Player Pianos & Other Mechanical Instruments

Re: What's the easiest way to feed MIDI to a QRS player?

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:53:28 EDT

Posted by tropical rust:
I'm getting tired of CDs. I would like to use a laptop, smartphone, or reader to play MIDI files on a Pianomation 2000C (same as (...)

Re: complete duo-art mechanism

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:50:33 EDT

Posted by Craig Hair:
I have one. I don't need it.
anyone interested? I think it came from a
steck.

Re: question about solenoids and latency...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:09:21 EDT

Posted by wouter79:
I don't think the solenoids themselves suffer delay. But the software probably does.

So it depends on HOW you connect the keyboard. Is (...)

Re: Where to see player pianos play

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:53:17 EDT

Posted by wouter79:
Lots on youtube.

I saw a number of them in the pianola musueum in Amsterdam http://www.pianola.nl. They have both Ampico and (...)

Re: Player system installations... nope

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:40:37 EDT

Posted by wouter79:
I can think of a few more reasons
* current artists don't record anymore on roll (or do they?)
* hifi is much better than in the past (...)

Re: To tighten the pin loose ( a piano) or any mechanical music

Fri, 31 May 2013 03:39:40 EDT

Posted by Maximillyan:

Regards,Max
http://www.corbina.tv/my_video/raznoe/29462

Re: Basic troubleshooting help please!

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:07:03 EDT

Posted by heat_meiser:
Hi,

I have a barely-functional player piano, and I was hoping someone here could point me in the right direction. It is from around (...)

Re: Toy Pianos

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:29:59 EDT

Posted by Plinky88:
Toy Piano

Re: How to convert existing piano to play piano rolls?

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 05:29:18 EST

Posted by rocklandpiano:
For a full explanation of this process check out the above video.

Re: year of creation of paino rolls

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 10:07:39 EST

Posted by shmotrezoom:
Hi--Is there a way to tell when any piano given roll was first produced?

for instance -- we know that Fats Waller had to make his (...)