Player Piano Scroll Art

 

Growing up my family always had a player piano. If you are thinking,

 what is she talking about?....all pianos play. Well we would attach these

paper rolls to the piano and the piano

 would mysterious play as the lyrics ran along the side.

Each roll was a single song. My little sister and I had the job of waiting

until the song ended to stop the roll from flapping and tearing.

My parents still have the piano and on some occasions when we are all get together

 we will have a sing-a-long.

 

 I found these rolls at the Thrift shop, they were torn and tattered... and 25 cents each.

 

I liked the fact that the rolls were full of plenty of paper.

 

 

 

I thought it might be fun to add some lyrics of my own.

 

My Mom loves Amazing Grace. I thought I would roll it up and give it to her as a Mother's day card.

 

I wrote out the words.

 

I used a pen for hand lettering with a chisel tip.

 

 

I used a piece of wire across the top, and decided how long I would need the roll

 

to hang.

 

I just free handed the lyrics in my own handwriting.

 



 

 

 

 



 

 

I rolled up the bottom edge because it was torn.

 

To weigh it down , I added back to back magnets.

 

 

You could do so much with these rolls. Wouldn't this be a wonderful way to

display lyrics to a favorite song or Bible verse.

 

 

 It will be a unique Mother's Day card for my Mom.

 

I love you Mom!

 

xo Lisa S