It has been several busy months for me
After 17 years of storage, I have refurbished and updated my P-100 Pianocorder and installed it in a 1953 Wurlitzer console piano. I have posted several photos of the actual work over the past 6 months. I will be posting videos very shortly now. The piano was a joint "rescue". My landlady, Dr.Janet Gitney and I saved this piano from total destruction. It was scheduled to be dumped in the trash. The piano was in very fine condition, even the case was beautiful in it's original mahogany finish. The piano from an operational standpoint was in good tune, and fairly well regulated. Some key releveling and minor action work has produced a very nice player piano. But it's NOT just a player piano - it can do a whole lot more, as my videos will show. I am working on transcribing some really great piano performances specifically for the Pianocorder digital system. Here are some photos of the work as it was accomplished.
Hello Bob,
ReplyDeleteWe have some things in common...Vintage Pianos, Ragtime, Railroads & History. I'm a retired RR engineer who gives Historical presentations and - BTW, plays ragtime piano. I use to run trains out of Rdg. Term. to Lansdale and Doylestown back in the 70s. Now I'm having fun playing and singing the Seniors at the Assisted Living Centers in South Jersey. This Fall I'll be giving a Ragtime piano concert at the Olde Stone House Village in Wash. Twp. NJ. I'll keep you posted on the date and time.
It's nice to know others share the same interests in this area.
Take Care,
Nick Frankunas