1928 Themola London Pianola - The Blue Danube

Roll: QRS XP-436-C / Played by: Arden & Kortlander
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*

[@Mlocbrak]

I really love pianola. I'm shocked what it has inside but it's wonderful.

[@zacharymiele9927]

Absolutely wonderful

[@ozzietadziu]

Thank you for demonstrating QRS Rolls. The arrangements are wonderful.

[@killianjonckers6763]

Das klavier ist zu schön und die musik ist schön.👍🎹😀

[@consterus]

It's amazing how people could create something like this.

[@KawhackitaRag]

Nice-sounding piano! Thanks for posting!

[@gastephjr7280]

This sounds very much like my 1921 Steif player. Very rich sound

[@miligatz]

Thanks.

[@traubeminze810]

An der schönen blauen Donau - Johann Strauss

[@theundertaker7447]

Awesome ❤️ IT

[@a440pianoservice]

Sounds like it needs around 3-5 tunings after its restrung and rebuilt correctly!

[@plateshutoverlock]

For classical music lovers who are also cowboys.

[@francoisharmel8970]

c'est une bonne transition du 1er janvier de l'année Nouvelle 🎉🎉

[@tdiamonds23ice82]

I like this

[@oliverstein7368]

Que legal queria um desses , deve ser raro r muitíssima caro , relíquia .

[@miligatz]

Obrigado

[@maxtoth7047]

Did the pianola come with a motor when you got it or did you put it in because I want to put a motor in my pianola and I'm not sure where to start.

[@PiotrBarcz]

There are complicated ways to get a motor into a pianola but you can also drill a hole into one of the bellows and stick a vacuum hose into the bellow for suction. You'll only need half the vacuum's power to run the player action.

[@yonatanzamarreno2935]

How this thing works? It must be a very sophisticated machine.
There will be few in the world.

[@miligatz]

It is old technology. Look up "Player Piano" at Wikipedia. This one uses pneumatics (vacuum). I use the electric vacuum pump for my videos, but it also has foot pedals that work well. Do a search for "Player Piano" here at RUclips...1000s of videos.

[@PiotrBarcz]

@@miligatz I wanted to ask if this is an expression piano because I saw all the extra holes in the tracker bar. It almost looks like a bar from a DuoArt system but it has the normal crank box of a standard action.

[@MrCelsoDias]

muito bom

[@miligatz]

Muito obrigado.

[@brerrabbit77]

I have seen a few listings on Craigslist from people wanting to give them away. I think there is some company that still makes the rolls for them.

[@brerrabbit77]

What was the maximum length of time you could get one of those rolls to play for?

[@miligatz]

I have one that goes over 10 minutes. I'm sure there are some that go longer. However, the longer the roll of paper, the more the paper slips on itself causing hesitation.

[@jonathansmith8672]

0:38

[@nielsberkers]

this is why one shouldn't put suction units in player piano's........ Classic example of going against all the player piano is supposed to be.

[@jayleslie5081]

warner brothers looney toons bugs bunny!