[Coco] Player 'pianos' (Was: DMP-106 Printer sighted)

[KnudsenMJ at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/15/06 2:23:03 AM Eastern Standard Time,  
neilsmorr at hotpop.com writes:


>After seeing a collection of players in the UK I had a delusion of  building 

>a player roll cutter driven by computer which could be  quickly programmed 

>for any player. It'd be a hoot to hear some modern  pop tunes on one of 

>these!



Some hobbyists have built MIDI-driven roll punching machines, using stepper  
motors and cables from vintage printers and plotters.  If I had one, I  might 
get more rolls punched, but I suspect any such setup would quickly sense  
whenever you left the room, and act up accordingly!  Better to let printers  do 
printing and people do the punching.
 
Actually, I just gave a short concert using my built-in MIDI interface,  
which I built from scratch into my monkey organ, and I drive it from a Palm  Pilot 
which stores my tunes.  Saves a lot of punching!  --Mike  K.