Year | Vo. | No. | Pg. | Title | Author | Cat. | Mfg. | Subject | Summary |
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2023 | 69 | 1 | 9 | Nickel Notes | Matt Jaro | Collection | various | History of a collection | Arnold Chase discussion of his interest in mechanical music and the building of his collection |
2023 | 69 | 1 | 29 | Dulciphone - To Sew or Not to Sew | Robert Penna, Dr. | Organette | Pietschmann & Sons | Dulciphone | Dulciphone - a sewing machine cover that plays music rolls |
2023 | 69 | 1 | 33 | How do they tune a music box comb? | Paul Bellamy | Technical | various | Music box combs | Technical discussion of how combs are produced and tuned |
2023 | 69 | 1 | 42 | Skyrock Farms hosts music video | Tracy Tolzmann | Performance | none | Music video production | How the Lake & Lyndale quartet produced a video with the Nunn collection as a background |
2023 | 69 | 2 | 24 | Musical boxes of Europe seen on the Bumbling Bruder tour | Ron Bopp | Tour | various | European tour | " Bumbling Bruder" tour of 34 European collections and the Waldkirch Organ festival |
2023 | 69 | 2 | 37 | Imagine if you will the Automatic Musical Instrument Company | Robert Penna, Dr. | History | Automatic Musical Instrument Co. | Company history | History of the Automatic Musical Instrument Company |
2023 | 69 | 3 | 9 | Outreach Corner | Robin Biggins | Exhibit | various | Library exhibit | Robin Biggin's presentation at Northridge public Library in Los Angeles |
2023 | 69 | 3 | 10 | Nickel Notes | Matt Jaro | Technical | Seeburg | MIDI system | Implementation of a MIDI system for a Seeburg H orchestrion |
2023 | 69 | 3 | 40 | MBSI Mid-Year Trustees' Meeting Minutes | Linda Birkitt | MBSI | none | Trustees' meeting | Minutes of the 2023 mid-year trustees' meeting |
2023 | 69 | 3 | 50 | Dufner Orchestrion installed at Morris Museum | Jere Ryder | Exhibit | Bernard Dufner | Museum instrument | Dufner Salon Barrel Orchestrion donated to Morris Museum |
2023 | 69 | 4 | 8 | Nickel Notes | Matt Jaro | Collection | various | Frank Himpsl | Frank Himsl biography and his piano roll collection |
2023 | 69 | 4 | 31 | The Hunt | Linda Friedenthal | Collection | various | Music boxes | Linda and Sanford Friedthal's collecting stories |
2023 | 69 | 4 | 35 | Community Collections Outreach | Al & Mary Zamba | Exhibit | various | Museum exhibit | Music box special exhibit at the Harmony Museum in Harmony, PA |
2023 | 69 | 5 | 8 | Nickel Notes | Matt Jaro | Technology | various | Music rolls | Construction and operation of a music roll punching machine |
2023 | 69 | 5 | 36 | Polyphon Model 43 N | Harold Wade | Cylinder | Polyphon | Cylinder music box | Description of an unusual Polyphon, spiral spring driven, cylinder music box |
2023 | 69 | 5 | 40 | Building a stand to show off our music box | G. Emory Warren | Building | none | Music box stand | Construction of a disc music box stand |
2023 | 69 | 5 | 42 | Sharing mechanical music with the American Council of the Blind | Marty Persky | Tour | various | Sanfilippo tour | Sanfilippo collection tour for a group from the American Council of the Blind |
2023 | 69 | 6 | 15 | MBSI 74th Annual Business Meeting Minutes | Linda Birkitt | MBSI | none | Business meeting | Minutes of the 2023 annual business meeting |
2023 | 69 | 6 | 17 | Annual meeting recap | Tom Kuehn & Tracy Tolzmann | MBSI | various | Annual Meeting | Summary of the 2023 annual meeting events |
2023 | 69 | 6 | 29 | Annual award presentations | Anonymous | MBSI | none | Awards | 2023 annual meeting awards presentation |
2023 | 69 | 6 | 30 | Nickel Notes | Matt Jaro | Technology | various | Music rolls | History of music roll punching machines |
2023 | 69 | 1 | 24 | Virtual Player of Ariston Disc Images | Albert Loetz, Dr. | Technical | Ariston | Digitizing discs | Digitizing a disc by computer analysis of a photograph |
2023 | 69 | 2 | 8 | A Bombe Bulge Beauty | Jamie Brewer | Restoration | Mermod Freres | Disc box restoration | Restoration of a Empress "Bombe" bulge disc box |
2023 | 69 | 2 | 16 | Measuring track shifts on musical box discs | Albert Loetz, Dr. | Technical | various | Music box discs | Why note positions are shifted between different tracks on a disc |
2023 | 69 | 3 | 19 | The Pietschmann Firm of Berlin (Part I) | Albert Loetz, Dr. | History | Pietschmann | Company history | History of PietschmannMusik company (aka Berlin Musical Instruments Factory, Inc) |
2023 | 69 | 3 | 51 | Seewen Museum invites you to On the road exhibit | Anonymous | Exhibit | various | Museum exhibit | Seewen Museum of Music Automatons exhibit of portable mechanical music |
2023 | 69 | 4 | 15 | The Pietschmann firm of Berlin (Part II) | Albert Loetz, Dr. | History | Pietschmann | Company history | |
2023 | 69 | 5 | 18 | The Pietschmann firm of Berlin (Part III) | Albert Loetz, Dr. | History | Pietschmann | Company history | History of PietschmannMusik company (aka Berlin Musical Instruments Factory, Inc) |
2023 | 69 | 6 | 39 | Pietschmann Part IV | Albert Loetz, Dr. | Technology | Pietschmann | Music boxes | A study of the use of mirrors in music boxes |
2023 | 69 | 6 | 8 | Minutes of the 2023 MBSI Board of Trustees meeting | Linda Birkitt | MBSI | none | Trustees meeting | Minutes of the 2023 annual trustees' meeting |
2022 | 68 | 4 | 37 | Repairing a music box after a run | Caletti, Bob | Restoration | various | Comb teeth repairs | A visual tour through the process and methods used |
2022 | 68 | 4 | 32 | Joy & Suffering Organ Grinders | Penna, Frank | History | various | Organ Grinders | Organ Grinders of London and Manchester |
2022 | 68 | 4 | 23 | Paillard, as Seen on TV | Bellany, Paul | Antiques | various | Music boxes on TV | Paillard Music box history |
2022 | 68 | 4 | 12 | Nickel Notes | Jaro, Matt | Collection | various | History of a collection | Frank and Shirley Nicks Collection |
2022 | 68 | 4 | 8 | Mid-Year Trustees's Meeting minutes | Birkett, Linda | Meting Minutes | none | Meeting Minutes | Mid-Year meeting minutes |
2022 | 68 | 3 | 45 | Rare Automata up for auction | Kasselman, Russell | Automata | Gordon & Co. | nécessaire | Nécessaire at Auction |
2022 | 68 | 3 | 42 | The future of the piano | White,William Braid | Technical | various | Future of the piano | Article from The Music Trade Review-Techical |
2022 | 68 | 3 | 38 | The Hunt | Kuehn, Thomas | Instrument finds a new home | Disc music box | Disc console music box | The Regina model 40 finds a new home |
2022 | 68 | 3 | 28 | Almost alive Automata | Penna, Frank | Rare Accordian Boy | Automata | Relatively self-operating robots | Machines that mimic the actions of living creatures |
2022 | 68 | 3 | 26 | One Portable phjonograph begets another | Peter, Harold | Collections | phonograph | Portable phonograph | A picnic phonograph from England |
2022 | 68 | 3 | 22 | Get Ready for Annual Meeting | Thomas, Robert | 2022 MBSI AMICA convention | various | upcoming convention | Preview of upcoming events at the convention |
2022 | 68 | 3 | 11 | Nickel Notes | Jaro, Matt | History | Wurlitzer | Wurlitzer Company history | Interesting Tidbits about the Wurlitzer Company |
2022 | 68 | 3 | 8 | Outreach Corner | Hostetler, Jack | Exhibits | various | The Villages Christmas exhibit | 8th annual Christmas exhibit |
2022 | 68 | 2 | 45 | String Tensions Again | Braid White, Willian | Technical | Music Trade Review | Calculations | Formula for calculating spring tension in a piano |
2022 | 68 | 2 | 42 | Model B Steinway | Singleton, Mark | Collecting | Steinway | Royal connection | Model B Steinway reproducing piano with a Royal connection |
2022 | 68 | 2 | 40 | Tune Card Restoration | Caletti, Bob | Tune Cards | various | Restoration | Tune Card Restoration |
2022 | 68 | 2 | 34 | Hope & Dispair | Penna, Robert | History | various | Organ Grinders-various | Organ Grinders & The Concentration Camp |
2022 | 68 | 2 | 24 | Chordephon Zither | McElhone, Kevin | Catalogue | Chordephon | Cataloque project | Looking for missing tunes for various sizes |
2022 | 68 | 2 | 22 | Music Box disc repairs | Wilson, Charles | Repair | various | Projection repair | How to repair missing projections on discs |
2022 | 68 | 2 | 20 | Interesting Tidbits | Caletti, Bob | Human interest | various | Prospective members | Children at the orchestrions-Start 'em Young |
2022 | 68 | 2 | 10 | Nickel Notes | Jaro, Matt | Collecting Adventures | various | Collection | Bob & Diane Lloyds collecting adventures |
2022 | 68 | 2 | 8 | AutomataCon | Ryder, Steve | Special Convention | Morris Museum | Automata & Kinetic Art | Convention of artists, collectors & enthusiasts |
2022 | 68 | 1 | 7 | Outreach Corner | Myers, Mary Ellen | Exhibits | various | Traveling Display | Special Exhibits Committee Exhibits Display |
2022 | 68 | 1 | 8 | Business Meeting | Birkitt, Linda | Minutes | none | Meeting Minutes | MBSI Business Meeting Minutes |
2022 | 68 | 1 | 13 | Annual Board Meeting | Bronson, B | notes | none | Notes from Trustees Meeting | Minutes of the Annual 2021 Trustees Meeting |
2022 | 68 | 1 | 18 | Notes from 2021 Convention | Bronson, B | notes | none | Notes from Convention and Tours | 2021 Convention Events Notes & Collection Tours |
2022 | 68 | 1 | 42 | Nickel Notes | Jaro, Matt | Music Business | various | Automatic Music Business | Thomas Pletcher, QRS, Bankruptcy |
2022 | 68 | 1 | 49 | Chapter Report | Goldsmith, Nancy & Bob | Chapter Report | none | Chapter Meeting | National Capital Chapter Report |
2022 | 68 | 5 | 8 | Making a keepsake music box | Wayne Myers | Exhibit | none | Outreach event | How to hold a music box making event for children |
2022 | 68 | 5 | 13 | Nickel Notes | Matt Jaro | History | various | Business | Review of business models of various nickelodeon companies |
2022 | 68 | 5 | 17 | In a Hand Organ Factory | Craig Smith | History | various | Barrel organs | NY Times 1882 article about the hand-cranked organ business |
2022 | 68 | 5 | 20 | Dampering a music box comb | Joseph Roesch | Restoration | none | Music box combs | Techniques for repairing cylinder box dampers |
2022 | 68 | 5 | 29 | Reed Organs and Mechanical Music | George Kurz | Collection | various | Reed organs | Herbert Kurz's lifetime of collecting and restoring reed organs |
2022 | 68 | 5 | 39 | Pride and Prejudice: origin of the English portable barrel piano | Robert Penna, Dr. | History | Hicks | Barrel pianos | Story of the Hicks family production of street barrel pianos |
2022 | 68 | 5 | 43 | Automated organ plays 639 year concert | Russell Kasselman | Performance | none | Pipe organ | Attempt to play a John Cage 639-year long composition on an automated organ |
2022 | 68 | 6 | 8 | Let's keep the music alive | Mary Ellen Myers | Restoration | none | Instrument repair | Repair of an Encore Banjo damaged in shipment |
2022 | 68 | 6 | 9 | Nickel Notes | Matt Jaro | Collection | various | History of a collection | Interview of Marty Persky about his life, collection, and business |
2022 | 68 | 6 | 20 | Minutes of the 72nd Annual Business Meeting | David Corkrum | MBSI | none | Business meeting | Minutes of the 2022 annual business meeting |
2022 | 68 | 6 | 26 | MBSI Annual Trustees' Meeting Minutes | Linda Birkitt | MBSI | none | Trustees'' meeting | Minutes of the 2022 annual trustees' meeting |
2022 | 68 | 6 | 30 | 2022 MBSI Annual Meeting | Russell Kasselman | MBSI | various | Annual meeting | Review of the 2022 AMICA/MBSI joint annual meeting |
2022 | 68 | 6 | 53 | Expanding Mechanical Music - Cakewalk Application | Matthew Jaro | Technology | various | Music apps | Using Cakewalk app to convert music roils to MIDI |
2021 | 67 | 6 | 11 | Nickel Notes | Jaro, Matt | Collections | various | Collection Tour | The Reidy Collection |
2021 | 67 | 6 | 23 | Deconstructing a Collection | Ruggie, Thomas | Collections | none | Investments | Preparing Your Family to Manage your Collection Investments Down the Road |
2021 | 67 | 6 | 25 | Silver Swan | Penna, Robert, Dr. | Automata | John Joseph Merlin | Automata | The Amazing Silver Swan Automation |
2021 | 67 | 6 | 30 | Digitizing Discs | Lotz, Albert | Disc | various | Disc Scanning | Digitizing Discs from Photographs |
2021 | 67 | 6 | 34 | Sneak Peak | Thomas, Robert | Collection Tours | various | Tours | Sneak Peak of Collection Tours at the 2021 MBSI Convention |
2021 | 67 | 6 | 39 | Chapter Meetings | various | House Tours | various | Chapter Meeting | Southern CA, National Capital, & Northwest International |
2021 | 67 | 5 | 8 | Outreach Corner | Hostetler, Jack | Exhibit | various | Exhibits at The Villages | Music Exhibits, Music Constructions for Kids |
2021 | 67 | 5 | 11 | Nickel Notes | Jaro, Matt | Instruments | various | Collection Tour | The Nethercutt Collection in California |
2021 | 67 | 5 | 24 | A Family Affair | Bennett, Henry | ORG | Imhof & Mukle | Restoration | The Intriguing Tale of an Imhof & Murkle Flute Organ |
2021 | 67 | 5 | 31 | A Tip on Repairing a Tunning Lead | Brewer, Jamie | CLY | Mermod Frères | Lead Replacement | A Low Tech Tunning Lead Repair |
2021 | 67 | 5 | 33 | An Italian Organ Grinder's Life | Penna, Robert, Dr. | ORG | various | Organ Grinders | The Italian Organ Grinder: His Life Revealed |
2021 | 67 | 5 | 41 | The SEGA Grand Pianist | Gernert, Uwe | PIANO | SEGA | Toy Piano | Miniature Electronic Grand Piano |
2021 | 67 | 5 | 47 | A Fortunate Find | Wade, Harold | Disc | Crown | A Rare Find | Crown Style 16 20 1/2" Upright Disc Music Box |
2021 | 67 | 4 | 7 | Outreach Corner | Myers, Mary Ellen | Exhibit | various | Music Box Presentations | Special Exhibits “Home Entertainment of |
2021 | 67 | 4 | 10 | Nickel Notes | Jaro, Matt | ORC | Seeburg | Restoration | Restoration of a Seeburg K with pipes |
2021 | 67 | 4 | 16 | The Braamcamp Clock | Mol, Tirza | Flute Clock | Charles Clay | Restoration | Restoration of the Braamcamp Flute Clock |
2021 | 67 | 4 | 29 | History of the Steinkjerpositives | Penna, Robert, Dr. | History | Steinkjer | History of the Steinkjerpositives | Hand Cranked Organs made in Steinkjer, Norway |
2021 | 67 | 4 | 35 | Building a Bird Box | Chalifoux, Mike | Bird Box | Mike Chalifoux | Building Bird Boxes | Manufacturing Bird Boxes |
2021 | 67 | 4 | 43 | Treasured Memories | Brewer, James | Cylinder | Mermod Frères | The Hunt | Mermod Freres Sublime Harmony Piccolo Music Box |
2021 | 67 | 4 | 48 | Bob's Symphonion | Singleton, Mark | Disc | Symphonion | Finding a Treasure | Bob Minney-The One |
2021 | 67 | 3 | 8 | Outreach Corner | Muller, Aaron | various | none | Outreach displays | Outreach displays to educate the public |
2021 | 67 | 3 | 11 | Mid-Year Trustee Meeting minutes | Birkett, Linda | MBSI | none | Minutes | Mid Year Trustees Meeting Minutes |
2021 | 67 | 3 | 15 | Nickel Notes | Jaro, Matt | PIANO | Welte Mignon | Readers History | Music Trade Press, Readers History of Welte Mignon |
2021 | 67 | 3 | 23 | A Changeable Cylinder Music Box Prototype | Wineburgh, Bill | Cylinder | unknown | Restoration/history | Unknown maker of a Prototype Cylinder Music Box |
2021 | 67 | 3 | 30 | Plerodienique | Both, Peter | Cylinder | Plerodienique | History | History of a Rare Cylinder Music Box |
2021 | 67 | 3 | 44 | Organilleros | Penna, Robert, Dr. | ORGANS | various | History | Oranilleros, The Organ Grinders of Mexico |
2021 | 67 | 3 | 51 | Chapter Reports | Shoppe, Chuck & Peggy | Chapter Meeting | various | Chapter Meeting | Golden Gate Chapter meeting by Zoom |
2021 | 67 | 2 | 8 | Outreach Corner | Muller, Aaron | various | various | Outreach displays | Article on Exhibits, demos, and additions |
2021 | 67 | 2 | 15 | Nickel Notes | Jaro, Matt | Piano | Welte Mignon | Readers History | Music Trade Press Readers History for the Welte Mignon |
2021 | 67 | 2 | 21 | La Cracovienne, pre-1860 | Bellamy, Paul | Cylinder | unknow | History | Key Wind Music Box by an Unknown Maker |
2021 | 67 | 2 | 25 | The Origins of the AD Cunliffe Music Box Register | Biden, Alison | History | various | Register of cylinder music box data | International Cylinder Box Register |
2021 | 67 | 2 | 28 | Farny Wurlitzer Address to ATOS, part 2 | Feely, Don | History | Wurlitzer | Presentation | Farny Wurlitzer Speaks to ATOS |
2021 | 67 | 2 | 40 | Wittmann & Niemeczek Crank Organ | Davidon, Gordie | ORGAN | Wittman | Organ Making | A Tour of Organ Making |
2021 | 67 | 2 | 47 | The Mechanics of a Childs Musical Rocking Chair | Biggins, Robin | Toy-cylinder | various | Rocking Chair Mechanism | Rocking Chair Mechanism Description |
