A ~1907 Player Piano with Three Automated Violins Inside - The Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina 2
A ~1907 Player Piano with Three Automated Violins Inside - The Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina 2
It's just so cool. I would love to compose a piece of music on a punch sheet for one of these--like a precursor to MIDI that's arguably superior (in that it features real, physical instruments).
Also sort of the "AI will destroy music" of the early 1900s.
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This is beautiful and ingenious.
I'm curious about the speed variations of the spinning circular piece (positioned to act as the violins' bow).
Cool beans