"Apollonia" Orchestrion | Instrument Demonstration

From the late nineteenth century to the 1960s, dance organs were popular in Europe, providing music in dance halls and ballrooms. Hear MIM’s largest instrument, the “Apollonia” orchestrion, play its own rendition of “Copacabana” in the Mechanical Music Gallery.
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[@AJG854]

This is as loud as you would think it would be, but it’s amazing.

[@JessmanChicken86]

Luddites in 1926: "This marks the end of the live musician"

[@50bvd]

I am fascinated by mechanical instruments. and this machine is just amazing 🤩

[@SonicGamerGirl2006]

This is actually pretty cool! This and the Violano Virtuoso are so fascinating to look at! 😁😄💙

[@cacami]

Irado!

[@ericbrinker499]

My girlfriend and I saw this a few years ago at the MIM

[@SofiaCheriasova]

Best carousel band organ

[@KristoAnimates]

Not a carousel band organ but ok

[@norizanodudeurtheoneilikef3163]

This is amazing!!!😄😄😄

[@MegaZeta]

This happened to my buddy Eric

[@zggoxxroblox]

Perfect to replace

[@zggoxxroblox]

The musicians

[@Yaddlezap]

What are those four cute wood percussion things called?

[@DecapObsessed]

Temple blocks

[@rodneyanonymous666]

Dr. Phibes is back!

[@MrSFSTUDIOS]

That was such a scary movie as a child.

[@imperialjoe8023]

What song is this?

[@MrSFSTUDIOS]

Copacabana--Barry Manilow

[@imperialjoe8023]

@@MrSFSTUDIOS thank you my friend

[@laraneary4763]

:O i wonder how much that mision cost :O

[@kyleethekelt]

This sounds very Mortier-like.

[@aaronb5060]

Both Decap and Mortier were Belgian firms. This type of dance organ was popular almost exclusively in Belgium and the Netherlands.