O-roll Orchestrion plays the "Atlanta Rag"

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2 жыл бұрын

I'm making progress on the O-roll orchestrion I'm building. I should have the top section installed with the xylophone, bells, flute pipes and violin pipes playing in a day or two.
I made a new type of mandolin rail using .010" mylar sheet and brass rivet caps with washers and I really like the sound of it.
I also have the hammer rail pneumatic installed. Notice how Art Reblitz effectively uses the hammer rail to accentuate single chords. It adds so much to the performance!

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@juanferreira5931 3 ай бұрын

Pre-electronics data storage and retrieval/music synthesis. Great!

@Ebinspurdo 3 ай бұрын

Not synthesis. Automation. ;-)

@bobloblaw9679 3 ай бұрын

it's not synthesizing anything lol it is playing

@OrganMusicYT 3 ай бұрын

It's not synthesizing the sound of anything. It's a musical instrument of it's own. If it were a pipe organ, and there were pipe organs with player systems, then you would get away with saying it is synthesis, as they more often than not include imitation sounds of real orchestral instruments.

@berntd 2 жыл бұрын

This is actually one of the best O roll players I have heard. As annoying as O-roll players can be, this is smooth and not unpleasant. Very nice!

@marilyncarrier 3 ай бұрын

That big wheel is so pretty. Craftsman took care in creating this machine.

@artesanatosberilo7460 3 ай бұрын

De onde nasce inspiração ?

@LynnePedigoRidayReiter 3 ай бұрын

It's also in very good tune...huzzah!

@ronaldl9085 4 ай бұрын

Awesome! Much nicer to watch all those moving parts than a modern computer.

@xyreniaofcthrayn1195 3 ай бұрын

Technically this a computer albeit one made for a highly specific task.

@electronicsandmusic2077 Жыл бұрын

the fact it can even turn on and off the mandolin bar is amazing

@sethbarry8811 5 ай бұрын

And the guitar harp has a nice sound to, not too tinney

@buddyslowhand7647 3 ай бұрын

An amazing piece of art and technology! Just stunning! As a kid I saw orchestrions from time to time and I loved them. Today they have almost completely disappeared. Thanks for sharing!

@user-mi2mt8ud1m 3 ай бұрын

Это анимация, мультик! Какой же ты наивный! 😅😅😅

@buddyslowhand7647 3 ай бұрын

@@user-mi2mt8ud1mIn Russia you fake it, in Europe you make it. 😊

@jarillon5614 3 ай бұрын

This is the pinnacle of what can be done with mechanics and a little electrical engineering. As no improvement is available, then you have to change of technology.

@paulis7319 3 ай бұрын

The original multi-track sequencer! ❤

@farleyestudio9685 3 ай бұрын

Eheh, very analog, eheheh

@shubus 3 ай бұрын

Doing a terrific job on this. Really exciting to see this come together .

@InFamousProductions 3 ай бұрын

amazing. I'm so glad that someone is keeping it alive . thank you.

@rocketaroo 10 ай бұрын

Pure magic, I could only dream of owning one.

@larryjohnson6385 8 ай бұрын

You and me both 🙏

@larryjohnson6385 8 ай бұрын

Totally awesome Thanks for sharing this 👍👍

@HOYANA2024 3 ай бұрын

05-04-2024 WAW!!! AMAZING!!! GOD BLESS YOU!!! I LOVE YOUR WORK!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤BRASIL 🥰 😍 🥰 😍 🥰

@daveslivinski8941 Жыл бұрын

Amazing . A lot of moving parts. Great work .

@janislohman8125 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the close ups. As a retired mechanical tech i love seeing how things operate. 💜💜💜

@tireballastserviceofflorid7771 4 ай бұрын

That's some real craftsmanship right there. Well done.

@hqmhqm 3 ай бұрын

fabulous arrangement, amazing craftsmanship. What a great day to be alive!

@eyesgotit8657 3 ай бұрын

What an absolute genius and entertaining contraption. Ingenuity at its finest.

@themagicboy6548 4 ай бұрын

That's a very curious looking accordion in there

@grandcarriage1 2 жыл бұрын

This is fabulous and fascinating!!!! This is SO GOOD!

@swedishpsychopath8795 5 ай бұрын

Norwegians are crazy good inventors - thank you Norway!

@MrFsandt 3 ай бұрын

Pianola Alberto Finzi, Itália🇮🇹

@andrewlardieri4110 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice, Bruce

@abpccpba 3 ай бұрын

Wonderful to see and hear. So many thing to figure out. The four small bellows working together; go figure.

@3v249 5 ай бұрын

Excellent restoration thoroughly enjoyed it. It says it should be coming out of the showroom.

