The Edgerton Collection

Bill Edgerton has collected Mechanical Musical Instruments for over 50 years. His collection features mechanical organs and other types of instruments. This tour of the Edgerton Collection will include a working Piano Melodico, a working Orpheus piano, a 43 Keyless Bruder organ, a 56-key Limonaire, a 90-key Dutch Street Organ, a 92-key DeCap, a beautiful 89-key Gavioli, an 1876 Dufner barrel orchestrion, plus a few others. Designed to be seen by collectors and by people who may have no knowledge of these machines, Bill has matched the musical selections to show off the features of each instrument. You will be delighted by this presentation.

[@DeadKoby]

I always love these machines......... using the technology of their time.

[@SearTrip]

What a wonderful presentation. Thank you.

[@RWBHere]

Thanks. Only 35 notes here, but making the music for it is satisfying. We need more younger people who will keep these instruments out of museums and in good playing order for the next few generations.

[@nannettesidebottom5960]

These musical instruments must be preserved at all costs because they so precious and rare.

[@jorybennett5932]

Very nice film presentation.

[@nannettesidebottom5960]

My old school friend in Tanunda, S.A. lived in her German grandfather's house. He had a machine that played old steel records with holes in it that made beautiful music. I was utterly fascinated by this and have always remembered it.

[@PeterMackett]

A couple of corrections, the tune played on the Limonaire is actually "Schon ist das Leben" and Dance Organs were never used commercially in Germany or the UK, they were principally used only in Belgium, only in later years did they appear in those countries.

[@gregbouchard414]

Me too

[@nannettesidebottom5960]

Do you know the monkey is drinking your beer?
No, hum a few bars and I'll try and play it.

[@RWBHere]

For a moment, I thought you were winding us up, but it struck a chord and turned out to be a barrel of laughs. 😉👍

[@dominiquelefebvre5874]

is it possible to have a transcription (for non american collectors) of the presentation of Bill Edgerton ?

[@gregbouchard414]

Hi how are u ok today keep up there good work on here I hop u are ok

[@orchestrophone]

Magnifique collection. Avez-vous le numéro de série du Limonaire 56 touches ?

[@vickypos6]

wonderful collection, does you credit

[@gregbouchard414]

Am there some as u too

[@jaxxdraaiorgel306]

51:05

[@kyleethekelt]

Enormous shame about the audio. RUclips contains professionals in film making and sound who repeatedly tell us that quality audio is actually more important than high-res video. In this case it's doubly so as you're dealing with high sound pressure.

[@tussetuss]

What is the name of the waltz played by the barrel Orchestrion?

[@nannettesidebottom5960]

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