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Actions	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Image(s) TitleDisc-Playing Orchestrion, ‘Spiegel's Original Concertino CreatorOriginal-Musikwerke Paul Lochmann GmbH (manufacturer)‎ PlaceLeipzig (Germany) Year ca. 1905 - 1905 Object number0177 Object categorymechanical hammered string instruments, orchestrions Object nameorchestrion with strings, orchestrion with disc DescriptionThis handsome wooden cabinet has ornamented glass windows. Inside the case there is a cast-iron symmetrical piano frame, and behind it the soundboard. The 64 hammers make the instrument sound. They are driven by a large disc containing the music program, and star wheels, as can also be seen in a disc-playing music box. The entire instrument is powered by a heavy weight and operated by coin insertion. Accompanying textsThe sound sources are 64 strings, 10 tubular bells, a small and large drum and cymbal. The music is diverse and, unusually for this type of instrument, is programmed on a metal disc. Orchestrions that play with metal discs are quite rare. The metal disc is a program that was mainly used in music boxes. In Leipzig around 1900, the firm of Lochmann developed this instrument, in which the programmed disc plays a small piano. Because driving this instrument requires much more power than a music box, this Spiegel is driven by a large weight of no less than 120 pounds. The weight hangs from a steel cable behind the instrument and lowers down through a pulley. The weight must be wound back up from time to time using a crank. The instrument also bears the name of the retailer who sold this instrument manufactured by Lochmann: L. Spiegel & Sohn. Dimensions geheel height: 268 cm geheel width: 95 cm geheel depth: 50 cm plaat diameter: 71 cm Keywordsgeluidsbron: strings geluidsbron: percussion geluidsbron: buisklokken aandrijving: gewicht muntinworp Digital references

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TitleDisc-Playing Orchestrion, ‘Spiegel's Original Concertino

CreatorOriginal-Musikwerke Paul Lochmann GmbH (manufacturer)‎

PlaceLeipzig (Germany)

Year ca. 1905 - 1905

Object number0177

Object categorymechanical hammered string instruments, orchestrions

Object nameorchestrion with strings, orchestrion with disc

DescriptionThis handsome wooden cabinet has ornamented glass windows. Inside the case there is a cast-iron symmetrical piano frame, and behind it the soundboard. The 64 hammers make the instrument sound. They are driven by a large disc containing the music program, and star wheels, as can also be seen in a disc-playing music box. The entire instrument is powered by a heavy weight and operated by coin insertion.

Accompanying textsThe sound sources are 64 strings, 10 tubular bells, a small and large drum and cymbal. The music is diverse and, unusually for this type of instrument, is programmed on a metal disc.

Orchestrions that play with metal discs are quite rare. The metal disc is a program that was mainly used in music boxes. In Leipzig around 1900, the firm of Lochmann developed this instrument, in which the programmed disc plays a small piano. Because driving this instrument requires much more power than a music box, this Spiegel is driven by a large weight of no less than 120 pounds. The weight hangs from a steel cable behind the instrument and lowers down through a pulley. The weight must be wound back up from time to time using a crank. The instrument also bears the name of the retailer who sold this instrument manufactured by Lochmann: L. Spiegel & Sohn.

Dimensions

geheel height: 268 cm
geheel width: 95 cm
geheel depth: 50 cm
plaat diameter: 71 cm

Keywordsgeluidsbron: strings
geluidsbron: percussion
geluidsbron: buisklokken
aandrijving: gewicht
muntinworp

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