2021 | 67 | 1 | 8 | Nickel Notes | Jaro, Matt & Merithew, Lyle | Piano, disc, cylinder, & orc | various | Collection | Sandy Swirsky, Lyle Merithew Collection |
2021 | 67 | 1 | 16 | Sacred Music, part 6 | Worrall, David | Cylinder | Bremond | Cylinder Music Box Programmes | Corriigenda, Addenda, & Final Thoughts |
2021 | 67 | 1 | 22 | Music To Go | Swaney, Rick | Phono | various | Collection | Portable Phonographs, Introduction |
2021 | 67 | 1 | 31 | The Hunt | Kracht, James | Cylinder | Mermod Frères | Purchase | Finding a Great Cylinder Music Box |
2021 | 67 | 1 | 34 | Farny Wurlitzer Address to ATOS, part 1 | Feely, Don | History | Wurlitzer | Presentation | Farny Wurlitzer Speaks to ATOS |
2021 | 67 | 1 | 41 | The Hooghuys | Penna, Robert, Dr. | ORGAN | various | Street, Fairground, or Dance Hall Organ | An Organ Family Legacy |
2021 | 67 | 1 | 46 | Chapter Reports | Barrelle, Donna & Gene | Meeting report | various | Meeting | National Capital Chapter Report |
2021 | 66 | 6 | 8 | Outreach Corner | Myers, Mary Ellen | various | various | Outreach | Articles on Exhibiting, Demonstrating, & Teaching |
2021 | 66 | 6 | 11 | Museum Committee Report | Craig, Sally | History | various | Committee Reports | Recent Restorations and additions |
2020 | 66 | 3 | 8 | Mid-Year Trustee Meeting minutes | Birkitt, LInda | MBSI | none | MBSI annual meeting | Minutes of the 2020 Mid-year Trustee Meeting |
2020 | 66 | 3 | 12 | Nickel Notes | Jaro, Matt | ORC | none | Nickel Notes | Nickel Notes by Jaro, Matt - Music Roll Database Design and Implementation |
2020 | 66 | 3 | 19 | Sacred Music | Worrall, David | HIS | none | Sacred Music | Sacred Music on cylinder boxes, Part 2 |
2020 | 66 | 3 | 28 | Regina Corona | Carsman, Jay | DIS | Regina | Changer Restoration | Wrangling a Regina Corona changer |
2020 | 66 | 3 | 33 | Relief decorated Music Boxes | Lotz, Dr. Albert | DIS | various | Techniques to simulate carving | Making relief decorated music box cases |
2020 | 66 | 3 | 38 | Player Pianos | Penna, Dr. Robert | HIS | none | History of importance of player piano music | The importance of player pianos in WWI |
2020 | 66 | 3 | 44 | Regina Music Box | Wade, Harold | DIS | Regina | Rare-Regina Restoration | On the Cover - Harold Wade’s Regina Style 216 disc music box with 12 bells. Read the story of this box and it’s sister box owned by Alvin Zamba (a Regina Style 217) |
2020 | 66 | 3 | 47 | Burtscher Collection | Corkrum, David | VAR | none | Pictures of collection | Introduction to the Burtscher Collection |
2020 | 66 | 2 | 9 | Automata | Ryder, Steve & King, Brett | AUT | none | Unusual automata | AutomataCon 2020 |
2020 | 66 | 2 | 11 | Nickel Notes | Jaro, Matt | ORC | none | Nickel Notes | Nickel Notes by Jaro, Matt - Smythe, Terry's lifetime of participation |
2020 | 66 | 2 | 19 | Regina Changer | Brewer, Jamie | DIS | Regina | Restoration | Techniques for working with a Regina Changer |
2020 | 66 | 2 | 23 | Sacred Music | Worrall, David | HIS | none | Sacred Music | Sacred Music on cylinder boxes |
2020 | 66 | 2 | 28 | Interesting Tidbits | Caletti, Bob | CYL | none | Restoration | Restoring a tune card |
2020 | 66 | 2 | 30 | Mechanical Music | Kasselman, Russell | MBSI | none | Music machines | A tour of mechanical music across the pond |
2020 | 66 | 2 | 47 | Jasper Sanfilippo | Persky, Marty | VAR | none | Jasper Sanfilippo's collection | On the Cover - This photo captures Jasper San-filippo’s vision for his collection. Columns and capitals offer visitors a dramatic view as they enter to enjoy the music and machines he so enjoyed and enjoyed sharing with others |
2020 | 66 | 1 | 8 | Nickel Notes | Jaro, Matt | ORC | none | Nickel Notes | Nickel Notes by Jaro, Matt - Preserving our mechanical music heritage |
2020 | 66 | 1 | 14 | Awards | Kuehn, Tom | MBSI | none | MBSI business | MBSI Awards |
2020 | 66 | 1 | 16 | Piano roll | Corkrum, David | PIA | Aeolian | Mystery roll | A mysterious roll from the Aeolian Company |
2020 | 66 | 1 | 19 | Criterion Music Box | John Martin | DIS | Criterion | Unique Restoration | On the Cover - John Martin’s 20-inch Criterion disc box came from an unusual location and operated with an uncommon motor. Then it got a unique upgrade |
2020 | 66 | 1 | 23 | Cylinder Box | Gordon, Ken | CYL | none | History of a music box | Provenance of a Swiss cylinder box - Ken Gordon can trace ownership of his cylinder box from manufacture to today |
2020 | 66 | 1 | 25 | Preserving the past | Smythe, Terry | HIS | none | Archiving | Preserving the past |
2020 | 66 | 6 | 12 | Trustees meeting minutes | Birkett, Linda | MBSI | none | Meeting Minutes | 71st Annual Trustees Meeting |
2020 | 66 | 6 | 20 | Awards Presentations | Corkrum, David | MBSI | none | Awards | Awards Presentations for 2020 |
2020 | 66 | 6 | 23 | Chapter Reports | various | MBSI | none | Reports | 2020 Chapter Reports |
2020 | 66 | 6 | 27 | Nickel Notes | Jaro, Matt | Piano | Duo Art | History of Duo Art | Music Trade Press Readers History |
2020 | 66 | 6 | 32 | Sacred Music #5 | Worral, David | Cylinder | various | Cylinder Music Box Programmes | Hybrid Interchangeable Programs |
2020 | 66 | 6 | 39 | A cylinder for all ages | Brewer, James | Cylinder | Mermod Frères | Sublime Harmony Piccolo Cylinder Box | Special Cylinder Music Box with custom Case |
2020 | 66 | 6 | 43 | A Tale of 2 Reginas | Wade, Harold | Disc | Regina | Restoring 2 Reginas | Restoration story |
2020 | 66 | 6 | 45 | The Hunt | Uhrhammer, Roberts | Phono | Edison | Edison Amberola | History and Restoration |
2020 | 66 | 5 | 8 | Nickel Notes | Jaro, Matt | ORC | Mills | Nickel Notes | On the cover-Paul Manganaro’s-one of the earliest Mills Violano’s produced. |
2020 | 66 | 5 | 20 | The music of the Austrian monarchy | Kowar, Helmut, Dr. | HIS | Cyl | Austrian monarchy | An incomplete account of the musical repertoire of musical boxes manufactured in Prague and Vienna |
2020 | 66 | 5 | 32 | In search of mechanical music | Clark, Michael | HIS | various | Museum | A tour of a mechanical music museum in Prague |
2020 | 66 | 5 | 37 | Sam Clark | Wilson, Charles | HIS | various | Organ | The ultimate organ |
2020 | 66 | 5 | 38 | Sacred Music Part 4, Evangelical and Gospel Songs | Worrall, David | HIS | none | Sacred Music | Sacred Music on cylinder music boxes |
2020 | 66 | 5 | 47 | The Hunt | Smith, Bob | HIS | various | Cyl/Clock | A rare find in an auction |
2020 | 66 | 5 | 49 | The Queen, the Sultan and the Organ Clock | Penna, Robert, Dr. | HIS | various | Clock | The Queen, the Sultan and the Musical Organ Clock |
2020 | 66 | 4 | 8 | Trustee meeting minutes | Birkitt, Linda | MBSI | none | MBSI Annual Meeting | Minutes of the 2020 Annual Trustee Meeting |
2020 | 66 | 4 | 9 | Trustee Biography | Calendine, Dave | MBSI | none | Biography | New trustee biography |
2020 | 66 | 4 | 10 | Nickel Notes | Jaro, Matt | ORC | Ampico | History | Music Trade Review |
2020 | 66 | 4 | 18 | Mermod Frères Varieties | Wineburgh, Bill | CLY | Mermod Frères | History | Varieties of Mermod Frères music boxes |
2020 | 66 | 4 | 29 | Sacred Music on cylinder boxes | Worrall, David | CLY | various | History | Sacred Music on cylinder boxes, Part 3, Hymns |
2020 | 66 | 4 | 38 | The genius of Al-Jazari | Penna, Robert, Dr. | Automated music | various | History | An automatic musical instrument from the 13th century |
2020 | 66 | 4 | 42 | Restoring a Forte Piano cylinder box | Wilson, Charles | CYL | Lecoultre | Restoration | Restoration of a two-per-turn key wind forte-piano cylinder music box |
2020 | 66 | 4 | 46 | Memories of the Stinson Organ Company | Rider, Hope | Organ | Stinson | Manufacturer / restorer | Manufacturing and restoration of band organs |
2020 | 66 | 4 | 48 | Making a special anniversary music box | Kracht, James | CYL | Custom | Custom built cylinder music box | Building a custom cylinder music box for a special occasion |
2019 | 65 | 6 | 8 | Minutes-annual Trustees meeting | Corkrum, David | MBSI | none | MBSI business | Minutes of the 2019 Annual Trustees Meeting |
2019 | 65 | 6 | 15 | Minutes-annual Business meeting | Corkrum, David | MBSI | none | MBSI business | Minutes of the 2019 Annual Business Meeting |
2019 | 65 | 6 | 20 | Nickel Notes | Jaro, Matt | ORC | none | Nickel Notes | Nickel Notes by Jaro, Matt - Restoring a Nelson-Wiggen 4-X nickelodeon |
2019 | 65 | 6 | 28 | Annual meeting review | Bronson, B | MBSI | none | Pictures of collections-2019 | Tales from the 2019 MBSI Annual Meeting |
2019 | 65 | 6 | 46 | Mechanical Music | Darlak, Craig | MBSI | none | Examples of mechanical music | Interesting Tidbits - Craig Darlak shares his love of mechanical music |
2019 | 65 | 6 | 49 | Nickel Notes | Jaro, Matt | ORC | none | Nickel Notes | On the Cover - Jaro, Matt’s Wurlitzer 153 Band Organ was part of the 2019 MBSI Annual Meeting tour this year, organized by the National Capital Chapter |
2019 | 65 | 5 | 9 | Nickel Notes | Jaro, Matt | ORC | none | Nickel Notes | Wagner Mello. Using provided plans and also plans he drew himself, has constructed several crank organs over the years and it seems like he has no plans to stop anytime soon. |
2019 | 65 | 5 | 16 | Book review | Singleton, Mark | Cyl | none | Book review | Book review of Musical Boxes from Prague and Vienna |
2019 | 65 | 5 | 17 | The Hunt | Smythe, Terry | ORC | Cremona | The Hunt | Pursuing a ten year old lead |
2019 | 65 | 5 | 19 | The Hunt | Smith, Craig | CYL | Mermod | The Hunt | huge Mermod music box that was in an estate sale |
2019 | 65 | 5 | 21 | Restoration | Wade, Harold | DIS | Orpheus | Restoration | Harold Wade brings us the story of the restoration of his 18 3/4" upright disc music box |
2019 | 65 | 5 | 28 | MSGB meeting | Kuehn, Tom | MSGB | none | Springtime visit | A Springtime visit to the Garden of England |
2019 | 65 | 5 | 49 | Southern Cal meet | Birkitt, Linda | MBSI | none | Last meeting at Mike Ames exhibit hall | On the cover-Mike and Marilyn Ames' Wurlitzer Style 30-A Mandolin Pianorchestra |
2019 | 65 | 4 | 8 | Mid-Year Trustee Meeting minutes | Corkrum, David | MBSI | none | MBSI business | Mid-Year Trustee Meeting Minutes |
2019 | 65 | 4 | 13 | Nickel Notes | Jaro, Matt | ORC | none | Nickel Notes | On the Cover - Nickel Notes by Jaro, Matt - The gorgeous pipes and roll mechanism of Alan Bies and Steve Boehck’s Welte Style IV Orchestrion. |
2019 | 65 | 4 | 21 | Tunes and Composers | Dutton, Richard | HIS | none | Tunes and Composers researching | A guide to researching tunes and their composers |
2019 | 65 | 4 | 36 | Stories of a Music Box | Roenigk, Brian | DIS | Olympia | History of a special disc box | 50 years of stories in one box |
2019 | 65 | 4 | 38 | Crank Organ | Penna, Robert F. PhD | ORC | none | Cartoons | Cartoon Crankers: Crank organs in the cartoons |
2019 | 65 | 4 | 45 | Love Music Box | Singleton, Mark | CYL | none | Love Music Box note | Love at first note |
2019 | 65 | 3 | 9 | Trustee's Bio's | various | MBSI | none | MBSI business | Trustees Bio's |
2019 | 65 | 3 | 12 | Nickel Notes | Jaro, Matt | ORC | none | Nickel Notes | Nickel Notes by Jaro, Matt - Featuring Don Teach |
2019 | 65 | 3 | 18 | Organ Repair | Hildebrant, Charles | ORC | Raffin | Organ Repair | Raffin Organ Repair - Charles Hildebrant walks us through his repair of a Raffin Organ take up roll |
2019 | 65 | 3 | 23 | Replacing handle | Wineburgh, Bill | CYL | none | Making a handle | Replacing a missing winding handle |
2019 | 65 | 3 | 28 | Electric Banjo | Finger, Wayne | STR | none | Electric Banjo | The Electric banjos |
2019 | 65 | 2 | 8 | Nickel Notes | Jaro, Matt | ORC | none | Nickel Notes | Nickel Notes by Jaro, Matt -The Seeburg Spin-off Saga |
2019 | 65 | 2 | 19 | Music Box restoration | Biggins, Robin | CYL | none | Music Box restoration Hoffman | An E. Karrer-Hoffman music box restoration |
2019 | 65 | 2 | 20 | Loesche Piano | Kuehn, Tom | ORC | Loesche | Loesche Piano restoration | On the Cover - Kuehn, Tom walks us through the restoration of Loesche Flute and Violin Solo Piano |
2019 | 65 | 1 | 13 | Nickel Notes | Jaro, Matt | ORC | none | Nickel Notes | Nickel Notes by Jaro, Matt - Restorer Joe Hilferty |
2019 | 65 | 1 | 20 | Symphonion upright restoration | Caletti, Bob | DIS | Symphonion | Very large Symphonion upright restoration | On the Cover - Caletti, Bob turns a pile of parts in to a spectacular example of a 27 1/2 -inch Symphonion upright disc player with 12 bells. |
2018 | 64 | 6 | 12 | Nickel Notes | Jaro, Matt | ORC | none | Nickel Notes | Nickel Notes by Jaro, Matt - Durward Center |
2018 | 64 | 6 | 18 | Trustees meeting minutes | Corkrum, David | MBSI | none | MBSI business | Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes |
2018 | 64 | 6 | 25 | Annual meeting minutes | Corkrum, David | MBSI | none | MBSI business | Annual Business Meeting Minutes |
2018 | 64 | 6 | 27 | MBSI awards | Kuehn, Tom | MBSI | MBSI business | 2018 MBSI Awards | |
2018 | 64 | 6 | 32 | Dance Hall Organ and MBSI convention | Clark, Michael | ORC | Mortier | 2018 MBSI convention photos | On the Cover - A 121-key Dance Hall Organ “Pigalle,” that was originally built as a 101-key Mortier and can be seen at Bronson Musikalle & the MBSI Convention coverage. |
2018 | 64 | 5 | 13 | Glenn Thomas collection | Jaro, Matt | ORC | none | Glenn Thomas collection | Nickel Notes by Jaro, Matt - Glenn Thomas |
2018 | 64 | 5 | 22 | Celesta Music Box | Boehck, Steve | ORC | Celesta | Celesta Music Box | On the Cover - A Celesta disc music box in the Steve Boehck and Alan Bies collection |
2018 | 64 | 4 | 10 | Paul Ciancia collection | Jaro, Matt | ORC | none | Paul Ciancia collection | Nickel Notes by Jaro, Matt - Paul Ciancia |
2018 | 64 | 4 | 22 | Tune identification | Witt, Clay | CYL | none | Tune identification | Name that Tune - Clay Witt discusses his methods for tracking down the tune names and composers featured in a new-to-him Nicole Frères cylinder box |
2018 | 64 | 4 | 31 | MMR | Dundon, James | VAR | none | MM Radio | Mechanical Music Radio |
2018 | 64 | 4 | 32 | Regina start/stop | Caletti, Bob | DIS | Regina | Regina start/stop works | How does it work? |
2018 | 64 | 4 | 33 | Motor City convention | Kasselman, Russell | MBSI | none | Motor City convention Motor | Music in the Motor City |
2018 | 64 | 4 | 49 | Lochmann Automat | Lowell, Jim & Rickert, Linda | DIS | Lochmann | Lochmann Automat | On the Cover - A rare Lochmann Automat 150 in Jim Lowell and Linda Rickert’s collection |
2018 | 64 | 3 | 10 | Mid-Year Trustee Meeting minutes | Corkrum, David | DIS | MBSI business | Mid-Year Trustee Meeting Minutes | |
2018 | 64 | 3 | 18 | The Krughoff Collection | Jaro, Matt | ORC | none | The Krughoff Collection | Nickel Notes by Jaro, Matt - The Krughoff Collection |
2018 | 64 | 3 | 28 | Barrel Organs after Civil War | Penna, Rober F. PhD | ORC | none | Barrel Organs after Civil War | The Barrel Organ and the Disabled Veteran - Robert Penna reveals the reason there were so many barrel organ players after the Civil War. |
2018 | 64 | 3 | 40 | The Organino | Goldhoorn, Luuk | ORC | Organino | Organino | The Organino |
2018 | 64 | 3 | 42 | Intro to Mechanical Music | Bellamy, Paul, Fynes, Juliet, & Brown, Ted | VAR | none | Smaller music boxes for beginner collectors | An Introduction to Mechanical Music |
2018 | 64 | 3 | 48 | Lelland Fletcher collection | Birkitt, Linda | VAR | none | Lelland Fletcher collection | On the Cover - A small portion of Lelland Fletcher’s collection, which he shared with the Southern California Chapter at a recent meeting |
2018 | 64 | 2 | 8 | The MBSI Facebook page | Swaney, Rick | VAR | none | MBSI Facebook page | The MBSI Facebook page |
2018 | 64 | 2 | 10 | Nickel Notes | Jaro, Matt | ORC | none | Nickel Notes | Nickel Notes by Jaro, Matt - H. Barton Off, Jr. |
2018 | 64 | 2 | 22 | Annual Meeting table favor | Guimes, Bill | MIS | none | How the table favor was made | Making 300 - How the 2017 Annual Meeting table favor came to be |
2018 | 64 | 2 | 29 | Interesting Tidbits Hupfeld automatic piano construction | Wendel, Jens | PIA | Hupfeld | Interesting Tidbits Hupfeld automatic piano construction | On the Cover - The inside of a Hupfeld automatic piano under construction in the Hupfeld factory circa 1927-28 |
2018 | 64 | 1 | 10 | Nickel Notes | Jaro, Matt | ORC | none | Nickel Notes | Nickel Notes by Jaro, Matt - Jack and Mildred Hardman's Wurlitzer Theater Organ |
