St. Louis Rag...in C notation!

A little while back, Chris Cioffi posted a shot of "St. Louis Rag" as arranged by "Ossman & Hunter". On another thread, Anthony P. was…

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Ossman Dudleys' Dixie Girl

“Dixie Girl” was written by J. Bodewalt Lampe, composer of “Dreamy Eyes” and “Creole Belles”, and published in 1903. It was recorded by th…

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Ossman's Morningside Caprice

“Morningside Caprice” was published by S.S. Stewart in 1896.  Vess L. Ossman is credited as composer.  It is a lyrical dance, rhythmic but…

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Swanee Rag (1912)..Charles L. Johnson

I don't think Johnson ever wrote a bad piece of music and this is no exception. It's a delightful rag the first part of which begins in a m…

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Fred Van Eps' string gauges

Eli Kaufman has a flushfret that was last strung by Van Eps, and he measured the gauges with a micrometer.  They are: .016 .018 .022 .024w…

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Silver Bells For Sale

I am selling two original 5-string B&D Silver Bells, a no. 1 special and a No. 3. Please message me if interested.

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Mr. Blackman (1903)...Arthur Pryor.

This is my take on a neat cake walk by Arthur Pryor. It differs somewhat to previous arrangements. Most of the first section is played in f…

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The Afghan Patrol (Ellis)

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Swipesy (1900).....Arthur Marshall & Scott Joplin

This is usually attributed to Joplin however he was responsible only for writing the trio and the final piano arrangement. This would proba…

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