100 Year Old Self-Playing Violin - "The Eighth Wonder Of the World"

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    - This amazing instrument is The Hupfeld Phonoliszt Violina - an Orchestrion with self-playing Violins, Enjoy!
    Name: Phonoliszt Violina
    Type of Instrument: Orchestrion
    Year Built: 1914
    Maker: Ludwig Hupfeld A.-G.
    Place of Manufacture: Leipzig, Germany
    Welcome to the first episode of our completely new video series: Music Machine Mondays. This series is an attempt to share the wonders of the Speelklok Museum with you.
    Speelklok is a mechanical music instrument museum in Utrecht, The Netherlands.
    We have filmed my favourite instruments from the museums collection and on every monday we feature a different mechanical masterpiece. All the Best/ Martin & Co
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  • @butterflynotes839
    @butterflynotes839 Před 3 lety +444

    The tuning. The cleaning. The maintenance over all. This is one heck of an instrument.

    • @lyndavonkanel8603
      @lyndavonkanel8603 Před 7 měsíci +10

      That's what I wondered about; how the violins are disassembled and taken down to change strings and tune. How difficult is that?

  • @flash001USA
    @flash001USA Před 5 lety +1750

    Not only did these people have to hold a firm knowledge of music but they had to understand mechanics and how to align everything time-wise AND they built some of these machines without electricity and none of these were built with CAD programs on a computer. Beyond amazing!

    • @barrysutton4589
      @barrysutton4589 Před 4 lety +8

      I think this instrument is fascinating

    • @6r6b6
      @6r6b6 Před 4 lety +32

      Precisely why no one is impressed with anything anymore. Computer do it. People don’t do shit

    • @borgoat1220
      @borgoat1220 Před 4 lety +24

      @@6r6b6 Only jaded people like you believe that.

    • @shannonlove4328
      @shannonlove4328 Před 4 lety +51

      Anyone with an education in the late 1800s would have a firm grounding in music and music theory, especially people with a technical education.
      The mathematical nature of music was considered part of science back then.
      Virtually every educated person played at least one musical instrument as a matter of course.

    • @raym5736
      @raym5736 Před 4 lety +2

      Europe though.

  • @zero5496
    @zero5496 Před 3 lety +1300

    i still think we highly underestimated how smart people in the history actually are, media do history no justice

    • @jwmc41
      @jwmc41 Před 3 lety +19

      The antecedents of today’s hi-tech developers....

    • @zero5496
      @zero5496 Před 3 lety +19

      @@facelessdrone thats true, a good education is rare and expensive

    • @giusepperesponte8077
      @giusepperesponte8077 Před 3 lety +27

      I don’t know why they would, the people of hundreds of years ago are the same people as we are now, we just have more access to tech and information nowadays.

    • @zero5496
      @zero5496 Před 3 lety +36

      @@giusepperesponte8077 propaganda that's why arguably people in the past are more competent because of lack of accessibility and information that they need to work to get them, no info means no surpassing those in charge, make them more effectively in power in the long run, the reason they want to paint the past as dumb is to make the mass majority of people think superior of themselves so they are foolish enough to be exploited and profited upon, besides it makes appealing content too by making people look dumb as they actually are

    • @tomfoolery597
      @tomfoolery597 Před 3 lety +4

      Bruh Da Vinci tried to make a spinning tank. Imagine that today with modern weapons and armour

  • @slaterliam7433
    @slaterliam7433 Před 4 lety +1042

    Lol she’s wearing gloves to touch it and he straight up slaps it

    • @aryanpandita3058
      @aryanpandita3058 Před 3 lety +2

      @Pedro Miguel its 3 years old vedio

    • @pgoddard803
      @pgoddard803 Před 3 lety +11

      Perhaps he has incredibly dry skin so he doesn't need to worry about the oils from his body ruining the machine's surfaces...
      All jokes aside, I didn't notice him touch the machine.

    • @TT-hi1qv
      @TT-hi1qv Před 3 lety

      Yes but he could fix it lol

    • @cameosix7077
      @cameosix7077 Před 3 lety +4

      @@aryanpandita3058 POV: Your grade in English is above 90% in class 10

    • @trulyinfamous
      @trulyinfamous Před 3 lety +2

      You wear gloves in part to keep the oils of your hand off of things.

  • @jwilli726
    @jwilli726 Před 5 lety +2363

    As a furniture mover, the sight of it gives me anxiety!

    • @HaulinWulf
      @HaulinWulf Před 5 lety +78

      could become the end of your carrier as furniture mover^^

    • @TheTruthKiwi
      @TheTruthKiwi Před 5 lety +54

      I was wondering how they move it. Such a delicate piece yet must weigh a ton! It'd be a nightmare to move I'm guessing

    • @rossthefiddler5890
      @rossthefiddler5890 Před 5 lety +22

      @@TheTruthKiwi I'd say they move it, very very carefully. ;)

    • @captainvoluntaryistthestat3207
      @captainvoluntaryistthestat3207 Před 5 lety +7

      Just be glad you're not some police officer. You could have been moving out people's mamas. So big they have moons orbiting them.

    • @ahah1785
      @ahah1785 Před 4 lety +11

      Sure we can move it! right boys? *spits hands* Woah! oh boy hold it hold it....first step on the stairs....BOOM! ok...everybody run!