2018 | 64 | 1 | 16 | Comb repairs | Caletti, Bob | CYL | none | Comb teeth repairs | Comb repairs - Repairing and replacing teeth in a music box comb |
2018 | 64 | 1 | 28 | Symphonion Eroica | Gordon, Ken | DIS | Symphonion | Symphonion Eroica | On the Cover - Ken Gordon has compiled a working discography for the Symphonion Model 38, three-disc Eroica music box. |
2017 | 63 | 6 | 8 | MBSI awards | Witt, Clay | MBSI | none | MBSI business | MBSI Awards |
2017 | 63 | 6 | 12 | Minutes-annual trustees meeting | Corkrum, David | MBSI | none | MBSI business | Minutes of the Trustees meeting |
2017 | 63 | 6 | 16 | Minutes-annual annual business meeting | Corkrum, David | MBSI | none | MBSI business | Minutes of the Annual Business Meeting |
2017 | 63 | 6 | 22 | Boekorgel Organ-and photo album of 2017 Annual Meeting | Kasselman, Russell | MBSI | Centrum | Boekorgel Organ-and photo album of 2017 Annual Meeting | On the Cover - A 63-key Nederland's Boekorgel Centrum Organ in the Arnold Chase Collection. Photo by Lowell Boehland. See a full photo album from the 2017 Annual Meeting |
2017 | 63 | 6 | 41 | Nickel Notes | Jaro, Matt | ORC | none | Nickel Notes | Nickel Notes by Jaro, Matt -Matt takes us on a tour of Dick and Cheryl Hack’s collection that includes some outstanding examples of mechanical music |
2017 | 63 | 5 | 8 | Nickel Notes | Jaro, Matt | ORC | none | Making the player piano supreme | Nickel Notes by Jaro, Matt - the player piano reigned supreme as the outstanding medium of home entertainment. |
2017 | 63 | 5 | 15 | Guinness Exhibit | Ryder, Jere | VAR | none | Guinness collection | Guinness Exhibit celebrates 10 years |
2017 | 63 | 5 | 19 | Packing a Regina Changer | Caletti, Bob | DIS | Regina | Packing for shipping | How to pack a Regina changer for shipping |
2017 | 63 | 5 | 22 | Roller Organs | Dutton, Richard | ORC | none | Richard shares experiences many of roller and organ cobs | On the Cover - Richard Dutton shares his experiences from many years of collecting roller organs and roller organ cobs |
2017 | 63 | 5 | 32 | Marotte making | Drew, Robin | VAR | none | Marotte making | Making a Marotte - A guide to reproducing these entertaining musical toys |
2017 | 63 | 5 | 34 | A Peerless orchestrion | Bopp, Ron | ORC | Peerless | A Peerless F orchestrion | A Peerless Model F (3) Orchestrion |
2017 | 63 | 5 | 38 | Regina Model 35 | Carsman, Jay | DIS | Regina | Regina Model 35 | Adventures in Regina Land - Jay Carsman tells the tale of working on the many little details of his Regina Model 35 disc box |
2017 | 63 | 4 | 8 | Nickel Notes | Jaro, Matt | ORC | none | Nickel Notes | Nickel Notes by Jaro, Matt - important web site - Mechanical Music Press |
2017 | 63 | 4 | 14 | Organ Grinder | Noubel, Henri | ORC | none | How I became an organ grinder | How I became an organ grinder - Henri Noubel shares the story of how he fell in love with music boxes. |
2017 | 63 | 4 | 17 | Plateau mechanism | Goldhoorn, Luuk | CYL | none | Rare small musical mechanism | Another unusual “sur plateau” musical mechanism |
2017 | 63 | 4 | 19 | Glitchy governors | Bellamy, Paul | CYL | none | Glitchy governors | Glitchy governors - Bellamy, Paul shares tips on how to deal with a non-self-starting musical box governor |
2017 | 63 | 4 | 25 | Mills Violano | Hattrup, Edward | STR | Mills | Violano bow motor | Understanding the Mills Violano Virtuoso bow motor |
2017 | 64 | 4 | 30 | Berry Wood Orchestrion | Greene, Prescott | ORC | Berry Wood | Rare Berry Wood Orchestrion | On the Cover - The last surviving Berry Wood AOW orchestrion. See it only at DeBence Antique Music World. |
2017 | 63 | 3 | 8 | Trustee Mid-Year minutes | Corkrum, David | MBSI | none | MBSI business | Trustees Mid-Year Meeting Minutes |
2017 | 63 | 3 | 14 | Nickel Notes | Jaro, Matt | ORC | none | Fun developments in Nickelodeons | Nickel Notes by Jaro, Matt - developments/happenings/products and fun things in the wonderful world of nickelodeons |
2017 | 63 | 3 | 17 | Guinness Exhibit | Marinelli, Michele | HIS | none | Guinness Exhibit | New Jersey Music Makers - Guinness Collection curator Michele Marinelli tells the history of several of the rare instruments on display at the Morris Museum |
2017 | 63 | 3 | 25 | A salesman's music box | Biggins, Robin | CYL | none | A salesman's music box | A salesman’s music box -Biggins, Robin details a novel sales tool used by door-to-door salesmen |
2017 | 63 | 3 | 26 | Phoenix Welte | Center, Durward | ORC | Welte | Phoenix Welte | On the Cover - Durward Center takes readers through his restoration of the Phoenix Welte. |
2017 | 63 | 2 | 8 | Nickel Notes | Jaro, Matt | ORC | none | Nickel Notes | On the Cover - Nickel Notes by Jaro, Matt - A mashup of some great albums of mechanical music recorded over the years |
2017 | 63 | 2 | 12 | Silent Symphony | Baron, Andrew | AUT | none | Silent Symphony Automaton | Silent Symphony Part VI - Baron, Andrew wraps up his series detailing the restoration of the more than 200-year-old Maillardet Automaton at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, PA. |
2017 | 63 | 2 | 22 | Making parts using 3D printing | Finger, Wayne | VAR | none | 3D printing of parts | 3D printing makes missing parts available |
2017 | 63 | 2 | 34 | Collection tour | Wineburgh, Bill | VAR | none | Special Musical collection | The Cranker’s Collection of Mechanical Marvels is a private collection of classic cars, dance hall organs, and antique musical boxes |
2017 | 63 | 1 | 8 | MBSI Award | MBSI | none | MBSI business | MBSI Award Recipients | |
2017 | 63 | 1 | 12 | Nickel Notes | Jaro, Matt | ORC | none | Nickel Notes | Nickel Notes by Jaro, Matt - The MUSIC in mechanical music |
2017 | 63 | 1 | 16 | Silent Symphony | Baron, Andrew | AUT | none | Silent Symphony | Silent Symphony Part V - Baron, Andrew discusses the importance of motor synchronization, and cam repair in ensuring the longevity of the Maillardet automaton |
2017 | 63 | 1 | 24 | Euterpehon disc Boxes | Wineburgh, Bill | DIS | Euterpephon | Euterpehon disc Boxes | On the Cover - Two more Euterpephon disc boxes with additional tunes were recently discovered. Wineburgh, Bill provides details and comparisons to the six models found previously |
2017 | 63 | 1 | 30 | Nelson-Wiggens | ORC | Nelson-Wiggens | Nelson-Wiggens | A pair of Nelson-Wiggens Casino-X models get restored | |
2016 | 62 | 6 | 6 | Website Report | Swaney, Rick | VAR | none | MBSI Web site | Website Report |
2016 | 62 | 6 | 10 | Nickel Notes | Jaro, Matt | ORC | none | Nickel Notes | Nickel Notes by Jaro, Matt - Music Trade Review and Presto |
2016 | 62 | 6 | 16 | Minutes of Trustees meeting | Corkrum, David | MBSI | none | MBSI business | Minutes of The Trustees Meeting - Minneapolis, MN, Aug. 30, 2016 |
2016 | 62 | 6 | 21 | Minutes of Business meeting | Corkrum, David | MBSI | none | MBSI business | Minutes of the 67th Annual Business Meeting |
2016 | 62 | 6 | 26 | MBSI Annual Meeting | Tolzmann, Tracy | MBSI | none | MBSI Annual Meeting Annual | MBSI’s 67th Annual Meeting - Aug. 31- Sept 3, Minneapolis, MN |
2016 | 62 | 6 | 38 | Silent Symphony | Baron, Andrew | AUT | none | Silent Symphony Automaton | Silent Symphony Part IV - Baron, Andrew makes the Maillardet automaton draw again while also restoring eye and head movement to this extraordinary machine |
2016 | 62 | 5 | 10 | Nickel Notes | Jaro, Matt | ORC | none | Making a database for rolls | Nickel Notes by Jaro, Matt - making a database of “A”, “G”, ”H”, “4X”, and “O” rolls |
2016 | 62 | 5 | 13 | Welte Licensee | Aceto, Adam | PIA | none | Regulating a Welte Licensee | Regulating the Welte-Licensee - Suggestions and thoughts on testing and regulating these reproducing pianos |
2016 | 62 | 5 | 19 | Silent Symphony | Baron, Andrew | AUT | Silent | Silent Symphony Automaton | Silent Symphony Part III - Baron, Andrew’s digs into the repair of the Maillardet automaton’s head and impinged shoulder movement |
2016 | 62 | 5 | 35 | Atlantic Orchestrion | Kiang, Cheng | ORC | none | Titanic-Atlantic Orchestrion | On the Cover - The Atlantic, a weight-driven barrel orchestrion that was set to be installed in the Titanic, but was not big or grand enough so it ended up on a ship called the Atlantic. You can only see it at the Singapore Music Box Museum. |
2016 | 62 | 5 | 40 | Music box soundboard cracks | Caletti, Bob & Hoyt, Jonathan | DIS | none | Sound Board repair | Repairing sound board cracks |
2016 | 62 | 4 | 9 | Website update | Swaney, Rick | VAR | none | MBSI Web site | Website update |
2016 | 62 | 4 | 12 | Seeburg H | Jaro, Matt | ORC | none | Seeburg H | On the Cover - Old Silver, a Seeburg H Orchestrion, finds a new home with Jaro, Matt |
2016 | 62 | 4 | 17 | Phonograph | Clay Witt | VAR | none | Phonographs | Phonograph Corner by Clay Witt |
2016 | 62 | 4 | 21 | Repairing Rolmonicas | Finger, Wayne & Morlock, Cotton | VAR | none | Repairing Rolmonicas | Repairing Rolmonicas - Finger, Wayne and Cotton Morlock detail how to restore your Rolmonica. |
2016 | 62 | 4 | 25 | Silent Symphony | Baron, Andrew | AUT | none | Silent Symphony Automaton | Silent Symphony Part II - Baron, Andrew takes us through the evolutions of the writer-draftsman class of automata that preceded the Maillardet automaton. |
2016 | 62 | 3 | 9 | Website Update | Swaney, Rick | MBSI | none | MBSI Web site | Website Update |
2016 | 62 | 3 | 10 | Nickel Notes | Jaro, Matt | HIS | none | Nickel Notes | Nickel Notes by Jaro, Matt - Edward “Ed” Freyer music rolls |
2016 | 62 | 3 | 16 | Mid-Year meeting | Corkrum, David | MBSI | none | MBSI business | Mid-Year meeting minutes |
2016 | 62 | 3 | 22 | Centrifugal force governors | Goldhoorn, Luuk | VAR | none | Special Governors | Centrifugal force governors - Goldhoorn, Luuk discusses early attempts to make different kinds of governors for musical boxes |
2016 | 62 | 3 | 13 | Selling your collection | Duncan, Troy | VAR | none | Selling on eBay | Selling your collection on eBay - Troy Duncan reveals how you can sell your collection online safely and get maximum profit |
2016 | 62 | 3 | 22 | Sewing kit | Goldhoorn, Luuk | VAR | Sewing | Sewing kit music box | On the Cover - Goldhoorn, Luuk introduces us to a sewing kit that was turned into a one-tune music box |
2016 | 62 | 3 | 24 | Silent Symphony | Baron, Andrew | AUT | none | Silent Symphony Automaton | Silent Symphony - Baron, Andrew begins a series of articles describing his work to restore the Maillardet Automaton, the subject of books, movies and much fascination. |
2016 | 62 | 2 | 8 | Nickel Notes | Jaro, Matt | ORC | none | Nickel Notes | Nickel Notes by Jaro, Matt - Clark nickelodeon rolls |
2016 | 62 | 2 | 11 | Centrifugal governors | Goldhoorn, Luuk | VAR | none | Centrifugal governors | Centrifugal force governors Luuk - Goldhoorn discusses early attempts to make different kinds of governors for musical boxes |
2016 | 62 | 2 | 13 | Selling on eBay | Duncan, Troy | VAR | none | Selling your collection on eBay | Selling your collection on eBay - Troy Duncan reveals how you can sell your collection online safely and get maximum profit |
2016 | 62 | 2 | 16 | Billon-Haller Music box | Caletti, Bob | CYL | Billon-Haller | Rare Billon-Haller Music box | On the Cover - Caletti, Bob describes how a rare Jean Billon-Haller box got new life with custom made parts |
2016 | 62 | 2 | 21 | Black Forest Clocks | Miller, Justin | VAR | none | Black Forest Clocks | Emilian Wehrle Part 2 - The conclusion of Miller, Justin’s account of Black Forest Clock Maker Emilian Wehrle’s work and his legacy |
2016 | 62 | 2 | 33 | Christmas music | Tolzmann, Tracy | VAR | none | A Prairie Home Music box collection | Music boxes on A Prairie Home Companion |
2016 | 62 | 1 | 9 | Nickel Notes | Jaro, Matt | ORC | none | Nickel Notes | Nickel Notes by Jaro, Matt - American nickelodeons and their music. |
2016 | 62 | 1 | 14 | Chinese visitors | Kuehn, Tom | VAR | none | Chinese Visitors | Chinese visitors - Kuehn, Tom gives guests from China a tantalizing taste of mechanical music. |
2016 | 62 | 1 | 16 | Mermod Frères | Biggins, Robin | CYL | none | An unusual Mermod Frères | Mermod Frères No. 32 - Biggins, Robin details a rare box with some unusual features. |
2016 | 62 | 1 | 19 | Interesting Tidbits | Roesch, Joe | CYL | none | Setting up Geneva Stops | Setting Up the Stop Works on Double Spring Barrels |
2016 | 62 | 1 | 20 | European tour | Cave, Thomas Colin | VAR | none | European tour | European tour - British and American music box lovers tour several hot spots in three countries. |
2016 | 62 | 1 | 24 | Ampico A | Aceto, Adam | PIA | Ampico | Ampico A switch replacement | Ampico A switch replacement - Adam Aceto describes his work to replace a broken on/off switch in his Ampico A reproducing piano |
2016 | 62 | 1 | 26 | Shining a music box | Patrick, Jim | CYL | none | Patrick brings a shine to a cylinder box. | Polishing brass - Jim Patrick provides his step-by-step process for bringing a shine to his recently acquired Swiss cylinder box. |
2016 | 62 | 1 | 30 | Black Forest Clocks | Miller, Justin | VAR | none | Black Forest Clocks | On the Cover - Emilian Wehrle was the premier maker of musical clocks from the black forest region of Germany. Miller, Justin tells us about his work and life |
2015 | 61 | 1 | 5 | President's Message | Julian Grace | MBSI | none | MBSI business | Thank you for work on the Annual Meeting. Updates to bylaws to allow Board of Trustees to make changes without a full vote of the membership. |
2015 | 61 | 1 | 6 | Membership Chair Report | Ardis Prescott | MBSI | none | MBSI business | A profile of Ralph and Gloria Schack's with details about how they got started and information about several music boxes that will be featured on the tours as part of the 2016 Annual Meeting. |
2015 | 61 | 1 | 7 | Treasurer's Report | Warren Stiska | MBSI | none | MBSI business | A summary of society finances for 2014 and projections of income and expenses for 2015. |
2015 | 61 | 1 | 11 | MBSI 65th Annual Meeting Trustees Minutes | David Corkrum | MBSI | none | MBSI business | A summary of society reports from various committees on activities and recommendations to the board of trustees for action |
2015 | 61 | 1 | 17 | MBSI 65th Annual Meeting Recap | Irene Kaufman | MBSI | none | MBSI Annual Meeting | A description of events transpiring at the 65th Annual Meeting in Florida. Including photos of tours of the Dezer Collection, Jancko Collection, Robert Smith Collection, the Olympia Theater, Church of St. Bernard de Claivaux, Schuman Collection, and Sanford Collection. Additional descriptions and photos of workshops, social events and general activities happening at the event are also part of this article. |
2015 | 61 | 1 | 41 | Large, Tall, Music Boxes | John Field | Carillons | none | Carillons | A history of how Carillons came to be, famous makers such as Francis and Peter Hemony, a description of how Carillons are programmed to play their tunes and a definition of what differentiates a Carillon from a church chime. Descriptions of the best known Carillons include those at Riverside Church, the Hoover Tower and Utrecht. |
2015 | 61 | 1 | 50 | National Capital Chapter report | Bob and Nancy Goldsmith | MBSI | none | National Capital Chapter activities | A report on the National Capital Chapter's meeting in Lancaster, PA, at the homes of chapter chair Sally Craig and her neighbor Ron Yancy. |
2015 | 61 | 1 | 54 | Southern California Chapter report | Ardis Prescott | MBSI | none | Southern California Chapter activities | A report on the Southern California Chapter's meeting in Cowan Heights, CA, at the home of Bob and Diane Lloyd. |
2015 | 61 | 2 | 5 | President's Message | Julian Grace | MBSI | none | MBSI business | An appeal for a new Society treasurer and a new Society membership committee chair, a reminder for Board of Trustee members to submit their No Conflict of Interest statements, and a reminder about the upcoming MBSI Annual meeting in Torrance, CA. |
2015 | 61 | 2 | 6 | Membership Chair Report | Ardis Prescott | MBSI | none | MBSI business | A profile of Frank and Shirley Nix and their collection that will be part of the tours for the 2016 Annual Meeting in Torrance, CA. Details about how the Nixes started collecting and information on some of their outstanding music boxes is provided |
