March 10, 2020
In fact, almost all the recordings that were chronologically documented in the book were also published later in this way. The photo shows the realization of rolls No. 1-6. It [...]
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March 10, 2020
In the back of the book there are two pages with very interesting details about Philipps' price fixing - not only for DUCA, but also for [...]
March 10, 2020
As an insert, there is a note on changed prices from April 1, 1914, and the demand for rolls has increased with the spread of the gramophone and [...]
March 10, 2020
It is noticeable that the roll lengths (in metres) given in the DUCA book are in each case almost exactly double the actual DUCA play rolls. The photo shows the DUCA [...]
March 10, 2020
In the collection of the preserved DUCA production parts there are many of these measures / scales, which were obviously used in the production process for DUCA among others. These measures are [...]
March 10, 2020
H.-W. Schmitz was able to locate the Lipp recording wing (serial number 26087, photo from DMM 040). Unfortunately the recording technology had been removed decades ago. Received [...]
March 10, 2020
Another curious detail of Philipp's role recordings is shown on this page from the DUCA sheet music directory. From 10.07.1911 the recordings for dance music were kept separately. Since Philipps [...]
March 10, 2020
Until today it is still often claimed that the repertoire for DUCA is too small and uninteresting. In view of the impressive range of roles, we cannot agree with this. […]
March 10, 2020
Philipps was the third, after Welte and Hupfeld and next to Popper (Stella), to enter the rapidly rising and falling market for reproduction pianos, and thus somewhat late. […]
March 10, 2020
This "Duca sheet music directory" has been preserved together with other original documents (including the Cäcilia sheet music directories!) and parts from the instrument and roll production of Philipps AG [...]
March 10, 2020
The sales books document the key role played by Feurich in the success story of both the Welte-Mignon and the Philipps DUCA. Julius Feurich was also a close friend of Hugo Popper. […]
March 10, 2020
For decades people thought these books were lost. Thanks to the wonderful help of Mrs. Kluttig we were able to look through these books in the State Archives in Leipzig in September 2017. Over 20 [...]
March 10, 2020
In recent years - also thanks to the new possibilities offered by global networking and digitization - there has been an increasing need to focus on topics related to research and the collection of [...]