![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() David Bowers’ Encyclopedia of Automatic Musical Instruments and elsewhere, the deKleist Musical Instrument Company was an important supplier of band organs and coin pianos to Wurlitzer from 1898 until 1908, when Wurlitzer bought out the company and took over manufacturing of these instruments. The latter is the subject of this two-part article.2 As described in Q. The Wurlitzer firm used two types of changers: a 6-roll German-made Philipps changer in its large keyboardless PianOrchestras (some orchestrions imported in whole, and others in part from Philipps),1 and the American-made Wurlitzer 6-roll changer in its smaller coin pianos and orchestrions, Bijou Orchestras, Solo Violin Pianos and Autograph pianos. (U.S.), which produced the Concertola changer for reproducing pianos and pipe organs. (U.S.), making changers primarily for coin pianos and orchestrions and the Aeolian Co. Philipps & Söhne (Germany) and the Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. Only four of the largest companies in the automatic music business marketed roll changers that were commercially successful: Ludwig Hupfeld, AG (Germany) J.D. He many levers, rotating shafts, gears and cams found in an automatic music roll changer present some of the most complex mechanical action to be found in any part of an automatic musical instrument-and one the most fascinating things to watch, for those who enjoy seeing the mechanisms work while the music plays. WurliTzer Automatic Music Roll Changer Part One-History and Design Changes Over the Years by Art Reblitz ![]()
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