  • @bogdog999
    @bogdog999 Před 5 lety +575

    Something I noticed but wasn't mentioned was the way it wiggles the bridge to get a tremolo effect. Very clever machine from a very clever time in mechanical tech.

    • @txdap786
      @txdap786 Před 4 lety +8

      I saw that also...

    • @MC-hx6nk
      @MC-hx6nk Před 3 lety +10

      Tremolo is a change in volume, not pitch. We have all been deceived.
      ...and Vibrato BTW.

    • @OhKnow379
      @OhKnow379 Před 3 lety +27

      That’s vibrato. I’m not sure if you meant finger board but i still agree that it’s incredible how such an old machine could replicate vibrato to that accuracy.

    • @RockStarOscarStern634
      @RockStarOscarStern634 Před 3 lety +5

      @@OhKnow379 Another thing they should've mentioned is that these Violins have Machine Head tuners like a Guitar instead of the Traditional Friction Pegs cause it's easier to tune up.

  • @MikeRosoftJH
    @MikeRosoftJH Před 3 lety +324

    2:00 And now the world has gone full circle: you're listening to this music on a machine which has absolutely no violins inside, but can imitate them (as well as just about any other sound).

    • @prawngravy18
      @prawngravy18 Před 3 lety +29

      That's not full circle, its just another step.

    • @kennethschultz6465
      @kennethschultz6465 Před 3 lety +7

      The power of the instrument
      Is defently Missing!!

    • @marblecar1162
      @marblecar1162 Před 6 měsíci

      ​@@kennethschultz6465192khz 32bit audio:

    • @edthegoomba
      @edthegoomba Před 6 měsíci +6

      ye u have no clue what the term "full circle" means 💀

    • @wafflesaucey
      @wafflesaucey Před 6 měsíci

      Nah, I play the cello, and playing it myself (or listening to someone else) doesn't sound at all like a recording.

  • @Dirk80241
    @Dirk80241 Před 3 lety +148

    I am Dutch, so I am excited that you were inspired by the Speelklok museum! Thank you for your appreciation for the museum and making it better known all over the world by your video.

  • @rhinestines
    @rhinestines Před 4 lety +2488

    woman: wearing gloves. man: ill just lean on it with my bare arm and hand

  • @andycheng9066
    @andycheng9066 Před 5 lety +1157

    I guess youtube recommendations have brought us all back together again

    • @maliciousqueefer3427
      @maliciousqueefer3427 Před 5 lety +8

      Once again, we're all gathered here...

    • @ElectorNiklas
      @ElectorNiklas Před 4 lety +4

      @@maliciousqueefer3427 yes, indeed we are. Indeed we are.

    • @Avetho
      @Avetho Před 4 lety +4

      Hello. Indeed we are once more collected in one place to witness ancient greatness.

    • @jaxxii8775
      @jaxxii8775 Před 4 lety +1

      Heya

    • @rafaelsoriajr
      @rafaelsoriajr Před 4 lety +1

      Hey again )

  • @leiladekwatro3147
    @leiladekwatro3147 Před 3 lety +68

    "What is this? “
    A Hurdy Gurdy with extra steps.

  • @tristanbach4421
    @tristanbach4421 Před 4 lety +232

    5:15 for anyone who only wants to see it play.

  • @kekzealot3568
    @kekzealot3568 Před 5 lety +7542

    When a violin plays itself it's called an eighth wonder if the world.
    When I play with myself I get thrown out from museum

    • @penelopepurr
      @penelopepurr Před 5 lety +107

      Wonderful! Well said. lmao

    • @gwechoochoo
      @gwechoochoo Před 5 lety +337

      Maybe use a bow next time. Pizzicato isn't appropriate all the time.

    • @penelopepurr
      @penelopepurr Před 5 lety +196

      @@gwechoochoo That was rude. Are you suggesting that John should go pluck himself?

    • @gwechoochoo
      @gwechoochoo Před 5 lety +117

      @@penelopepurr I stand by my comment.

    • @GnomesBeCool
      @GnomesBeCool Před 5 lety +14

      Hahahaha that was great 👍😂

  • @RayMak
    @RayMak Před 5 lety +124

    You're getting closer and closer to building a perfect instrument

    • @lx4302
      @lx4302 Před 2 lety

      imagine getting to the point where you only need 4 likes to be the top comment.

    • @neilcaezar306
      @neilcaezar306 Před 2 lety

      @@lx4302 now 7 likes.

    • @tarstarkusz
      @tarstarkusz Před 2 lety +1

      NO! Like ALL orchestrions, they sound exactly like a 1980s audio chip in an 8 bit computer (like SID or Pokey). They sound "mechanical" They DO NOT SOUND like analog instruments. It's one or two notes at a time. It sounds very fake.

    • @cesarm3218
      @cesarm3218 Před 7 měsíci

      ​@@tarstarkuszThat's a good point. It can just about reproduce the frequencies of the instrument, but without any of the articulation. That seems like the next logical step if you wanted to reproduce a more authentic violin sound.

    • @tarstarkusz
      @tarstarkusz Před 7 měsíci

      @@cesarm3218 I've heard good examples. This just isn't one of them.

  • @NaserAlOqab
    @NaserAlOqab Před 3 lety +91

    The slightly off beat nature of this machine, combined with a lack of inflections, makes it haunting. Like a humanoid, it's almost human but not quite.

    • @TonyBMan
      @TonyBMan Před 2 lety +3

      It's basically a boss from Nier Automata.

