If ever there was a perfect instrument for the intended eerie nature of the composition, this has to be it. I can imagine a Disney "ride" with this instrument playing this dance with ethereal skeletal figures twirling around the floor, and the orchestrion in a dimmed spotlight and the keys playing, but nobody's there.
@frayleaf7 ай бұрын
This thing does whatever it's doing the best it could be done, that's for sure
@bertjesklotepino5 ай бұрын
believe it or not, but we just destroyed such. They called it the Haunted House. It was located in the amusement park in the Netherlands called De Efteling. It was one of the first "rides" you could take. Basically walking along a wall of glass and inside was a great scene of all kinds of stuff. Moving skeletons, all of it. Gravestones dancing. And this song playing on the background while you attended the ride. Unfortunately the park decided it was a great idea to build something new, and so they ripped down this wonderful piece to replace it with something new. I have yet to check the new stuff. The old Haunted House (or as we call it: Het Spookslot) was opened on May the 10th, 1978. So not to burst your bubble, but it existed for decades here in the Netherlands. But they demolished it. Perhaps they did use this music in the new "ride". I have no clue. Have yet to visit the park again. But they have been changing a lot in the park. Old stuff is getting torn out and replaced by new stuff. Some i can not agree with. I mean: Just enlarge the park to build new stuff. Dont tear out old history which started the park. But then again, it is located in a very nice piece of nature in the Netherlands. One of the few parts that has not yet been spoiled entirely. And so to enlarge the park would mean less nature. If you do not know De Efteling, the dutch amusementpark, pls, look it up. It has a wonderful history, wonderful "rides", all the rest of it. And what you have described..... we had it for almost 5 decades. So, no need to imagine it. It was done. Been there, done that. Like the moon. No need to ever go back to it, right? (that last line was a bit of sarcasm, and a joke towards those who still believe in fairy tales like the ones shown in the Fairy Tale Forrest (Sprookjesbos. I dunno how to translate it in better english. But there are a lot of people who still think the dancing shoes move on their own without any trickery. And there are a lot of people who still believe people actually set foot on the moon.Same kinda fairy tale.)
@DeadKoby9 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid I was fascinated by these machines... I think it's awesome that people are keeping these devices alive and well.
@Ichigo_Keba7 жыл бұрын
but this one is really out of tune
@itchingbitch11 ай бұрын
I'm thrilled too! I can't believe the engineering feat that these machines are! Thanks for bringing us this video, Roger Puls.
@tuileriesantiques90573 жыл бұрын
This orchestrion and this song go perfectly together. will never get old. if only i had one
@mattperkins70384 жыл бұрын
eBay sent me. Sir, this is an INCREDIBLE engineering marvel and the restoration is top notch. I’m blown away
@CHESShireCat3 ай бұрын
If this was on Spotify I would listen to it all the time
@gmmix3 жыл бұрын
Lots of variation in the sounds produced. Marvelous instrument. Incredible engineering. Thanks for this posting.
@stephenspark7762 жыл бұрын
There is something wonderfully sinister about watching the keys depressing for this atmospheric piece of music. Even the slightly off sound (not sure if it's the instrument or the acoustics of the room) adds to the other-worldliness of it all. Fabulous! (But I'd love to see a film of it playing somewhere more atmospheric than a sterile-looking garage - perhaps at Miss Havisham's dining room or in the ruined hall of some gothic mansion.)
@kegginstructure Жыл бұрын
The pipes are wooden, so that means their tuning is subject to swelling caused by variations in humidity. A few notes will therefore sound like clunkers. It also looks like an old upright piano, which is slightly harder to tune because their sound boards are more compact. But definitely a well-kept machine.
@anthromorphe10 жыл бұрын
An instrument that is truly worthy of a prominent location in your home, and not the garage.
@melchezi88184 ай бұрын
Prominent location at the Smithsonian!
@jimbilton19567 жыл бұрын
How wonderful. I have such admiration for the brilliant minds which enabled the creation of this machine. Fantastic craftsmanship.
