Welte Style 4 Orchestrion at Disneyland
By Dave Allan
The Welte Style 4 orchestrion at Disneyland is now available for
viewing. That area [Penny Arcade] was just opened on May 2nd after an
8-month remodel. The organ currently plays free with a 7-minute pause
between songs. Currently it is playing only original 75-key Welte roll
music. There are a couple of videos from last Friday on YouTube;
search for Disneyland Welte Style 4.
Dave Allan
[ The recent videos are at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5ZHF6ANf64
[ and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kR6_oZDeoo
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[ "Dave Allan, an electromechanical technician at the Disneyland Arcade
[ Shop (which cares for all of the resort's electromechanical devices,
[ from coin-operated machinery and popcorn carts to park turnstiles
[ and FASTPASS machines) first came to work at Disneyland more than 35
[ years ago to work on the Orchestrion." Ref.
[ http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/03/restoring-a-piece-of-disneyland-history-the-main-street-arcade-orchestrion/
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[ -- Robbie
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