Siegfrieds mechanisches Musikkabinett is a museum in the town of Rüdesheim am Rhein in the German state of Hesse. The museum is dedicated to mechanical musical instruments. The museum displays instruments made from the 18th to the 20th century. It has a collection of 350 musical instruments ranging from small playing bells to large concert instruments. Special pieces in the museum are self-playing violins, an orchestrion with the name Hupfeld Violina Orchestra and a cinema organ by Welte. The museum was founded by Siegfried Wendel.
It would have been nice to go in, but we didn't because of the requirement to wear a mask.
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