MUSICATURA

The pianola was delivered in Turin and Marco stars very soon to play it. It is a Spanish pianola with 35 hammers (33notes + 2 bells). The cylinder is one metre too long, 30 cm in diameter. The tunes are selected revolving a startin handle. The requested tunes are: 1. Jingle bells                             2. Angeli delle campagne                             3. Astro del ciel 4. tu scendi dalle stelle               5. Sotto i rami d’agrifoglio                           6. Ciuri Ciuri 7. Funiculì Funiculà                   8. Vitti na crozza                                          9. O sole mio 10. Cumparsita particolare della spinatura del cilindro. First move) It is necessary make a new cylinder with new techinques and suitable sustances.   Second move) The elaboration of 10 tunes, adapted with the cylinder’s rotation and with the technical and phonic feature of the instrument   Third move) “MARCATURA”. It’s the trabsposition of the musical full score in the cylinder (it has used the classic method of  P. Engramelle)   Fourth move) it start the “CHIODATURA” or “SPINATURA”. It’s the swatching on, one by one, trills and pionts (About 9 500 nails). Then, there is their “LIVELLATURA”   Final move) the warranted checks of the Musicatura   il cilindro in fase di lavorazione. Si possono notare i primi chiodi inseriti Now, the pianola is ready! It sent out on a journey to Italy. Carmelo Cuticchio and his family listen the tunes of the “PIANO A CILINDRO” and they are very thrilled!   We are so happy because thank to this ART, we have unites past and future, noth nd south Italy. We suggest to you that you should go to see the puppets string shows in Sicily, accompanied by our barrel organs.