Additional info; This player does used 59 note Organ rolls made by the Aeoilan Corp. Misprint says music roll has 5 holes per inch, should read 6 holes per inch. Tracker bar is from very early 65 note player piano (6 holes per inch). There are extra holes in the tracker bar unused. To use them for percussion would require a custom made wider organ roll.
The player would require suction, as in player pianos, whereas the pipes require pressure, so the union of the two portions required some thinking. Likely it is a piano roll being played.
Where do you get appropriate player organ rolls? And, the caption says 5 holes per inch? Where did you get the tracker bar? Most player pianos used 9 hole per inch. i believe the first player pianos used 6 holes per inch.
great video, I'm working on a similar project, I'm curious how did you go about creating a pneumatic actuated electrical contact switch? what is the valve like?
This player was assembled from many old and orphaned spare parts: Player piano 65 note spoolbox - used 58 notes of the tracker bar to play these rolls Wind motor from unknown brand player piano 48 note Salicional pipes & chest from Kilgen Harmonic Ensemble organ 12 Bourdon (bass flute pipes) - Kilgen 12 note Bass pipe chest donated by Rick Morel, Denver CO Small Blower from Kilgen Petite Ensemble organ Aeolian pipe organ "pneumatic to electric" switchbox - tubing from tracker bar leads here Turbine Vacuum motor by Motor Player Corp - from 1927 Gulbransen Recordo player piano 58 note Aeolian Grand/Orchestrelle rolls Note: Thanks to Ed Gaida of San Antonio TX. Ed reproduced a great many of these 100 year old rolls....providing hours of enjoyment for those of us with roll playing reed organs. He saved this music. Jud Murphy Reply
This Souza march was on an acoustic Victor Talking Machine Co. record that was among a trunkful of records given to me when I was very young (early '50s).
This is so cool! Instead of these parts ending up in the landfills, you literally breathed new life into this instrument. One question, how's the conversion done? Do you have bellows which activate electrical switches for the solenoids under the pipes?
Additional info; This player does used 59 note Organ rolls made by the Aeoilan Corp. Misprint says music roll has 5 holes per inch, should read 6 holes per inch. Tracker bar is from very early 65 note player piano (6 holes per inch). There are extra holes in the tracker bar unused. To use them for percussion would require a custom made wider organ roll.
Just made from left-over bits and pieces, I'm impressed - that's how I normally get my chainsaws
The player would require suction, as in player pianos, whereas the pipes require pressure, so the union of the two portions required some thinking. Likely it is a piano roll being played.
Where do you get appropriate player organ rolls? And, the caption says 5 holes per inch? Where did you get the tracker bar? Most player pianos used 9 hole per inch. i believe the first player pianos used 6 holes per inch.
great video, I'm working on a similar project, I'm curious how did you go about creating a pneumatic actuated electrical contact switch? what is the valve like?
This player was assembled from many old and orphaned spare parts:
Player piano 65 note spoolbox - used 58 notes of the tracker bar to play these rolls
Wind motor from unknown brand player piano
48 note Salicional pipes & chest from Kilgen Harmonic Ensemble organ
12 Bourdon (bass flute pipes) - Kilgen
12 note Bass pipe chest donated by Rick Morel, Denver CO
Small Blower from Kilgen Petite Ensemble organ
Aeolian pipe organ "pneumatic to electric" switchbox - tubing from tracker bar leads here
Turbine Vacuum motor by Motor Player Corp - from 1927 Gulbransen Recordo player piano
58 note Aeolian Grand/Orchestrelle rolls
Note: Thanks to Ed Gaida of San Antonio TX. Ed reproduced a great many of these 100 year old rolls....providing hours of enjoyment for those of us with roll playing reed organs. He saved this music.
Jud Murphy
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This Souza march was on an acoustic Victor Talking Machine Co. record that was among a trunkful of records given to me when I was very young (early '50s).
would the tracker bar be to small to add percussion?
Wow! I loved this!! Thank you for sharing!
Fantastic organ😊
This is so cool! Instead of these parts ending up in the landfills, you literally breathed new life into this instrument. One question, how's the conversion done? Do you have bellows which activate electrical switches for the solenoids under the pipes?
👍....good stuff
Nice