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 > December 2017 > 2017.12.13 > 08Prev  Next


Unknown Expression System On German Piano Rolls
By Paul Rumpf

I have four German piano rolls that appear to be Themodist type rolls
but they have expression coding outside the 'snake bite' accents so the
field width of the punching covers 100 holes.  The expression coding
appears in both the 'Normal' position and the 'Solo' position.  So what
system are they for?

  Empeco nr. 12099 Andante in F dur - Beethoven
  Empeco nr. 12271 Polonaise
  Empeco nr. x3155 The Smiling Scale
  Kastner nr. 5171 Fantasie

Regards to all for the Christmas celebrations!

Paul Rumpf
Melbourne, Australia
(36 degrees C. today!)

 [ Maybe it's an Empeco expression system; see
 [ http://www.mmdigest.com/Archives/Digests/199609/1996.09.24.11.html 
 [ -- Robbie


(Message sent Wed 13 Dec 2017, 08:01:58 GMT, from time zone GMT-0800.)

Key Words in Subject:  Expression, German, Piano, Rolls, System, Unknown

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