(Photograph courtesy of Durward Center)

Figure 37. Welte Style 6 Concert Orchestrion originally installed in Nidd Hall, Harrogate, England, in 1899. It was removed from its casework at some point in the past and installed in a chamber where it spoke through a small opening. It was only after the organ was sold to a collector in 1987 and removed, that the previous owner found the moldy remains of the case in the basement. The case parts were reunited with the organ and all restored to glory.

(Photograph courtesy of Durward Center)

Figure 38. This Welte Style 6 Concert Orchestrion is still in its original location. It was installed in 1893 in Clayton, the residence of Henry Clay Frick, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Notice the absence of the Clarinet box. On this organ, as well as two other extant Style 6 organs, the Clarinet pipes are located inside the case with the rest of the pipework. This organ was built with double weight motors to power it, but wanting the latest technology, Frick had the organ electrified in 1904. This was accomplished by Emil Welte who traveled from New York to do the work on site. The two weight powered clockwork motors were removed, two drive shafts were installed with eccentric pins connected via cables and pulleys to the eight feeder bellows. An electric motor was installed to turn the drive shafts from the rear, a design used by Welte on all electric driven instruments. A modern pneumatic snare drum action and wind motor were also installed.