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This is the mechanical musical apparatus made in Sweden that generates mellifluous melodies with a multitude of marbles. Constructed from birch plywood and steel, it is comprised of gears, pulleys, tracks, lifting fingers, and funnels that work in concert to generate the precisely timed release of marbles which strike instruments. The entire operation begins by turning the handcrank to set the 18" flywheel into motion, which stores rotational energy and provides the musician a way to keep even time. Working similarly to a music box, the machine's marbles strike the keys of the built-in vibraphone, the four strings of an electric bass guitar, a kick drum, snare drum, hi hat, one-stringed modulin, and a sizzle cymbal—the operator pushes/pulls a series of levers to activate/deactivate a particular instrument. The programming wheel contains a 64-bar loop, which makes the device similar in operation to the Orchestrions of yesteryear. Each machine is custom built and may vary from picture. 80" H x 43" W x 36" D (300 lbs.)

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The Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) is the national metrology institute of Germany and the highest authority for all questions of correct and reliable measurement with locations in Berlin and Braunschweig. It emerged from the Physikalisch-Technische Reichsanstalt, which was founded in 1887 by Werner von Siemens and Hermann von Helmholtz at its historical location in Berlin-Charlottenburg. Today, Department 8 "Medical Physics and Metrological Information Technology" deals with topics in biomedical magnetic resonance, biosignals, biomedical optics, laboratory medicine, data analysis, mathematical modeling and information technology. Department 7 "Temperature and Synchroton Radiation" uses laboratories in Charlottenburg as well as in Adlershof, the electron storage rings Metrology Light Source of PTB and BESSY II at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin.

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