@larryjohnson6385 8 ай бұрын

It doesn’t get better than this😎😎😎 Thanks for posting this 🙏

@jaredwirth3990 2 жыл бұрын

Impressive, I like what you do in the next video

@patrickos 9 ай бұрын

Wat super leuk om te zien

@ritcrutic2715 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful work of art. Such a nice sound. 🎉

@AntoninaKyzmiheva 3 ай бұрын

Браво Человеку .а инструмент играет так только благодаря тому кто так умело обьединил и настроил

@scoobydooo4390 3 ай бұрын

Well..!! That made my day...😀...............Thank you..

@Averageavgeekyt 2 жыл бұрын

I like your orchestrions your good at building them

@nmccw3245 3 ай бұрын

Very cool! Good to meet you in Palm Springs 👍

@DuoArtOrgan 3 ай бұрын

Likewise! Nice meeting you.

@DrpanProductions 2 жыл бұрын

Good to see you uploading again! missed your restorations! Edit: apparently KZfaq just isnt pushing notifications about your uploads to me. My apologies

@simonmcowan6874 3 ай бұрын

Love those old pianolas, one of the best I've heard.

@bolchong-lou4084 3 ай бұрын

Magnificent! Bravo!

@morissobakin1294 3 ай бұрын

Really great machine!

@user-guksan7777 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for playing the piano. Hello, it's warm weather.

@emailsmarkhall 3 ай бұрын

Wow. Beautiful tone all around!

@RattataPrincess2007 Жыл бұрын

That is really cool!

@augustosilva33 4 ай бұрын

Gostei da bomba de ar de fluxo continuo.

@luisradiotecnico307 2 ай бұрын

Este es el padre de las cajitas musicales en papel codificado, puede tocar cualquier cancion hasta el terrible regueton 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳💖es toda una joya musical..........

@desk3578 3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing this! Words are not adequate to describe the wonderful emotions this beautiful music evokes!

@mikeythesquid1427 4 ай бұрын

I can't believe a roll of paper is doing all that.

@christianx8494 3 ай бұрын

Perforated paper was used to make complicated patterns for weaving. Then the system got adopted for self-playing instruments, and only then did the metal industry see the potential of that technology to turn, bore and mill engine parts and exchangeable parts for mass production.

@AndreLuiz-zf6wq 3 ай бұрын

youtube itself is just ones and zeroes

@joseph2832 3 ай бұрын

@@AndreLuiz-zf6wq Amen

@sj9918 3 ай бұрын

Could you believe now, that this mobile do all these without even the paper?

@Sielok16 3 ай бұрын

This needs to be on spotify. This exact video and music.

@shockingguy 3 ай бұрын

So cool just pure fun

@guymandudely324 3 ай бұрын

Seeing and hearing James P. Johnson play this piece was truly a musical marvel.

@EmilyTienne 3 ай бұрын

It makes you want to dance.

@voiceofjeff 3 ай бұрын

Excellent. Thanks for sharing. Wonderful machine you have there!

@ReichRoller 3 ай бұрын

It even plays with "feel", emphasizing certain notes more than others. Very organic playing.

@Masuraodesu 3 ай бұрын

As far as I know, orchestrions suffer from a lack of note dynamics because of the way notes are recorded. So it's hardly possible to talk about any "feel" here =)

@ReichRoller 3 ай бұрын

@@Masuraodesu fascinating. My ear says differently. People like you just enjoy disagreement. What I said was a subjective interpretation you maniac.

@Masuraodesu 3 ай бұрын

@@ReichRoller I'm not a maniac, I just play piano, and we studied similar devices in music history class. But if you hear dynamics - ok, I don't mind, just let's not get personal.

@MazSwanboroughSmith 28 күн бұрын

Absolutely lovely ❤

@Helio-vn9ts 3 ай бұрын

Que maravilha de máquina. Sucessos

@joelb4534 5 ай бұрын

C'est Magique, magnifique instrument ❤❤

@MrFsandt 3 ай бұрын

Essa pianola italiana Alberto Finzi é uma raridade. A criatividade e a perfeição mecânica com que eram construídas é impressionante. Parabéns pelo registro. 👍👏

@DuduAram 3 ай бұрын

I love this happy music! I want to have one to turn on first thing in the morning when I wake up!

@anythingoldmechanical 3 ай бұрын

Absolutely beautiful!

@JohnSmith-of2gu 3 ай бұрын

Cool to see the interior mechanics on one of these!

@itsRemco 3 ай бұрын

That's a really nice and clean roll! Also very nice sound!

