


Tested exhaustively with session players for realistic response.Deep sampled for ultimate character and realism with multiple takes and dynamic layers.Recorded by in-demand engineer Simon Changer.Performed by session giant Sean Hargreaves.Sumptuous vintage and high-end signal paths.Rare but pristinely maintained instruments.4 vintage keys, sampled "the Spitfire way".A long time collaborator of Simon and partner in the North 7 Vintage Keys project is Sean Hargreaves (Ella Eyre, Natalie Imbruglia, Michael Buble, Trevor Horn) a keyboard wizard and producer, who has one of the most pristinely maintained collections of classic keyboard instruments we have ever come across. This was our first port of call for the finest, most pristinely maintained unique signal paths in London today. Amongst this melting pot of innovation and experience sits producer and engineer Simon Changer (Bjork, David Gray, Jamiroquai) not only a talented force in his own right but an engineering magpie, who has built a studio from the finest fragments and polished jewels scattered citywide after the decimation of the London studio scene. Our collaborators, North Seven Studios, are based at music industry hub Tileyard Studios in Kings Cross, London - the largest of its kind in Europe. 9, Alien: Isolation) offer you an insight into the potential of the library.Ĭharacterful, vibey and like no other vintage keys library, North 7 Vintage Keys offers you the opportunity to take these classics and make them your own. A host of over 100 presets designed by Spitfire founder and composer Christian Henson (Poirot, Inside No. North 7 Vintage Keys is presented in Spitfire's innovative and incredibly popular eDNA engine, to take these classic signals into the 21st century. By applying the Spitfire ethos to our recording process, we felt we could. "Could we make a difference?" we asked ourselves. After years of experimenting and researching, Spitfire turns its hand to vintage electric piano sounds. These deep and pristinely crafted samples were developed by our Spitfire engineers and exhaustively tested by keyboard players for the most realistic response. Print.Four pristinely maintained classic vintage keyboards from the 60s and 70s performed by session giant Sean Hargreaves (Ella Eyre, Natalie Imbruglia, Michael Buble, Trevor Horn), and recorded by top London-based engineer Simon Changer (Bjork, David Gray, Jamiroquai) to give a truly 'Spitfire' take on electric pianos. Pierce Piano Atlas: Anniversary Edition, 2017 Our 70th Year. An unrestored pianola is worth $$$-$$$$ whereas a restored player piano can range in value between $$$-$$$$.Ĭontact Lindeblad Restoration to learn more about restoring player pianos like the Pianola. If you have a Pianola player piano and are interested in restoring it, consider the increase in value that you would gain by having the work done. While we do not restore player pianos, we work closely with a partner that does. Īt Lindeblad, we see a lot of pianos with player options. It had a roll of perforated paper or metal that would control the piano action, triggering hammers to strike the strings and play the pre-recorded music. Today, many player pianos are digitized, but the Pianola player piano was built on a pneumatic system. The Pianola came with an electric motor that allowed it to automatically play the songs programmed on the roll. The Pianola was a 64-note player piano with the option to be played manually, pedal-powered and automatic. Read more about Aeolian Corporation and the introduction of the Pianola. When Gibson Guitars acquired the Aeolian Corporation, they continued to produce player pianos under the Pianola name in 2001. Pianola player pianos were in production from 1960 to 1982.

As a result, nearly all player pianos, even ones produced by different manufacturers, are often referred to as “pianolas” as a generic term. Made in the Memphis, TN, factory, the Pianola became famous as one of the first player pianos marketed for the average American for in-home use. The Pianola is the name of a player piano patented by Edwin Votey in the early 1900s produced by the Aeolian Company.