@ChristianValerius Жыл бұрын
Roger, every minute invested in restauration and maintenance to this mechanical masterpiece is worth its time. Working in the digital industry this is vacation for the brain. Well done - and thanks for sharing!
@vincelarusso24549 жыл бұрын
thank you for sharing this marvelous instrument with us. I've never heard this piece done mechanically before. Simlpy outstanding.
@bisem4332 жыл бұрын
This machine is incredible......but please tell me how or why anyone would give this beautifully recorded video a thumbs down!
@dominiquedescottes83145 жыл бұрын
Ce piano mécanique est un véritable chef d'oeuvre Tout comme ce qu'il interprète J'adore ce genre de variations musicale
@kyletodaro4946 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely amazing. I saw a decommissioned orchestraion at the Crescent Hotel main lobby in Eureka Springs and had to look up a video of a working one! Stunning!
@DavidGiumenti-sm6yi4 ай бұрын
Truly a grade instrument love it
@warthouse2 жыл бұрын
That is wonderful. Beautifully restored. it's got everything
@organbuilder2725 жыл бұрын
That is simple amazing. Wonderful. All these are in private collections or museums. What a shame people don't listen to these instead of the ******* that passes for music today. It's a shame that this wasn't tuned before recording for this post. But those are difficult to get at and, of course, weather makes a big difference ont he pitch of the pipes and such. But the wonders of creativity are revealed here. It is ingenious what was done outside of the world of pipe organs. - and here is a little one that also plays piano and a toy counter.
@AffordBindEquipment4 жыл бұрын
it's now on ebay for you to buy!
@echodelta95 жыл бұрын
Macabre tuning, chilly garage compared to when it was first tuned in summer.
@PiotrBarcz2 жыл бұрын
I just want to say, this is by far one of the best filmed orchestrions I've seen. You're camera work and editing was excellent on this video! I loved the close-up shots of the keys depressing, there's something so satisfying about the keys coming down in a player piano or other instrument! The audio could've probably been better if you used a microphone but this is amazing!
@vickieevenson9309 Жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh, I love this!!!
@larryjohnson63859 ай бұрын
Totally awesome 👍 Very cool 😎 Thanks for posting this 🙏
@100PercentOS2 Жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful player piano. The sound was awesome too. I'm more impressed with this than the street and circus organs.
@SpaceCadet45s Жыл бұрын
Me too! I've been binge watching these videos. I'm in love with the Centenary Organ ❤
@mumzly17 ай бұрын
I love these thing. There’s an amusement park near me called Knobles and their grand carousel has an Orchestrion in it. It’s great.
@dennisspinkshappyforbusker25232 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!
@pliniogoiania3 жыл бұрын
I can't believe the 26 half-wits that disliked the video. What were you expecting, that it sounded exactly like the Wiener Philharmoniker as conducted by Herbert Von Karajan in the perfect acoustics conditions of the Musikverein concert hall?
@reneegoocey164 Жыл бұрын
4:45 sounds like someone is having a party at their house and then their parents walk in.
@MegaGeorge19485 жыл бұрын
Creepy piano playing a creepy song in my living room! Good for Halloween maybe?
@grandcarriage13 жыл бұрын
That's really cool. It reminds me of trips to "House on the Rock" as a child. That place was full of these things...
@wurly1643 жыл бұрын
Check out American Treasure Tours in PA, they have over 200 machines
@oberek9210 ай бұрын
nice work, bravo !
@seanbryant28488 жыл бұрын
Amazing, and so beautiful!
@backbayboy1 Жыл бұрын
Super video and restoration !