    • @T1mm0s
      @T1mm0s Před 2 lety +12

      Uncanny valley is strong with this instrument

    • @m.i.c.h.o
      @m.i.c.h.o Před 2 lety +2

      @@T1mm0s A very lively instrument and song, played by a machine.

    • @Shvetsario
      @Shvetsario Před 6 měsíci

      @@m.i.c.h.o lmao song is weird, no emotion to it. I feel nothing

    • @rutbrea8796
      @rutbrea8796 Před 5 měsíci

      You most be deaf! ​@@Shvetsario

  • @azazzelx
    @azazzelx Před 4 lety +2

    Still plays a very jolly musical piece to be heard again...lovely

  • @ej.203
    @ej.203 Před 6 lety +403

    The song at 0:25 is called "Sous le ciel de Paris" :)

    • @sombralove
      @sombralove Před 6 lety +5

      Thanks! :3

    • @Nedigoz
      @Nedigoz Před 6 lety +2

      De Aalster Gavioli is the organ playing it at the Speelklok museum.
      I was able to find it thanks to you :D

    • @HiltonBenchley
      @HiltonBenchley Před 6 lety +11

      The one from 2:20 is "Pasadena".

    • @user-zg3fm3xc9i
      @user-zg3fm3xc9i Před 6 lety

      whats the full name ?

    • @KawhackitaRag
      @KawhackitaRag Před 6 lety +8

      The song played by the Hupfeld is "Home in Pasadena" composed by the great Mr. Harry Warren in 1923. You're welcome!

  • @WhoWantsToKnow81
    @WhoWantsToKnow81 Před 4 lety +266

    Imaging having to tune that beast!

    • @ethanbrock5438
      @ethanbrock5438 Před 4 lety +9

      Same as tuning a violin regularly...

    • @thewatcherinthecloud
      @thewatcherinthecloud Před 4 lety +26

      @@ethanbrock5438 correction: same as tuning THREE violins regularly

    • @ethanbrock5438
      @ethanbrock5438 Před 4 lety +2

      @@thewatcherinthecloud Oh my bad

    • @thewatcherinthecloud
      @thewatcherinthecloud Před 4 lety +7

      @DarkGrisen OUR bad. Truly a beast of an instrument.

    • @iSn0w1
      @iSn0w1 Před 4 lety +5

      You only have to tune the string being played. so just tuning one violin

  • @nikiTricoteuse
    @nikiTricoteuse Před 7 měsíci +3

    What a wonderful machine. I love that you were inspired by this museum and that one of your magical creations has ended up there. 😊

  • @landscapingspecialist
    @landscapingspecialist Před 3 lety

    I love this type of content. Arguably the best content out. Thanks so much for sharing 🙏🏻🤘🏻

  • @PikaPetey
    @PikaPetey Před 6 lety +3228

    cool

    • @IneptOrange
      @IneptOrange Před 6 lety +65

      Go back to your cave pikapetey

    • @JuanEsquivel-ex8nv
      @JuanEsquivel-ex8nv Před 6 lety +29

      Pikapetey Animations why are you here

    • @gentil8838
      @gentil8838 Před 6 lety +4

      Ye why IS he here XD

    • @nekotonin
      @nekotonin Před 6 lety +2

      Pikapetey Animations Petey where did you come from? :0

    • @Kirkklan
      @Kirkklan Před 6 lety +3

      Pikapetey Animations o/ yo.

  • @programmedwrong3795
    @programmedwrong3795 Před 6 lety +262

    This is amazing. This shows why humans are so bad ass. Not only to build the instruments, but the instruments to master the instruments. Mind blown! Boom!

    • @RandyDrayton
      @RandyDrayton Před 6 lety +7

      meta engineering lol

    • @BTiffney71
      @BTiffney71 Před 6 lety +3

      And someday we will create machines that will replace us entirely!

    • @RandyDrayton
      @RandyDrayton Před 6 lety +1

      Seems like the goto inevitable but instead of just going on mental autopilot and just running with it, carefully consider humanity's inevitable tendencies of survival and would acknowledge that critical point of no return, and would NEVER cross that line and screw itself over like that! We all want to be competitive ya, but not create something which marginalizes ourselves altogether, falling back on us negatively. Long story short, there's much forecasting which goes into literally ANY sort of production, and we would not invent things which kill off the inventor. Who wants to invest in doomed engineering???? Those are just scare tactics to drive up our productivity in society. Don't fall for society's tricks, always be 10 steps ahead...

    • @darrianweathington1923
      @darrianweathington1923 Před 6 lety +1

      Mad Minute i to enjoy being human...until the aliens attack then you fools are on your own 😀👽

    • @blazednlovinit
      @blazednlovinit Před 6 lety +1

      It's impressive, but the computer you're using is far more complex, impressive and versatile.

  • @williamahana935
    @williamahana935 Před 4 lety

    What genius to create this "eighth wonder of the world!" Marvelous! Thanks for posting.

  • @SaltyRamen.
    @SaltyRamen. Před 3 lety +1

    Content, style, and editing, can’t get enough of this channel

  • @LucresntBlade
    @LucresntBlade Před 6 lety +139

    Engineering Masters... I can't even fathom how this was constructed.

  • @crtmojo2705
    @crtmojo2705 Před 6 lety +446

    Brilliant bow idea. Instead of back and forth on a pivot arm they did a loop. Really the only reason we go back and forth is because our arms are only so long. Eventually you gotta come back.

