Year of production: approx. 1899
Serial number: 9016
Mechanism: Hupfeld Elektrisches Klavier
Height: 1,35m
When Ludwig Hupfeld invested far-sightedly in the takeover of the J. M. Grob company at the end of the 19th century, the Hupfeld patent 429419 appeared soon afterwards - the so-called electric piano, which could be operated with a hand crank and also electrically (with coin-box operation, see last photo). The magnificent original electric lamps on the piano are particularly beautiful. Hupfeld's patent 429419 could be installed in any commercially available piano. A special feature: the thick music rolls made of pressboard. These instruments were only available for a short time until around 1902, when the phonola with paper music rolls was introduced. This piano was sold by the music store J. B. Westermair - which was located in Residenzstrasse near the Viktualienmarkt in Munich.