@Myavorg6 жыл бұрын
Интереснейший аппарат! До недавнего времени и не знал о таком оборудовании, которое совмещало бы в себе и фортепиано, и орган, и барабан, да к тому же с автоматическим воспроизведением заранее записанных композиций. Как-то в официальной истории развития индустрии устройств звуковоспроизведения о таких оркестрионах (а их разновидностей множество - и с аккордеоном, и со скрипкой, и просто автоматическое воспроизводящее пианино и многие другие) практически не упоминается. И как прекрасно, что все эти устройства в наши дни не забыты, приводятся в рабочее состояние, и радуют нас прекрасной живой музыкой!
@rufust.firefly24746 жыл бұрын
Myavorgls are tiny, carbuncle like pustules which form on the underside of the perineum.
@birdwife5893 жыл бұрын
Wish i had one of these. so cool
@benzo40294 ай бұрын
Fabulous historical machine! So great to hear. Unfortunately the pipes need to be all tuned higher. They all play flatter than the piano and xylophone. This performance suffers from this lack of basic musical pitch regulation. The hand carving of the cabinetry is superb. Thanks for sharing!
@maunster34143 жыл бұрын
"Danse Macabre" on an orchestrion. Exceptionally spooky.
@dennisthebrony20223 жыл бұрын
This question is for Coin Operated Pianos in general; When does a coin operated piano know when to stop playing when the song/track is over when the roll is not at the end yet?
@greggraham41143 жыл бұрын
There is one hole used only to stop. The paper roll has a hole punched at the end of each tune. There are often many tunes on one big roll. Another hole is reserved for rewind at the end of the roll. Then it goes back to the beginning and repeats until someone changes the roll.
@oldfarthacks11 ай бұрын
Now just stick this in an old abandoned house and get a bunch of teens in there. Spooky.
@julessw11battersea67 Жыл бұрын
What a glory! I didn't even know of this model. Wonderful - thanks j
@Ichigo_Keba7 жыл бұрын
I am not a expert on the tuning of a woodwinds instrument but that's out of tune and badly
@organbuilder2725 жыл бұрын
This is not a woodwinds instrument. It is a combination of organs pipes, percussions instruments
@reneegoocey164 Жыл бұрын
He means the pipes IN it.
@itchingbitch11 ай бұрын
Well, for an out of tune "orchestrion", it's still worth a listen and "Danse Macabre" Is a good choice.
@spencerbergquist781 Жыл бұрын
Bravo !
@rolandvonmalmborg19057 жыл бұрын
I would nut recommend retuning a xylophone - once cut you can not get a deeper tone. So the pipes and strings should be tuned to the xylophone.
@michaelbauers88007 жыл бұрын
logical
@arburo15 жыл бұрын
Not necessarily. It is possible to tune a xylophone up and down. Up by removing from the ends, down by removing from the centre. Exact positions for removal are understood by the builders.
@57thorns3 жыл бұрын
@@arburo1 On the other hand, will the xylophon tuning change with wear and tear? If not, then the piano can be tuned from the xylophone. and then the pipe are brough to the party at the correct temperature.
@arburo13 жыл бұрын
@@57thorns Xylophone and Glock bars will not change their pitch with age and wear. On orchestrions the piano and pipes must be tuned to the xylophone or glock. I am not familiar with American orchestrion tuning, but European ones are usually tuned to A435 rather than A440. My Unika must be tuned to A435 as the pipes cannot be tuned up to A440. My Pianella has a xylophone tuned to A435 so the piano must be tuned to that. One needs to get a piano tuner who can work to your instructions. Any pipes must be tuned at the appropriate room temperature, such as 20 deg C. The instrument will then sound wrong if it is played when too cold, ie, below about 16 deg C.
@MathsYknow8 жыл бұрын
It sounds like the instruments aren't all tuned to the same pitch.
@arburo17 жыл бұрын
I think you're correct. The xylophone should be tuned to the piano, but the pipes will be tuned at a specific temperature to the piano. Usually this will be 20 deg C, but can be whatever the owner asks for, if he understands such things. It is important that the instrument is only played at, or near to, this temperature. More than a five degree difference will lead to the pipes being out of tune with the piano and xylophone. Organ pipes change their pitch with temperature and a person with a good ear can detect the dissonance between the piano and the pipes when the temperature has dropped by five degrees or more. The instrument playing here sounds as if it is operating at a lower temperature than that at which the pipes were tuned, so the pipes are flat.