    • @teknoman117
      @teknoman117 Před 5 lety +11

      Kinda makes me think of the hurdy gurdy

    • @Rocket_Man.
      @Rocket_Man. Před 5 lety +1

      Sloppy seconds anyone?

    • @dylanmccallister1888
      @dylanmccallister1888 Před 5 lety

      @@teknoman117 exactly. Uses the same circular bow concept, which I'm sure is where they got the idea for this.

    • @RWBHere
      @RWBHere Před 5 lety +2

      Nathaniel, yes,except that hurdy-gurdies can have a small rotating wheel bow which is applied to the string. The idea is used in some Popper violin players. The Hupfelt idea is also interesting in that it moves the violins onto the circular bow. Each violin has one playing string.

    • @noelic6744
      @noelic6744 Před 5 lety +1

      Maybe we can make a chainsaw bow. lol

  • @annpeet4334
    @annpeet4334 Před 4 lety +1

    I was at the music museum in Utrecht in the 80’s and was super awed at all the instruments there. Would love to go back again.

  • @suer6103
    @suer6103 Před 5 měsíci +1

    all these old wonderful machines blow my mind! People really are awesome!

  • @swivel_z1371
    @swivel_z1371 Před 6 lety +572

    I just realized how new this Video is when I saw 51 Views and 31 Likes :o
    That Would be terrifying as a kid, not knowing that this piano plays itself and coming downstairs to find it doing this without anyone playing

    • @robertkielty5094
      @robertkielty5094 Před 6 lety +1

      Swivel_Z strange, on my phone right now it reports 19 views. I'll check it on a new browser on my laptop

    • @robertkielty5094
      @robertkielty5094 Před 6 lety +2

      Clearly a cached count. Headed towards 1700 views now.

    • @swivel_z1371
      @swivel_z1371 Před 6 lety +3

      1822 now x.x

    • @robertkielty5094
      @robertkielty5094 Před 6 lety +11

      Sure, it's an interesting, well produced piece by a much loved You Tuber with a loyal fanbase, but obviously it's the mind-blowing-don't-mind-yer-Avatar-the-movie CGI at 0:33 that is a big draw here :-D

    • @Trainerds
      @Trainerds Před 6 lety +2

      Hahaha, hell yeah, so true!

  • @dem0n0maniac
    @dem0n0maniac Před 5 lety +328

    Orchestrions are SO COOL. They're like super primitive computers

    • @Steezey7
      @Steezey7 Před 5 lety +13

      dem0n0maniac primitive?? the world is awash in electronic computers. I dont see many machines like this one!

    • @dem0n0maniac
      @dem0n0maniac Před 5 lety +30

      @@Steezey7 Primitive: 1 being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence, especially in an early age of the world: primitive forms of life.

    • @jholotanbest2688
      @jholotanbest2688 Před 4 lety +1

      how are they like computers Xp

    • @dem0n0maniac
      @dem0n0maniac Před 4 lety +32

      @@jholotanbest2688 because it's a machine that runs a program.

    • @SmolYui
      @SmolYui Před 4 lety +5

      dem0n0maniac it does not calculate though, the earliest computers where mechanical and kept track of the planets and stars and then with wwII WE GOT THE DIFFERENCE ENGINE

  • @normkirk65
    @normkirk65 Před rokem +2

    That is absolutely incredible how people thought up all of that and built it !!! Absolutely beautiful !!

  • @massiveheadwoundharry6833
    @massiveheadwoundharry6833 Před 3 lety +16

    5:14 "It really is an amazing machine. And surprisingly flammable. Now if you'll just wait while I plug in this sketchy cord."
    **crackle snap bzzzt!!**

  • @JL-px2uy
    @JL-px2uy Před 4 lety +31

    I actually went to this place before and the same lady showed me this on a field trip

    • @leefongchew2107
      @leefongchew2107 Před 3 lety +1

      Might be Silly, but i m very curious What happened if the violin out of tune? Can take it out for tuning?

    • @andrewbarrett1537
      @andrewbarrett1537 Před 2 lety

      @@leefongchew2107 The violins don't need to be removed for tuning. Instead, there are screw-tuners on each headstock like on a guitar, and there are small buttons I think located in front of the violin section, which, when the instrument is turned on and with the roll frame in 'neutral', cause each violin to sound by moving it towards the bow, along with sounding the corresponding note on the piano at the same time. So long as the piano is in tune (and it only needs to be tuned about 2 times per year in a museum environment... more if commercially used), then the violins can just be tuned to the piano. The other 3 sympathetic strings on each violin are tuned by plucking them with the fingers and adjusting the screw-tuners.

  • @Nenad-ICXC-Shuput-GFAMMA
    @Nenad-ICXC-Shuput-GFAMMA Před 6 lety +786

    5:23

    • @june4135
      @june4135 Před 6 lety +10

      aaaa thanks

    • @darkspd31
      @darkspd31 Před 5 lety +4

      Doing the lords work

    • @blah7130
      @blah7130 Před 5 lety +1

      czcams.com/video/IvUU8joBb1Q/video.html

    • @delp4287
      @delp4287 Před 5 lety +3

      I will give you a Like. Thank you Gentleman

    • @wellesradio
      @wellesradio Před 5 lety +1

      A song dear to my heart. But the mechanics are more impressive than the sound. It sounds like a MIDI recording made on a keyboard set to electric violin. Unlike a player piano, it doesn't come anywhere near approaching the sound of a human playing.

