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#301568 - 12/23/10 04:22 PM Fotoplayer .... the first arranger keyboard??
Nigel Offline
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Joe Rinaudo preserves the Fotoplayer a very important part of keyboard history. It was used to accompany silent movies with realtime music and sound effects performed by one man. A truly astonishing instrument. And although in the Youtube clip the music is primarily piano the Fotoplayer is also an organ as well.
http://www.rinaudosreproductions.com/antique-photoplayer.html

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#301569 - 12/23/10 04:25 PM Re: Fotoplayer .... the first arranger keyboard??
travlin'easy Offline
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Registered: 12/08/02
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Yep! That's definitely the very first arranger keyboard.

Gary
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#301570 - 12/23/10 04:35 PM Re: Fotoplayer .... the first arranger keyboard??
Dnj Offline
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VERY KOOL Nigel !!!

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#301571 - 12/23/10 04:45 PM Re: Fotoplayer .... the first arranger keyboard??
tony mads usa Offline
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Registered: 01/16/02
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Loc: East Greenwich RI USA
The ORIGINAL OMB !!! ... everything old is new again ... ...
thnx, Nigel ...
t.
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#301572 - 12/23/10 04:51 PM Re: Fotoplayer .... the first arranger keyboard??
SemiLiveMusic Offline
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Registered: 08/28/04
Posts: 2208
Loc: Louisiana, USA
OMG, that should be a sticky on this website, that is AWESOME! Joe was into it!
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#301573 - 12/23/10 05:09 PM Re: Fotoplayer .... the first arranger keyboard??
ianmcnll Offline
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Registered: 07/27/05
Posts: 10606
Loc: Cape Breton Island, Canada
Wow!!! Amazing...that guy had some workout...too pooped to pant.

Good find, Nigel.

Ian
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#301574 - 12/24/10 02:53 AM Re: Fotoplayer .... the first arranger keyboard??
ChicoBrasil Offline
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Registered: 06/09/01
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Nigel, I am sure that my tired and old fingers could not do that
Chico

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#301575 - 12/24/10 02:09 PM Re: Fotoplayer .... the first arranger keyboard??
Songman55 Offline
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Registered: 06/24/05
Posts: 892
Loc: Baltimore, MD USA
Wouldn't you love to haul that thing around?

Joe
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