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The front of the Wurlitzer BX has three large and colorful art glass panels. These are lighted from behind as the instrument plays. Interior of the Wurlitzer BX orchestrion showing the piano, the rank of violin pipes, the snare drum, triangle, and bass drum. The famous Wurlitzer Automatic Roll Changer (shown here with just one of its six rolls in place) permits 30 different tunes to be played! -64- With this BX orchestrion we shall give a complete changer full of rolls. Extra rolls are available in recut form from The Player Piano Co., 620 E. Douglas, Wichita, Kansas. At one time nearly every new tune written was cut on a Wurlitzer Automatic Player Piano roll, so the variety of music is nearly endless! This Style BX orchestrion measures 6'10" high, 5'2" wide, and 2'8" deep. It is in a quartered oak finish highlighted by large and colorful art glaSli panels on the front. The Automatic Roll Changer is visible as it operates behind a beveled clear glass panel. The exterior of the case is attractive. The interior was pneumatically rebuilt by our staff and suppliers and is operating nicely. We sold this instrument a year ago into the Nevada Collection and, now with the purchase of that collection intact, are pleased to be able to offer it again! We are sure it wiu please its new owner as much as it pleased its last one. Every large representative collection of automatic musical instruments should have a Wurlitzer orchestrion. Here's an opportunity to acquire a nicely rebuilt specimen for just $5900.00. (Stock No. WUR·4008) The tall and handsome Link orchestrion is truly majestic! BEAUTIFUL LINK/MARCOLA ORCHESTRION Cabinet style with beautiful art glass This Link/Marcola orchestrion is interesting, impressive, and beautiful! It is housed in a large ornate case and measures 6'10" high, 5'2" wide, and 2'9" deep. The front is ornamented by two large and colorful art glass panels depicting houses, bright green trees, and azure skies. Affixed to the upper front are two hanging art glass lamps (not shown in our pictures), one of which needs repair. Instnunentation of this beautiful piece consists of a piano with expression controls, a mandolin attachment, and a rank of wooden flute pipes. The orchestrion is a product of the Automatic Orchestra Co. of Detroit, Michigan. That firm, which operated in the 'teens and 'twenties, purchased the complete orchestrion chassis including the piano, pipes, etc. from the Link Piano and Organ Co. of Binghamton, New York (earlier, the Automatic Musical Co. of the same city). Around the Link chassis the Automatic Orchestra Company built a large, ornate, and lovely orchestrion case. The Automatic Orchestra Co., owned by Mr. Marquette, sold its products under the "Marcola" trademark. This colorful orchestrion uses the regular and easily available Link RX rolls, three of which go with it. Extras are available at low cost. These rolls encompass a wide variety of old-time popular favorites and are enjoyable to listen to. Advanced collectors consider Link nickelodeon and orchestrion music to be among the best arranged in the business.
CHOICE WEBER XYLOPHONE PIANO The wonderful Grandezza model This Weber Grandezza is, case-wise, the twin brother of the one listed and sold from page 34 of our Catalogue No.8 (it seems like many years ago when we "Tote that - so much has happened since then!). Instrumentation consists of a superb quality piano with sophisticated expression controls, a large and melodious xylophone, and a mandolin attachment. The case measures 6'2" high, 5'4" wide, and 3' deep. It is of light golden oak and is well preserved. Refinishing will not be necessary. This Grandezza is in choice unrestored condition and is a survivor of a small group we purchased a few years ago. You would have to look at ten other Grandezzas (you'll never find that many to look at!) to find another this nice! This Grandezza is excellently preserved throughout. As a xylophone piano with realistic human-like expression the Grandezza has no peer. It is superb. The day is here when really choice Grandezzas are hard to find. And the day is coming soon when even poorly preserved ones will be difficult to locate! With this choice specimen goes a libra!") of a dozen long playing multi-tune rolls. Additional rolls are available. 82295.00 (Stock No. WEB.2025) -69- ATTRACTIVE IMHOF & :vIUKLE ORCHESTRION With display orchestra bells... This lovely Imhof & Mukle orchestrion was originally built about 1907. It was sold by E. Boeker of New York City, and may have been one of the many ex-Boeker instruments that entertained passengers on the Hudson River steamboats plying their way from New York and points north to Albany. The Boeker firm went out of business in 1914, whereupon Mr. Boeker moved to California. Accompanying him were several boxcars full of Imhof & Mulde orchestrions! This adventure is a story in itself and perhaps in some future issue we can devote the proper space to it. The Imhof & Mukle orchestrion offered here is a fairly compact one, as these large pieces go. It measures 7'9" high without the top gallery, or 8'9" with the ornate top finial in place. It is 5'6" wide and 3'4" deep. The instrumentation consists of a piano, mandolin, two ranks of pipes (divided into four rows), and drum and trap effects. Highlighting the front of the orchestrion is a fully displayed bell lyre or glockenspiel which plays automatically by means of pneumatically actuated strikers on the back side. At one time glockenspiels of this type were used on the orchestrions of many different makers, but time has been unkind to these musical monoliths, with the result that the only other surviving orchestrion with a display glockenspiel we know of is the Style 17 Wurlitzer PianOrchestra in the fabulous private collection of Jerry Cohen. The upper section of the ornate Imhof & Mukle orchestrion. Our price on this wiII pennit a handsome profit for its next owner! Write or call today.
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