[ Christian Hromatka wrote in 050619 MMDigest:

> Hi! I acquired a Hupfeld Atlantic [one of the few barrel-operated
> orchestrion models made by Hupfeld, according to the Bowers
> Encyclopedia, p. 441]. But I haven't restored it yet because I have
> a lot of things to do. So I am interested in all kinds of photos of
> a Hupfeld Atlantic, as well as hints on restoring and repairing it.
[ Ref. https://www.mmdigest.com/Archives/Digests/200506/2005.06.19.03.html 

I do not know if it is still up to date but maybe I can help you
with my information, please contact me. Check out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA6xnIIRC44 

I have put as much info as possible in the description with the
video. If anyone knows more about this instrument, e.g. the year
of construction please let me know.

Greetings,
René Walter
Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
info@draaimuziek.nl.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to reply]

 [ Translated by Robbie:
 [ At https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA6xnIIRC44 
 [ Orchestrion Atlantic, Sep 24, 2020
 [ 
 [ 'Click, click, click' as you turn and the heavy weight behind the
 [ instrument rises. Put a coin in it and the whole room fills with the
 [ cheerful music of yesteryear. Normally you only come across such
 [ an instrument in a museum. It will be from around 1900 and it has
 [ always been carefully preserved and in good condition, complete
 [ with coin box and crest. It used to stand in a country house in
 [ the Netherlands, in Limburg. Later it was carefully preserved
 [ by a member of the family. I got it in 1994 and it was still in
 [ good condition. I cleaned it, reinforced the wooden frame and then
 [ tuned it. Afterwards it was no longer tuned but still remained
 [ quite pure.
 [
 [ There are two cylinders with 6 melodies each (Nos. 18642 & 18643).
 [ The piano part consists of 38 tones, [the uppermost] 10 of which
 [ play with a mandolin effect. The cylinder also controls a small
 [ drum, a triangle and a cymbal. There is also a special track for
 [ muted playing and there are "high and low pins" on the cylinder that
 [ allow it to play music passages loud or soft. The orchestrion can be
 [ operated via coin insertion or manually and with rotary knobs on the
 [ side a new song can be selected and the tempo set. There is also a
 [ control lever to hear the same song 2 or 3 times in sucession.
 [
 [ The dimensions are Height, including crest, is approx. 2.3 m,
 [ Width approx. 1 m, Depth approx. 0.6 m. The weight of the cabinet
 [ is approx. 200 kg and the weight is 90 kg. The weight shows MOD
 [ cast in the iron. V.XVII.XX (Model 5.18.20 ??).
 [
 [ Who knows more about, e.g., year of construction? It is a beautiful
 [ and rare instrument.