we inherited one of these, I think they are one of a kinds, each one they built? I need to find someone to fix the electronic devise, but who can do that?
This is more like a mini fotoplayer, which was built and popular in the early 20th century to narrate or provide background music for silent movies. It combined a player piano with a varitable orchestra, which included a pipe organ, bass drums, cymbals, cowbells, various horns, a xylophone, etc.. To see a real a full size fotoplayer in action, search on RU-vid "Joe Rinaudo American fotoplayer"