3 ай бұрын
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@unclelouie3828 Күн бұрын
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!!
@Xpian Күн бұрын
@ 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!
@ilonajeanpassino608 8 күн бұрын
Fantastic sound and playing ... love it.
@prairiedoggy1 10 күн бұрын
First heard this in the Grey Gardens movie. Great rendition!
@Roperfield 10 күн бұрын
What kind of hassle would be in store copyright wise if one were to use this rendition in a short-film?
@johnball3487 10 күн бұрын
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 @
@Yalie06405 10 күн бұрын
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.
@joybreeden366 10 күн бұрын
Bravo
@TheAmpico 12 күн бұрын
What a lovely tune. What ocean liner is hanging above the piano?
@johnball3487 19 күн бұрын
Beautiful!
@johnball3487 19 күн бұрын
Beautiful! Piano looks great too, sounds good, and love the played selection!! Thank You for sharing!
@marcelnoya 19 күн бұрын
Wauw... dit is gewoon geweldig!
@Xpian 20 күн бұрын
Pretty much anything by Sousa seems fitting for American Independence Day... Happy Fourth!
@PiotrBarcz 21 күн бұрын
Damn imagine how loud this roll would be on a Mason & Hamlin BB! It already is ridiculously loud on the little Knabe!
@Yalie06405 21 күн бұрын
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!
@PiotrBarcz 21 күн бұрын
@@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.
@Yalie06405 20 күн бұрын
@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.
@PiotrBarcz 20 күн бұрын
@@Yalie06405 Yeah, the boat tails are awesome for bass tone!
@PiotrBarcz 21 күн бұрын
FFFFFFFFIIIIIIIIRRRRRRRRRRRRSSSSSSSSTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@johntyjp 21 күн бұрын
Must take some practice to match up your fingers with the perforations in the roll Nicholas?!!😄🧐
@kirksjunque 25 күн бұрын
Lovely piano, lovely roll, wonderful selection of late 30s tunes!
@Yalie06405 24 күн бұрын
Thanks Kirk! I'm glad you liked it!
@PiotrBarcz 25 күн бұрын
You can't beat Chickerings! They're the best!
@PiotrBarcz 25 күн бұрын
This is either a sloppy recut OR it's one of Milne's kitchen table masters, one way or another it sounds great!
@Yalie06405 25 күн бұрын
Why do you think it's a sloppy recut????
@PiotrBarcz 25 күн бұрын
@@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.
@Yalie06405 25 күн бұрын
@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.
@PiotrBarcz 25 күн бұрын
@@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!
@Xpian Ай бұрын
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!
@Yalie06405 Ай бұрын
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!
@russwabuda1556 Ай бұрын
too bad that such a beautiful looking and sounding piano in the hand of such talent can't be in the house.'
@Yalie06405 Ай бұрын
It will be soon! The piano is currently getting some much needed work done and a complete rebuild of the Ampico.
@BG-sl9lv Ай бұрын
Aren't you glad now you didn't quit😜
@kathyraygoza3299 Ай бұрын
I like this very upbeat rendition but I also like no love the Al Bowley rendition.
@Yalie06405 Ай бұрын
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.
@Chettkat Ай бұрын
Wonderful to hear one of Carroll Gibbons' signature songs. He is one of my all time favorite pianists. Thankyou so much !🤩
@janes.mclean4475 Ай бұрын
What are some interesting historic bits of information about these musical pieces? ??
@RobinPratt 2 ай бұрын
What a nutty number! GREAT!
@janes.mclean4475 2 ай бұрын
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.😀😀😀😀👑👑👑👑
@janes.mclean4475 2 ай бұрын
😀😀😀😀😀⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
@tweedmouth21 2 ай бұрын
Hauntingly beautiful Nick😊
@tweedmouth21 2 ай бұрын
A wonderfu serenade Nick, reminiscent of Carrol Gibbons
@Yalie06405 2 ай бұрын
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."
@tweedmouth21 2 ай бұрын
@Yalie06405 How lucky are you. Have you heard the rather amusing recording of 'On the Air' with both Carrol Gibbons and Johnny Green?
