Edward Travis,holder of World Record for continuous piano playing. Westport. 1909.

About this image

DescriptionPostcard-written on back.."Alf Nottle,as a member of my Worlds Piano recordfor continuous piano playing..60 hours and 20 minutes.Dec 2nd,3rd and 4th.1909.Established at Westport.Sincerely yours, Staring you in the Face.7/1/1910."Map^[1]ContributorRobyn Dodds

Shown in this image

Location (city or town)WestportPersonEdward TravisEventAlf Nottle,holder of World Record for continuous piano playing.Westport.1909.

Category Information

Category Tagmusic

From Facebook

Date Created6th July 2019CommentsDorothy Wills Wow what a record has it been bettered or repeated since?

Pete Lusk I wonder how he ended? After 60 hrs Id be falling off the stool.

Heather Newby i get tired after half an hour

John Anderson Would that be Alf Nottle the Barber ,situated on Palmerston st near the Cosmopolitan Hotel "

John Anderson Heather Newby Three of those players Alf Nottle Jack Jones , Ces Walker were well known Westport businessmen. Waitahu Golfcourse Reefton ?

Joy White That is Alf Nottle who had the barber shop on Palerston St when I was Small girl.He was an elderly man then.

John Anderson Being a Barber and working those scissors and clippers all day , he would have very supple fingers suited to piano playing which no doubt helped in that amazing achievement .

Ron Pearson John Anderson, I remember Alf at corner shop . Also Jack Jones. I use to sell race books and relief Press delivery paper boy. Later Jack taught a few of us boys how to tie a Tie with the Winchester knot. He also sold a few of us our first suit's. Italian cut from memory.

John Anderson Windsor knot ,I'm thinking Ron ,Jonesy and I started our careers in Menswear working for the same company ....Gez I can't or don't want to remember how many years ago that was

John Anderson Ross Cocker ....Hi Ross do you remember him driving that beautiful Criteron Light 15 ,,, he was also a keen member of the Wpt Surf Casting Club as was Jonesy .

Ross Cocker YehJohn, I certainly remember the Citroën but wouldn’t have known the model. I’ve just Googled it for a great flashback. He lived next door to my grandparents, Tim & Ada Ryan, at 41 Russell St; that house is gone now but Tim’s at 43 (built 1929) is still there, well maintained and looking good.

Ross Cocker John. I think the caption with the Golf Club pic is wrong. I reckon Jack Jones is 3rd from right; certainly looks like Jack as I remember him and very much like his son John (lives in Wanaka) today

OCR Text Transcription Edit Edit +-Close

Editing is temporarily disabled

Cancel Edit

Start typing here to find a location	Latitude	Longitude	Zoom	Actions

loading google map....

Save Cancel

Menu

Edward Travis,holder of World Record for continuous piano playing. Westport. 1909.

Editing is temporarily disabled