Hupfeld Helios Ic/31 Orchestrion

Of all the large orchestrions ever made, the Hupfeld Helios models were the most popular worldwide. They were arranged into five basic "classes," from I through V, indicated by the Roman numeral at the beginning of the style number. The letter following the class number indicates the instrumentation, and the number after the slash describes the cabinet style. Thus, the Ic/31 is a class I Helios with type 'c' instrumentation in a style 31 case. The present instrument is in excellent condition, restored about 20 years ago. Overhauled and brought to the excellent condition by Ron Capell in 2022. This instrument features a double roll system and comes with 50 music rolls. Instrumentation: Overstrung piano with mandolin effect , registers of pipes for the voices of violin and violoncello, orchestra bells, bass drum, Chinese cymbal, snare drum, and expression effects, with clarinet reed pipes and large bass pipes in addition. Several dozen class I, fewer than a dozen class II, two class III and no class IV or V instruments are known to exist. Produced by Ludwig Hupfeld AG, Böhlitz-Ehrenberg, Germany. Height: 300 cm. Width: 213.5 cm. Depth: 109 cm. Condition: Excellent. Location: Switzerland, Degersheim. Video: https://youtube.com/shorts/XkjyNlTrKkw?feature=share