2015 | 61 | 2 | 9 | Special Exhibits Committee Report | Wayne Myers | MBSI | none | MBSI business | A report on the committee's successful participation in a Maker Faire event that focuses on teaching people to build and repair items. Committee members taught sessions in how to build and decorate a small music box with a movement that played a tune via a paper strip roll. |
2015 | 61 | 2 | 13 | Designing a Mechanical Organ | Anatoly Zaya-Ruzo | ORS | Zaya-Ruzo | Designing and building a mini organ | The author describes his process for designing and building a street organ with 14 pipes, two bellows, and a 14-note interval scale. The organ is called the MINI-14 and is available in kit form from the author. |
2015 | 61 | 2 | 18 | An American Triumph | Robin Biggins | DIS | American Music Box Company | Restoring a Triumph model disc player | The author provides information on his work to restore an American Triumph disc musical box, playing a 15-1/2 inch disc, including several images and an original advertisement for the Triumph that was published in a catalog by E. Jaccard du Grand of New York. |
2015 | 61 | 2 | 24 | Paul Ehrlich and the Rakoczy Harp | Bill Wineburgh | HIS | Paul Ehrlich & Co. | History of the Rakoczy Harp and its inventor | The author gives details about the life of Paul Ehrlich and his efforts building mechanical musical instruments in Leipzig, Germany. Information about Ehrlich's efforts to break into the automatic harp market and the history of the Rakoczy name are provided, and then the article talks about the harp and its various components including several photos of the inside and individual pieces. |
2015 | 61 | 2 | 40 | MBSI and Musical Boxers host holiday show | Jack Hostetler | MBSI | none | Exhibiting mechanical music | The article describes an event at The Villages, FL, where MBSI members partnered with The Musical Boxers Club to present a variety of different musical boxes both inside and outside the venue. |
2015 | 61 | 2 | 42 | East Coast Chapter report | Cheryl Maler | MBSI | none | East Coast Chapter activities | The report covers the East Coast Chapter meeting in Succasunna, NJ, at the home of Bill and Carolee Wineburgh where they shared their collection with other chapter members. |
2015 | 61 | 2 | 44 | Southern California Chapter report | Ardis Prescott | MBSI | none | Southern California Chapter activities | The report covers the Southern California Chapter meeting in Redlands, CA, at the homes of Harold and Barbara Hastain, Weldon and Mary Clegg and Pam Morris. Descriptions of a business meeting and tours of the collections are provided with photos. |
2015 | 61 | 2 | 47 | Golden Gate Chapter report | David Corkrum | MBSI | none | Golden Gate Chapter activities | The report covers the Golden Gate Chapter meeting in Woodside, CA, at the home of Marc and Marguerite Kaufman. A description of the business meeting and the tour of the Kaufman collection with photos is provided. |
2015 | 61 | 2 | 52 | National Capital Chapter report | Bob and Nancy Goldsmith | MBSI | none | National Capital Chapter activities | The report covers the National Capital Chapter meeting in Annapolis, MD, at the home of Dick and Cheryl Hack. A description of the business meeting and tour of the Hack Collection is provided with photos. |
2015 | 61 | 2 | 58 | Northwest International Chapter report | Rick Swaney | MBSI | none | Northwest International Chapter activities | The report covers two Northwest International Chapter meetings. The first was in Portland, OR, where the chapter held a business meeting and attended the Portland Antique and Collectibles show. The second was the annual holiday cookie exchange at the home of Annie and Dale Tyvvand in Lynwood, WA, where a tour of the Tyvvand collection was also held. |
2015 | 61 | 3 | 5 | President's Message | Julian Grace | MBSI | none | MBSI business | A reminder to return ballots for a vote that would shift bylaw change responsibilities to the board of trustees instead of requiring a vote of the entire membership. A thank you to the Sunbelt and Southeast chapters for hosting the mid-year board of trustees meeting in Louisiana. A reminder that the society needs a treasurer and a membership committee chair. A reminder about the annual meeting in Torrance, CA |
2015 | 61 | 3 | 6 | Membership Chair Report | Ardis Prescott | MBSI | none | MBSI business | Details about the collection of Mike and Kathy Choate, in Dana Point, CA, that will be part of the tour during the annual meeting in Torrance, CA. Photos of Mike and Kathy with various pieces in their collection and the story of how the Choates got started collecting are included. |
2015 | 61 | 3 | 10 | Minutes of the trustees' meeting | David Corkrum | MBSI | none | MBSI business | A summary of committee activities, new proposals for action items and decisions made by the board of trustees are all provided. |
2015 | 61 | 3 | 16 | A family connection | Bob Caletti | PIA | Peerless Piano Player Co. | Restoring a family heirloom Peerless Player Piano | The author describes his early fascination with mechanical music and memories of a Peerless Style D Player Piano in his grandfather's saloon and then restoring the same piano many years later after it came into his possession. |
2015 | 61 | 3 | 23 | Always keep the directions | Luuk Goldhorn | HIS | John Gloach Murdoch and Company | Original directions on use and care of music box | The author describes finding a set of original directions in a Murdoch music box he purchased and restored. He comments on how rare it is to find a piece of paper like this stored with a music box for more than 100 years. |
2015 | 61 | 3 | 24 | A five-comb musical box | Robin Biggins | CYL | unknown | A cylinder music box with five combs and 162 teeth | The author details a five-comb cylinder musical box that he restored. The box is by an unknown maker but it can play up to 45 notes at one time with a double mainspring providing power to turn the cylinder and engage many teeth on each of the multiple combs. It can play for 20 minutes at a time. |
2015 | 61 | 3 | 26 | Dismay in the Vatican | Dr. Giorgio Farabegoli and Dr. Albert Lotz | HIS | none | A history of the player organ in the Catholic Church | The authors tell the story of how automatic player organs were introduced into Catholic Churches to play the sacred music and how many in the church fought the new ideas. Includes descriptions of the player organs and the main church officials on both sides of the campaign to allow automatic music in chapels. |
2015 | 61 | 3 | 43 | The Hunt: A Monopol Story | Alison Biden | DIS | Monopol | A story of finding a rare Monopol disc player and discs to play on it | The author describes her purchase of a Monopol music box and her search for more 12 ½ inch discs to play on it. |
2015 | 61 | 3 | 48 | Tales from the road: An Indiana Gathering | Hope Rider | MBSI | various | A tour of Ruth and Kim Pontius' collection | The author tells of a gathering of music box lovers at the home of Kim and Ruth Pontius, where Kim showed off his workshop and played many of his music boxes, orchestrions and automatic pianos for the general enjoyment of the visitors. |
2015 | 61 | 3 | 52 | Southeast/Sunbelt Chapter Report | Margery and Howard Sanford | MBSI | none | Southeast/Sunbelt Chapters activities | The report covers the Sunbelt and Southeast chapters meeting in New Orleans, LA, for a weekend adventure. Tours of Rau Antiques, the Hayno collection, the Elbers collection, the Boyd collection, the Bonura collection, and the George collection |
2015 | 61 | 3 | 58 | Southern California Chapter report | Ardis Prescott | MBSI | none | Southern California Chapter activities | The report covers the Southern California Chapter meeting in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, at the home of Ralph and Gloria Schack. A business meeting was held and then the Schack collection was toured. |
2015 | 61 | 4 | 5 | President's Message | Julian Grace | MBSI | none | MBSI business | A discussion about the redesign of the Society website, the establishment of a the new Marketing Committee, and a reminder about the upcoming annual meeting in Torrance, CA. |
2015 | 61 | 4 | 6 | Membership Chair Report | Warren Stiska | MBSI | none | MBSI business | An encouragement for all Society members to promote the society to friends in other groups that might have an interest in mechanical music with the idea that belonging to more than one group can enrich a person's collecting experience. |
2015 | 61 | 4 | 9 | Sharing MBSI in the 21st Century | Dr. Wayne Finger | MBSI | none | Using the online Mechanical Music Digest to promote MBSI | A general description of the MMD and ideas on how to promote MBSI and its activities. |
2015 | 61 | 4 | 11 | A Hupfeld Helios | Russell Kasselman | ORC | Hupfeld | Finding and restoring a Hupfeld Helios Orchestrion | Mike Argain's purchase and restoration of the 12 ½ foot tall Hupfeld Helios Orchestrion is detailed including before, during and after photos of the restoration process. |
2015 | 61 | 4 | 18 | It's Meeting Time: Preview of the 2015 Annual Meeting | Russell Kasselman | MBSI | none | Tours and Workshop information for the Torrance, CA, annual meeting | Previews of tours and information about workshops that will be available during the Torrance, CA, annual meeting are provided. |
2015 | 61 | 4 | 22 | Meet the Lloyds | Ardis Prescott | MBSI | various | Lloyd Collection music boxes | The author details how Bob and Diane Lloyd got started collecting music boxes and then describes various music boxes in their collection that will be part of the tours for the Torrance, CA, annual meeting. |
2015 | 61 | 4 | 25 | Other wonderful collections to see on the tours | Ardis Prescott | MBSI | none | Schack, Nix, Choate, Levy collection tours | A recap of previous articles about the Schack, Nix, Choate, and Levy collections that will be part of the annual meeting tours |
2015 | 61 | 4 | 27 | a Chevron Comb in a Strange Musical Mechanism | Luuk Goldhorn | CYL | unknown | Chevron shaped musical comb in a musical clock | The author provides photos and information about an unusually shaped musical comb found in a musical clock estimated to be made between 1815 and 1820. |
2015 | 61 | 4 | 29 | Musical Mystery: A music box in the Morris Museum has a connection to Puccini's Madama Butterfly | Russell Kasselman | HIS | unknown | Professor Anthony Sheppard's article on Puccini's opera | A brief article with links to more information regarding Professor Anthony Sheppard's work to determine the origins of Puccin's opera Madama Butterfly. The article talks about the discovery being made in the Morris Museum |
2015 | 61 | 4 | 30 | Japanese International Chapter Report | Toshihiro Hamamura | MBSI | none | Japanese International Chapter activities | The report covers the Japanese International Chapter's visit to Tokyo and the Parthenon Tama Automatic Musical Instrument Magic Sound Room and the Mitaka Orgel Kan museum. An optional tour to the Min-on Ongaku Hakubutsu-kan museum was also made. |
2015 | 61 | 4 | 33 | Japanese International Chapter Organ Rally | Masayuki Yoshida | ORS | various | Japanese International Chapter holds an organ rally in Tama-city Tokyo | The Japanese International Chapter entertained visitors to the 2015 Tama Center Spring Festa with five street organs and several portable organs while inviting people to tour musical box museums. |
2015 | 61 | 4 | 36 | East Coast Chapter report | Jerry Maler | MBSI | none | East Coast Chapter activities | The report covers the East Coast Chapter meeting in Long Island, NY, as the group joined with AMICA members for a business meeting and a tour of the Maler collection |
2015 | 61 | 4 | 40 | Southeast Chapter report | Margery Sanford | MBSI | none | Southeast Chapter activities | The report covers the Southeast Chapter meeting in Altamonte Springs, FL, where tours of the Wayne and Mary Ellen Myers collection, and Cyndy and Bill Hall's collection were provided. |
2015 | 61 | 4 | 43 | Golden Gate Chapter report | Richard Hughes | MBSI | none | Golden Gate Chapter activities | The report covers the Golden Gate Chapter meeting in Menlo Park, CA, at the home of Bob and Judy Caletti. A business meeting was held and then several of the instruments in the Caletti collection were played for visitors. |
2015 | 61 | 4 | 46 | Golden Gate Chapter report | David Corkrum | MBSI | none | Golden Gate Chapter activities | The report covers the Golden Gate Chapter's joint tour with AMICA of the Stanford music library at Stanford University. Several automatic musical instruments were assembled for a concert and descriptions of the university's roll collection and preservation efforts were provided. |
2015 | 61 | 4 | 52 | National Capital Chapter report | Alan J. Gentemen | MBSI | none | National Capital Chapter activities | The report covers the National Capital Chapter meeting in Rockville, MD, at the home of Knowles and Ginny Little where members conducted a show and tell session and toured the Little Collection. |
2015 | 61 | 4 | 58 | The Hunt: Molinari hand organs with a personal touch | Craig Smith | ORS | Molinari | Picture Postcards in Molinari Organs | The author describes how Molinari organs often had a picture postcard as part of their case and how he discovered there were often handwritten messages on the backs of the postcards because they had been sent through the mail before being used as interesting extras in the organ cases. |
2015 | 61 | 5 | 5 | President's Message | Julian Grace | MBSI | none | MBSI business | A farewell message as Julian Grace passes the presidency to Judy Caletti and a thank you to those who serve the society. Also a reminder to attend the Torrance, CA, annual meeting. |
2015 | 61 | 5 | 6 | Membership Chair Report | Warren Stiska | MBSI | none | MBSI business | An invitation to send in ideas for increasing membership and also an invitation to attend the Membership Committee meeting at the Torrance, CA, annual meeting. |
2015 | 61 | 5 | 10 | Children's activity booklet available | Dr. Wayne Finger | MBSI | none | A children's activity book produced by the Southeast Chapter | In an effort to encourage younger members to attend meetings and bring their children, the Southeast Chapter produced an activity book related to mechanical music so that children can color and solve simple problems while their parents enjoy a meeting and some music. |
2015 | 61 | 5 | 13 | Brandenburger, Berlin | Robin Biggins | DIS | Brandenburger | A disc box with an unfamiliar maker's name is found | The author details a disc box produced by a previously unknown maker from Berlin, Germany. The box is an upright disc player with 172 teeth and a zither attachment that operates on both combs. Discs are 18 ¼ inches and projects have a reinforced folded edge. |
2015 | 61 | 5 | 16 | Sharing MBSI: Use YouTube to spread joy | Troy Duncan | MBSI | none | Create a YouTube account and share videos | The author describes how society members can create their own YouTube account for free and then share videos of their music boxes on the website for others to enjoy. |
2015 | 61 | 5 | 19 | Arranging Beautiful Music for the Mills Violano Virtuoso | Dr. Wayne Finger | STR | Mills Novelty Company | Using a computer to arrange modern music for antique automatic musical instruments | The author describes how he is able to arrange modern pieces of music to play on his Mills Violano Virtuoso using a MIDI Player and software that helps match notes from the music to the available notes on the mechanical musical instrument even though the author cannot play the piano or the violin. |
2015 | 61 | 5 | 25 | Back in action: Cremona G playing again at DeBence Antique World | Prescott Greene | PIA | Marquette Piano Company | Restoration process to bing a Cremona G piano back to playing status | The author details the history of the Cremona G being worked on, then describes the various actions that were taken to restore the piano to its original form and get it playing for visitors again. |
2015 | 61 | 5 | 41 | National Capital Chapter report | Bob and Nancy Goldsmith | MBSI | none | National Capital Chapter activities | The report covers the National Capital Chapter's annual Organ Grind and Music Box demonstration at the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historic park in Maryland. Several members brought street organs, disc players or cylinder players to entertain and inform visitors about mechanical music. |