  • @PortCharmers
    @PortCharmers Před 7 měsíci +3

    I've seen one sitting in a museum and admired the mechanics as much as possible, but seeing it actually doing its thing is a whole new level. The violins even have whammy-bars on them.
    The principle of having two reels of programme-tape for continuous play is even the same as on contemporary cinema projectors

  • @benjaminbaumgart3935
    @benjaminbaumgart3935 Před 3 lety +19

    There is a truly amazing collections of self playing instruments like that in the Nethercutt Collection in Southern California. I'd highly recommend it if you like this sort of thing. They also have a great museum of immaculate classic cars mostly from 1900s-1950s

    • @williamlloyd3769
      @williamlloyd3769 Před 3 lety +4

      World class but out of the way SFV museum. Now that things are opening up after a year it is time for a visit. Thanks for the reminder!

  • @DanHarkless_Halloween_YTPs_etc

    So we've got a Swedish guy talking to a Dutch girl about a German instrument, in English. It's like a Germanic Variety Pack! 😉 Anyhow, very cool video. Thanks for featuring this instrument - I've enjoyed a number of orchestrions over the years, but I don't think I'd ever come across one with violins before now.

  • @MechanicalMusicTravels
    @MechanicalMusicTravels Před 6 lety +88

    These machines were built in three models: The model A (one in this video) the model B (which has a round compartment which conceals the violins, and the model C, slightly more plain. They were manufactured under the name "Phonoliszt Violina" and were made in large numbers, by the Hupfeld company, which was based in Leipzig, Germany. This was their most popular line of instruments, which they dubbed as "The eighth wonder of the world". The Hupfeld firm also made many player pianos and large orchestrions.

    • @MechanicalMusicTravels
      @MechanicalMusicTravels Před 6 lety +4

      Hupfeld also made a couple of Violinas apt for use in cinemas, on that model, the violins were in a seperate case that sat alongside the piano.

    • @ANDREWLEONARDSMITH
      @ANDREWLEONARDSMITH Před 6 lety +2

      The Hupfeld Phonoliszt Violiana remarkable as it may be is not the only machine to play a violin mechanically.As meanwhile in the USA a certain Henry Conrad Sandell devised an even more remarkable machine to play a violin & piano mechanically which is only a quarter of the size of the Hupfeld Phonoliszt Violiana. The result was the the most remarkable & unique mechanical music machine ever devised The Mills Violiana Virtuoso.What makes the violiana virtuoso so special is that it contains no vacumn & is Entirely electro magnetic in operation Thousands of these were built by mills & a vast number still survive today.Unlike Hupfeld The Mills Violiana Virtuosa has only a single violin & uses all 4 strings which are bowed by a variable speed electric motor which has a far greater dynamic range than the Hupfeld system.Because of its unique mode of operation The Mills Violiana Virtuoso lends itself instantly to MIDI and a digital player system is now made for this. It would be an interesting exercise to compare the Mills & Hupfeld machines side by side to see which is really the Eighth Wonder Of The World!

    • @StephenHutchison
      @StephenHutchison Před 6 lety +1

      Unfortunately I doubt they have one at the Speelklok Museum -- but if you could provide them one, I'm sure they'd be overjoyed.

  • @cristopherkurtin7858
    @cristopherkurtin7858 Před 3 lety

    I love the idea for the new series. Can't wait to see the next episodes

  • @TheAmanla
    @TheAmanla Před 9 měsíci

    I do so in joy watching her play!

  • @passedhighschoolphysics6010

    Thanks for making these videos and providing the history of the machines Please continue to make them.

  • @dennisdebruin8216
    @dennisdebruin8216 Před 6 lety +412

    Is it just me or do you hear a vibrato in the violin? And if that is what i hear, how did they do that?

    • @loiselisabeth20
      @loiselisabeth20 Před 6 lety +241

      Dennis de Bruin there is indeed a vibrato! It's a small L-shaped piece just above the bow. It "shakes" if there is a vibrato needed. :)

    • @Min-vd2lo
      @Min-vd2lo Před 6 lety +18

      Lois Elizabeth wow amazingg

    • @cecilytyll1944
      @cecilytyll1944 Před 6 lety +28

      Was wondering the same thing! This machine is brilliant!

    • @eriknystrom5839
      @eriknystrom5839 Před 6 lety +6

      Lois Elisabeth Yes I also noticed the thing attached to the tailpiece, probably makes the tailpiece wobble to get the vibrato.

    • @danieledu6917
      @danieledu6917 Před 6 lety +1

      how would they program the machine to perform vibrato at specific moments of the song?

  • @manitasdeplata01
    @manitasdeplata01 Před 3 lety

    I am so glad to find that the beautiful mind that created such intricate mechanical device continues in the hands of this gifted young man.

  • @JokeriPokeri17
    @JokeriPokeri17 Před 4 lety

    This is and will always be the best mechanical music machine in the world, nothing else can't beat this.

  • @MrFearless
    @MrFearless Před 5 lety +15

    Amazing! I'm glad that works of art like this are getting the attention that they deserve.

  • @gragaloth6237
    @gragaloth6237 Před 6 lety +54

    mechanical things are so cool, whether it's a no-man orchestra or an automaton. It's sad that everything nowadays is electronic. It's amazing to see something mechanical and innovative and unique on youtube. Can't wait for Marble Machine X!!!!

