Books › The Story of the violano-virtuoso : world's only self-playing violin and piano, 1900 › scan 31
Scan 31
The Story of the violano-virtuoso : world's only self-playing violin and piano, 1900
14 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 25. See the scan on archive.org.
1MILLS MELODY VIOLINS
3The Newest and Most Wonderful of Theatre Instruments
5The mastery of the violin, first accomplished in the Mills Violano-Virtuoso, reaches its ideal culmination in Mills Melody Violins. By means of this wonder instrument it is now possible to play any number of violins—from one to a hundred—from a keyboard, in the way in which a piano or organ are ordinarily played.
7The musician sits at the console, touches the keys, and plays the violins. He can draw out of the instruments any amount, any variety of real violin music. He can play all four strings at once, hold notes for any length of time, and perform a score of other feats that even the most skillful musician cannot do.
9By means of Mills Melody Violins, one musician can take over the work of the first and second violin sections of a big orchestra.
11For the moving picture house or legitimate theatre, this is the perfect instrument to be used in conjunction with organ or piano. It affords an endless variety of orchestral music and is a great entertaining feature for audiences.
13Made in special models and finishes.
The computer misreads some letters and numbers. Where a name matters to you, read the scan.