2015 | 61 | 5 | 44 | East Coast Chapter report | Bill Wineburgh | MBSI | none | East Coast Chapter activities | The report covers the East Coast Chapter meeting in Morristown, NJ, where chapter members held their annual summer picnic and toured the Morris Museum. |
2015 | 61 | 5 | 46 | National Capital Chapter report | Kenneth Gordon | MBSI | none | National Capital Chapter activities | The report covers the National Capital Chapter meeting in Belle Mead, NJ, and Coopersburg, PA, where the collections of Glenn Thomas and Paul Manganaro were toured. |
2015 | 61 | 5 | 50 | Southern California Chapter report | Ardis Prescott | MBSI | none | Southern California Chapter activities | The report covers the Southern California Chapter meeting in San Diego, CA, where the home of Brent Hoag and Terri Urbon was toured and their collection was displayed. |
2015 | 61 | 5 | 56 | Lake Michigan Chapter | Marty Persky | MBSI | none | Lake Michigan Chapter activities | The report covers the Lake Michigan Chapter's meeting in Barrington and Oak Park, IL, during which the chapter held a monkey organ rally and mechanical music fair at the historic home of Herbert S. Mills. Members were also invited to tour the Sanfilippo estate. |
2015 | 61 | 6 | 5 | President's Message | Judy Caletti | MBSI | none | MBSI business | A welcome message from the new president with a note that the society's bylaws are undergoing a review after many years of not being changed, the new society website project is underway and some accounting changes are being made to protect the society's funds. |
2015 | 61 | 6 | 6 | Publications Committee report | Bob Caletti | MBSI | none | MBSI business | A report on the state of the Journal, including the new archiving method of storing all content used to produce the journal in an online format via Dropbox.com. A call for more members to send in their articles for publication. |
2015 | 61 | 6 | 7 | Editors Notes | Russell Kasselman | MBSI | none | MBSI business | Information on the award winners at the 2015 Annual Meeting. |
2015 | 61 | 6 | 9 | Minutes of the trustees' meeting / Annual Business Meeting | David Corkrum | MBSI | none | MBSI business | A recap of board actions taken on proposed society business, notes about the activities of each committee and projections for future actions. |
2015 | 61 | 6 | 16 | MBSI Statement of Financial Position | Sherry Werner | MBSI | none | MBSI business | Charts showing the current financial picture of the society. |
2015 | 61 | 6 | 19 | Notes from the 66th Annual Meeting | Ardis Prescott | MBSI | none | MBSI Annual Meeting | Details of the tours and other events that took place in Torrance, CA, at the annual meeting including numerous photos of society members and musical boxes found on the tours. |
2015 | 61 | 6 | 28 | Sharing MBSI in the 21st Century | Dr. Wayne Finger | MBSI | none | The benefit of chapter websites | The author details current chapter websites and also extols the benefits of establishing and maintaining a website to distribute information to members and the public at large. |
2015 | 61 | 6 | 31 | Reclaiming a Regina Orchestral | Bob Caletti and Jonathan Hoyt | DIS | Regina Music Box Company | The restoration of a 27-inch Style 5 Regina Orchestral Music Box | The authors use many photos to detail the damage to a Regina Orchestral and then describe the ways that repairs were made and restoration was accomplished. |
2015 | 61 | 6 | 37 | Music Box Day at History Camp | Robert R. Ebert | MBSI | none | A music box building class for young children | The Lorain County Historical Society hosts a music box building day for young people in Ohio where kids learn to assemble a simple music box case and install a musical movement to learn about how music boxes work. |
2015 | 61 | 6 | 38 | Exhibiting Mechanical Music | Bill Wineburgh | MBSI | none | Finding places to display mechanical music to inspire interest in the hobby | The author describes how he partnered with his local library to use a display space with mechanical musical toys and small music boxes to generate interest in the hobby. Placards with information about the music boxes and the Society were included in the display. |
2015 | 61 | 6 | 44 | Northwest International Chapter report | Rick Swaney | MBSI | none | Northwest International Chapter activities | The report covers two meetings of the the Northwest International Chapter, one in Bellingham, WA, and one in Olympia, WA. The first was a visit to the Spark Museum of Electrical Invention which contains an exhibit with thousands of radios, telephones, telegraphs, phonographs and even music boxes. The second meeting was held at Irv and Mabel Eacrett's home where members shared ideas to fix a music box and held a show and tell session. |
2015 | 61 | 6 | 46 | Mid-America Chapter report | Hope Rider | MBSI | none | Mid-America Chapter activities | The report covers the Mid-America Chapter's meeting in Wabash, IN, where the group was putting on the 40th Annual Band Organ Rally. |
2015 | 61 | 6 | 50 | Golden Gate Chapter report | Jonathan Hoyt | MBSI | none | Golden Gate Chapter activities | The report covers the Golden Gate Chapter meeting in Belmot, CA, at the home of Richard and Julie Hughes where members toured the collection of music boxes, jukeboxes, German beer steins and other collectibles. |
2015 | 61 | 6 | 56 | National Capital Chapter report | Bob and Nancy Goldsmith | MBSI | none | National Capital Chapter activities | The report covers the National Capital Chapter meeting in Bethesda, MD, where the group met at the home of Ken Gordon and toured his collection. Ken provided many stories of instruments he owned or worked on. |
2014 | 60 | 1 | 10 | Picture Perfect Music | Finger, Wayne G. | AUT | Various | Animated picture clock | An animated picture clock having two cylinder musical movements and seven gong assemblies is described. |
2014 | 60 | 1 | 12 | Restoration Basics. A 15 1/2" Regina | Caletti, Bob | DIS | Regina | Regina restoration techniques | Some restoration techniques for a 15 1/2" Regina movement and case are described and illustrated. |
2014 | 60 | 1 | 22 | The Equitable Criterion, with Trade Simulator | Boehck, Steve | DIS | Equitable Manufacturing Company | Musical trade simulator w/ Criterion movement | A rare musical trade simulator with a Criterion movement is described in detail. |
2014 | 60 | 1 | 34 | A Shocking Experience? | Boehck, Steve | DIS | Regina | An experimental Regina with electrical device | Experimental Regina and F.G. Otto machines for music stimulated by electrical shocks is described and illustrated. |
2014 | 60 | 1 | 40 | Making Crests for a 15 1/2" Regina | Caletti, Bob | DIS | Regina | How to make new crests for Regina changers | The technique for making blanks for carving new Regina crests from original samples is illustrated. |
2014 | 60 | 2 | 11 | Making a New Comb | Wilson, Charles H. | DIS | Regina | How to make a new comb | The procedure for making a new comb is described and illustrated in detail. |
2014 | 60 | 2 | 19 | Tune Sheet Project Nos. 501 - 510 | Reed, Tim | CYL | Various | Tune sheets | Tune sheets 501 - 500 are illustrated |
2014 | 60 | 2 | 25 | Singing Again. The resurrection of an original Wurlitzer Style B Automatic Harp | Lund, Mike | STR | Wurlitzer | Wurlitzer Style B Harp | The extensive rebuilding and restoration of an original Wurlitzer style B harp is described and illustrated. |
2014 | 60 | 3 | 10 | Winding Back Time | Williams, Mark | ORC | Various | Orchestria Palm Court collection | Views of the collection of mechanical music in the Orchestria Palm Court, San Jose, California. |
2014 | 60 | 3 | 18 | The Rise of the Phoenix | Hoyt, Jonathan | DIS | Symphonion | Restoring a fire burned machine | Restoration and rebuilding the case of a rare Symphonion extensively damaged by fire. |
2014 | 60 | 3 | 25 | Woodworms | Craig, Sally | MIS | Various | Identifying and repairing woodworm damage | How to identify and repair woodworm damage, and the resources for exterminating or fumigating. |
2014 | 60 | 3 | 28 | Experiencing the Spectrum of Mechanical Music | Bopp, Ronald | MIS | Various | Confessions of a Mechanical music Junkie | Ron Bopp describes his experiences and philosophy of years of collecting mechanical music |
2014 | 60 | 3 | 35 | Mason & Hamlin, a Short Story | Strengers, Hendrik H. | PIA | Mason & Hamlin | A brief description of the founding and history | Mr. Strengers documents the founding and history of the company |
2014 | 60 | 3 | 37 | A Barrel-operated Beauty | Lia, Victor | ORC | Dienst | The restoration of a Dienst barrel orchestrion. | A nine-tune Dienst orchestrion with two barrels is restored |
2014 | 60 | 4 | 14 | The Popper Felix | Crandall, Rick | ORC | Popper | Discovery and restoration of a Popper Felix | An extensive description of the history and restoration of a Popper Felix orchestrion. |
2014 | 60 | 4 | 30 | Enjoying More Music | Little, Knowles | DIS | Various | A reversible MIDI conversion for disc boxes | The system and components used to play a Regina music box with MIDI is described |
2014 | 60 | 5 | 19 | Disc Maker | Corkrum, Dave | DIS | Polyphon | Reproducing Polyphon discs | A method for reproducing Plyphon discs is described in detail |
2014 | 60 | 5 | 27 | An Austrian Musical Inkwell | Goldhoorn, Luuk | MIN | Unknown | Musical Inkwell | Details of an early (1820?) sectional comb musical movement in an inkwell |
2014 | 60 | 5 | 28 | The Phonograph corner | Witt, Clay | PHO | Edison | Edison model C19 (previosly C250) | The provenance and restoration of an Edison C250/C19 "Chippendale" phonograph is discussed. |
2014 | 60 | 6 | 10 | A Stand for my Stella | Hobbs, Kermit | DIS | Stella | Making a table for a Stella Grand | An innovative method for making a matching table to support a Stella Grand is decribed |
2014 | 60 | 6 | 16 | Restoring a Vintage Verbeek Fairground Organ | Gottfried, Ben | ORL | Verbeek | Full restoration of a Verbeek fairground organ | A complete restoration of a Verbeek fairground organ is fully described with many photographs |
2014 | 60 | 6 | 28 | An Unusual Rivenc Music Box | Cornelius, Rod | CYL | Rivenc | Full restoration of a 2 cylinder Rivenc music box | A complete restoration of the case and mechanism of a Rivenc musical box having two cylinders on the same shaft. |
2014 | 60 | 6 | 38 | Sharing Mechanical Music | Wineburgh, Bill | VAR | Various | How to display musical boxes in public | Instructions on how to display musical boxes in public venues in an interesting way |
2013 | 59 | 1 | 11 | The Little Musical Jewel | Eric, Kathleen | MIN | Unknown | Novelty items including a musical pendant | Some inexpesive novelty items are discussed but also a more precious pendent with a sur-plateau movement is illustrated. |
2013 | 59 | 1 | 14 | De Grote Blauwe (The Big Blue One) | Meijer, Tom | ORL | Minning, Jack | The life of a large Dutch street organ | From the design and construction, through disasters and rebuilding, the life of a large Dutch street organ is documented. |
2013 | 59 | 1 | 24 | Lacquered Papier-Mache Music Box Cases | Karp, Larry | MIN | Various | The origin and development of lacquered boxes | Various examples of lacquered snuff boxes, including manivelles, are illustrated and described. |
2013 | 59 | 1 | 28 | Sur Plateau Musical Keys | Goyvaerts, Johan | MIN | Various | The makers of musical keys are examined | In the case of musical keys the repairers often signed them and the signatures may be mistaken for the maker. |
2013 | 59 | 1 | 32 | An Early Golay Musical Snuff Box | Eric, Christian | MIN | Golay | A Sur Plateau movement | A sur plateau verticle pluck movement |
2013 | 59 | 2 | 8 | Coinola, Coin Operated Pianos and Orchestrions | Bowers, Q. David & Reblitz, Art | PIA | Coinola | Coinola automatic instruments | An in-depth study of the range of automatic instruments manufactured by the Operators Piano Company |
2013 | 59 | 2 | 20 | The "Shepherd" Clock of P. Jaquet-Droz | Jenkins, Wade | AUT | Jaquet-Droz, P. | The "Shepherd" automaton clock | A reprinted and expanded description of the Jaquet-Droz clock originally described by Alfred Chapuis. |
2013 | 59 | 2 | 24 | Piet Maas, Music Marker (1898-1959) | Meijer, Tom | ORL | Various | The life and work of Piet Maas, music marker | Piet Maas was a master music marker for many Dutch street organs as this document shows, with historic illustrations. |
2013 | 59 | 2 | 28 | Regina and Ragtime | Karp, Larry | DIS | Regina | Ragtime music for Regina musical boxes | The history of Regina's development and their production of ragtime tune sheets is explained. A list of ragtime titles is included. |
2013 | 59 | 3 | 8 | The Music of the Walbaum Cabinet | Kowar, Helmut | AUT | Walbaum, Matthaus | The Walbaum cabinet c. 1620-25 | The musical and mechanical features of this early complicated clock is described in detail. |
2013 | 59 | 3 | 16 | "Cartieres" | Goldhoorn, Luuk | CYL | Various | Small specialty musical boxes | The musical boxes described are larger than tabatieres but smaller than cartel boxes with many of the same features. |
2013 | 59 | 3 | 18 | The B.A.B. Organ Company | Caulfield, Matthew | ORL | B.A.B. Organ Company | The history of the B.A.B. Organ Company | The Italian immigrants, their company and their New York products are documented. |
2013 | 59 | 3 | 24 | Music House Museum, Traverse City, Michigan | Clore, Dorothy | MIS | Various | A mechanical music museum in Traverse City, MI | The history and contents of this music museum is described in detail. |
2013 | 59 | 4 | 10 | The Autophone's First "Ingenious Mechanism" | Moore, Charles | ORS | Autophone | The development of the Autophone mechanism | The development of the mechanism that advances the paper music strip is explained in detail. Restoration of a model is described. |
2013 | 59 | 4 | 20 | Leonado da Vici's Musical Instruments | Strengers, Hendrik H. | MIS | Leonado da Vinci | Models of instruments scethched by da Vinci | Musical instrument models have been produced that are based on the drawings of Leonado da Vinci and they are described and illustrated. |
2013 | 59 | 4 | 22 | Rembert Wurlitzer and the Travels of Antique Violins | Roeben, Dr. Annette | STR | Wurlitzer, Rembert | The repair and restoration of violins | Rembert Wurlitzer set up his business resyoring some of the most valuable stringed instruments in the world. |
2013 | 59 | 4 | 23 | Tune Sheet Project Nos. 491 - 500 | Reed, Tim | CYL | Various | Tune sheets | Tune sheets 491 - 500 are illustrated |
2013 | 59 | 5 | 8 | Orchestrions in America in the 19th Century | Bowers, Q. David & Reblitz, Art | ORC | Various | The study of orchestrions in America | An in-depth study of early orchestrions, both imported and domestic, as documented from contemporary newspaper accounts. |
2013 | 59 | 5 | 25 | Ragtime Music from the Guinness Collection | Ryder, Jere | HIS | Various | Ragtime-playing mechanical musical instruments | A discussion of the Ragtime music as played on instruments from the Guinness collection. |
2013 | 59 | 5 | 31 | Apollo Galore | Goldhoorn, Luuk | MIN | Various | Images of Apollo adorned on miniature boxes | Ten examples of early snuff boxes adroned with the image of Apollo are illustrated and described. |
2013 | 59 | 6 | 10 | Anomalies | Goldhoorn, Luuk | MIN | Various | Dating difficulties with early musical boxes | Early musical boxes were made by independent craftsmen and are difficult to date from design features. |
2013 | 59 | 6 | 12 | Anton Olbrich's Unique Viennese Musical Clock | Eric, Christian | CYL | Olbrich, Anton | A sectional comb, fusee movement in a clock | An early Viennese fusee driven cylinder movement with a "reversed" sectional comb is illustrated and described in detail. |
2013 | 59 | 6 | 20 | A Double-Teaser Cylinder Music Box: Lecoultre and Lawater | Karp, Larry | CYL | Lecoultre | Comparing Lecoultre and Lawater machines | Comparing F Lecoultre and Lawater branded machines and proposing close relationships |
2013 | 59 | 6 | 22 | Lecoultre and Lawater: The Past Rises Up | Karp, Larry | CYL | Lecoultre | Lecoultre & Lawater comparison revisited | Further information relating to the Lecoultre/Lawater connection is detailed by new comparisons. |
2013 | 59 | 6 | 27 | Preparing a Violano for the Next Generation | Finger, Wayne G. | STR | Mills | Restoring and preserving a Mills Violano | The steps taken to completely restore a Mills Violano are described and illustrated, including MIDI installation. |
