Mechanical Music Digest has an article online at:
http://mmd.foxtail.com/Archives/Digests/200411/2004.11.04.02.html
related to Twain's orchestrelle. About six years ago, I recall the
machine "played" by putting a dime into a slot in the machine.
Was that a recording, or the actual machine that played? I'm also
wondering what fund the dimes were used for and if the machine was
rigged for dimes when Twain owned it?
Barb