| Show UNIQUE MUSICAL instrument marvelous Mar relon place of mechanism for the paris exposition of 1900 from the new orleans times demo crat the largest musical instrument in the world will be on exhibition at the paris exposition in 1900 it is called an and its inventor and builder la is an italian antonio libordi Zi bordi dl who claims to have worked upon it for fifteen years the instrument executes every kind of concerted music and contains no less than different and independent musical instruments it cost about the inventor has employed most varied applications of mechanical skill and electrical apparatus which are not entirely new but the composition of which represents an incredible amount of most careful study and human patience the instruments instrument a alu be worked by means of two petroleum motors each of three horse power which by driving a dynamo the light for the inside of the instrument showing its countless details detail and illuminating the hall where it is shown A curious combination is the small electric fountain within the instrument ment which will show in varicolored light when the lights in the exhibition hibi tion hall are turned down the music from the continuing all the while there are two separate cef eef of instruments which can be worked singly or together one a perfect string orchestra the other a military brass band of pieces they have separate setz sets of cylinders but there are some gome pieces tor for both orchestras where the two cylinders are started together the apparatus will be taken from milan to paris on two railroad cars and after having been admired at the 1900 exposition it is the intention of the inventor to present the instrument to queen margherita of italy |