2012 | 58 | 1 | 8 | Bernhard Dufner, The Unknown American Orchestrion Builder | Edgerton, W and Smith, Craig | ORC | Dufner, Bernhard | Bernhard Dufner, Orchestrion buider | The life history, achievments and examples of the American orchestrions that he built are documented. |
2012 | 58 | 1 | 19 | Daguerrotype of a misic box used in a photographer's studio | Reed, Tim | CYL | Unknown | A music box used in a photographer's studio | An early Daguerrtype photograph shows a music box being used as a photographer's prop. |
2012 | 58 | 1 | 19 | Video Taping a Musical Box: An Attempt to Transcribe and Analize its Music | Kowar, Helmut | CYL | Unknown | Analizing the music on a cylinder music box | Using a video tape to analize the fine details of the execution of the music: Paticularly the structure of the music on cylinder musical boxes. |
2012 | 58 | 1 | 23 | A Weighty Curio | Reid, Alec | CYL | Baker/Troll | A large weight driven musical box | An unusual weight driven musical box by Baker/Troll is described and illustrated |
2012 | 58 | 1 | 24 | Music From Belgium Part 6 | Meijer, Tom | ORL | Various | The music markers for Belgian dance music | The conclusion of a series of articles documenting more of the Belgian music arrangers |
2012 | 58 | 1 | 28 | A Conundrum Cylinder Music Box | Karp, Larry | CYL | Unknown | A music box of unknown origin | A cylinder music box of unknown origin is decribed and illustrated to try to determine the country of manufacture |
2012 | 58 | 1 | 32 | Captain Ross's Musical Box | Reed, Tim | CYL | Cuendet | Original documents found in a music box | Documens found in an 1894 music box show Capt. A.M. Ross paid $27.50 in New York for a 20 tune machine. |
2012 | 58 | 2 | 8 | Music Boxes "For the Parlors of the Millionaire" | Bowers, Q. David | CYL | Mermod Freres | The history and products of Mermod Freres | Based in St. Croix, Switzerland, mermod Freres was one of the most famous makers of music boxes. The cylinder models are described. |
2012 | 58 | 3 | 9 | The Hidden History Beneath a Wurlitzer 105 Restoration | Quashnock, Jim | ORL | Wurlitzer | Restoration of a Wurlitzer 105 | The author details the restoration, particularly of the façade, by the meticulous discovery of the underlying original painting. |
2012 | 58 | 3 | 16 | The Perfection Music Box | Karp, Larry | DIS | Perfection | A description of the Perfection musical box | The Perfection music box mechanism is described, including the unususal use of felt sandwiched between two half star wheels to produce dampering. |
2012 | 58 | 3 | 20 | Tune Sheet Project Nos. 471 - 480 | Reed, Tim | CYL | Various | Tune sheets | Tune sheets 471 - 480 are illustrated |
2012 | 58 | 3 | 24 | More News About Bernhard Dufner | Smith, Craig | ORC | Bernhard Dufner | Dufner orchestrions | More information about Dufner orchestrions in addition to the information supplied in MBSI Journal 56-1. |
2012 | 58 | 3 | 26 | The Difference in the Layout of Large and Small Musical Boxes | Goldhoorn, Luuk | CYL | Various | Comparing the layout of small and cartel boxes | Through photographs and dialog the development of the early machines is compared to later cartel mechanisms.2306 |
2012 | 58 | 3 | 29 | Arion Tune List | Wineburgh, Bill | DIS | Arion | Arion tune list | Additional tunes are listed in addition to those shown in MBSI Journal 57-4. |
2012 | 58 | 4 | 8 | James H. Drew Exposition's Band Organ Ready For New Season | Caulfield, Matthew | ORL | Drew | Rebuilding the Drew organ | This large traveling band organ is modified from a Ruth/ Gerbruder Bruder/Wurlitzer 165 heritage and is completely restored. |
2012 | 58 | 4 | 14 | A Musical Cane | Karp, Larry | MIS | Unknown | A cane that plays music | A descriptio of an unusual walking cane that plays music. |
2012 | 58 | 4 | 17 | 24 1/2" Polyphon Musical Hall Clock | Caletti, Bob | DIS | Polyphon | The reconstruction of a Polyphon hall clock | The complete reconstruction of a Polyphon hall clock is described in detail, including a new base and ornamentation. |
2012 | 58 | 4 | 22 | Tune Sheet Project Nos. 481 - 490 | Reed, Tim | CYL | Various | Tune sheets | Tune sheets 481 - 490 are illustrated |
2012 | 58 | 4 | 26 | Four Old European Postcards | Strengers, Hendrik H. | MIS | Various | Old pstcards showing mechanical music | Four postcards depicting automata and mechanical music are shown and described. |
2012 | 58 | 5 | 8 | The First Model of the Violano-Virtuoso | Duckworth, Johnny | STR | Mills | A description of the first Mills Violano | The first Mills Violano is described, including photographs and the interesting history of Ozzie Werdemann, Mills agent. |
2012 | 58 | 5 | 14 | Hans Wiesner's Musical Postcards | Tyler, Ronald | PHO | Wiesner, Hans & Co | Musical postcards | A fascinating article describing musical phonograph records in the form of a postcard. |
2012 | 58 | 5 | 18 | Musical Watch Keys | Goldhoorn, Luuk and Goyvaerts, Johen | MIN | Various | Musical watch keys | A discussion about the origin of musical watch keys. |
2012 | 58 | 5 | 19 | A Musical Snuff Box of Exceptional Form | Goldhoorn, Luuk | MIN | Unknown | Snuff box with a barillet musical movement | A beautiful curved snuff box is examined and many photographs show the components. The date on the spring is September 1812. |
2012 | 58 | 5 | 23 | A Machinist's Partial Comb Replacement | Wilson, Charles H. | CYL | Various | A method used to replace a large comb section | A machinist's step-by-step process for replacing a large section of damaged comb teeth is described and illustrated. |
2012 | 58 | 5 | 28 | The Amazing Musical Bird Pistols | Penna, Robert F | AUT | Rochat | A pair of singing bird pistols | A pair of matched singing bird pistols is described and illustrated in detail, including an internal line drawing of the mechanism. |
2012 | 58 | 6 | 8 | The Regina Musical Salesman | Boehck, Steve | DIS | Regina | Coin operated vending machine by Regina | A very comprehensive description of the Regina models that dispensed chewing gum, with illustrations of the various mechanisms. |
2012 | 58 | 6 | 24 | Copyright Stamps on Recordings | Strengers, Hendrik H. | PHO | Various | Copyright stamps on phonograph records | Copyright stamps were required on music recordings from about 1908 to show that royalties were paid, and the practice lasted until about 1940. |
2012 | 58 | 6 | 26 | Francois Nicole Made Barillet Movements | Goldhoorn, Luuk | MIN | Francois Nicole | Discovery of barillet movements by Fr. Nicole | Rare barillet movements by Francois Nicole are described and lllustrated. |
2011 | 57 | 1 | 8 | Mechanical Instruments in the Streets of Europe During the 19th Century | Crasse, Philippe | ORS | Various | The evolution of mechanical music in Europe | How mechanical musical instruments evolved and diversified during the expansion of industrial factories in the 19th century. |
2011 | 57 | 1 | 16 | The Automatic Violin Players | Bowers, Q. David | STR | Various | Comparisons of Hupfeld and Mills violin players | A discussion of the virtues of the Hupfeld and Mills violi players. |
2011 | 57 | 1 | 26 | Part lII The Courvoisier Automata | Metzger, Frank | AUT | Courvoisier | Courvoisier singing bird automaton | A description and illustrations of the mechanism of the Courvoisier singing bird automaton and a history of the maker. |
2011 | 57 | 1 | 30 | Music From Belgium Part 1 | Meijer, Tom | ORL | Various | The music markers for Belgian dance music | An historical account of the organ music markers and arrangers for the Belgian dance organs of the 20th century. |
2011 | 57 | 2 | 8 | Music From Belgium Part 2 | Meijer, Tom | ORL | Various | The music markers for Belgian dance music | An historical account of the organ music markers and arrangers for the Belgian dance organs of the 20th century. |
2011 | 57 | 2 | 13 | Part IV The Courvoisier Automata | Metzger, Frank | AUT | Courvoisier | Courvoisier singing bird automaton | A description and illustrations of the mechanism of the Courvoisier singing bird automaton and a history of the maker. |
2011 | 57 | 2 | 19 | Tune Sheet Project Nos. 461 - 470 | Reed, Tim | CYL | Various | Tune sheets | Tune sheets 461 - 470 are illustrated |
2011 | 57 | 2 | 23 | Contemporary Mechanical Music Originals - "Hedgwood" | Karp, Larry | CYL | Brown, Dan | How to make gift music boxes | Instructions with illustrations detailing the necessary steps in making small musical gifts |
2011 | 57 | 2 | 26 | Charles Marenghi of Paris 1858 - 1919 | Thebault, Vincent | ORL | Marenghi | Charles Marenghi, organ builder | The life achievements of Charles Marenghi, organ builder, are detailed in an interesting and illustrated article |
2011 | 57 | 2 | 30 | Medal Winner Marenghi | Seagrave, Shane | ORL | Marenghi | Charles Marenghi, organ builder | Shane Seagrave updates his article on the history of Marenghi's success |
2011 | 57 | 2 | 36 | Chaillet and Brachhausen Family Tree | Wineburgh, Bill | DIS | Regina | Chaillet and Brachhausen family tree | An addendum to Mechanical Music V56, No.5 article "Octave Felician Chaillet - The Music Arranger" |
2011 | 57 | 3 | 8 | Part V The Courvoisier Automata | Metzger, Frank | AUT | Courvoisier | Courvoisier singing bird automaton | An account of some of the history and business practices at the time the Courvoisier bird cages were being manufactured. |
2011 | 57 | 3 | 17 | An Anton Olbrich Musical Box | Biggins, Robin | CYL | Olbrich, Anton | An Olbrich musical box with Romanian tunes | An early, large , six tune musical box by Olbrich is descibed and illustrated. An mp3 recording is posted on the MBSI web site temporarily. |
2011 | 57 | 3 | 20 | The Thursford Marehnghi | Seagrave, Shane | ORL | Marenghi | A Marenghi organ in the Thursford collection | The history of the huge Marenhi organ in the Thursford collection is documented. |
2011 | 57 | 3 | 26 | Do It Yourself Music Boxes | Goldhoorn, Luuk | MIS | Various | Small, programmable music boxes | A number of small, self programmable music boxes are described in detail. |
2011 | 57 | 4 | 9 | Part VI The Courvoisier Automata | Metzger, Frank | AUT | Courvoisier | Courvoisier singing bird automaton | Never before published detailed photos of the Courvoisier cage in Istanbul, and restoration photos. |
2011 | 57 | 4 | 14 | Music From Belgium Part 3 | Meijer, Tom | ORL | Various | The music markers for Belgian dance music | Two important music markers are introduced: Marcel Bartier and Urbain van Wichelen. |
2011 | 57 | 4 | 19 | Long Playing Musical Boxes Without Extra Gears | Blyelle, Etienne | CYL | Paillard | Long playing musical box | An example of a Paillard long playing music box is shown. It is achieved with powerful springs and a high drive trane ratio. |
2011 | 57 | 4 | 21 | Who Made the Arion Disc Playing Musical Box? | Wineburgh, Bill | DIS | Arion | The Arion disc musical box | Several Arion disc mechanisms are detailed and research shows that Auguste Bornand-Golaz is the maker. |
2011 | 57 | 4 | 30 | Henry Gautschi | Reed, Tim | CYL | Gautschi, Henry | A Trade Card from Henry Gautschi | A Trade Card rom Henry Gautschi of Phiadelphia is illustrated. |
2011 | 57 | 4 | 31 | Do It Yourself Music Boxes | Caulfield, Matthew | CYL | Various | Do It Yourself music boxes | John Grabowski describes several kits available to make your own music box. There is a link to a youtube site. |
2011 | 57 | 4 | 32 | The British Mechanical Exhibition | Cornelius, Rod | AUT | Various | An Automaton exhibition in New Zealand | An article about a collection of automata from Europe that ended up in New Zealand. There iare descriptions of many of the pieces. |
2011 | 57 | 5 | 8 | La Belle Josephine - A Joephine Baker Automaton | Karp, Larry | AUT | Unknown | An automaton in the guise of Josephine Baker | A possible one-of-a-kind automaton depicting the entertainer Joephine Baker (1906-1975), popular in Paris, France. |
2011 | 57 | 5 | 14 | Music From Belgium Part 4 | Meijer, Tom | ORL | Various | The music composer Abel Frans | The life of Belgian music composer and book music maker Abel Frans is documented. |
2011 | 57 | 5 | 19 | Part VIl The Courvoisier Automata | Metzger, Frank | AUT | Courvoisier | Final research data of the Courvoisier automat | Frank Metzger concludes his series with an appentix that contains raw research data provided by Sharon Kerman of Paris, France. |
2011 | 57 | 5 | 28 | A Machinist's Tooth Replacement 2.0 | Wilson, Charles H. | CYL | Various | Musical box tooth re[placement | Charles Wilson describes a method for producing dozens of comb teeth. |
2011 | 57 | 5 | 30 | Gaillard, A Misspelling of Paillard? | Goldhoorn, Luuk | CYL | Gaillard | Musical box maker Gaillard | The products of musical box maker Gaillard is documented and accompanied by photographs of some of his work. |
2011 | 57 | 6 | 12 | Song of the Silver Bird - Bontoms Freestanding Bird | Eric, Christian | AUT | Bontoms | A singing, freestanding bird | Christian Eric describes the the constuction of this unusual singing bird with detailed photos and text. |
2011 | 57 | 6 | 21 | Two American Trade Cards | Strengers, Hendrik H. | MIS | Various | Trade cards from Mason & Hamlin, and Steinway | Trade cards of the Mason & Hamlin Organ & Piano Co, and Steinway & Sons are illustrated |
2011 | 57 | 6 | 22 | Music From Belgium Part 5 | Meijer, Tom | ORL | Various | Belgian music arranger, Louis Somers | A portrate of the remarkble musician, Lois Somers, who arranged organ music for several makers |
2010 | 56 | 1 | 8 | Dutch Street Organs and Popular Music, Part 4 | Meijer, Tom | ORL | Various | Dutch street organ music | How the record industry influenced the type of music that was arranged for the street organs from 1945 to 1970. |
2010 | 56 | 1 | 14 | The First Polyphon, a Prototype? | De Bie, Daniel & Lebout, Jean-Marc | DIS | Polyphon | First Polyphon with cardboad discs | A discussion of the early designs of the Polyphon disc musical boxes |
2010 | 56 | 1 | 15 | The First Polyphon | Goldhoorn, Luuk & Weigman, Niko | DIS | Polyphon | Early Polyphon disc boxes | A discussion of the early designs of the Polyphon disc musical boxes |
2010 | 56 | 1 | 22 | Cardboard Disc Playing Polyphon Music Boxes | Conn, Coulson & Olson, John | DIS | Polyphon | Cardboard disc playing Polyphons | Early disc playing Polyphons are compared |
2010 | 56 | 1 | 26 | A Machinist's Tooth Replacement | Wilson, Charles H. | MIS | Various | Broken comb tooth replacement | A machinist's step-by-step process for replacing broken comb teeth |
2010 | 56 | 1 | 28 | List of Tunes Arranged for Regina Music Boxes | Advertisement | DIS | Regina | Regina tune list | A reprint of a Regina advertisement showing a list of available tunes for 15-1/2" machines |
2010 | 56 | 2 | 8 | The Orchestrion in 19th Century Newspapers - Part 4 | Shaw, Brian E. | ORC | Various | Orchestrions in 19th century newspapers | Research into the early introduction of "Orchestrions" in newpapers brings details of the first machines and their tours and exhibits. |
2010 | 56 | 2 | 12 | Chevob & Co. Miniature Music Box, Circa 1910 | Eric, Christian | MIN | Unknown | Description of a small cylinder movment | A description and photographs of a small cylinder movement with a tune sheet marked "Chevob & Co. late Baker Troll & Co. Geneva" |
2010 | 56 | 2 | 15 | August Jaccard - Business Card | Eric, Christian | MIS | Jaccard | A rare Jaccard business card | A photo of a business card for August Jaccard showing his San Francisco, California address, possibly in the 1880's |
2010 | 56 | 2 | 16 | Dutch Street Organs and Popular Music, Part 5 | Meijer, Tom | ORL | Various | Dutch street organs | The effect that recording companies and music arrangers had on Dutch Street organs from 1970 onwards, is discussed |
2010 | 56 | 2 | 24 | Cartel Box Cases With Cast Brass Classical Figures | Karp, Larry | CYL | Various | Decorative castings on early cases | Illustrations of decorative castings found on some very early cases with speculative origins are discussed |
2010 | 56 | 3 | 8 | Music by Mouse and MIDI | Meijer, Tom | ORL | Various | Book music arranging | The progression from arranging music and marking cardboard by hand, to arranging and cutting the music with the aid of a computer is discussed |
