Links about mechanical music instruments

The Music Box Society International is an educational organization dedicated to the enjoyment, study and preservation of automatic and mechanical musical instruments.

Stephen T.P. Kember Ltd is the specialist in antique cylinder and disc music boxes.

The website of barrel organs.

Restaurations and sales of antique cylinder and disc music boxes.

French manufacturer and distributor of music boxes and automatons.

AMICA

AMICA (Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors' Association) is an educational non-profit organization with worldwide membership, dedicated to the preservation, restoration and appreciation of historic automatic musical instruments.

The objects of the M.O.O.S. are to protect and help the interests of mechanical organ owners and operators. It was formed in 1976 by a small group of owners who felt that their interests were not being considered by those in authority, who often have other conflicting interests. It now has members throughout the United Kingdom, Europe and the U.S.A. The Society endeavours to reconcile the problems relating to Government and other official bodies covering all aspects relating to organ owners and the playing of mechanical organs.

The Mechanical Music Digest (MMD) is a moderated forum moderated in the USA, mostly dealing with pneumatic pianos (but not exclusively). Very active and interesting. Many links with other Web sites (Associations, museums, instruments, individual sites, makers and dealers, etc.). Inside the MMD, pages with classified ads : Buying, selling, exchanging.

Het ORGEL is the Europe's oldest magazine on Organ Art. This website contains summaries of articles published in het ORGEL. It also contains a survey of which festival is happening where in Europe ([Calendar]), and an extensive collection of links to other interesting organ sites throughout the world ([Links]).

This is a museum consisting of pictures and descriptions of music boxes that Bill has seen in his travels. There are three rooms containing exhibits. The first room has exhibits of cylinder music boxes. The second room has exhibits of disc musical boxes and the third room has exhibits of musical clocks, both cylinder and disc.

Formed in 1962, the Musical Box Society of Great Britain today has an international membership ranging from the USA through Switzerland (the accredited birthplace of the cylinder music box) to Asia and Australia. The aim of the Society is to further an interest in and an appreciation of all forms of mechanical music. Four meetings are held annually, in various parts of the UK, which give members the opportunity to meet and discuss their collections, to exchange, buy, or sell items.

See and hear over 100 old-time automatic musical instruments : Calliopes, Carousel Band Organs, Music Boxes, Nickelodeons and Orchestrions.