Disklavier

Spencer Chase recently sent this list a couple of files that he produced
from Duo-Art piano rolls.  For those of you who are not familiar with
Duo-Art, it was a fine quality reproducing piano (like a player piano, but
with expression coding in the piano rolls) which was in its heyday in the
1920s and 30s.  These recordings were made by serious musicians and the
rolls produced by experts for a demanding and sophisticated clientele.
Spencer sells electronic versions of these recordings at a modest price.  I
have a lot of his material, every file plays perfectly and the performances
are not just good, but excellent.

I have noticed many postings from people who are putting in a lot of effort
editing (or trying to edit) midi files to get them to play well on the
Disklavier.  If you're in this situation, you might find it more satisfying
to buy some of Spencer's material and spend your time listening to music
instead of editing it.  The web site is http://www.spencerserolls.com/

Meta Brown

I just want to second the comments about Spencer Chase's Duo-Art disks. The 
files play perfectly, the performances are excellent. I have gotten more play 
time out of those disks than anything I have. And cheers to Mr. Chase for 
preserving, promoting and disseminating these wonderful performances. 
Everyone who owns a disklavier should own these. It should be mandatory.

Rich Tolsma