2010 | 56 | 3 | 12 | Wurlitzer Band Organs Larger than the Style 165 | Robinson, Dan | ORL | Wurlitzer | Wurlitzer Band Organs Larger than Style 165 | Seven Wurlitzer models that are larger than the Style 165 are detailed. |
2010 | 56 | 3 | 26 | The Roepke Musical Box | Knott, John & Conn, Coulson & Karp, Larry | DIS | Roepke | Roepke Musical Boxes | The origins of the Roepke cardboard book operated musical boxes are documented. |
2010 | 56 | 3 | 30 | Staffnote Player Rolls | Strengers, Hendrik H. & Goldhoorn, Luuk | PIA | Staffnote | Piano word rolls | The Billings Player Roll Company produced rolls under the "Staffnote" label and had about 50 patents in piano and player roll design |
2010 | 56 | 4 | 8 | 37 Note Una-Fon to MIDI Conversion | Stanoszek, Bob | MIS | Deagan | MIDI conversion of Deagan Una-Fon | Detailed instructions for converting a 37 note Una-Fon to operate on a MIDI system. Photos and material souces are listed. |
2010 | 56 | 4 | 11 | Polyphon Advertisements | Goldhoorn, Luuk | HIS | Polyphon | Early Polyphon advertisement | A copy of an early adverisement for Polyphon musical boxes and novelty items is reproduced. |
2010 | 56 | 4 | 12 | The Reginaphone Style 240 Masquerading as a Columbia Grafonola De Luxe. | Boehck, Steve | PHO | Columbia/Regina | Combination Phonographs & Musical Boxes | A well researched article describing various phonograph/musical box combinations with particular reference to Columbia/Regina Style 240. |
2010 | 56 | 4 | 28 | A New Workshop for the Van Speelklok tot Pierement National Museum in Utrecht, Netherlands | Coade, George | MIS | various | The new workshop in the Utrecht Museum | A photo tour of the new workshop in the Utrecht Museum. |
2010 | 56 | 4 | 30 | C. Bruguier Singing Bird Box Number 32 | Biggins, Robin | AUT | Bruguier, Charles | Bruguier singing bird box number 32 | Photographs and details of the earliest Bruguier singing bird tabatieres found to date. Number 32. |
2010 | 56 | 5 | 8 | Quieting of Small Organ Wind Supplies | Ames, Mike | ORS | Various | Reducing the wind noise on small organs | Illustrations and suggestions for reducing the wind turbine noise on small organs. |
2010 | 56 | 5 | 10 | An Early Polyphon | Goldhoorn, Luuk | MIS | Polyphon | Rare Polyphon machines are advertised | An early advertisement is discovered showing several Polyphon machines previously unknown |
2010 | 56 | 5 | 11 | Octave Felician Chaillet - The Music Arranger | Wineburgh, Bill | DIS | Regina | Regina music arrangements | An account of the life and work of Octave Felician Chaillet, who was a very important and highly regarded music arranger for the Regina Music Box Co. |
2010 | 56 | 5 | 18 | A Tale of Sororal Twin Miraphones | Karp, Larry | DIS | Mira | A comparison of twin Miraphones | Twin Style 167 Miraphones are compared to show a number of subtle differences in construction. |
2010 | 56 | 5 | 23 | Part II The Courvoisier Automata | Metzger, Frank | AUT | Courvoisier | Courvoisier singing bird automaton | A description and illustrations of the mechanism of the Courvoisier singing bird automaton and a history of the maker. |
2010 | 56 | 5 | 27 | Tune Sheet Project Nos. 451 - 460 | Reed, Tim | CYL | Various | Tune sheets | Tune sheets 451 - 460 are illustrated |
2010 | 56 | 5 | 32 | Cylinder Cement: A Solution by Paillard | Biggins, Robin | CYL | Paillard | Cylinder design for cement control | Paillard tried several ways to overcome the problem of cylinder cement melting in hot climates. This article describes one of them. |
2010 | 56 | 6 | 8 | Francois Nicole and His Suppliers | Goldhoorn, Luuk | MIN | Nicole, Francois | Comparison of miniature F. Nicole movements | Examples of various components supplied by independent workshops and used in the assembly of F. Nicole miniature movements. |
2010 | 56 | 6 | 15 | Stollwerck Phonographs Thar Played Chocolate Records | Karp, Larry | PHO | Stollwerck | Chocolate recording phonograph | The history and photographs of the Stollwerck chocolate phonograph products is shown in detail. "Play 'em, then eat 'em". |
2010 | 56 | 6 | 20 | The Cliff House. San Francisco's Showplace | Bowers, Q. David | MIS | Various | Historical San Franciso showplace | Postcard examples and the historical development of the San Francisco Cliff House which housed a large collection of mechanical music machines. |
2010 | 56 | 6 | 29 | The Lady Crooners of the Belgian Dance Hall Organ | Meijer, Tom | ORL | Various | Belgian dance hall organ development | The jazz-flute addition to the Belgian dance hall organs provided a distinctive register that is now typical for these machines. |
2009 | 55 | 1 | 10 | American Band Organs: The Wurlitzer Style 165/ Follow-up | Robinson, Dan | ORL | Wurlitzer | Wurlitzer 165 Band Organs | Additional information and photographs of band organs known to still exist. |
2009 | 55 | 1 | 14 | Every Picture Tells a Story | Bellamy, Paul | CYL | Ducommun Girod | Musical Clock picture | A picture clock with two early musical movements is described, including the restoration process and details of the clock mechanism. |
2009 | 55 | 1 | 20 | The Seraphon, A Mystery Machine | Farmer, Beatrice & Goldhoorn, Luuk | 0RS | Pietschmann, F & Sons | Seraphon organette | A descripion of an unusual German organette built into a sewing stand, and operated by foot pedals. |
2009 | 55 | 1 | 27 | Duch Street Organs and Popular Music (Part 1) | Meijer, Tom | ORL | Various | Dutch street organ music | An exmination of the popular music played on street organs. How it was programmed and distributed. |
2009 | 55 | 1 | 34 | Tune Sheet Project Nos. 421- 430 | Bulleid, Anthony | CYL | Various | Tune sheets | Tune sheet examples. Numbers 421- 430 |
2009 | 55 | 1 | 40 | Just Another Little Problem. New Top Hinges for a Barrel Organ. | Smith, Craig | ORS | Various | Barrel organ hinge repair | How to make new hinges and restore the top of a barrel organ. |
2009 | 55 | 2 | 8 | Regina at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair | Boehck, Steve | DIS | Regina | Marketing Reginas in 1904 | An in-depth look into the Regina exhibit at the 1904 St. Louis exhibition, with many advertising posters and cards. |
2009 | 55 | 2 | 24 | David Cadet Cartel Boxes | Karp, Larry | CYL | Cadet David | David Cadet musical boxes | Several examples of David Cadet machines are shown, including sectional comb types. Conjecture about the person, "David Cadet", is presented. |
2009 | 55 | 2 | 27 | Ghysels Collection in Brussels, Belgium | Coade, George | MIS | Various | An exhibit of organs from the Ghysels collection | An exhibit of historic organs from the Joseph Ghysels collection as displayed in the Musee du Ciquantenaire is described and illustrated. |
2009 | 55 | 2 | 46 | The Spanish "Organillo" | Noubel, Henri | ORS | Various | Street barrel pianos in Spain | The evolution of street barrel pianos in Spain. The music and its effect is described through a touching story of one of the last "crank players". |
2009 | 55 | 3 | 8 | The Orchestrion in 19th Century Newspapers | Shaw, Brian E. | ORC | Various | Panharmonicons, circa 1805-1820 | Research into the early introduction of "Orchestrions" in newpapers brings details of the first machines and their tours and exhibits. |
2009 | 55 | 3 | 14 | Lipsia, A Music Box From 1897(?) With Many Secrets | Strengers, Hendrik H. & Van derHejden, Arno | DIS | Lipsia | A rare Lipsia disc musical box is found | The details of the Lipsia disc musical box is described and illustrated. Technical details and known tunes are listed. Translated from GSM Journal, 1999. |
2009 | 55 | 3 | 23 | Tune Sheet Project Nos. 431-440 | Bulleid, Anthony | CYL | Various | Tune sheets | Tune sheet examples. Numbers 431-440 |
2009 | 55 | 3 | 27 | Dutch Street Organs and Popular Music, Part 2 | Meijer, Tom | ORL | Various | Duch street organs | A description of the music and recordings of the tunes arranged for Dutch street organs 1914 - 1930 |
2009 | 55 | 4 | 8 | The Orchestrion in 19th Century Newspapers - Part 2 | Shaw, Brian E. | ORC | Various | Orchestrions in 19th century newspapers | Research into the early introduction of "Orchestrions" in newpapers brings details of the first machines and their tours and exhibits. |
2009 | 55 | 4 | 12 | EarlyFrancois Nicole Musical Boxes, and the Development of Freres Nicole Boxes | Ison, Roy W. | CYL | Francois Nicole | The development of early Francois Nicole boxes | A comparison of early Nicole musical boxes, including charts and photographs |
2009 | 55 | 4 | 19 | A Double Simplex Cylinder Music Box - Possibly a Unique Design | Karp, Larry | CYL | Lecoultre | Two Lecoultre movements in one case | An unusual music box that has two complete Lecoultre cylinder mechanisms that are not linked as in a duplex box. |
2009 | 55 | 4 | 24 | Tune Sheet Project Nos. 441 - 450 | Bulleid, Anthony | CYL | Various | Tune Sheets | Tune sheet examples. Numbers 441 - 450 |
2009 | 55 | 4 | 27 | Dutch Street Organs and Popular Music, Part 3 | Meijer, Tom | ORL | Various | Dutch street organ music | A description of the music and recordings of the tunes arranged for Dutch street organs 1914 - 1930 |
2009 | 55 | 4 | 34 | William F. Borngraber's Music Box - Discovering a Lost and Long Forgotten Past Through Research | Nery, Russ | DIS | Regina | Researching the original owner of a Regina | The author details his quest to find out who was the original ownerof his music box that he acquired in July of 2006. |
2009 | 55 | 5 | 8 | The Orchestrion in 19th Century Newspapers - Part 3 | Shaw, Brian E. | ORC | Various | Orchestrions in 19th century newspapers | Research into the early introduction of "Orchestrions" in newpapers brings details of the first machines and their tours and exhibits. |
2009 | 55 | 5 | 16 | The Zaharakos Welte | Center, Durward R. | ORC | Welte | Restoration of a Style 3 Welte orchestrion | A detailed description of the restoration of the Style 3 Welte Cottage Orchestrion located at the Zaharakos Ice Cream Parlor, Columbus, Indiana. |
2009 | 55 | 5 | 27 | Celesta 15 1/2" Music Box | Wade, Harold | DIS | Celesta | Celesta music box described and illustrated | The 15 1/2" Celesta musical box is described and illustrated, and the tuning scale is shown, including a comparison with Regina. |
2009 | 55 | 6 | 8 | All That's Chevron-Comb Forte-Piano is not Nicole. | Karp, Larry | CYL | Various | Chevron-Combed musical boxes | An attempt to identify the maker of a forte-piano musical box with a chevron comb. |
2009 | 55 | 6 | 11 | Seeburg Coin-Operated Pianos and Orchestrions with focus on the Style H Solo Orchestrion | Bowers, Q. David & Reblitz, Art | ORC | Seeburg | Seeburg orchestrions | An in-depth discussion of the various Seeburg orchestrions and their manufacture and history. |
2009 | 55 | 6 | 31 | Two Rare Organettes - Pipetta 536 and 567 | Yates, Robert & Puls, Roger | ORS | Pipetta | Pipetta Organettes with pipes | The restoration of two Pipetta organettes is described in detail. |
2009 | 55 | 6 | 35 | Hidden Treasures in the National Museum from Musical Clock to Street Organ | Huydecoper, Carel & Paris, Martin | MIN | Sankyo | Japanese telephone music on hold | A description of a novel device made by NEC of Japan to provide telephone music on hold by using a mechanical music box movement. |
2008 | 54 | 1 | 7 | Chestnut Street Philadelphia About 1900 | Strengers, Hendrik H. | MIS | Various | Philadelphia Dealers circa 1900 | Additional information about the Agents and Dealers on Chestnut street as detailed in V53 #5 page 30. |
2008 | 54 | 1 | 11 | How to Repaur Missing Molding Detail | Brady, Philip | AUT | Various | Repairing singing bird cages | A step-by-step method of repairing the base molding of antique singing bird cages. |
2008 | 54 | 1 | 14 | Tune Sheet Project Nos. 391-400 | Bulleid, Anthony | CYL | Various | Tune sheets | Tune sheet examples . Numbers 391-400 |
2008 | 54 | 1 | 19 | A Thorens' Christmas in the United States - 1941 | Strengers, Hendrik H. | CYL | Thorens | Thorens Christmas music boxes | A brief history of the Thorens company and how they entered the Ameican market in 1939-42 when Europe was at war. |
2008 | 54 | 1 | 30 | Interview of Kazufumi Tashiro for Tasiro Music Factory | Aida, Kazuhiro. Murakami, Taizou | DIS | Tashiro | Disc making in Japan | The result of an interview with Mr. Tashiro explains how he makes discs and even a disc music box. Reprint from Japanese Chapter Newsletter #28. |
2008 | 54 | 2 | 7 | The Kit Carson Carousel & New Carousel Museum in Burlington, Colorado | Reblitz, Art | ORL | Wurlitzer | Carousel restoration | The history and restoration of the Kit Carson carousel is told and illustrated, including the restoration of the Wurlitzer style 155 "Monster" band organ. |
2008 | 54 | 2 | 23 | Unusual Cylinder Cement - A Solution for Hot Climates? | Biggins, Robin | CYL | Various | Musical box cylinder cement | A report on the use of plaster of paris as a cylinder filler instead of the usual resinous cement, perhaps for use in hot climates. |
2008 | 54 | 2 | 24 | Musical Cats | Karp, Larry | AUT | Various | Musical novelties depicting cats | Photos with descriptions of musical novelties, from manivelles to panorama boxes, all with the subject being cats. |
2008 | 54 | 3 | 7 | Mechanical Mozart | Strengers, Hendrik H. | ORS | Winkel | Restoration of 1886 Winkel organ | The restoration and completion of a Diederich Winkel organ c. 1826 and the making of a new cylinder with an arrangement of Mozart's KV 616 Andante. |
2008 | 54 | 3 | 11 | American Band Organs: The Wurlitzer Style 165. | Robinson, Dan | ORL | Wurlitzer | Wurlitzer 165 Band Organs | The history of the last remaining Wurlitzer 165 Band Organs |
2008 | 54 | 3 | 22 | The Phonograph in Education | Choffnes, Daniel | PHO | Various | Phonographs used in education. | Various phonographs by Edison, Columbia and Victor used to teach language is detailed. Photographs and text. |
2008 | 54 | 3 | 24 | Shop Notes. (Mainspring Barrel Hook Repair) | Roesch, Joseph E. | CYL | Various | Mainspring Barrel Hook Repair | Photos & Text showing how to replace damaged spring barrel hooks. |
2008 | 54 | 3 | 28 | Tune Sheet Project Nos. 401- 410 | Bulleid, Anthony | CYL | Various | Tune sheets | Tune sheet examples. Numbers 401- 410 |
2008 | 54 | 3 | 32 | Mortiier Organ, "The Minerva" | Meijer, Tom | ORL | Mortier | Minerva organ | The history a nd restoration of the Mortier "Minerva" organ is detailed. |
2008 | 54 | 3 | 52 | MBSI Table Favors, 1992 - 2007 | Beltz, Roy | MIS | Various | MBSI Table Favors (Souvenirs) | Photos and text describing the souvenirs given out at the MBSI Annual Meetings 1992 - 2007. |
2008 | 54 | 4 | 8 | Treasures of a Musical Box Dealer (Part 1) | Conn, Coulson | MIS | Various | Interesting musical items | Some items from the collection of Chet Ramsay. A 26" Stella. Original oiling paraphernalia & catalogs. A salesman's demonstration box for B.H.Abrahams. |
2008 | 54 | 4 | 11 | Musical Photo Albums | Karp, Larry | MIS | Various | Musical Photo Albums | Different styles are examined, including cylinder and disc mechanisms. |
2008 | 54 | 4 | 18 | More Chestnut Branches in Philadelphia, PA | Strengers, Hendrik H. | MIS | Various | Philadelphia Dealers circa 1900 | Additional information about the Agents and Dealers on Chestnut street as detailed in V53 #5 page 30. |
2008 | 54 | 4 | 22 | A Mortier Came to England - The Next Generation | Craig, Peter | ORL | Mortier | Mortier No.1023 in England | A report of how this 1928 organ came to England in 1962 and travelled around the country. Its specifications and modifications are detailed. |
2008 | 54 | 4 | 30 | The Mortier Leaves Holland | Boorman, Tom A. | ORL | Mortier | Mortier No. 1023 leaves Holland | How the Mortier organ No. 1023 was moved from Holland to England. |
2008 | 54 | 4 | 56 | Casting A Polyphon Coin Escutcheon | Finger, Wayne G. | DIS | Polyphon | Casting a Polyphon Coin Escutcheon | How to make molds of broken parts and cast new replicas. |
2008 | 54 | 5 | 8 | A Cambodian Dancer Automaton | Biggins, Robin | AUT | Roullet et Decamps | Cambodian Dancer Automaton | A description of the inner workings, including details of the construction. Conjecture about how its design may have been influenced by historical events. |
2008 | 54 | 5 | 12 | Wurlitzer Style 32-A Concert Pianorchestra | Bowers, Q. David | ORL | Wurlitzer | Wurlitzer 32-A internal details | Detailed photographs of the cabinet and internal components. |
