1928 Themola London Pianola - The Yellow Rose Of Texas

Roll: QRS 9193 / Played by: J. Lawrence Cook
Piano: Themola (circa 1928) / Tuned 6/22/2012
Piano Action: Langer #13632
Sound Board: #1027
Keys: #5260 Shenstone & Co. LTD / British Manufacture
Player Piano Mechanism: Otto Higel / Tracking Bar Patent: #267228-25
Camera: Kodak PlaySport Zx5 / MP4 / 720p / 60fps

[@davegeisler3640]

I think these pianos are among the best inventions of the 20th century. I could be wrong, but I cannot think of another machine that does this.

[@miligatz]

Glad you like it...thanks.

[@trainknut]

A tape recorder?

[@gatewaysolo104]

check out the american fotoplayer

[@Tocsin-Bang]

They were being built in London and also in Germany in the 1880s.

[@Owool17]

The Piano Bear from American Dad

[@rat_terrier9304]

I remember living in Texas, I had to sing this in fourth grade.

[@ICEMAN_ADVENTURES]

long live TEXAS, the best place ever

[@rat_terrier9304]

@@ICEMAN_ADVENTURES
Except Corpus Christi. All my homies hate Corpus Christi.

[@ICEMAN_ADVENTURES]

@@rat_terrier9304 well I mean most of Texas. There are parts of Texas that I don't like but most of it

[@rat_terrier9304]

@@ICEMAN_ADVENTURES
Saying the pledge every morning at school is stupid but Big Bend National Park and San Antonio and Austin and the Texas Ranger Division and bluebonnets are all pretty cool.

[@thomasjorge4734]

Lucky You,
One of the Lucky Few!

[@douglasmasters9051]

Sounds about perfect for a saloon piano. Bartender! Whiskey and leave the bottle!

[@windowsfan95]

This starting to play in the middle of the night would freak me out.

[@jimmypetrock]

Found one of these at the Volo Museum in Illinois honestly I still have the recording even now so..... YEEHAW

[@larrycraddock3063]

Love the old player piano!

[@PiotrBarcz]

Great recording! I can't wait for Five Foot Two!

[@launcesmechanist9578]

Bartender, I'll have a whiskey.

[@PiotrBarcz]

Piotr: Those tenth drone notes look like Cook's work *sees description* IT WAS COOK!!!

[@erasmoxavierdacosta4962]

Eita música boa de se ouvir.

[@zoomrr69]

nice

[@muzhikforchaplin1203]

need a better mic but thanks for sharing this fabulous roll!

[@Ih8kone]

Yikes! A ghost-playing piano!

[@elevatorfan7568]

In my opinion, some of the best technology ever invented!

[@omar_rasidagic]

Thank you for posting! By chance, do you have Jo Ann Castle’s roll version of this? Or any other of her ten or so rolls?

[@misterling645]

Does anyone know where I could find the sheet music? Not the piano roll, but the score itself.

[@AudioRevive]

Are there any sheets available?

[@vfa-4188]

0:07

[@spingleboygle]

fun fact: the

[@Arvid_Karlstein]

White South music 👍🏻