@organist660 4 ай бұрын

awsome video

@gabrielgabidu13 3 ай бұрын

C'est formidable ❤ Bravo à l’inventeur de cette merveille !😊 Je suis pianiste et j’adore !!

@regislemoine6299 3 ай бұрын

Incroyable machine.

@aidanfisher97 3 ай бұрын

I love that song actually!

@saijaan310 2 ай бұрын

wonderful

@SandDancing 3 ай бұрын

How Cool is this!!!

@hsj2562 3 ай бұрын

How wonderful.

@niteshpant1974 3 ай бұрын

Great. State of Art machine ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@iterlimen 3 ай бұрын

Maravilloso. Congratulations from Spain

@8yura 2 ай бұрын

Excellent !!!Amazing!!!Wonderful!!!👍👍👍

@kafeelsabrimeer3260 3 ай бұрын

Wah ji wah bahut very nice 👍

@user-nt1ev5br4p 2 ай бұрын

ПРОГРЭСС, улыбнуло 😊

@ALAKHNIRANJAN_123 2 ай бұрын

wow amazing

@Viktor-lp4cn 5 ай бұрын

Brilliance!

@thesoundsmith 3 ай бұрын

What a project! Very cool. (You know they make midi sequencers now, right?)😎 Next - a midi to piano-roll converter. (I'm not making fun, I'm in awe!)

@user-fc5iv3rx1t 3 ай бұрын

Нифига себе . Классная, крутая шарманка . Инженерам респект и уважуха )

@GramophonicReevolution 3 ай бұрын

Love this 😊

@ingowenzel3552 3 ай бұрын

Amazing!

@MEME-JUSTICE-1.0 4 ай бұрын

This is my jam like actaully

@user-zv3oh5zp6g 3 ай бұрын

I love the song

@ThePearsch 6 ай бұрын

Those mini pipes are sure funny.

@thelyricologist9568 3 ай бұрын

This, in a way, is far more sophisticated than a computer.

@dprajeswararaolicnrt 3 ай бұрын

🎉🎉 That's great 🎉🎉

@cyberdiatriber2 3 ай бұрын

I used to play this on my guitar!

@angelsone-five7912 3 ай бұрын

Marvelous !!

@NabilBenseddik-np6fg Ай бұрын

❤un vrai jukebox

@thomask1424 3 ай бұрын

Was reminded of David Nancarrow, American composer who created piano music with hand-punched piano rolls. Eventually, students/followers created a machine to punch the rolls.

@johneastmond9092 3 ай бұрын

First digital format right there!

@user-lm6ol7dd6k 3 ай бұрын

В 19-век были такие забавные музыкальные приборы - механические пианино. И, заметьте, работали они без современных технологий!😂

@CoinWasher 5 ай бұрын

I want so much to have a recording of this as-is, but with the mandolin bar on past the second part

@twogitsinacar4811 3 ай бұрын

I want one !

@user-ft9ri7pd4g 3 ай бұрын

Que buen músico AKI Nay Ballas jajaja saludos que lindo aplaauso 👋👋👋👋

@stevetamacc 3 ай бұрын

I can see Fani Willis and Nathan Wade dancin to this music around their cash horde down in Geeeorgia!

@Wilfredoviquez 3 ай бұрын

Para ser algo mecánico, toca muy bien 👏

@nguyenvanphong8242 3 ай бұрын

Awesome !

@user-wu3yi5eq2e 3 ай бұрын

Маща.👍

@19chief53 3 ай бұрын

Meravigliosa 👍👍👍

@TomW2034 2 жыл бұрын

I thought the quad-mounted air pumps on a cam were cool. Is that common and I have never noticed?

@DuoArtOrgan 2 жыл бұрын

Yes that type of pump is quite common in many orchestrions and reproducing pianos.

@grandcarriage1 2 жыл бұрын

I agree. That is so cool. It needs a window over it. I can just watch it continually.

@WDBsirLocksight 3 ай бұрын

Simple in its intricacy. The pinnacle of fluid and creative mechanics. Wintergarten has some competition. (even though Instruments are in different classes/families)

@Fodnex 3 ай бұрын

For some reason the first second i saw this i thought it was just an invisible man playing

@bellowphone 3 ай бұрын

That's a really great sounding orchestrion. Really nice voicing and arrangement. How do you get the rolls made? Is that some sort of diaphragm-reed rank up on top? And presumably that's free reeds on that rank underneath? Anyway, great job; now I have to check out more of your work.

@bellowphone 3 ай бұрын

And watching that quad reciprocating air pump behind the wheel is mesmerizing. I built what I call a radial ball pump, which is a similar idea but uses three 7" rubber balls arranged around a crankshaft, to pump up the reservoir of my raucous beating-reed organ.