    • @moritzreinhold3608
      @moritzreinhold3608 Před 6 lety +9

      Gragaloth Why is electronic bad? Microprocessors are a thousand times more complex than theses machines. Both are impressive IMO

    • @gragaloth6237
      @gragaloth6237 Před 6 lety +7

      John Doe Electronic isn't bad, but you can't see how the machine works. you can learn so much how a mechanical thing works by just looking at it. Yes, electronics are much, much more useful, but mechanical marvels are so interesting to just look at.

    • @Space-_-Bender
      @Space-_-Bender Před 6 lety

      There is a certain charm to it.

    • @mordiw.3948
      @mordiw.3948 Před 6 lety

      Lmao

    • @zpurpz
      @zpurpz Před 6 lety

      LOL
      nobody cares 4 the marble machine.
      no it will not be the 9th wonder./
      not sure why he plays overcompressed edm for transitions either

  • @brianmeyers651
    @brianmeyers651 Před 3 lety

    I am impressed by the designers, builders and the creators of these epic machines.

  • @williamschlenger1518
    @williamschlenger1518 Před 3 lety

    I saw one of these in Ocean Grove New Jersey.A guy from Pennsylvania brought it to town.I spent the whole afternoon listening to it.Fantastic.

  • @gokk99
    @gokk99 Před 6 lety +113

    It's truly a work of genius, but it gives me a strong uncanny valley vibe

    • @zacharymorin5696
      @zacharymorin5696 Před 6 lety +4

      Darudestorm How is this Uncanny Valley? Doesn't that just apply to animated faces or characters?

    • @zacharymorin5696
      @zacharymorin5696 Před 6 lety +1

      Ryan Park Oh yeah, I guess that makes sense

    • @_pizzasauce
      @_pizzasauce Před 6 lety

      Stephen true

    • @flybeep1661
      @flybeep1661 Před 6 lety

      You have no idea what uncanny valley means do you?

    • @gokk99
      @gokk99 Před 6 lety +14

      Fly Beep yes, I do. Those violins sound just realistic enough to sound creepy as hell. Just as something that's supposed to look human can look creepy because it's almost human, but not really. I know what it means and I use it figuratively.

  • @nicolearcade7082
    @nicolearcade7082 Před 5 lety +875

    How do you rosin the bow though????

    • @DVZM.
      @DVZM. Před 5 lety +130

      How do u tune them

    • @SavageBubblegum
      @SavageBubblegum Před 5 lety +223

      carefully

    • @noelic6744
      @noelic6744 Před 5 lety +114

      Hold the rosin against the horse hairs in the gap between two violins and turn the machine on.

    • @Rivwe
      @Rivwe Před 5 lety +10

      THATS WHAT I WAS WONDERING

    • @cellogirl11rw55
      @cellogirl11rw55 Před 5 lety +19

      Or change the hair?

  • @elenwinl9786
    @elenwinl9786 Před 6 měsíci

    Had the pleasure of visiting the Speelklok museum while visiting the Netherlands. Absolutely amazing place.

  • @whosspyingonme
    @whosspyingonme Před 4 lety

    That VIOLIN machine is Wow..simply amazing...wow!

  • @stephencresswell4760
    @stephencresswell4760 Před 6 lety +60

    This is what makes the internet and CZcams great. 👍👍

  • @JulianGrayMedia
    @JulianGrayMedia Před 6 lety +134

    Absolutely incredible

  • @erictalkington5674
    @erictalkington5674 Před 4 lety

    I love old school stuff like this! I'm obsessed with old console vinyl record players. This is outta sight

  • @martasanimill3177
    @martasanimill3177 Před 4 lety

    My Uncle, DR. Clyde N. English was a world renown organist. He would have absolutely loved this. He graduated from Notre Dame Paris. He received his doctorate from Vienna School of Music. Any form of Music is wonderful. But this is extroirdinare! Thank you.

  • @RobertKarlBerta
    @RobertKarlBerta Před 5 lety +11

    I have always admired these types of instruments. Here in the United States there are a few collections. My favorite is the Stahl Museum in S/E Michigan. They are both an automotive museum (about 150 cars of 20-40s like Auburns, Duesenbergs, Benz, movie cars, etc.) they also have an extensive collection of these instruments including one identical to this one and a couple of other violin players. Some of them are huge....maybe 15' high and 30' wide or more). They are played through out your visit and if that isn't enough....they also have a large theater pipe organ that plays throughout the day.

  • @geniew5946
    @geniew5946 Před 6 lety +32

    I couldn't think of a more perfect video series for me to enjoy (apart from the already more than perfect Wonderful Wintergatan Wednesdays, of course!). Thanks for sharing bits of this fairy tale with us! P.S. Marble Machine X will be the 10th wonder of the world. The 9th is your first Marble Machine. :)

  • @lorrieannesilvey474
    @lorrieannesilvey474 Před 2 lety

    I love your steel ball instrument. I am so grateful that this place inspires you......😊

  • @Darrylizer1
    @Darrylizer1 Před 6 měsíci

    What an insanely complex and beautiful machine! The engineering involved is just incredible.

