(Photograph courtesy of Durward Center)

Figure 32. Welte Style 5 Concert Orchestrion in an oak case from 1898. This instrument was originally installed in Oakley Court, Windsor, England. The music roll frame is of the manual rewind type. When the music roll reaches the end of the musical score the instruments shuts off, whereupon the operator must then insert a crank into the center front of the roll frame to rewind the music roll.

(Photograph courtesy of Durward Center)

Figure 32b. While not in the original article, this close-up photograph shows the roll frame for the above pictured (Figure 32) Welte Style 5 Concert Orchestrion. It is of the manual rewind type. The roll shuts off at the end of play, and then the operator must insert a crank into the center front of the roll frame to rewind the roll. New developments were happening quickly during this time at Welte. Surprisingly, this organ from 1898 still has a weight driven snare drum action.

The two-tier pneumatic stack outfitted with narrow motor pneumatics is partially visible behind the roll frame. Each little pneumatic on the stack pulls on a wire that is connected to a bellcrank at the backside of the pipe chest situated directly above the roll frame and stack. The bellcrank in turn pulls on a horizontal wire that opens the appropriate pallet valve inside the pipe chest, allowing the pipe for a specific musical note to speak.

(Photograph courtesy of Durward Center)

Figure 33. A rather forlorn looking Welte Style 5 Concert Orchestrion in the Dolmabahçe Palace, Istanbul, Turkey. This architecturally beautiful instrument is unfortunately missing most of its pipework and will require a major restoration effort. Sadly, its condition is typical of the treatment some of these stately instruments have received through neglect and vandalism.