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Welte MignonVorsetzer (Push-Up)

M.Welte & Sons look back on well over 100 years of history. Founded by M. Welte in
1832 the company manufactured many types of mechanical musical instruments. From the
first clock with pipes to the largest orchestrions and cinema organ. Welte orchestrions and
the later Welte Mignon reproducing system received the highest acclaim from musicians,
royalties and the general public. Welte Mignon, Duo-Art and Ampico – the so called big 3—
dominated the American market and in Europe Welte was the undisputed leader for repro-
ducing the play, virtuosity and expression of the most famous pianist of its time on a perfo-
rated music roll. Rachmaninoff, Paderewski, Grieg, Rubinstein, they all played and recorded
for Welte. For customers, who already had a piano or piano grand Welte built the so called
Vorsetzer or Push-up. Push it up to the keyboard of any piano and it will play magically by
itself. Wooden fingers and an ingeniously clever pneumatic system made the piano play by
itself- controlled by the specially programmed Welte red roll. Undergoing final restoration,
the Vorsetzer will be ready for the new owner and bring the piano concerts to his home.

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• Welte & Sons
• Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
• Approx. 1920
• Height 41”, Width 50,5”, Depth 20,5”
• Over 50 red rolls

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