Play-Rite Rolls Review
By Jim Canavan
I received my first 88-note Play-Rite rolls (through Playtime's web site) yesterday, and as promised, here's my "review." Overall, I'm extremely pleased with them...in fact, with the exception of a much nicer graphic treatment of the roll leader (imitates Duo-Art or Ampico), I'd mistake them for QRS rolls! The edges were straight cut, and not a bit jagged. As far as the sound...they were fantastic!
My two favorites in the batch:
1. 1920's song "Old King Tut"...I've got this song on an Edison
Diamond Disk (with "Barney Google" on the flip side) sung by
Jones & Hare, and have always loved it. This piano roll has a
"boogie-woogfie" bass line to it, and is really fun.
2. "Standard American Airs"...this large roll (a bargain at $9.00)
has just about every American song you can imagine, from
"Marching thru Georgia" to "Dixie" to "Star Spangled Banner."
It's got a very hand-played sound to it too.
The only "minus" to the rolls is the fact that the boxes are thinner stock than QRS' boxes...but, as I've said before, at a price of $6.50 for small rolls and $9.00 for large ones (plus free shipping by Playtime), I can live with thinner boxes! Although I'm not abandoning QRS purchases, I recommend Play-Rite rolls to everyone!
Jim Canavan CYBRFLASH@aol.com
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