Seeburg Style C-R Special

This Seeburg Style C was purchased by Frank Rider in the late 1970’s from King Arthur’s Pub in Chicago. The Style C is an “art case” coin piano which plays an “A” roll, featuring a piano with mandolin attachment, no extra instruments. Frank really wanted an orchestrion. With a little ingenuity, Frank modified some player piano parts and made his coin piano into an orchestrion that plays a “G” roll, with a set of bells, snare drum, triangle, cymbal, and wood block with three beaters (using the tracker bar controls for bass drum and tympanis), dubbing it the Style C-R Special. After Frank’s passing and many years of entertaining family and friends, the C-R Special fell into disrepair and slowly quit playing. The Rider family asked D.C. Ramey Piano Company to bring Frank’s creation back up to playing condition. The idea was not to restore the instrument to new factory condition, but to honor Frank’s intent and preserve the character of this 100 year old music machine.
The Seeburg C-R Special is ready to entertain another generation, here performing “King Chanticleer” from the “G” roll “Echoes of the Barbary Coast”, arranged by Art Reblitz.

[@annecohen8927]

I am dazzled by this musical number. It makes my heart want to dance to a beat!

[@larryjohnson6385]

Awesome doesn’t even come close to describing this😍😍

[@GeorgeTennesseeWiseman]

That is BRILLIANT!

[@J.M.Chadwick6]

People were better off back in those days; they enjoyed life and they actually had fun. The world of today has so much to offer but people don't really appreciate it. It did my heart good to hear this great old musical instrument from which were truly the good old days!

[@davidroberts6594]

This has to be one the best sounding mechanical player I have heard, so many are very "mechanical" and the different instruments don't match each other on their sound levels- Im impressed how well it was made operational and good sounding again- wish I had this one for sure!

[@rebeccaatkinson7291]

I'm a musician and I hate tinny but I love love love this

[@elizabethsnyder-baldonado5990]

Aaaaawwww…😻…what a wonderful thing, that this fabulous instrument (s?)was restored with the respect it deserves!!! I’m a fan for LIFE.🤩(& possibly AFTERlife, too.)

[@bettermost]

My goodness, ❤

[@danielecorciulo8779]

So lovely would be amazing to listen to it in live!

[@MOOGSTINE]

I love this!

[@edisone1]

The piano and bells seem to be tuned to each other perfectly, which makes all the difference. How very enjoyable, 'cute', and HAPPY it sounds! Thanks for sharing.

[@WelteMax]

That is, I think, the most musical playing Seeburg I have seen in a very very long time! Bravo! I would love to have this in my collection one day =) Thank you for sharing!

[@quickfoxxes]

Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful video. Such clarity for each division of sound! It is a charming arrangement well done.

[@gunvald833]

Great machine, repair work clearly well done, hope it lasts forever.

[@SevenPlus65]

What a great song on a great antique!

[@mariluji41]

Espectacular! Waoo!👏👏👏

[@xuianetexe2621]

It looks similair to how a funtime organ plays I absolutely love it!!

[@deedeequast9148]

Splendid!

[@tuileriesantiques9057]

sounds like Liberace would play this. i love this!

[@Musicmany2k]

Excellent restoration. Frank would be proud!

[@finntrautsch2065]

Musicmany2k he said he passed away though

[@andrewbarrett1537]

@@finntrautsch2065 *would have been. I'm sure his family love it!

[@josephmamah4124]

This song goes from villain theme to store theme

[@TacticalFemboy]

Wow this is absolutely amazing, I've never seen anything like this before in my life. But I'm kind of hooked.

[@jimmyonkeys]

Love this!!

[@dennisspinkshappyforbusker2523]

Love it 👍

[@robinpratt1516]

Super!

[@paullindsay1622]

I'm sending you a blank check for you to write down any amount you wish for this lovely orchestrion.

[@bernhardreinisch7552]

Iam so very happy 😊! My wish for my birthday 🎂! 😊

[@sighberscamp1]

Wow! Love this!!! What is the title of the song? It sounds familiar, but I just can't place it.

[@dantuttle3463]

That’s a major jazzy rendition . Is it a newer arrangement ? It’s neat how the wood block was used for the drums perforations. Great machine.

[@sillyfunforeveryone7605]

Every time he puts his penny in

[@frankbasil3693]

King Chanticleer

[@1964Savoysuperstock]

Kind of reminds me a of fotoplayer bells. Pretty fun to listen to.

[@5yearsofLPTA]

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Okay Pitch 0

[@sillyfunforeveryone7605]

Scott Coleman is a tap dancer

[@sillyfunforeveryone7605]

I thought that it was tony Jamse

[@baxterlaw2]

Sounds great. Roll speed may be set too low . . . . but very musical sounding instrument!!

[@jonnda]

Name that tune!

[@jakemusic6798]

King Chanticleer

[@jonnda]

@@jakemusic6798 thanks 😊

[@simoncoss3321]

King Chanticleer