Alan,

Some of the performers listed on the spreadsheet show more than one person, and a couple of rolls were performed by The Original Piano Trio.

I find with the pedals it is a lot easier to push when there are more notes playing at once than when there are less, so the sparse arrangements are harder to play, and harder to regulate the speed because one minute I'm pedalling as hard as I can and getting nowhere and the next I am pedalling really fast and the music goes really fast, too. It's a "feature" of my particular pianola type that the faster you pedal the faster it goes, but it is a disadvantage in another way, I think. I'm still getting used to the pedalling process and getting the speed right so it might not be as much of a problem when I am more comfortable with how it works.

I also wonder whether some of the old rolls might be sticking at some points, e.g. paper stuck at some points or something, and also I'm not sure whether it is best to roll the rolls a bit tighter bit before playing or play them as they have rewound which is a bit loose or whether it doesn't make any difference.

I'm desperately trying to find a new job at the moment because the temp contract I have runs out 31 December, but what I really want to do is just sit at home playing with the pianola or listening to the 3200 midi files at Terry Smythe's website.   Life is way, way too short to waste it working. :-)

Helen