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6ft 4in Knabe Ampico B - The Washington Post March - Al Sterling and Victor Arden
Here's a march that will knock the plaster off your walls!
The Washington Post March by John Philip Sousa. Ampico roll # 53834-F.
Played by Al Sterling and Victor Arden.
Happy 4th of July, everyone! Have a safe and happy holiday.
The Washington Post March by John Philip Sousa. Ampico roll # 53834-F.
Played by Al Sterling and Victor Arden.
Happy 4th of July, everyone! Have a safe and happy holiday.
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1940 5ft 4in Chickering Ampico B - Outstanding Hits Of The Day Medley 37 - Frank Milne
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Here is one of my favorite rolls showing off the wonderful power and balance of this 5ft 4in Chickering. Whoever designed the scaling for this piano really did quite the job. I've never heard such a large sounding and well balanced baby grand. Here is Frank Milne entertaining us with: 1.) You Hit The Spot 2.) So This Is Heaven 3.) Cling To Me 4.) If You Love Me 5.) Get Thee Behind Me Satan Enjoy!
6ft 4in Knabe Ampico B - Saturday Night Serenade
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Here's a nice Saturday evening treat of some tunes I've been working on: 1.) On The Air 2.) You Came To My Rescue Happy Saturday, everyone.
6ft 4in Knabe Ampico B - Alone - Victor Arden
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Here's a tune unknown to me. "Alone" from "A Night At The Opera." Ampico Roll# 215641 Released: January, 1936.
6ft 4in Knabe Ampico B - My Old Flame - Victor Lane
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"My Old Flame" from the picture "Belle of the Nineties." Played by Victor Lane. Ampico Roll # 215151 Released: December, 1934.
6ft 4in Knabe Ampico B - Isn't It Romantic? - Victor Arden
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Here is some Saturday evening mood music for everyone. "Isn't It Romantic?" Played by Victor Arden. Ampico Roll# 214191 Released: December, 1932.
Chickering Ampico B - Friday Evening Eclipse Concert
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Here's a nice hodge podge of tunes for a quiet Friday Evening on the 1939/40 Chickering Ampico B. 1.) If The Moon Turns Green 2.) You're Not The Kind 3.) Why Dream? 4.) Some Other Time 5.) But Where Are You? Enjoy! If you enjoy my channel performances and would like to help support my own piano playing or the maintenance and preservation of these pianos, donations are always accepted and very m...
5ft 4in Chickering Ampico B - Dance Music Series Program 1
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Here is a recent new member of the family, a late 1939/early 1940 5ft 4in Chickering Ampico B. The piano itself is original and still plays wonderfully. The player was rebuilt in the mid-80s, and although showing it's age, still plays quite well. I think it's time for a voicing or possibly some new hammers in the future! Here is the Chickering playing a nice line of tunes on Ampico Jumbo Roll 1...
1918 Knabe Stoddard Ampico - Cleopatra Rag
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Here is the piano roll that first got me interested in Ampico pianos many, many years ago. Special thanks to my dear friend Robin Pratt for this roll. It wasn't until just recently that I actually had a copy. Here is "Cleopatra Rag" written by Joseph Lamb. Arrangement by P. Hersh and D. Montgomery. Transcribed by Douglas Henderson. Played on the 1918 Knabe Stoddard Ampico. I've slowed the Rag d...
6ft 4in Knabe Ampico B - Top Of The Town - Peter Mintun
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Here is a roll for my dear friend, Peter Mintun. "Top Of The Town" (Harold Adamson/Jimmy McHugh - 1936) from the "New Universal Picture." Upright and Grand Roll# C95010 (coded for the Ampico). Played by the one and only, Peter Mintun. Enjoy!
6ft 4in Knabe Ampico B - You Came To My Rescue, etc. - Victor Lane
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Here is a terribly clever Victor Lane playing a wonderful string of tunes. 1.) You Came To My Rescue 2.) Here's Love In Your Eye 3.) Swingin' The Jinks Way Ampico Roll# 215923. Released: December, 1936.
1929 6ft Sohmer Welte - 1930s Dance Medley No. 2
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Here is a nice 6ft Sohmer Welte Licensee that my father and I picked up in Rhode Island this past October. Manufactured in 1929, it sat unsold until 1932, when it received a new serial number and was sold then. Outside of the Welte Licensee system that has previously been rebuilt and needs much attention, the piano itself is otherwise in original condition outside of a touching up of the lacque...
