Harry Reser's "Lollipops" on the Banjo-Orchestra

[@dougobrien4877]

Absolutely fantastic. They didn’t have digital technology but they invented things like this that blow digital away.

[@Tadfafty]

Orchestrion rolls are, technically, digital technology.

[@richardbedard1245]

Anyone can put together digital music, but it takes a level of genius to put together one of these machines!

[@patrickrwhite8354]

It took a genius to build these machines. Very enjoyable. Thanks for posting.

[@tsuwaque]

The addition of a rhythm section really makes this tune swing!

[@benzo4029]

Amazing machine! It's beautifully restored, tuned perfectly and looks amazing with the banjo in the center of that large cabinet. Sounds like it had years of banjo lessons for it to play that good. Lol Thanks for the fun.

[@runner0075]

I need one of that as alarm clock in my bedroom, so I wake up happy and not lazy as usual..

[@Rowland107]

That has put a huge smile on my face.. and now I'm going to play it again! Thank you!

[@boombox4037]

This song definitely puts a smile on your face ❤

[@larryjohnson6771]

These machines are just awesome 😎

[@dariowiter3078]

What a wonderful machine! And it plays beautifully, too! 🪕🎶😀

[@ThePhonographStop]

This is incredible! Thanks for sharing!!!

[@dukeofwidsor]

OMG !! Who wouldn't want this for Christmas ! amazing ! Please post more songs, Cheers Dave !

[@mdyankee55]

That was fantastic! I have seen several similar mechanical orchestras before, but never one featuring the banjo -- really, really neat!!!

[@MatthewDLDavidson]

What a remarkable machine and such a great arrangement of a great tune!!😊

[@history2tube]

If you see the sustaining pedal pneumatic working repeatedly, very briefly without sustaining the piano notes, as it does following time 2:19, it's because the pedal is teed to the piano accent expression device as in a Weber Maesto orchestrion. That provides one more musical function without using a separate tracker bar hole.

[@thomashogan16]

Beyond belief! Who planned this all out, put it together and then restored it? WOW.

[@arburo1]

No restoration. These are built new today.

[@hankjonkman1893]

@@arburo1 How much? I will write you a check!

[@That_One_Player_Piano]

@@arburo1 I believe that there were DC Ramey Automatic banjos built around 1900. But the orchestrions like this one are new.

[@arburo1]

@@That_One_Player_Piano DC Ramey is a modern company making and restoring instruments. Dave Ramey has died and his son runs the business today. This orchestrion is a modern design using modern new scale music rolls, arranged by Art Reblitz. It is totally new in design but retains all the old ways of doing things. The Encore Banjo is an old machine, of which many are still around but is a banjo alone without all the extra stuff. I think there is at least one original banjo orchestra.

[@MOOGSTINE]

Bravo! Simply wonderul! You couldn't know how much joy this brings me!

[@japanfanatic1415]

This tune is proof that a banjo can be used for more than bluegrass.

[@howlinhobbit]

bluegrass is a fairly recent genre. there’s a couple centuries of various banjo music that precedes it. also, I *love* these sort of machines.

[@japanfanatic1415]

@@howlinhobbit the term "bluegrass" came about with the advent of Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys. The actual genre dates back to the 1700s and the origins of it go back even further.

[@supernova3653]

Béla Fleck, if you know you know

[@Renrondog]

I am not sure of what I just witnessed. But I LIKE IT! What a treat. The engineer who designed this machine is beyond belief. Probably also designed the TR3b. LOL Great video Thank you.

[@arburo1]

Designed by the late Dave Ramey with musical arrangements by the great Art Reblitz.

[@fredwood1490]

WoW!!!

[@rayinpau.s.a.6351]

OUTSTANDING Performance !

[@yvonnevala4032]

Das ist der hammer bitte noch viellll mehr abba lieder!!! Wie das orginal sie brauchten dich fürs song schreiben! Ich und mein mann sind mega begeistert!!!! Weiter so!!!!!❤❤❤

[@rhipsalislvr7141]

Such beautiful wood to hold such a wonderful sounding instrument.

[@andreuhlmann8112]

I love it! Mechanical masterpiece!

[@antiquefreak3128]

Fantastic 👌

[@jbponzi1]

This is so neat. Love it!

[@julianjmillner810]

Just amazing! How lovely…

[@gautieraudio3590]

Trop fort !

[@johnclarke2814]

You'd almost think that Harry Reeser was playing that banjo.

[@marrrtin]

Probably the best orchestrion I have heard. I think the combo of instruments resembling a pick up jazz trio is fantastic being able to deliver this tempo. The tune is also fantastic and so redolently of its time. I can also see these remaining popular until the phonograph was able to provide so full a sound.

[@RobertProchko]

Beautiful arrangement! It comes so amazingly close to Reser's 1928 waxing of his own piece. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHuYnaKahbeSfcUsi=Di1bRRpFF1lmKJ_L

[@mickmcguire4571]

Brilliant 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😄

[@elizabethsnyder-baldonado5990]

😃💓😍💓🤩. How aMAAAZing can something get??? Now I WANT ONE!!!!!😸

[@librandy77]

Fantastic

[@raulcordero714]

Sounds, Great 🎉

[@robertmackinnon9666]

Amazing!!

[@ArroyoVP]

I need it

[@manudeteruel]

Amazing

[@caroltenge5147]

Genius......

[@sondrayork6317]

sounds like the stuff I play in my hobby station public domain radio on SHOUTcast which i renamed WKBS radio lol.

[@rotunda57]

That mechanical banjo picker is quite good

[@robindeorgelman]

Nice instrument !

[@duskoid7360]

they have a similar machine at House on the Rock, sadly it needs maintenance, it would be super cool to hear it work as well as this machine!

[@peepas2633]

Top of cool. can we get an Ida, sweet as apple cider orchestration please?

[@A3Kr0n]

Those banjo picks are pretty crazy. Can it do Foggy Mountain Breakdown?

[@japanfanatic1415]

Yes.

[@mark03061956]

It's on KZbin. Search for it. Nice.

[@diarmaidok]

Reminds me of squarepusher music for robots

[@KenneyCmusic]

Does each machine play one tune or were they programmable somehow?

[@BrantDisneyfan]

Huh there’s a Cremona orchestrion on the left side

[@jimthesoundman8641]

Steve Martin would approve.

[@cooperdiehl4184]

The song almost sounds like The Charlston a bit

[@BrantDisneyfan]

I like this orchestrion I would try to build it on ROBLOX

[@andriismulskyi8285]

MIDI of 1800s)

[@denisa_the_jedi]

The one dislike must be Willy Wonka's dad.

[@AtOddsAlways]

Love your videos BUT: please know that fast pans and tilts ruin your content. I've been a videographer for over 50 years and the first lesson to a camera person is SLOW. If you can't invest in a decent stabilizer, at least make up for it by slowing things down.

[@timothybaxter5180]

Video is a bit "Blair Witch" but great instrument