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Unknown Tunes on Telektra Player Rolls
By Dave Krall

I have a number of Telektra player rolls of popular music for which
I don't have titles and I have not been able to identify the songs.
Perhaps our musical experts here on MMD can identify the tunes.

I have attached the link to the Soundcloud channel for a very old
family friend, Count Laszlo Necrosis (of the now defunct Grand Duchy
of Carpathia-Diphtheria). My great-great-great-great-great grandfather
worked for the Count guarding the Necrosis Family mausoleum every day
between sunrise and sunset.

The Count visited not too long ago and requested to hear my Telektra
piano as he had been an original investor in the Tel-Electric Company.
Unbeknownst to me he made some recordings of the rolls I played for him
although I have no memory of him having any kind of recording device
with him.

I apologized that the piano was in need of a good tuning, but he
graciously said not to worry about that. He sent me the link to his
Soundcloud channel with permission to share it with others. He also
said if anyone offered any criticism of the recording or the piano
needing tuning I should let him know and he would deal with them.
Trust me, you don't want a night time visit from the Count.

You will need to scroll down to hear the four recordings labeled
"Mystery". (They are preceded by a number of classical selections.)
One of the rolls has the song "For Me and My Gal" but the other song
on that roll is unknown to me.

https://soundcloud.com/user-15792540 

Thanks,
Dave Krall
Hammond, Indiana


(Message sent Tue 18 Jan 2022, 17:30:13 GMT, from time zone GMT-0800.)

Key Words in Subject:  Player, Rolls, Telektra, Tunes, Unknown

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