Imperator No.48 Funeral March - Trauermarsch by Chopin without bells

This is a video of a very rare Imperator music box. The Imperator music boxes were built between the 1890's and early 1900's by Friedrich Adolf Richter (Germany) with excellent craftsmanship.

The Imperator No. 48 has 12 bells and two duplex combs (4 combs!) which gives it a very rich sound. Also the arrangement of the combs is quite unusual. They were not arranged on the left and the ride side of the music box, but above and beneath the center spindle.

According to an advertisement the Imperator music boxes "are acknowledged to be of most excellent workmanship and of the richest tone"...

And now enjoy my video,
Chris


Text on disc:

Trauermarsch
Funeral March
Marche funèbre
Frederic Chopin
No. 7156

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[JochenKopf]

I look forward to the version with bells.

[TinnedMusiC]

@JochenKopf The Funeral March with bells is online now. Had to remove it, because of some errors... But now it is online again.

[mikesndbs]

Very nice and love the start with the coins going in, would prefer another tune however.

[TinnedMusiC]

@mikesndbs I have uploaded a few more songs... Check them out!