tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post3406633131387409074..comments2024-03-28T17:53:34.935-04:00Comments on Exquisitely Unremarkable : A Vintage Player Piano Roll Dilemma Kim http://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-68133522401954040852023-04-16T21:25:37.866-04:002023-04-16T21:25:37.866-04:00Thanks so much for sharing! What a great suggestio...Thanks so much for sharing! What a great suggestion!!Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-30005362314583556052023-04-13T22:59:16.919-04:002023-04-13T22:59:16.919-04:00Stanford University has not created a Player Piano...Stanford University has not created a Player Piano Archive accepting donations to save history! https://library.stanford.edu/projects/player-piano-program<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-33431609538424738942022-04-15T00:44:17.454-04:002022-04-15T00:44:17.454-04:00Hi Kelly Brett, I saw your post about wanting play...Hi Kelly Brett, I saw your post about wanting player piano rolls donated for the charity. I have nearly 200 piano rolls That I would consider donating, but I live in northwest Indiana. If you're ever up in my neck of the woods I would pass them on to you. Or, if you consider paying for the shipping we could do that,too. You can email me at lindakrasowski@gmail.comLinda Krasowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592271666578235721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-60221427690025776122022-02-09T23:06:22.787-05:002022-02-09T23:06:22.787-05:00Best thing to do: take on the "craft" of...Best thing to do: take on the "craft" of rebuilding the player mechanism so you can have an excuse for keeping and using those rolls! When I was in junior high school, I did this for a neighbor and got his Story & Clark piano playing again. (There was one mechanism that keeps the roll centered that didn't work. It took me 2 years to realize that a piece of kite string needed to be tied between a tracking wheel and a lever.) I even made a machine to manually punch rolls! The first roll I punched was a test roll, hitting every note in sequence 10 times.<br /><br />If you are unwilling, give the piano & rolls to someone wiling to keep this technology alive!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08609495399007543524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-58936134936279220202021-12-28T14:15:45.039-05:002021-12-28T14:15:45.039-05:00Thanks Kelly, they're all gone. I wish you the...Thanks Kelly, they're all gone. I wish you the best with your charity. If I do come across a few I will reach out. Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-49236674636574541782021-10-28T10:03:16.552-04:002021-10-28T10:03:16.552-04:00It's been awhile since your post, so you proba...It's been awhile since your post, so you probably don't need this comment anymore, but we're a nonprofit charity that places public pianos all around the Atlanta area metro. We don't get many donations, but we get some. We backfill funds with our family's meager savings because we love the charity. Recently someone gave us a working player piano with a few rolls. We're going to start holding fundraisers where people pay to hear a piano roll played on the player piano. If you have any rolls leftover, we would love it if you donate them to us. We'd be happy to give you a receipt for your donation. If you're interested, reach out and I'll provide and address for you.Kelly Bretthttp://playmeagainpianos.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-75249811725459182282021-03-06T22:15:49.201-05:002021-03-06T22:15:49.201-05:00Your piano sounds like the heart of our home, just...Your piano sounds like the heart of our home, just as it was at my grandparent's house and my sister's and my mother's home. I know your grandchildren will never forget that piano or time spent playing it with family. I wish we still had the rolls, but I passed them to my sister and she gave them away. I hope they ended up in a home as lovely and warm as yours. Thank you so much for sharing!Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-24306814871617620022021-03-03T16:48:12.508-05:002021-03-03T16:48:12.508-05:00Hi Kim, We do have a player piano that was actuall...Hi Kim, We do have a player piano that was actually donated to us when our friends Mom passed. All we had to do was pay to have it moved. Now the interesting part. We have 21 grand children ages from 4 to 24 with most of them close by, and we actually have two great grand children. And yes everyone of them have loved the player piano. I have many videos of them pretending to play it, and the older ones pumping it. So if they are still playable and you would like to place them where they would truly be enjoyed we do have that place and I would be willing to pay a reasonable amount. I to, have looked on ebay and others but I must say most of those are not anything I would want. Thanks for your story and I hope someday I will have a grand child writing something very much like your story.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06509091645692825462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-81050605470942091922018-09-15T21:31:49.446-04:002018-09-15T21:31:49.446-04:00Thanks for the information! I really appreciate th...Thanks for the information! I really appreciate the name of a refurbisher. And we kept the very important ones, I couldn't destroy anything from the 20s or 30s either...too precious. Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-48001303934595285682018-09-01T15:21:06.766-04:002018-09-01T15:21:06.766-04:00I own a 1926 Cable Nelson Player piono. I would t...I own a 1926 Cable Nelson Player piono. I would treasure any rolls that are in decent condition, and would consider the cabinet too if shipping isn't too outrageous. