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The Phillips Ampico-Apple system was developed in the early 1980s, with most of those
produced still in use. |
Apple II computer playing one of the 1500 items recorded for the system into our
1923 5'3" Knabe Ampico A, shown here with its roll drawer open. |
Eroll files were stored on 109 5.25" floppy disks. The files are now stored as sound
files on audio CDs and computer. |
Peter Phillips in 1979 operating the roll recording machine. |
The system included a test program for the Ampico. As shown on the left, the piano
keys are listed by name (A, B etc to A#). When selected, that note repeats on
the piano. The expression system can also be fully tested. |
Playing PA midi files is easily done from a computer with a MIDI adaptor. The MIDI adaptor connects to a USB port, then into the piano's MIDI IN socket. The computer can be any laptop or desktop. |
Toshiba laptop running vanBasco MIDI player (free from the internet) playing PA
MIDI files on the Disklavier |
The instrument we listen to: a C7 MKII XG Disklavier |
Fantasie Impromptu (excerpt |
Is this the world's first computerised piano? |
Phillips Ampico-Apple system |
PA-eroll MIDI files |
Duo-Art pedal electric Weber upright |
Recently acquired and restored (by Peter) is this pedal electric 1929 Duo-Art Pianola.
One day it will play from Duo-Art erolls! |
Now retired, this computer, a Win 98, 500MHz Compaq Armada 100S laptop, is all you
need for MIDI |
This page PA erolls |
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Click here for photos of making the CEUS project recordings |