6ft 4in Knabe Ampico B - Just An Echo In The Valley - Phil Ohman
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Here's a fun tune played by Phil Ohman released by Ampico in April, 1933. "Just An Echo In The Valley." Ampico roll# 214391.
6ft 4in Knabe Ampico B - Blue Orchids - Jeremy Lawrence
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Here's one from the ballad series played by Jeremy Lawrence (Frank Milne). "Blue Orchids" composed by Hoagy Carmichael. Ampico roll# 3171. Released: 1939/40.
6ft 4in Knabe Ampico B - What's The Use? - Frank Milne
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Here's a fun arrangement of "What's The Use?" Played by Frank Milne. Released: January, 1931. Ampico Roll# 213141.
6ft 4in Knabe Ampico B - The Song Is You - Muriel Pollock
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6ft 4in Knabe Ampico B - The Song Is You - Muriel Pollock
6ft 4in Knabe Ampico B - Fox Trot Medley No. 19 - Frank Milne
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6ft 4in Knabe Ampico B - Fox Trot Medley No. 19 - Frank Milne
6ft 4in Knabe Ampico B - Popular Hits Fox Trot Medley No. 13 - Frank Milne
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6ft 4in Knabe Ampico B - Popular Hits Fox Trot Medley No. 13 - Frank Milne
6ft 4in Knabe Ampico B - Outstanding Hits Fox Trot Medley 31 - Frank Milne
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6ft 4in Knabe Ampico B - Outstanding Hits Fox Trot Medley 31 - Frank Milne
6ft 4in Knabe Ampico B - Lonesome Walls, etc. - Robert Farquhar
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6ft 4in Knabe Ampico B - Lonesome Walls, etc. - Robert Farquhar
6ft 4in Knabe Ampico B - Novelty Fox Trot Medley No. 3 - Victor Arden
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6ft 4in Knabe Ampico B - Novelty Fox Trot Medley No. 3 - Victor Arden
6ft 4in Knabe Ampico B - Midsummer Medley - Frank Milne
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6ft 4in Knabe Ampico B - Midsummer Medley - Frank Milne
6ft 4in Knabe Ampico B - A Christmas reminder from Mr. Milne.....
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6ft 4in Knabe Ampico B - A Christmas reminder from Mr. Milne.....
1918 Knabe Stoddard Ampico - Christmas Greetings 1925 - Adam Carroll
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1918 Knabe Stoddard Ampico - Christmas Greetings 1925 - Adam Carroll
1913 Mason and Hamlin Welte Mignon - Frosty the Snowman
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1913 Mason and Hamlin Welte Mignon - Frosty the Snowman
1913 Mason and Hamlin Welte Mignon - You Can't Pull The Wool Over My Eyes
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1913 Mason and Hamlin Welte Mignon - You Can't Pull The Wool Over My Eyes
6ft 4in Knabe Ampico B - Doin' What Comes Natur'lly - Frank Milne
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6ft 4in Knabe Ampico B - Doin' What Comes Natur'lly - Frank Milne
6ft 4in Knabe Ampico B - Lambeth Walk - The Sherry Brothers
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6ft 4in Knabe Ampico B - Lambeth Walk - The Sherry Brothers
1914 Knabe Autopiano- Moonlight Medley - Melodee
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1914 Knabe Autopiano- Moonlight Medley - Melodee
1914 Knabe Autopiano - I'll String Along With You - Paramount
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1914 Knabe Autopiano - I'll String Along With You - Paramount
Love the case!
What a glorious instrument!! Thank you for this treat..
Wonderful tune beautifully played, thanks foe posting
Love the piano. I wanna be sitting in that living room listening & watching the piano. Rather than lying here on the beach in 'sunny Florida'. Really!!
@ 1:35 I should have loved to have had your rendition to play for my parents! Amongst their 78s they had two versions: a Rex by ‘Jay Wilbur & his Band’ with vocals by ‘Sam Browne’, and a Columbia with a vocal duet by ‘Anne Lenner & Eric Whitley’ with music by none other than ‘Carroll Gibbons & His Band’ from the Savoy! Dad was RAF and Mum was WAAF. If they managed leave at the same time, Mum made what rations they'd been able to put by into a picnic lunch, and Dad brought his HMV 102, as pianos aren’t known for portability. (One always perceives one's parents as older, but when the War started in '39, they were only late-teens). They never spoke of having ‘a song’, per se, (not one in particular), but if they had it surely would have been: ‘They Can’t Black Out The Moon’! They'd have loved this... you play it so well! Cheers!