  • @zsh6986
    @zsh6986 Před 5 lety +3296

    And the 8th wonder of the world can’t even play Paganini. Come on, it needs to practice 40 hrs a day

    • @amanielsingh5003
      @amanielsingh5003 Před 5 lety +59

      Shanghao Zhong. to be fair how can a machine imitate the bowing needed for Paganini songs

    • @user-fv3ft9or8f
      @user-fv3ft9or8f Před 5 lety +343

      If only ling ling had built the machine instead

    • @shirleyc8
      @shirleyc8 Před 4 lety +44

      *ASIAN INTENTIVIES*

    • @jackmetalcore4611
      @jackmetalcore4611 Před 4 lety +57

      They build that machine in order to compete ling ling, but ling ling more way better than that machine

    • @wiss256
      @wiss256 Před 4 lety +5

      so there's 40hours in A DaY...ok

  • @NoosaHeads
    @NoosaHeads Před 5 lety +6

    Ridiculously, absurdly, magnificently brilliant.

  • @CH-gb7hf
    @CH-gb7hf Před 4 lety

    How can you not like this? Amazing!

  • @ramseshendriks2445
    @ramseshendriks2445 Před 4 lety

    I've been in that museum so many times throughout my childhood!

  • @fjnaipe5436
    @fjnaipe5436 Před 6 lety +140

    As I realized that Lois is reading the coments, I'm gonna say...
    Hi Lois!! :D

    • @studiobirb
      @studiobirb Před 6 lety +73

      Hello there!

    • @COYM_1908
      @COYM_1908 Před 6 lety

      lois tonen How are the violins tuned? And how do you change the strings? Are those the original violins from 1910 or have they been changed? My violin is also from around 1910. 😊

    • @anonymustypewriter6670
      @anonymustypewriter6670 Před 6 lety

      lois tonen
      Could you tell me the name of the waltz at 0:23?

    • @monsieurboks
      @monsieurboks Před 6 lety +8

      lois tonen Wrong Lois lol

    • @anonymustypewriter6670
      @anonymustypewriter6670 Před 6 lety +1

      Damn it!

  • @corbanXV
    @corbanXV Před 5 lety +389

    i read the title wrong lmao, generally thought it said:
    *100 year old self, playing violin*

  • @sasquatch-7634
    @sasquatch-7634 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I'm 70 years old and have always appreciated genius innovation. In my life experience, only about 2% of people think about and try to create new things. The other 98% stand around and tell them it will never work.

  • @bryanswenson1452
    @bryanswenson1452 Před 4 lety

    Pure art. Thanks for the post.

  • @ronaldorubio8401
    @ronaldorubio8401 Před 4 lety +105

    Now this is SACRELIGOUS

  • @prncess1848
    @prncess1848 Před 5 lety +2

    I had the opportunity to visit this museum in the Netherlands this summer; Museum Speelklok. I will never forget this experience, though I may forget how all the instruments mechanically worked, so I have dedicated myself in building my own music box from scratch. It was such an inspiring experience and your channel has further driven my excitement. Thank you!

  • @michaelmendillo4614
    @michaelmendillo4614 Před 4 lety

    Wow ! Somebody had a great understanding of mechanics ! He probably new immediately what needed to be done,,, and with a little trail and error , Bingo !!! What a work of Art !

  • @imyourrealdad.6071
    @imyourrealdad.6071 Před 4 lety

    What a beautiful machine.....Magnificent!

  • @ryoreina
    @ryoreina Před 4 lety +712

    I want Twoset to watch this and see their reactions to it.

    • @LeonardoCB
      @LeonardoCB Před 4 lety +13

      @twosetviolin !

    • @afloatingpineapple6170
      @afloatingpineapple6170 Před 4 lety +45

      Leonardo Gabriel Crahaybloklander Tagging them doesn’t do anything, this is CZcams not insta lol

    • @imamiachia
      @imamiachia Před 4 lety +11

      Came here to look for a twoset comment hah.

    • @afloatingpineapple6170
      @afloatingpineapple6170 Před 4 lety +3

      lopkobor no... have you ever been on insta haha

    • @Shock_Treatment
      @Shock_Treatment Před 4 lety +9

      They'll just bitch and bitch and bitch some more about all of its imperfections.

  • @wilsongarnett5015
    @wilsongarnett5015 Před 6 lety +9

    That violin sound beautiful and the music its just beautiful

  • @gena1430
    @gena1430 Před 4 lety

    Stunning!!👏

  • @sue195423
    @sue195423 Před 3 lety

    Wow,
    What an amazing machine❣
    A true example of the saying: "We don't know what we don't know..."
    😲🤔😉🙂

  • @musiclabmn
    @musiclabmn Před 5 lety +11

    First time I’ve seen one of these in person was many years ago at House on the Rock in Wisconsin. One of the most amazing places filled with mechanical instruments from all over the world.

  • @tjmmcd1
    @tjmmcd1 Před 5 lety +3

    What an incredible masterpiece of engineering. This is the first time I even knew such a marvel actually existed. This one's available for us to see, but I wonder how many other old and ancient technological devices they've kept hidden away from us.

  • @Dana93Korn
    @Dana93Korn Před rokem +1

    2:53 your such a 🎼 nerd 🤓 it's adorable 😍 the giggle at the end aww 💕

  • @leeanderironside1898
    @leeanderironside1898 Před 3 měsíci

    Wow ! Thanks for sharing. !

  • @TumYumSoup
    @TumYumSoup Před 6 lety +598

    The first marble machine was amazing imo. Why was it a machanical failure?

