Late 1920's Coinola X Orchestrion

This Coinola Style X orchestrion was made by Operators Piano Company of Chicago, in the late 1920's. Operators produced a wide variety of coin operated pianos under the “Coinola” brand. The X uses the propriety style “O” music roll. Early on, these rolls were adapted from QRS player piano rolls. Later, Operators produced their own arrangements under the Columbia and Capitol brand names. This model consists of piano and mandolin, featuring a 24 note reiterating xylophone, bass drum (with tympani beaters), cymbal, triangle, snare drum, and wood block. It was recently pneumatically restored by D. C. Ramey. The song is a 1916 QRS arrangement of "They're Wearin 'em Higher in Hawaii," by Halsey Mohr, from O-roll #220.