Honest and Truly - International 92747

A favorite waltz of mine!
Dated September 1925. #pianoroll #pianola

[@peternewseterforever]

It's quite nice, especially the chorus. What a sweet, honest and true man, love in the air and the insanity put aside. Also, on a side note, why are they placed as dots instead of lines? (I'm not judging anything, just curious and confused)

[@rowanbelt3612]

It's a really pretty waltz. I think it was very popular as I see different versions of it often. The dots are just a difference in how it was manufactured. Those dots are punched into the paper roll. Having a little bit of paper remaining between the dots makes the paper stronger - less likely to distort or rip. However, it reduces some of the rhythmic subtlety that is possible. Some other manufacturers punched the dots overlapping so that it turned into one continuous line as you have seen.

[@peternewseterforever]

@@rowanbelt3612 Ah, now I get it.

[@johnparkinson2774]

Cutting the roll with dots helps the paper not tear compared with slots

[@peternewseterforever]

@@johnparkinson2774 Thank you very much for the answer, I appreciate it.