The Violin-Playing Machines: Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina, Mills Violano-Virtuoso: A Study and Appreciation

A study of ingenious violin-playing machines, first experimented with in the nineteenth century, focusing in particular on the Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina and Mills Violano-Virtuoso. Contents: Foreword; Introduction and Overview; Ludwig Hupfeld; The Hupfeld Phonoliszt Piano; Introduction of the Phonoliszt-Violina; The Glory Years of the Phonoliszt-Violina; The Phonoliszt-Violina in America; Related Hupfeld Instruments; Phonoliszt-Violina Music Rolls; Collecting and Other Aspects of the Phonoliszt-Violina; A Gallery of Phonoliszt-Violinas; The Mills Novelty Company; Mills Music Machines; The Violano-Virtuoso; Related Mills String Instruments; Violano-Virtuoso Music Rolls; Collecting and Other Aspects of the Violano-Virtuoso; Gallery of Violano-Virtuosos; Imitating the Violin with Pipes; Bibliography; Index.