@GeorgeDimopoulos 2 ай бұрын
Very nice!!!!enjoyed👍
@kirksjunque 2 ай бұрын
Yet another wonderful performance, Nick! I don't need an Ampico, I have you playing for us on KZfaq!
@Yalie06405 2 ай бұрын
I'm glad you enjoyed it, Kirk!
@ClassicCabFrance 2 ай бұрын
Impressive, thanks a lot
@Yalie06405 2 ай бұрын
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊
@PiotrBarcz 2 ай бұрын
I know the second arrangement all to well! :D
@Yalie06405 2 ай бұрын
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!
@PiotrBarcz 2 ай бұрын
@@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!
@TheAmpico Ай бұрын
@@PiotrBarczWhen you find it, I’d love to have it! 😁
@PiotrBarcz Ай бұрын
@@TheAmpico You bet! I'll try and find it, knowing how things go it's going to be an elusive bastard though xD
@PiotrBarcz 2 ай бұрын
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.
@TheAmpico 2 ай бұрын
Looks like you depleted your liquid lubrication. Haha. Beautiful playing as always. I envy you in every way.
@Yalie06405 2 ай бұрын
The wine glass turned into a tip glass. That remained empty too! 😂
@PiotrBarcz 2 ай бұрын
@@Yalie06405 If I was there I would've thrown in a hefty one, you can be sure of that xD
@TheAmpico 2 ай бұрын
@@Yalie06405 Haha.
@FlyfisherCO 2 ай бұрын
Love to hear you in person. Awesome! Thank you!
@Yalie06405 2 ай бұрын
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it! 😊
@Xpian 2 ай бұрын
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).
@Yalie06405 2 ай бұрын
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!
@PiotrBarcz 2 ай бұрын
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.
@Yalie06405 2 ай бұрын
The song was written in 1933 by Ralph Rainger. Leo Robin wrote the lyrics. It was featured in the production "International House." 🙂
@PiotrBarcz 2 ай бұрын
Ralph Rainger? WOW! That explains why it's such a gorgeous tune!@@Yalie06405
@thomase13 2 ай бұрын
Wonderful song and beautiful phonograph!
@user-mz7pw4bo3w 2 ай бұрын
This is just wonderful piano playing on a real gem of a piano my hats off to you both. Piano and artist.
@Yalie06405 2 ай бұрын
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.
@OofusTwillip 2 ай бұрын
I found a copy of this QRS roll, but it disintegrated as I played it. 😢
@ClassicCabFrance 2 ай бұрын
Mmmmmmhhh, doesn't it come from a lost place in TX, sold through FB ? It reminds me something ....
@Yalie06405 2 ай бұрын
This piano was local, previously residing in Syracuse, NY for several years. Prior to that it lived in California.
@Xpian 2 ай бұрын
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!
@Yalie06405 2 ай бұрын
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.
@RobinPratt 2 ай бұрын
Great number from a great film.
@dinh5532 3 ай бұрын
Nice job handsome! Grey gardens...sigh.
@tweedmouth21 3 ай бұрын
Thank you Nick. I always look forward to your fabulous medley choices and brilliant playing😊 Such talent. Best wishes Greg
@Yalie06405 2 ай бұрын
Thanks Greg! Hope all is well.
@petermintunmusic 3 ай бұрын
This is a gem of a song- and what we called a “standard.” Every casual piano player knew this.
@petermintunmusic 3 ай бұрын
Lovely!
@PiotrBarcz 3 ай бұрын
Is this whole medley based on Frank Milne's roll that has the same tune as the first number?
@Yalie06405 3 ай бұрын
No, but that is a wonderful roll. This was just a hodge podge of songs I was into at the time!
@PiotrBarcz 3 ай бұрын
Yup, audio is definitely significantly more clear with your new phone :D This is a really nice roll too!
@ClassicCabFrance 2 ай бұрын
Yes, and the famous "glass of wine" reflection on the window is near perfect
@PiotrBarcz 2 ай бұрын
@@ClassicCabFrance xD