Joe, I think you got the speed right.
This is a different machine, respective to the 2014 series, isn't it? The 2014 series showed a two cabinet version and this one is definitely a three cabinet machine.
One wonders, how many of these marvelous devices Mr Rinaudo has... or is this a machine being restored?
Hi Kyllein,
This is a larger Fotoplayer than the two cabinet style 20 at my house. This larger machine is fully restored and as you can hear is a lot of fun to play as it works very well! Thank you for listening!
Joe Rinaudo And thank you for playing! Wonderful machines!
Is this the machine you were fixing up for the Academy?
he has two photoplayers, one restored style 20 that he keeps in his house (with one cabinet) and a style 41 restored for an association (with two cabinets).
For further info, visit the Silent Cinema Society website
Is this man still around and well?? . What I am seeing is from 4 ~5 years ago.
I must get one!
Good luck Its Rare to find on of these
Definition of bells and whistles.
good stuff, hope to see more new videos again soon !
It's certainly a bit fast. I would slow it down a notch.
So since there aren't any cues, did you really improvise everything but the player roll itself?
You are certainly a wizard indeed!
The one dislike is the devil himself
Are there suggested registration changes printed on the roll, or does Joe select them according to his experience with the instrument?
If would be neat if you could do a video that documents all of the ranks and voices available on the machine. I caught a few tantalizing glimpses as the camera zoomed in, but it would be fun to learn all the capabilities of the instrument.
Thanks,
Dave
Hi,
There are no registration notations on the roll. I fling caution to the wind and select the organ and percussion stops as I think will best suit the music. I will watch the roll for indications like upcoming chords to embellish with the xylophone, bells, traps or crescendo. I guess what I'm trying to say is since I can see the holes in the piano roll paper before they cross the tracker bar, which makes the piano, organ, bells and xylophone play, I can anticipate how I might now interpret the music and the add in the trap work as necessary..
Joe Rinaudo Thanks, Joe!
I know that some player piano rolls have the song lyrics printed on them, so it seemed logical that registrations might also be indicated on the rolls.
Do the photoplayers play standard player piano rolls, or are the rolls specific to these machines? These are definitely a lot of fun. Sort of a cross between a carousel organ and a small theatre organ. Ingenious, our ancestors were!
Dave
wizardofeyes Hi, The American Fotoplayers all played standard 88 note player rolls. By about 1915 it was discovered that not all home player rolls sound good on a Fotoplayer. The holes are shorter on a standard player roll and don't allow the organ to speak to its full range. Rolls were made by the Filmusic company in Los Angeles to solve this problem by making longer holes for the organ voice as well as the shorter ones designed for the piano. The music was all mood themes to fit the different scenes in the film. the double roll mechanism allowed the operator to change the roll to fit each scene.
It's kinda Sound like the Entertainer
Is that like riding the cotton pony?
I'll go throw out my player...
Not again