Photo Quiz No. 2
Since this photo came out a bit blurry I thought it would be perfect for another photo quiz. Do you know what it is?As a prize, I can offer a postcard from the beautiful Rheingau to the first person with the right answer :) .
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Update 27.4.: You guys are great - you had some really cool guesses!!! And... the winner is... Arnaud! He was the first one who got the right answer. Congratulations! Please email me your address so I can send you the postcard, Arnaud.
What you see on the photo is the "brain" of one of the mechanical orchestras at the Museum for Mechanical Music Instruments. It's a roll of paper with little holes in it that "tell" the mechanical orchestra which instrument to play when and how. Check out todays photo to see a selection of the different kinds.
A quick note for the future: As some of your comments showed me, I had not thought about the advantage/disadvantage of the different time zones. Sorry about that! So next time the prize of a postcard will drawn from all "submissions" :).
posted by Nicola @ 8:02 AM
19 comments
19 Comments:
I think that it is a partition for a barrel organ ? i'm nor sure of the translation (in french orgue de barbarie).
Music for a "player piano/organ"?
I think its a telegraph machine too, but I want to think of something different...how about an old telegraph machine??? hehe
I agree with Arnaud and g, the first thing I thought of was a "music box" of some kind.
I really don't know what its called, but this might be a part of a piano.
Ahhh I would LOVE a postcard from Germany! ;) I have a blog on postcards! :P
hmmm *rubbing chin* Is this part of a printing press? A soda can making machine? ok, I'm baffled. I need glasses. :)
I think arnaud is right.
I thought at first glance it was a machine to make braille...written language for the blind :-P Nice quiz, Nicola...
erm..I'm late !!! ..braille machine?!!
It's part of a sewing machine (??!)
I think Ali is right. I believe it is a player piano (the old style that plays on its own).
wow...love to have a postcard, but maybe too late im not the first person here.
um!!! i got idea include all the answers above : the piano or organ that can work as a saw machine and also print like telegraph:-P (definetly i will got a postcard, right?)
(just kidding, have no idea what it is?) cool shot!
Crap..i first guessed an old organ and the a braille making machine.. well even though i won´t be winning the postcard I´d looove to know who won!!!!!!
What a great idea, I'm going with the music box of some sort. Curious to find out.
Thank you all so much for your comments and guesses!1 You guys rock!! And you are also very creative by the way ;) (if you had not known already ;D).
Yeah, yeah, i won the postcard!!
Yes, the only way I won the last time was ... insomnia!
i really like the antiquity of this snap!
Is this the music roll and roll frame for a Weber Maesto orchestrion?
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