Description
Description:
The Zelinsky Collection: Antique, Coin-Operated, Automatic Mechanical Musical Instruments.
Recorded live inside The Musee Mecanique at the Historic Cliff House in San Francisco next to the famous Sutro Bath House.
Music Sample (mp3)
24 tracks:
1. THE LADY IN RED: performed on the National; 2. SIBONEY: performed on the Nelson Wiggens style "B"; 3. AMONG MY SOUVENIRS: performed on the Seeburg style "k" (f); 4. TOO MUCH GINGER: performed on the Cremona style "3"; 5. SPANISH SHAWL: perfomed on the No Tonawanda style "L"; 6. DOWN MAIN STREET: performed on the Seeburg style "C"; 7. ST. LOUIS BLUES: perfomed on 'he Seeburg style "K" (F); 8. AMERICAN PATROL: perfomed d on the Wurlitzer style "B"; 9. WHEN YOU'RE SMILING: performed on the Seeburg style "K.T. special"; 10. ROSES FROM THE SOUTH: performed on the Regina 20 3/4; 11. ROUND EVENINGS: performed on the Auto Electric style "C"; 12. CANCIONE: performed on the National;
]13. THE THUNDERER: performed on the Wurlitzer style "B"; 14. ALLEY CAT: performed on the Seeburg style "K" (X); 15. HO
From the CD cover:
The world is enriched by men like Edward Galland Zelinsky; collector, restorer, and preserver of fascinating automata ... marvelous machines whose only purpose is to amaze and delight. His collection includes hundreds of musical and mechanical machines that bewitch the eye with their beauty and craftsmanship. Some are over a century old, and some so cleverly restored they seem to be ageless.
For your entertainment, he maintains a permanent, rotating exhibit of these fascinating machines from his collection in the Musee Mecanique at San Francisco's Historic Cliff House.
Daniel Galland Zelinsky ... a fifth generation San Franciscan and a second generation collector oversees the exhibit, and is a primary force in its expansion. Peep shows (early San Francisco scenes/bawdy comedy), fortune tellers, photo booth, and several games of chance and skill are among the many arcade attractions with several nickelodeons, music boxes and the original mechanical farm. A hand crafted carnival is fully automated ... dozens of fascinating attractions and distractions including a sensational 1914 San Francisco exposition gypsy fortune teller. And of course, Laughing Sal.
Any worn or broken parts are manufactured on the premises in our machine shop and most repairs are done in house by the Musee Mecanique staff.
All the "Penny Arcade" machines at the Musee Mecanique are in their original worki§èüondition so the public can play and enjoy them as they were originally intended. Admission is always free, but all machines are coin operated. Watch them come to life at the drop of a coin.
The Carousel Store™...Your Link to the Music of the Past.
Whether to revisit your childhood memories or to create new ones, this historic collection offers a smile to all ages.
