Mechanical carillon KALEIDOPHONE withs discs
Uhlig, Schwerin & Co. between 1896 et 1898 - Leipzig, Germany
Very rare automatic carillon from the German firm Uhlig, Schwerin & Co., using interchangeable discs and 8 saucer-bells. The stacked bells from the lowest to the highest are struck by 8 hammers, extending directly from the keys. A spring motor drives the discs by peripheral teeth, as in the case of Chordephon. The whole being regulated by an air brake, with graphic wings in the shape of butterfly wings.
Amazing by its simplicity, astounding by its ingenuity, this Kaléidophone is in itself a paragon of mechanical musical instrument making. Like Aristons and other Amorettes, this instrument was intended for children. The Waldstrasse firm in Leipzig-Gohlis had a very brief existence, between the filing of a first patent in 1895 and its bankruptcy in 1898. This explains the rarity of the instrument.
Excellent original playing condition, with 10 discs. (a hammer is re-welded, the end of the summit lyre missing)
Height : 450 mm - Discqs diameter : 195mm
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