    • @ticklishhoneybee9754
      @ticklishhoneybee9754 Před 6 lety +324

      Two words: rubber bands

    • @lolzganmcmeme9862
      @lolzganmcmeme9862 Před 6 lety +268

      TheOne TrueSausage! Because it could only play under perfect conditions, which only lasted around a few seconds, it the first M.M. broke alot

    • @albertsosnowski6172
      @albertsosnowski6172 Před 6 lety +63

      Wintergarten talks about this in a series of films.

    • @Kummahndough
      @Kummahndough Před 6 lety +24

      TheOne TrueSausage! He does have a video on it.

    • @Amstel508
      @Amstel508 Před 6 lety +49

      And it was bigger than the doorway so he couldn't get it out of the room he build it without disassembly.

  • @zenoxgaming3316
    @zenoxgaming3316 Před 6 lety +7

    Hello Wintergatan You inspire me to keep doinf what i love thank you

  • @patriciahirte6143
    @patriciahirte6143 Před 3 lety

    WOW!!! It blew my mind!!!!

  • @travelvidscom
    @travelvidscom Před 3 lety

    One Word. LEGENDARY!!!!!

  • @selfhealing1047
    @selfhealing1047 Před 5 lety +263

    Of course Leonardo da Vinci somehow already thought about it 600years ago

    • @aaronjaben7913
      @aaronjaben7913 Před 4 lety +6

      I think about stuff too!

    • @ausintune9014
      @ausintune9014 Před 4 lety +19

      Like how he thought of helicopters, tanks, and all that stuff centuries before it became mainstream lol

    • @scooba7587
      @scooba7587 Před 4 lety +1

      Aaron Jaben you should put it all down on paper incase you forget , you might have a pearler 👍🏻

    • @frenchtanking4287
      @frenchtanking4287 Před 3 lety +1

      @@ausintune9014 well at the time his designs were pretty bad and very unreliable. So it would make sense to forget them

    • @VivekYadav-ds8oz
      @VivekYadav-ds8oz Před 3 lety +1

      Newton and Einstein: Some of the most known physicists.
      Vinci: Most known engineer.

  • @inspiringly2773
    @inspiringly2773 Před 6 lety +7

    Damn I wanna play piano and violin that good.

  • @flewis02
    @flewis02 Před 4 lety +3

    This machine is truly amazing...i can't imagine how long it took

  • @llc1976
    @llc1976 Před 4 lety

    Oh fantastic!

  • @christianfreedom-seeker934
    @christianfreedom-seeker934 Před 5 lety +75

    So basically that is like the great grandfather of the computer soundcard!!

    • @chunkymunkey9182
      @chunkymunkey9182 Před 5 lety +5

      Creative Sound Blaster v. 1.0 :P

    • @hammerfaced420
      @hammerfaced420 Před 4 lety +1

      Thats harder to invent than an automatic transmission or even the combustion engine

    • @dash8brj
      @dash8brj Před 3 lety +2

      pfft its a whole computer, the instruments are the sound card, the mechanics the cpu, and the pianola roll the ram/hard disk. Only seems to have one program installed though. :)

    • @linagee
      @linagee Před 3 lety

      @@hammerfaced420 imagine making it without any CAD software or CNC. Way harder.

  • @1svsoulmate
    @1svsoulmate Před 6 lety +2

    Absolutely Wonderful!

  • @delorestaylor8114
    @delorestaylor8114 Před 3 lety

    Beautiful.

  • @hsj2562
    @hsj2562 Před 2 měsíci

    How wonderful.

  • @jakubjandourek2822
    @jakubjandourek2822 Před 5 lety +18

    No computer...no CNC... no comment.
    Engeneering level 3x Legendary Master. :-)

  • @msredfox
    @msredfox Před 6 lety +4

    You sir, are a musical genius, i envy your skill.

  • @robwhittaker7690
    @robwhittaker7690 Před 3 lety

    Saw this last year. Amazing

  • @bongoscongasantiquecashreg4544

    Wow love this! Since love antiques & collect antique cash registers this has me in way cool for that time!

  • @LazlowRave
    @LazlowRave Před 6 lety +1915

    This guy... would walk into an open heart surgery operating room while someones chest is open, lean on the table and tell the surgeon, "Now ask me if I can guess what you're doing." The surgeon would reply, "Isn't the video titled, Heart Surgery? And stop leaning on the patient."

    • @jvaz92
      @jvaz92 Před 6 lety +49

      Lazlow Rave I could not agree more with your assessment.

    • @jamesthe-doctor8981
      @jamesthe-doctor8981 Před 6 lety +1

      Lazlow Rave that is hilarious!

    • @alexandermochalov8652
      @alexandermochalov8652 Před 6 lety

      Lazlow Rave c f scrrbgbg

    • @finno123456
      @finno123456 Před 6 lety

      Lazlow Rave I'm taking surgery on the toilet I'm taking a shite😂

    • @trinity3080
      @trinity3080 Před 6 lety +36

      I kept thinking the same thing. How does this man have the decency to rest his arm on a historical artifact of beauty. It is truly mind boggling.

  • @susanlawens3776
    @susanlawens3776 Před 5 lety +10

    Well, now I have to watch the marble machine video again.

  • @domingodeanda233
    @domingodeanda233 Před 4 lety

    That was so awesome.

  • @thepsyc_one4245
    @thepsyc_one4245 Před 2 lety

    Thank you so much.