Contents of "Das Welte-Mignon-Klavier" by Hagmann
By Robbie Rhodes
Below is an English translation of the Table of Contents (das
Inhaltsverzeichnis) of the book by Peter Hagmann. Ref. page 5 & 6 of
the PDF document at http://www.freidok.uni-freiburg.de/volltexte/608/
Fans of the big Welte Philharmonic player organ will enjoy perusing
the appendix (der Anhang) for the sketches and descriptions of existent
Philharmonic organs around the world. Also included are drawings of
the pneumatic T-100 and T-98 Welte-Mignon piano systems.
Thanks to Matthew Caulfield for his help with this translation. I can
always count on him to offer clear exposition and logical presentation.
;-)
Robbie Rhodes
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"The Welte-Mignon piano, the Welte Philharmonic organ and the
inception of music reproduction".
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword
Introduction
A history of the House of Welte?
The Welte Orchestrion
Excursus: On the development of the automatic piano
Welte-Mignon and Welte Philharmonic
Excursus: On the market for mechanical music instruments
Mignola, theater organ and the decline
"Accurate rendering of the artist's playing"?
The recording process
Recordings in the House of Welte
Recording processes of other companies
On the problem of manipulation
Fundamentals of playback
The principle of the suction pneumatic
The music roll as data carrier
The tracker bar as data conveyor
On the tempo problem
Playback on the Welte-Mignon piano
Fundamentals
The expression equipment
Tone production and pedal movement
On the problem of attack differentiation
Playback on the Welte Philharmonic organ
Fundamentals
Disposition and tracker bar control functions
Tone production
Registration and support functions
Summary and outlook
Again: "Accurate rendering of the artist's playing"?
Reproducing instruments in historical context
Epilogue
Appendix [includes many sketches]
Bibliography
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