Finger Speed! (1926)

C/U of a violin being played by “de Groot“. Then Billy Mayerl plays the piano. Alvin D. Keech plays the banjo. C/U of the banjo being played in slow motion. A fast fox-trot is played to demonstrate the “feather“ stroke and a waltz to demonstrate the up-drag motion. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.