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Welte-Mignon in a Steinway piano (keyboardless) from the Condon collection. These
instruments were first marketed in 1905. M Welte & Sons advertisement for the
"Mignon" is on the left. |
Apple II computer playing an Ampico, circa 1983. System was developed by Peter Phillips,
his Knabe Ampico model A is on the right. |
Hupfeld Violina, an automatic violin with piano. Instrument was marketed from around
1908, and despite its complexity, many were sold. The instrument on the left
has three violins, each with a single string that is played by a rotating circular
horse-hair bow. The instrument above has six violins. |
Taj Mahal Dance Hall Organ, in the "Fairground Follies" collection |
A dance orchestra played by mechanical robots, in the "Fairground Follies" collection |
Denis Condon and Peter Phillips with their Duo-Art vorsetzer and the Sydney Symphony
Orchestra under John Hopkins, recording Grieg's Piano Concert played by Percy
Grainger from Duo-Art rolls. The photo on the right shows the vorsetzer as it
was displayed at the launch of the recording. (1978) |
A contemporary postcard of Collins Street, Melbourne (around 1910). The Aeolian Company
(Orchestrelle Company) premises at No. 252 is in the right-side foreground,
denoted by the Steck Piano banner. (Image courtesy of Rex Lawson, London).
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Denis Condon 'pedalling' a 65-note Aeolian push-up player (2006) |
An ACMMI member 'pedalling' his Hupfeld player piano (2007) |
Mason & Hamlin Ampico A (left) and a Steinway Model O Duo-Art (right) from a local
collection |
Auto-changing disc player (interstate collection) |
Orchestrelle being operated by its owner (interstate collection) |
Marshall & Wendell Ampico model B piano (local collection) |
Steinway Duo-Art (local collection) |
Above: Claviola 88-note push-up player; right: Marshall & Wendell Ampico model A
(local collections) |
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