Maple Leaf Rag - Scott Joplin 

Oh thank you so much for your kind words!! Fingers crossed haha!

You said it and it certainly did go viral! 1.7 thousand views already!

Thank you so much, friend! May I ask you, did you get a notification that I posted this? I used the RU-vid Studio app on Android, and I don't know if it sent notifications to my subscribers...

@@rowanbelt3612 It sent me both of your videos as notifications on RU-vid.

And on my main phone.

@@peternewseterforever Good to hear, thanks.

You are too kind. You can learn too! I can tell you from experience that the fun and gratification is not in being able to do certain things, but in being able to do something you couldn't last week :)

Wow. Thank you so much.

It's an honor that you say so! Thank you so much my friend! I posted this specifically with you in mind because I know it's associated with Jo Ann Castle. :)

@rowanbelt3612 Awe, thanks, man! If I said I've listened to her play that at least 500 times in my lifetime, it wouldn't be an exaggeration. So because of that, I know factually that you've added a few amazing nuances here that she does not have in her recorded versions. It's commendable.

Thank you :)

Thank you!! That's so great to hear! You might enjoy the Blake Carmichael wellstood and Sutton version. 4 pianists playing it at the same time back in the 60s. It is hair raising.

@@rowanbelt3612 thanks! I'll check it out

@@rockz9783 actually looks like the video was taken down. If you find a 50 minute long video called "Those Ragtime Years", the performance begins just before the 47 minute mark.

@@rowanbelt3612 oh, thank you!! I also got another version of the maple leaf rag at the 46 minute mark. I'll listen to the entire video if i get time, really sounds good

Thank you so much!!

@@rowanbelt3612 your most welcome, but the thanks is to you for showing us your magnificent talent!

Thank you friend, I hope you will have the chance to get a piano like that in the future!

Thank you so much!

Thank you! Maple Leaf Rag is played so much that I think we all need to try and put our own spin on it haha.

Thank you so much for your compliment...that is amazing! She must have taken wonderful care of herself!

That's an incredible compliment. Thank you so very much🙏

That's amazing. Thank you so much. I'm so glad you enjoyed.

Thank you :)

Thank you so much! Your words really mean a lot to me! I'm very happy you enjoyed it

Thank you so much for your kind words and subscribing!

Thank you so much for your kind compliments sir. I will make sure to post more soon!

Thank you :)

A comparison with Tom Brier is quite flattering, thank you! Admittedly I do not know Phillp Dyson, I will have to check out his performance! Have a great day!

@@rowanbelt3612 Tom is definitely the GOAT. and I can see where they were coming from :D

Thank you friend!! Don't slander poor Joplin! He was a monumental figure in music history and much of what we enjoy in 20s music is thanks to him!

@@rowanbelt3612 ....I know I know.... my apologies.......

Every time this plays on its own (like now) I look at the view count and smile.

@@Skgwgaietto Me too! I am happy about anything that might encourage someone to look at the rest of my channel and see the transcription work...thank you for the comment :)

6.6K views!

You are too kind. Thank you!

Thank you for your kind words!

Thank you so much for your wonderful comment sir! I hope to post more soon. Greetings from the USA!

Thank you! I need to check out that performance. It's an honor to be mentioned in the same sentence as Tom Brier, anyhow.

Thank you so much! I did actually play for the SJIRF a while back, for their Syncopated Saturday Night online concert series. I'd love to get involved again if they were interested. Your encouragement is so appreciated.

Hey thanks! Always great to see a new face on the channel!

Thank you! Unfortunately chances are it will never get restored for several reasons, but I might have the ability to do some minor repairs to get all the notes playing at least. Some of the hammers are so loose that they do not hit the right strings. I wanted to at least document the piano online in case it is destroyed or otherwise lost in the future. Yes I did get some inspiration from the Connorized roll, and also a lot from Eubie Blake and Richard Zimmerman, as well as a few of my own inventions (although of course my own creativity derives from that of others!) Sorry I forgot to reply to your email. I will soon.

@@rowanbelt3612 It is reallllllly far gone. Though repairs like at least regulating the action, tuning it, leveling the keys and other things that are all part of normal piano maintenance will do a real number on the quality of the music you can produce with it ;) Also no worries about the email!

You're right. My primary goal is to get some of the hammers repinned. I can live with all sorts of problems but when you play a C and the hammer hits C# it makes everything sound awful. This sort of problem has started to become very serious in the range of notes Bb4-F#5. I think it is partially because as the hammers get loose, they start to hit the neighboring hammers which loosens them as well.

@@rowanbelt3612 Yeah, the center pins are walking out and the hammers are bobbling side to side. It's a very irritating problem, especially when the hammer moves sideways and gets stuck between strings of neighboring notes.

Thank you so much for your kind words :) My piano says on the plate "Henricks Piano Co. Pittsburgh PA", but I find this confusing as to my knowledge Henricks was just a retailer and didn't make their own pianos. Also, I know that they went out of business in the early years of the Depression. My best guess is around 1926 or so. How about yours?

@@rowanbelt3612 interesting, mine i believe is a haines bros, Its rather old although im not sure what year (it has ivory keys so pretty old) maybe late 1800s early 1900s ?

Thanks so much! You don't sound stupid at all, that's a great question. To be honest, I am not the greatest at improvisation. I easily get lost and mess up if I try and play things too far outside of the box. Pretty much, I just know the song very well so that I can make embellishments and get back on track without thinking about it too hard. You want to have a very good sense of where you are rhythmically and harmonically so you can stay solid. After that, having good hand-ear coordination is very helpful. I think experimentation is too. A lot of the ornaments I play similarly every time because one time I did something randomly and liked how it sounded. I've played this piece for about 13 years at this point! Finally, I'd recommend checking out Richard Zimmerman's performances...he was a great inspiration to me. I hope this rambling response is helpful...let me know if you have any other questions!

@@rowanbelt3612 it was! Thanks so much

Haha I was waiting for someone to remark on that! I hit a wrong note and it didn't sound so good so I just cut it off lol...anyway thank you!

Looks like a B

It's B below middle C...the ivory came off

I'm just curious, what speed do you prefer? Slightly slower or much slower?

Much slower , I love the tempo Allison Smith plays at . I mean No offence , just my preference .

​@@robertantonides No worries, I understand that everyone has their own preferences. If I play it slower, there will be people saying "too slow" lol. Most rags I do like to play slower but this is an exception. Allison Smith plays very well, thank you for drawing my attention to her video :)

No it's not. I've heard the piano roll of Scott Joplin himself playing it. He actually played it even faster.

​@RenaissanceEarCandy I concur with you, I thought it was spot on

Uh.. what

@@Skgwgaietto my grandma was a professional entraneuse in a popolar bordel close to the port docks, and she told we they had a drunken pianist paying regoularly this sort on music.

@@runner0075Love it. Couldn't agree more, and the playing was drop-dead amazing! That music was forged on pianos like this one... This video brought it all to life in the most steampunk way!!! Kudos!!!

@@SkgwgaiettoBasically, this type of music would be played at 'erotic venues' back in the day. That's how Scott Joplin got the illness that killed him too.