2025 MBSI ANNUAL MEETING

Join us in Chicago, IL, August 20-24, 2025
For collection tours, workshops and
a mechanical music mart

Art plus science equals beauty

Pop in a coin and listen to master musicians
play you a tune. It's what makes mechanical
music such fun to participate in

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Mechanical Music in all shapes and sizes

Mechanical music comes in boxes large and small.
Our members collect a wide variety of self-playing
instruments. Join MBSI to explore a whole new world
of musical entertainment and engineering magic.

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Fill your world with music

Mechanical music instruments
feature pianos, drums, flutes
and, yes, even violins.
Learn more by becoming
a member today

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Prepare to be blown away

The sights, the sound,
the sheer power
of fairground organs
like the De Kei
are just part of the fun
members share at
our annual meetings

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Get up close and personal

Our members are welcomed into some of the
most amazing private collections in the world
and get to see the rarest mechanical music
up close with experts explaining every detail

Browse Our Museum List

Want to see more?

We maintain a list of mechanical music
museums around the world

Browse the Classifieds

Find your next treasure

Looking for a musical box to fill out your collection?
Browse our classifieds to see what's on the market
or find an expert to help you repair or restore
something you already own

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Connect with other mechanical music lovers
and expand your enjoyment

Members can search an
online directory to find others with similar interests

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Experience more mechanical music joy
when you become a member

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Member benefits include

Collection Tours
Workshop Video Library
Online Member Directory
Annual Meeting with Mart

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Member benefits include

Collection Tours
Journal Article Archives
Online Member Directory
Annual Meeting with Mart

50% off for New Members through 2025

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Mechanical Music

Advertising space is available in our bi-monthly journal, Mechanical Music, and our biennial Directory of Members, Museums and Dealers.

Rates and Publication Schedules

2025 Annual Meeting

Sweet Home Chicago

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The Musical Box Society International (MBSI) is a group of worldwide enthusiasts for automated musical machines whose origin predates electrically-amplified music. We are intrigued by musical instruments which play themselves using punched paper, punched discs, pinned cylinders, paper rolls, or Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) and are powered by hand crank, springs or electric motors.

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