"SHINE ON HARVEST MOON"The Wurlitzer style 33A PianOrchestra featured on this audio compact disc has a rich American history that began sometime around 1910/11, with the instrument eventually located either in Brooklyn, New York, or the Coney Island area. It is the only style 33A PianOrchestra known to survive, and is unique amongst PianOrchestras in that the mirrored center niche of this imposing style supports a gilded birdcage containing two beautiful mechanical birds, each of which sing and flap their wings when the music roll is rewinding. As far as PianOrchestras go, this one is a medium sized instrument, with three ranks of pipes, each of which are individually brought into play by special register controls.
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The original stereo cassette tape used for this CD was made by Joe Hanulec on May 23, 1997. After the audio signal was digitized, it was further processed for tape hiss removal and balancing of the left and right channels. The PianOrchestra, located in the music room of the Hanulec residence, was restored by Walter Kehoe and Joe Hanulec as a joint project. The selection of music is mostly popular and march favorites of the teens and twenties. The first three selections are Philipps arrangements, while all others are by Wurlitzer.
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Wurlitzer
Style 33A Mandolin PianOrchestra |
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| 1. | Entry of the Gladiators (Philipps arrangement) |
| 2. | Man Steigt Nach!, Tanzlied (Philipps arrangement) |
| 3. | Xylophone Solo (Philipps arrangement) |
| 4. | The Diplomat, March |
| 5. | unknown (roll #817, tune #2) |
| 6. | On The Riviera Rag |
| 7. | Sunflower Rag |
| 8. | Our Director, March & Two Step |
| 9. | Bullets And Bayonets, March |
| 10. | Fairest of the Fair, March |
| 11. | Dardenella |
| 12. | Swanee |
| 13. | All the Quakers Are Shoulder Shakers |
| 14. | Jelly Roll Blues |
| 15. | unknown (roll #817, tune #5) |
| 16. | Spring-time Rag |
| 17. | That Trombone Slide Rag |
| 18. | Monkey Rag |
| 19. | Liberty Bell March |
| 20. | Washington Post, March |
| 21. | Repazz Band, March |
| 22. | Sabres And Spurs, March |
| 23. | She Is Ma Daisy |
| 24. | Yip-I-Addy-I-Ay |
| 25. | By the Light of the Silvery Moon |
| 26. | The Chocolate Soldier |
| 27. | I Love A Lassie |
| 28. | Shine On Harvest Moon |
| 29. | Let Me Call You Sweetheart |
| 30. | Five Foot Two |
| 31. | Beer Barrel Polka |