Orchestrion na Veselíčku, Technical monument and historic orchestrion in Veselíčko, Czech Republic.
The Orchestrion na Veselíčku is a mechanical music machine positioned behind a village inn's entrance that uses five interchangeable cylinders. Each cylinder plays eight different traditional melodies when activated.
The orchestrion was made in Vienna before 1850, but the source corrects this: it comes from dealer and later manufacturer Diego Fuchs (born 1876) and was built after 1902. The current owner's great-great-grandfather found it at a bazaar in Vojnovo Městec and bought it when the inn began operating. It is listed among Czech monuments yet remains private property.
The orchestrion plays old kankans, "kmochovky" and folk songs, all set on five interchangeable cylinders, each carrying eight melodies assembled by old craftsmen. Visitors ask the innkeeper to start it, and the mechanical music is heard right behind the entrance door.
The orchestrion stands just behind the entrance of the village inn and is fully functional; ask the staff to play it. It holds five interchangeable cylinders, each with eight melodies, and an organist from Krucemburk comes to tune it.
A specialist organist from Krucemburk regularly maintains and tunes this mechanical device. Their expertise keeps it playing smoothly for visitors across generations.
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