Fantastic sound and playing ... love it.
First heard this in the Grey Gardens movie. Great rendition!
What kind of hassle would be in store copyright wise if one were to use this rendition in a short-film?
Beautiful. I notice the Case 65 model Steam Traction Engine settings atop that lovely cabinet too. I also have one if them@ Thank you for sharing with us @
I'm glad you enjoyed it. Sohmer built some very high quality instruments. I got that Case Steam tractor from our local Steam Pageant in Canandaigua, NY many years ago. Probably at least 20 years ago now.
Bravo
What a lovely tune. What ocean liner is hanging above the piano?
Beautiful!
Beautiful! Piano looks great too, sounds good, and love the played selection!! Thank You for sharing!
Wauw... dit is gewoon geweldig!
Pretty much anything by Sousa seems fitting for American Independence Day... Happy Fourth!
Damn imagine how loud this roll would be on a Mason & Hamlin BB! It already is ridiculously loud on the little Knabe!
I would imagine not too much difference. This Knabe is 6ft 4in long and the RBB is 6ft 11.5in. I've played both instruments and I can testify there is not too much difference in sound or bass!
@@Yalie06405 Really? Huh, I thought the BB's were 7 foot, maybe the RBB is a bit longer because of player system but I don't think that's the case when it's in a drawer. Probably depends on the piano too, your Knabes have phenomenal bass tone.
@PiotrBarcz You're right. With reproducing pianos that have drawers, generally there is not adding on to the length of the piano unless it's the Duo Art system, unless you have one of those later Duo Art systems that were in the Ampico B drawers. I think what helps with Knabes is that they have such wide tails compared to most pianos which adds more soundboard volume and generally makes them sound larger than their actual size.
@@Yalie06405 Yeah, the boat tails are awesome for bass tone!
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Must take some practice to match up your fingers with the perforations in the roll Nicholas?!!😄🧐
Lovely piano, lovely roll, wonderful selection of late 30s tunes!
Thanks Kirk! I'm glad you liked it!
You can't beat Chickerings! They're the best!
This is either a sloppy recut OR it's one of Milne's kitchen table masters, one way or another it sounds great!
Why do you think it's a sloppy recut????
@@Yalie06405 Chords sound a bit rough. I automatically jump to think it was one of those Play-Rite cuts, I hate them with a passion. I assume by your reaction that you have an original and that's just Milne's late mastering coming through.
@PiotrBarcz OH, this one is a Klavier recut. I think some of the harshness just comes out of the original hammers. I may try to voice them down a little but inclined to just replace them.
@@Yalie06405 Klaviers were good cuts, so I think this is one of Milne's late hand made masters that had some sloppiness to them giving them that very loose sound. The hammers are fine actually! I like them, bright enough not to get lost in the room!
Thanks not only for the shot of the expression instructions at the beginning of the roll, but also for the shot of the controls behind the open 'rail' (for want of the correct term) in front of the keys. (Curious, was it losing air at the time you filmed this? You seem to be pumping at a dizzying rate in this video, but then in later videos at a more expected rate yet still with songs of relative tempo). Thanks again!
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Yes, at this point, the stack had been rebuilt, but everything below - bellows, sustain and soft pedal pneumatics, and expression pneumatics were all still original from 1914!
too bad that such a beautiful looking and sounding piano in the hand of such talent can't be in the house.'
It will be soon! The piano is currently getting some much needed work done and a complete rebuild of the Ampico.
Aren't you glad now you didn't quit😜
I like this very upbeat rendition but I also like no love the Al Bowley rendition.
Yes, the upbeat version is a nice treatment of the song. One of the nicest piano solos of this song that I've ever heard was done by Johnny Green. Peter Mintun was kind enough to share the recording with me.
Wonderful to hear one of Carroll Gibbons' signature songs. He is one of my all time favorite pianists. Thankyou so much !🤩
What are some interesting historic bits of information about these musical pieces? ??
What a nutty number! GREAT!