@michaelbauers88007 жыл бұрын
It does sound slightly discordant, but one could consider that charming maybe? I personally like discordant music, at least somewhat.
@ericalbany7 жыл бұрын
The piano also sounds a bit muffled- of course because it is buried behind everything. Still, classical isn't what this sort of machine is really best at
@andrewbarrett15377 жыл бұрын
I would tend to agree...
@a440pianoservice6 жыл бұрын
arburo1 no the pitch of the xylophone should be matched and piano and pipes tuned only to 435
@watchmakerful8 жыл бұрын
Amazing...
@marc49lewis6 жыл бұрын
Beautiful unit that needs a good tuning. Fantastic restoration!
@vincelarusso24547 жыл бұрын
Mr. Puls, your restoration of this machine is simply outstanding.
@hunterleach5710 Жыл бұрын
There should be a 2.0 build of this instrument, which supports MIDI from your phone, but AI can truly be beneficial at helping rebuilding replicas of antique things like the musical instrument in the video
@FranzFerdinandVIII4 ай бұрын
or have some form of bluetooth connectivity and software so that you can play any kind of music.
@hunterleach5710Ай бұрын
That's what it's going to be, it won't rely on the internet but it will rely on Bluetooth connectivity so the midi data will be transferred through Bluetooth to the orchestrion itself I mean MIDI .@@FranzFerdinandVIII
@Z0MBAZINATOR3 жыл бұрын
I imagine this music playing to turdeau enacting all his draconian laws.
@modifish686 жыл бұрын
Very cool. Love the music too. I would love to hear a Prog Metal band do a version of this.
@anthonybullock916510 жыл бұрын
Nice to see the old gal so splendidly brought back. Long may she play.... Thanks. A in G
@viktor87roma5 жыл бұрын
Superbo! Mi piacerebbe averne uno!!! :-D
@franceskinskij4 жыл бұрын
I know the orchestrion s old but it needs to be tuned
@maunster34143 жыл бұрын
kvetch
@MechanicalMusics10 жыл бұрын
WOW! It is not often you hear piece like this on a nickelodeon!
@adrianaslund8605 Жыл бұрын
Its like an ancient sampler.
@lawrencephelps31813 жыл бұрын
Way too cool!
@TheLuvschool24 ай бұрын
What if we had a rush e sheet and played it on this machine
@imogen18 ай бұрын
You go over to his place and this is what's playing. wyd?
@crabula7 жыл бұрын
This is awesome!
@pierredufresne9967 ай бұрын
Love it, but the organ badly needs tuning.
@Leclercqr14 ай бұрын
Waar kan men dit toestel zien spelen?
@johnferguson89938 жыл бұрын
Fabulous!
@wasabihansen5 жыл бұрын
I wish Nancarrow composed something for this instrument.
@petermichaelfiore66088 жыл бұрын
Wonderful
@hapanjuuri23 күн бұрын
Great instrument. Sounds like It needs some tuning.
@b43xoit2 ай бұрын
How are the sheets or rolls cut?
@Yaledmot3 жыл бұрын
Please re-record after the pipes are in tune. A great machine, but a quarter step flat to the piano is not good. It is possible the wind supply is not to the correct pressure for the pipes. Great machine, plays well mechanically, but the tuning is ghastly.
@debsg20242 жыл бұрын
🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
@SofiaCheriasova7 ай бұрын
Good thing for a carousel
@horloger12323 жыл бұрын
Bonjour, ou avez-vous trouver cet instrument ?
@BOHEMIANMEX7 жыл бұрын
This is a museum piece!
@1HeatWalk2 жыл бұрын
That house is haunted! I suggest you get an exorcist.