Robbie's article on the Cliff House Welte and the Cliff House Project

web site uncovered an interesting bunch of recordings of likely

orchestrions that were in a gallery at Sutro's which I believe is

mentioned with two pictures of a maintenance back room in Q. David

Bowers' "Encyclopedia of Automatic Musical Instruments".



I remember when I was young walking past a stuffed monkey/mermaid

in a window at the entryway going downstairs to the museum and seeing

Egyptian mummies and going into a gallery of coin-operated "things".

I barely remember that part and I am 65 now, so figure the date back

then.  Anyway there are 15 tracks from a record you can select from

down near the bottom of the web page.  Search for "music" at

http://www.cliffhouseproject.com/environs/sutrobaths/sutro_baths.htm 



I believe I might have been somewhere around 14 years old when I heard

that Sutro's had burned down and I cried over it even though I had not

been there in maybe 10 years, plus or minus.



Robert Leber - Organ Builder

Fremont, California



 [ Prior to 2002 the Zelinsky collection was displayed in the Musée

 [ Mécanique in the lower level of the Cliff House.  This fine

 [ collection is now at Pier 45 at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco,

 [ visit http://www.museemecaniquesf.com/  -- Robbie