Hupfeld Phonoliszt Violina Modell B - 'Home in Pasadena'

Recorded in T. Richter's studio for mechanical instruments in Neu-Isenburg, Germany

[AshishKulkarni]

This machine is astounding! An automated violin player built over a 100 years back! Amazing. Truly a marvel of engineering. And this tune is so beautiful. It's totally stuck in my head for the past 2 days.

[Charliecomet]

I never realized a song could make me feel so happy and joyful, especially when played like this!

[MrFunreal]

i think i just fell in love with this thing.

[MTSVW]

As someone with a violin I can’t play, a piano I can barely play, and a Mercedes with pneumatic door looks that frequently fail, I appreciate how amazing it is that this thing even works, let alone sounds so good. The engineering is just as beautiful as the music.

[trittt]

This is my favorite version I like how simple it sounds and the brass and percussion give it a feel but I can make it sad or happy.

[mistahdorian]

Been searching for this song since I was 10.. it's so beautiful😫

[zekethetruckdriver]

Lovers of music with an engineering marvel.

[RockStarOscarStern]

The Violin trio works like a Hurdy Gurdy because the Violins are surrounded by a Bow Wheel that spins to Bow the Strings, and then on the Necks of the Violins are Mechanical Tangents that press on the Strings to change the Pitch.

[clintontruman]

The most lovely sounding Phonoliszt playing a delightful rendition of Harry Warren's 1923 composition. Bravissimo ! Harry must have have been pleased.

[unifiedjanitorialservices]

Yes best version, I really enjoy this song on this version

[dennisspinkshappyforbusker]

Ingenious mechanical musical machine, its fascinating to look at and listen to👌. Thank you for sharing.

[Fahrenheit]

Just listened to "Story Music Box" from Yoshi's Island for the first time yesterday. And then listened to this for the first time today. The first parts are strikingly similar.

[thecartheorist]

I love the sound of this marvelous piece of musical history, this piece sounds surprisingly good for something over 100 years old, and the song by far is the best version I have heard, this is astonishing.

[Quawa]

This was MIDI before MIDI was invented.

[starshooter]

i cant believe some people still have this masterpiece

[cbf]

Wintergatan recorded a video of one of these playing the exact same song!

[Solent]

you won't believe how annoted i am that this is out of tune, but the machine and the melody are both increndibly beautiful

[zacdemarest]

sound quality is a bit off but the song and machine is perfection incarnate

[JayHawke]

A "modern reproduction" one I imagine wouldn't be impossible to make, amazing machine though

[bxoit]

How is the ring that bows the strings being driven and controlled?