So you tune the pianos and do all of the restoration work yourself?!!! Listening to your performances is like visiting the past and almost seeing the places and the people where the music was originally performed.😀😀😀😀👑👑👑👑
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Hauntingly beautiful Nick😊
A wonderfu serenade Nick, reminiscent of Carrol Gibbons
Thank you! He's my favorite pianist. I recently got a card from the Savoy Hotel with his signature on it and it inspired me to try out his "On The Air."
@Yalie06405 How lucky are you. Have you heard the rather amusing recording of 'On the Air' with both Carrol Gibbons and Johnny Green?
Very nice!!!!enjoyed👍
Yet another wonderful performance, Nick! I don't need an Ampico, I have you playing for us on CZcams!
I'm glad you enjoyed it, Kirk!
Impressive, thanks a lot
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊
I know the second arrangement all to well! :D
Hahaha? OH? But what do you mean? Does it sound similar to an Ampico roll, maybe? 😜 And I agree. There has been sole vast improvement in the microphone Samsung is using. There used to be some kind of "drop out" or "blurring" depending on how intense the volume or expression was on the piano but now seems to have a very nice balance without any compromise in quality of sound. Sometime this summer, a good friend of mine who is also a pianist and has a youtube channel, is going to bring his more high tech recording equipment and we're going to try recording some material!
@@Yalie06405 Indeed xD A Frank Milne one at that! Do you remember which medley roll it's in? I can't remember but I KNOW I have a scan somewhere! Also I'll be looking forward to seeing what you and your friend come up with! Also, I'm working on setting up a recording studio at my new place, I also live in the Upstate New York area, it would be really cool to have you over to do a session at some point!
@@PiotrBarczWhen you find it, I’d love to have it! 😁
@@TheAmpico You bet! I'll try and find it, knowing how things go it's going to be an elusive bastard though xD
I'm convinced that Samsung did a MAJOR rework of their microphones because the self noise used to be quite bad and the denoising that is built in essentially made every recording muddy. Your new phone is a great demonstration of the advance in quality, especially since the music you play requires clarity in the soft dynamic ranges to come through well! I'm actually surprised how the audio is hardly compressed, a lot of phones will just make everything loud and monotonous.
Looks like you depleted your liquid lubrication. Haha. Beautiful playing as always. I envy you in every way.
The wine glass turned into a tip glass. That remained empty too! 😂
@@Yalie06405 If I was there I would've thrown in a hefty one, you can be sure of that xD
@@Yalie06405 Haha.
Love to hear you in person. Awesome! Thank you!
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it! 😊
I could listen to that over and over again... in fact, I am. Cheers! (I so envy your expression... the articulation and dynamics on any given piece! I was never that good no matter how I tried).
Thank you! I really appreciate the compliment. Carroll Gibbons is my favorite pianist and have over the years tried to adopt his playing style. Thanks again!
Came back to this video to ask if you know who composed the tune? It sounds like a Burton Lane one but I can't be sure.
The song was written in 1933 by Ralph Rainger. Leo Robin wrote the lyrics. It was featured in the production "International House." 🙂
Ralph Rainger? WOW! That explains why it's such a gorgeous tune!@@Yalie06405
Wonderful song and beautiful phonograph!
This is just wonderful piano playing on a real gem of a piano my hats off to you both. Piano and artist.
Thank you! I'm very much glad you enjoyed both the piano AND the artist. The piano should be back in the next few months. A lot of work is getting done to the Ampico mechanism for the piano.
I found a copy of this QRS roll, but it disintegrated as I played it. 😢
Mmmmmmhhh, doesn't it come from a lost place in TX, sold through FB ? It reminds me something ....
This piano was local, previously residing in Syracuse, NY for several years. Prior to that it lived in California.
A delight! Put it on over my lunch break and 10+ minutes flew by like 2! Time enough to play it once more... Cheers! PS: I so wish I had your touch! Even in my prime my leaden fingers were more suited to an organ; lol. BTW great selection, random or not!
Thank you ! I'm glad you enjoyed it. A lot of my performance depends on how well the piano plays by hand and this Chickering has a wonderful touch.
Great number from a great film.
Nice job handsome! Grey gardens...sigh.
Thank you Nick. I always look forward to your fabulous medley choices and brilliant playing😊 Such talent. Best wishes Greg
Thanks Greg! Hope all is well.
This is a gem of a song- and what we called a “standard.” Every casual piano player knew this.