Here is an example of the restoration of one of the most popular Welte-Mignon instruments – the push-up player. Today only very few of these instruments still exist worldwide. This push-up player was unusually well preserved in its original state. Only a flywheel was missing. All the other components just had to be carefully restored. With the Welte-Mignon this is a greater challenge, since the wind chests, for example, are firmly joined and have to be cleanly separated and reglued.
After the technical restoration, the finish was also repolished in shellac. A beautiful instrument. Today it stands in one of the most beautiful private museums of self-playing musical instruments in Japan.
