The best address for music rolls

First a wonder of the world, soon out of fashion, then almost forgotten, now rediscovered. Actually, they are just a few holes in a long strip of paper. In fact, the hand-recorded artist rolls in particular are masterpieces of technical and pianistic art, all the more so in view of the possibilities at the beginning of 1900. After more than 100 years, these music rolls are inspiring more and more people and offer significant insights, especially for music and interpretation research. With tens of thousands of different titles, this treasure trove of rolls represents a 'world archive of pianistic art' - as Hupfeld called it in 1912. In these two videos you can see Welte T110 (red) music rolls newly produced by us according to an original model. Hardly distinguishable from the original, even for connoisseurs, right?

Our aim is to digitize all surviving artists' music rolls in order to preserve them for the future and ideally make them accessible to music lovers, pianists, researchers and many more. We have already digitized thousands of Welte, Hupfeld and Philipps reproduction rolls in particular, thus making an important contribution to the preservation of cultural and artistic treasures.

We work closely with leading institutions and universities around the world, with public and private museums, as well as passionate collectors and enthusiasts. Our work is guided by appreciation, respect, professionalism, quality, sustainability and passion. We are not a state research or educational institution, but a commercial enterprise whose cultural, artistic and research-promoting contribution is reflected in our name as the lower-case 'institut'.

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