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11425682013721246557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-76159216677385944432018-09-01T15:15:46.771-04:002018-09-01T15:15:46.771-04:00I own/cherish a Cable Nelson Player from 1926 that...I own/cherish a Cable Nelson Player from 1926 that has been refurbished by Bill Kap Piano in Cleveland, Ohio. I would love any vintage rolls and/or a vintage roll storage cabinet anyone is looking to get rid of. It would be a shame to dispose of the original rolls from the 20s and 30s if they are in decent condition.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11425682013721246557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-47534435950407867132018-08-16T21:10:13.063-04:002018-08-16T21:10:13.063-04:00Thank you so much for this tip. I had no idea...Thank you so much for this tip. I had no idea...Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-14931605592243780382018-08-05T01:48:22.959-04:002018-08-05T01:48:22.959-04:00Player piano actions are not a big deal to have re...Player piano actions are not a big deal to have rebuilt. They were designed to be rebuilt when the cloth wore out. All it needs is new cloth and it’ll work as original. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-35683500585620342492018-03-02T15:14:07.725-05:002018-03-02T15:14:07.725-05:00Janet, I am so sorry for your loss. Thank you so m...Janet, I am so sorry for your loss. Thank you so much for the offer. I no longer have the roll, but how sweet of you to offer. Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-77388403822980659172018-02-19T11:22:18.074-05:002018-02-19T11:22:18.074-05:00My in laws just passed away. We have the cabinet a...My in laws just passed away. We have the cabinet along with about 50 music rolls. We don't know what to do with all of it. The cabinet is quite nice. Can you use it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13548432671376609135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-14481359155163334752017-07-23T21:25:20.497-04:002017-07-23T21:25:20.497-04:00I still have some of them. My family members too s...I still have some of them. My family members too some and I gave most to a friend with a shop. I wish you luck with your piano. I bet you'd get rid of the rolls quick if they came with a free piano! ;) Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-66011769283217309292017-07-19T23:48:53.716-04:002017-07-19T23:48:53.716-04:00I've seen them listed on craiglist. I have a s...I've seen them listed on craiglist. I have a similar diliemma but I want the piano gone too. I'm thinking of listing the rolls for free but you must move the piano too!<br /><br />Of course, I'm late to the party but still wonder what you did.Book Dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11078900987400537432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-30285600616142846892017-05-10T13:10:09.516-04:002017-05-10T13:10:09.516-04:00Thank so much. I will post it on my Facebook page ...Thank so much. I will post it on my Facebook page and see if anyone is interested. Thanks!!Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-30650296288867325602017-05-04T21:04:23.350-04:002017-05-04T21:04:23.350-04:00I have a bunch of rolls from Mom's house if an...I have a bunch of rolls from Mom's house if anybody wants them. I come from a family that would rather give something away than throw it away. Much better to pass it along and hopefully make someone happy than add to our trash woes. Located on Long Island New York pesimon@optonline.netPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11446542922148056793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-50366506248362752992017-01-13T17:40:27.590-05:002017-01-13T17:40:27.590-05:00Hi Paul. I actually gave the rolls to a friend who...Hi Paul. I actually gave the rolls to a friend who was interested in them. She has a shop and I believe was going to list them at some point. I will check with her this weekend to see if she still has them for sale and if so I will post the information here. Enjoy your piano!! :) Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-78057128185149535552017-01-12T12:35:12.416-05:002017-01-12T12:35:12.416-05:00Kim, greetings - came across your site while searc...Kim, greetings - came across your site while searching for a cabinet to store all my piano rolls - we had our piano restored at Barton Player Piano Co in Minneapolis - did an amazing job - our piano looks very similar to yours, ours is 1916 Manualto - do you still have the rolls? or did you end up donating? - if you still have, I would be interested in the lot - we pick up old rolls on our travels at antique stores - most go for $2 - $3 - if they are gone, great, hope they went to a good home - please let me know - thanks Paul B - Thunder Bay ONpaul bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-68127708451038865322016-10-04T14:50:18.212-04:002016-10-04T14:50:18.212-04:00That sounds wonderful. Not cutting, I promise! Tha...That sounds wonderful. Not cutting, I promise! Thanks Sandy! Going to investigate right now...Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-9477124175005347462016-08-30T00:54:44.145-04:002016-08-30T00:54:44.145-04:00Kim, in Hollywood, CA is the Kodak theater. It co...Kim, in Hollywood, CA is the Kodak theater. It contains a special museum for old piano rolls (players?), recordings of old radio shows, and I think some of the early TV shows.<br />All are donated to the museum for the public to enjoy. I only know about it because a cousin donated all her rolls & radio shows. Just a thought, 'cause I agree with you-it's a shame to cut them up. Sandy L.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-62907019712590583992016-08-22T15:26:18.928-04:002016-08-22T15:26:18.928-04:00I have to go seek her out, Florence, thanks! I hav...I have to go seek her out, Florence, thanks! I have seen a few ideas I like. I will give them a try!! :) Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-7717643126777797552016-08-22T15:25:34.245-04:002016-08-22T15:25:34.245-04:00I have found a few, Kris, right here in the commen...I have found a few, Kris, right here in the comments and I am preparing to get crafty this Christmas!! I love my readers! :) Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.com