You’ve Got To Hear This Unique Fotoplayer …Talk About One-of-a-Kind!

Remember the whacky music you used to hear accompanying old silent films? Much of that music came from what’s known as a Fotoplayer.

Remember the whacky music you used to hear accompanying old silent films? Much of that music came from what’s known as a Fotoplayer, and if you’ve never seen or heard one before, you’re in for a treat. In the following clip, Joe Rinaudo of Rinaudo’s Reproductions gives us a performance on his most prized posession, an antique American Fotoplayer! Joe is clearly an expert at this instrument, and his fun and zany beat will have you tapping your toes and smiling ear to ear. Check it out below, and if you’re looking for more fun music, take a look at this 1905 organ and the popular song it plays!

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