Mills Double Violano Virtuoso playing "Edelweiss"

This is a gorgeous Mills Double Violana Virtuoso that has been beautifully restored. It has two violins, for playing first and second chair parts, in addition to the piano. Just underwent a 100 point full restoration and is available for $175,000. Call Steve at 810-599-5147 or email me at steve@gronows.com. Go to our official website for this and other item information at http://mechanical-music-box.com.

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Music

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• Violano
• music box
• Edelweiss
• double violano
• mills violano
• antique

[gmmix]

Fascinating in the extreme.  Thank you for this video.

[gmmix]

A joy to hear and watch.  Thank you for this video.

[goslingbiz]

@meowmeowkitty3 Actually, 521wurlitzer is correct - despite the fact that Edelweiss sounds like it should go way back in Austrian history, Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote it for "The Sound of Music."

[521wurlitzer]

" The song Edelweiss" is actually from the show "The Sound of Music" from the 1960s'

[ReidWelch]

It is certainly worth the money. However, all Double Mills are the very devil to get the violins in perfect duo-tune, and keep in tune. They are wonderful machines.

I have a single Mills, late style, highly modified by self, five years of spare time work,

to play both early and late rolls, perfectly, and by Mills Rotary Converter power, or from old-school solid state power supply, at the throw of a double knife switch, roll-play, only...but your machine: it is WONDERFUL, and should sell well!

[wurly164]

well said

[KawhackitaRag]

There is a modern company which is using the old Mills Novelty Company name, and has a special custom non-invasive MIDI system that will adapt to any Violano. Even with the system in place, you can still play rolls in the normal way. This company has also hired a musician to make MIDI arrangements of newer tunes for the Violano. Some of the new arrangements of country and bluegrass fiddle tunes have to be heard to be believed. I am not affiliated with the company, I just think it's cool.

[Chrisfeb23]

That is sooooo cool.

[feyrin]

it's not like making rolls is impossible for these machines. Either the roll was made, or like in the video with air on the g string, he's running the midi through his computer.

[meowmeowkitty3]

I'm curious, the machine was from the teens i assume...edelweiss is from the 40s? How on earth did you find a roll for this particular machine?