Mechanical Music Digest  Archives
You Are Not Logged In Login/Get New Account
Please Log In. Accounts are free!
Logged In users are granted additional features including a more current version of the Archives and a simplified process for submitting articles.
Home Archives Calendar Gallery Store Links Info
MMD > Archives > May 2015 > 2015.05.25 > 03Prev  Next


FS: Recut Piano Roll "Shave 'Em Dry"
By Ed Gaida

A standard 88-note player piano roll recently sold on eBay for $405.
This certainly places the roll in the "rare" category.  Oftentimes
rolls such as this are sold and disappear into private collections,
never to be heard from again.  I was determined that would not happen
with this particular musical selection.

The title of the roll is "Shave 'Em Dry".  You can find references to
this title on YouTube and draw you own conclusions as to the veracity
of what you find there.

I have reproduced this roll in paper and am offering it to readers of
the MMD.  It will not appear under my name at online auction.  Full
details are at the link below:

  http://www.dreckhosen.com/shave.html 

Quantities are somewhat limited, but I am determined to get as many
re-cuts of this roll into the hands of people who would not otherwise
get a chance to own the roll.

Kindest regards from wet, soggy and flooded South Texas,
Ed Gaida - Preserving music by punching holes in paper!

 [ In the book, "Rags and Ragtime: A Musical History,"
 [ by David A. Jasen and Trebor Jay Tichenor, page 210:
 [   "Shave 'em Dry, by Sam Wishnuff,
 [   (C) May 10, 1917 by Stark Music Co., St. Louis
 [   Piano roll: Musicnote 1080.
 [   Structure: Intro AA BB Trio-intro C DD BB
 [   A characteristic late rag mixture (one section is straight
 [   blues), very pianistic, with the three-over-four device
 [   featuring Novelty-style breaks."
 [ -- Robbie


(Message sent Mon 25 May 2015, 18:25:30 GMT, from time zone GMT.)

Key Words in Subject:  Dry, Em, FS, Piano, Recut, Roll, Shave

Home    Archives    Calendar    Gallery    Store    Links    Info   


Enter text below to search the MMD Website with Google



CONTACT FORM: Click HERE to write to the editor, or to post a message about Mechanical Musical Instruments to the MMD

Unless otherwise noted, all opinions are those of the individual authors and may not represent those of the editors. Compilation copyright 1995-2024 by Jody Kravitz.

Please read our Republication Policy before copying information from or creating links to this web site.

Click HERE to contact the webmaster regarding problems with the website.

Please support publication of the MMD by donating online

Please Support Publication of the MMD with your Generous Donation

Pay via PayPal

No PayPal account required

                                     
Translate This Page