2008 | 54 | 5 | 14 | Small Movements With Mainsprings In The Cylinder | Blyelle, Etienne | CYL | Various | Cylinders with the mainspring inside | Descriptions and photographs of various small musical movements that have the mainspring inside the cylinder. |
2008 | 54 | 5 | 21 | Poppers Ohio | Wendel, Jens | ORC | Popper | Restoration | A detailed description of the extensive restoration, including data of its construction, instrumentation and tracker scale. |
2008 | 54 | 5 | 29 | Treasures of a Musical Box Dealer (Part 2) | Conn, Coulson | MIS | Various | Unusual Music Boxes | Some items from the collection of Chet Ramsay. Conchon cylinder box, Clock activated cylinder box, Weight driven Symphonion, Regina lid picture. |
2008 | 54 | 5 | 45 | A Musical Curiosity; or, An Automaton Orchestra. (Reprint from The Strand Magazine) | Griffith, M. Dinorben | AUT | Miller, Bruce | An Automaton Orchestra | A reprint from The Strand Magazine of 1900 describing an orchestra made up of music-playing automatons. |
2008 | 54 | 6 | 8 | Tune Sheet Project Nos. 411- 420 | Bulleid, Anthony | CYL | Various | Tune sheets | Tune sheet examples. Numbers 411- 420 |
2008 | 54 | 6 | 11 | Musical Chairs for Children: Later Developments | Karp, Larry | CYL | Various | Musical Chairs | Two musical chairs for children with novel mechanisms for playing music are described. |
2008 | 54 | 6 | 14 | The Karl Griesbaum Singing Bird Workshop in Triberg | Wendel, Sigfried | AUT | Griesbaum, Karl | Griesbaum singing birds and whistlers | The history of the Griesbaum family and the products they produced |
2008 | 54 | 6 | 28 | Treasures of a Musical Box Dealer (Part 3) The India Connection | Conn, Coulson | MIS | Various | Indian metal boxes fitted with musical movements | A variety of metal boxes imported by dealer Fred Zimbalist and fitted with swiss musical movements are illustrated and described. |
2007 | 53 | 1 | 6 | Letters (Cylinder Spinning & Polishing) | Roesch, Joseph E. | CYL | Cylinder spinning & polishing | Responses to aricles in V52 #3 & V52 #4 | |
2007 | 53 | 1 | 7 | A Bremond From Heaven | Rouille, Philippe | CYL | Bremond | Description and Discovery | A detailed desciption and provenance of Brenond #21095 with four cylinders |
2007 | 53 | 1 | 14 | "Harmoniphone" Musical box | Biggins, Robin | CYL | Ducommun Girod | Technical Description | An unusual organ arrangement, perhaps experimental, with the bellows mounted in front of the bedplate. |
2007 | 53 | 1 | 17 | Reginaphone & Regina Hall Clock. "An American Dream Realized" | Birch, John | DIS | Regina | Early Regina Manufacturing | The story of Thomas Dura, an immigrant craftsman in the early days of Regina, and the custom clock he made. |
2007 | 53 | 1 | 19 | Shop Notes (Setting the Stop-works on Double Spring Barrels) | Roesch, Joseph E. | CYL | Various | Mainspring Stop-works | How to set up the (Geneva) stop-works on double spring barrels. |
2007 | 53 | 1 | 20 | Packing Musical Boxes For Shipment | Fratti, Nancy | MIS | Various | Packing instructions for shipment | A detailed step by step guide to packing musical boxes fo shipment. |
2007 | 53 | 1 | 23 | The Chinese Music Box at a Glance | Matsumoto, Kazuo | CYL | Yunsheng | Chinese Music Boxes | A report on a 2006 visit to investigate the development of the Chinese music box industry. |
2007 | 53 | 1 | 25 | Dessert With Olin "My Sixty-five Years with Musical Boxes" | Tillotson, Olin | CYL | Various | Musical Box Collecting | The text of a presentation at the 2006 Annual Meeting in Seattle, given by Olin Tillotson. |
2007 | 53 | 1 | 28 | A musical Score "She is the Belle of New York" | Conn, Coulson | MUS | Various | Disc music | The musical score of a tune that is often used on disc musical boxes. |
2007 | 53 | 1 | 60 | KV 608 - Mozart's Allegro and Andante | Strengers, Hendrik H. | ORL | A CD review of Mozart's music | A review of Mozart's KV 608 "Allegro and Andante for an organ barrel". | |
2007 | 53 | 2 | 7 | Tune Sheet Project Nos. 371-380 | Bulleid, Anthony | MUS | Various | Tune sheets | Tune sheet examples. Numbers 371 - 380. |
2007 | 53 | 2 | 11 | The Elusive Euterpephon | Wineburgh, Bill | DIS | Euterpephon | Euterpephon Disc Musical Boxes | An in-depth historical and techical description of the known models of Euterpephon disc musicl boxes. |
2007 | 53 | 2 | 23 | Serenada. A Box Among Friends. | Conn, Coulson | DIS | Serenada | Discovery and description of Serenada | The similarity of the Euterpephon and Serenada disc musical boxes is examined. Plus the story of discovery. |
2007 | 53 | 2 | 25 | The Complete Autophone | Karp, Larry | ORS | Autophone | Autophone description & music sheets | A detailed description of an original Autophone with carrying case and catalog of tunes is extensively illustrated. |
2007 | 53 | 2 | 30 | Enhancing the Dancing Ballerina Music Box | Little, Knowles | DIS | Kelley, Lloyd | Kelley's Ballerina musical box | A description of some of he Ballerina musical boxes made by Lloyd Kelley, based on Regina movements. |
2007 | 53 | 3 | 7 | Arion Disc Musical Box Come in Three Flavors | Wineburgh, Bill | DIS | Arion | Mechanism differences | The different mechanical arrangements of three Arion movements are described. |
2007 | 53 | 3 | 9 | Shop Notes (Mainspring Arbor Repair, part one) | Roesch, Joseph E. | CYL | Various | Mainspring Arbor Repair | Part one, explaining how to repair a broken mainspring arbor of the pot metal type found on some late cylinder musical boxes. |
2007 | 53 | 3 | 11 | Regina Advertisement | Sears, Roebuck & Co. | DIS | Regina | Advertisement | A page from a Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalog featuring Regia music boxes. |
2007 | 53 | 3 | 12 | The Yale Wonder Clock | Bowers, Q. David | DIS | Yale | Regina movement in Trade Stimulator | A full description with photos of the Yale Wonder Clock fitted with a 15 1/2" Regina movement. |
2007 | 53 | 3 | 34 | The Ideal Triumph Piano-player of Kastner | Strengers, Hendrik H. | STR | Triumph | Piano players by Triumph | Testimonials and advertisements for the Triumph & Pianista pianos and push-up players by Kastner & Co. |
2007 | 53 | 4 | 7 | Tune Sheet Project Nos. 381-390 | Bulleid, Anthony | CYL | Various | Tune sheets | Tune sheet examples. Numbers 381 - 390. |
2007 | 53 | 4 | 10 | So You Want To Buy A Music Box? Things To Look For. | Fratti, Nancy | MIS | Various | Buyers guide for musical boxes | Things to look for when anticipating buying either a cylinder or disc musical box. |
2007 | 53 | 4 | 12 | The Rare and Elusive Regina Musical Savings Bank | Boehck, Steve | DIS | Regina | Regina Savings Bank | A complete description , with photos, of this rare coin operated savings bank. |
2007 | 53 | 4 | 27 | An Unusual Eastern European Cylinder Music Box | Karp, Larry | CYL | Unknown | Unusul cartel musical box | A description of a large cartel musical box, probablymade in Austria or Czechoslovakia, with unusual features. |
2007 | 53 | 4 | 30 | Shop Notes (Mainspring Arbor Repair, part two) | Roesch, Joseph E. | CYL | Various | Mainspring Arbor Repair | The second installment desribing how to repair a mainspring arbor. For part one, see V53 #3 p9. |
2007 | 53 | 5 | 7 | A Christian Science Musical Box | Biggins, Robin | CYL | Lador | Small specialty musical box | A description of a small musical box designed for sale to the followers of Christian Science. |
2007 | 53 | 5 | 10 | Something Different From Nicole Freres?. . . Or is it a Paillard?? | Fratti, Nancy | CYL | Unknown | Musical Box with bells and automata | A description with photos of a 17" cylinder musical box with bells and automata, possiblyby Nicole Freres or Paillard. |
2007 | 53 | 5 | 12 | The Heller Hoard, With a Note on Wurlitzer Percussion Design. | Caulfield, Matthew | ORC | Various | Discovery of a large cache of organs | The story of the discovery and restoration of several large organs, plus a discussion of Wurlitzer band organ percussion design |
2007 | 53 | 5 | 23 | Shop Notes. (Dampering a Music Box Comb) | Roesch, Joseph E. | CYL | Various | How to repair the dampers on a comb | An detailed discussion of the method of replacing broken dampers on a cylinder box comb, including a trouble shooing guide. |
2007 | 53 | 5 | 30 | "Chestnut - Branches" in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. | Strengers, Hendrik H. | HIS | Agents & Dealers in Philadelphia | A listing of various musical instrument agents and dealers on Chestnut street in Philadelphia during the 1920's. | |
2007 | 53 | 6 | 7 | Musical Carved Wooden Coathooks by Carl Spiess | Karp, Larry | CYL | Spiess, Carl | Carved musical coathooks | The construction of Spiess carved musical coathooks is examined. Many examples are illustrated and described. |
2007 | 53 | 6 | 14 | Au Claire de la Lune | Eric, Christian | MIN | Alibert & F. Nicole | Tune arrangement similarities | Two early miniature movements by different makers, but having identical arrangements of "Au Claire de la Lune" are examined. |
2007 | 53 | 6 | 19 | Shop Notes (Rebushing a Musical Box) | Roesch, Joseph E. | CYL | Various | Rebushing a musical box | Step -by - step insructions about how to fit new bearing bushes, and the tools needed to to do it. |
2007 | 53 | 6 | 23 | Disbursing Your Collection - What Are Your Options? | Fratti, Nancy | MIS | Disbursing your collection | Some thoughts and advice about the options available to anyone thinking of down-sizing their collection. | |
2007 | 53 | 6 | 25 | An Unusual Regina Featuring Non-Standard Components | Biggins, Robin | DIS | Regina | Limited production Regina | A comparison of standard Regina combs, dampers and starwheel rack with differently designed components found in limited production machines. |
2006 | 52 | 1 | 5 | Shop Notes (Polishing) | Roesch, Joseph | MIS | Various | Restoration | Polishing and buffing materials and instructions |
2006 | 52 | 1 | 7 | Tune Sheet Project Nos. 331-340 | Bulleid, Anthony | MUS | Various | Tune Sheets | Numbers 331 - 340 are illustrated |
2006 | 52 | 1 | 12 | Henri Joseph Lecoultre #4341. "Into the light once more". | Reed, Tim | CYL | Lecoultre, Henri | Description of | Further information relating to the Lecoultre/Malignon connection. |
2006 | 52 | 1 | 14 | Two Birds in a Box | Biggins, Robin | AUT | Bontems | Mechanisms | Bird boxes with two birds are examined. |
2006 | 52 | 1 | 20 | The Wurlitzer Automatic Music Roll Changer - Part one | Reblitz, Art | ORC | Wurlitzer | Tune Changer | A comprehensive description of the Wurlitzer Music Roll Changer. |
2006 | 52 | 2 | 7 | Signor Blitz | Jenkins, Wade | AUT | Magician | A conjurer, highlighting the detail in the clothing and objects used in his moves. | |
2006 | 52 | 2 | 12 | Shop Notes | Roesch, Joseph E. | CYL | Solder Flux Removal | How to neutralize soldering flux to prevent rusting. | |
2006 | 52 | 2 | 13 | Alphonse Malignon Music Box at the Hermitage | Mullin, Marsha | CYL | Malignon | History | A description of the Malignon music box at the Andrew Jackson mansion. |
2006 | 52 | 2 | 14 | Carved, Inlaid Wooden Mscl Chairs | Karp, Larry | CYL | Various | mscl Chairs | A description of carved wooden chairs which play music when you sit on them. |
2006 | 52 | 2 | 20 | Wurlitzer Automatic Music Roll Changer, The. (Part two) | Reblitz, Art | NIC | Wurlitzer | Roll Changer | Names of the primary parts, how the changer works, minor repairs. |
2006 | 52 | 2 | 28 | Francois Nicole, A Look at Mapping the Music. | Wells, David | CYL | Nicole, Francois | Comb and Cylinder markings | Photos and discussion of how Nicole organized his musical arrangements. |
2006 | 52 | 3 | 7 | Rise and Fall of the Mighty. "Survival in a changing world" | Caulfield, Matthew | ORL | Various | Company survival plans | Some details of the various things mechnical music companies have done to survive in changing times. |
2006 | 52 | 3 | 14 | Tune Sheet Project Nos. 341-350 | Bulleid, Anthony | MUS | Various | Tune sheets | Tune sheet examples |
2006 | 52 | 3 | 18 | Shop Notes. (Recementing the Clndr) | Roesch, Joseph E. | CYL | Recementing cylinders | The procedure for recementing musical box cylinders is described. | |
2006 | 52 | 3 | 23 | Some Observations about the Dating of the Music on Orgn Cobs | Dutton, Richard L. | ORS | Autophone | Dating roller organ cobs | A discussion of the tunes on roller organ cobs and the years in which they were made. |
2006 | 52 | 3 | 26 | Non-Destructive Rust Removal for Mscl Box Discs. | Smith, Craig | DIS | Various | Rust removal from discs | A method for removing rust from musical box discs is detailed. |
2006 | 52 | 3 | 29 | KV 608 - Mozart's Allegro and Andante | Metzger, Frank | ORL | A CD review of Mozart's music | A review of Mozart's KV 608 "Allegro and Andante for an organ barrel". | |
2006 | 52 | 3 | 30 | Mozart's Music in the Laudon Mausoleum | Kowar, Helmut | ORL | Reconstruction of barrel music | An explanation of how the music of Mozart's KV 608 was reconstructed onto an organ barrel. | |
2006 | 52 | 4 | 7 | The Mantel Orchestrone | Moore, Walter | ORS | Monroe Organ Reed Company | Mantel Organette | A full description with photos of all the components of the Mantel Orchestrone. |
2006 | 52 | 4 | 10 | Orgn Grinder Figurine Banks | Karp, Larry | TOY | Various | Toy money banks | A collection of toy money banks depicting organ grinders are described and illustrated. |
2006 | 52 | 4 | 14 | Alexandre Theroude, Maker of Automata. | Hawkins, Nick | AUT | Theroude, Alexandre | Theroude automatons | A history of Theroude along with descriptions and photos of his magicians and other automatons. |
2006 | 52 | 4 | 18 | Mscl Boxes and Automata in Japan. | Day, Don | AUT | Various | Japanese automata and mscl boxes | 2005 Automaton Builder's contest in Japan, detailing early Japanese automata and modern musical boxes. |
2006 | 52 | 4 | 24 | Shop Notes (Polishing a Clndr) | Roesch, Joseph E. | CYL | Cylinder polishing | How to clean, polish and laquer a musical box cylider. | |
2006 | 52 | 4 | 26 | Letters (Recementing a Clndr) | Weir, Jim; Beck, David & Carol | CYL | Recementing cylinders | Suggested other methods of recementing cylinders from two restorers. Relates to Shop Notes V52 #3 page 18. | |
2006 | 52 | 4 | 28 | Tune Sheet Project Nos. 351-360 | Bulleid, Anthony | MUS | Various | Tune Sheets | Tune sheet examples. Numbers 351-360. |
2006 | 52 | 5 | 6 | Welte Orchestrions: The Age of Opulence. | Center, Durward R. | ORC | Welte, M & Sohne | Design & Development | Photos & charts describing the nature & differences of various styles produced. |
2006 | 52 | 5 | 31 | Dawn of the Japanese Music Box, The. | Yoshida, Yoshito | HIS | Tokyo Pigeon Co. | First Japanese music box | The story of the beginning of the Japanese music box industry in 1946, as told by pioneer Mr. Yoshida. |
2006 | 52 | 6 | 7 | Tune Sheet Project Nos. 361-370 | Bulleid, Anthony | MUS | Various | Tune Sheets | Numbers 361 - 370 are illustrated |
2006 | 52 | 6 | 12 | Letter Regarding Tune Sheets in Book Form & an Ideal Piccolo | Wright, Don | CYL | Mermod Freres | Tune sheets in book form | A letter regarding tune sheets supplied in book form for a Mermod Freres Ideal Piccolo musical box. |
2006 | 52 | 6 | 14 | Charles Bruguier's "Big Bird" | Biggins, Robin | MIN | Bruguier, Charles | Singing Bird Box | Description and pictures of a large and rare singing bird box, serial number 130. |
2006 | 52 | 6 | 19 | Shop Notes. (Drum head replacement material.) | Roesch, Joseph E. | CYL | Various | Drum head replacement | A suggestion for replacement drum head material for musical boxes. |
2006 | 52 | 6 | 20 | Cleaning Rust Damaged Mscl Combs | Finger, Wayne G. | MIS | Various | Comb rust removal | A discussion of alternative ways to remove rust from musical combs, and the effect on tuning. |
2006 | 52 | 6 | 23 | Veneer - Products and Suppliers | Kochanny, Thaddeus | MIS | Wood veneers | A report on the development on hardwood veneers, including possible sources. | |
2006 | 52 | 6 | 24 | Story of a Hot Music Box, The | Karp, Larry | MIS | Stolen mscl boxes | A story about the perils of buying a stolen musical box | |
2005 | 51 | 1 | 5 | First Pluck Your Peacock - Reprint | Heintz, Ralph M. | CYL | Various | Dampers | How to make "feather" dampers using "Peacock Herl". |
2005 | 51 | 1 | 5 | Archimedes and Hero - An Historical Note - Reprint | Heintz, Ralph M. | HIS | History | Conjecture on who was the "Father of Mechanical Music". | |
2005 | 51 | 1 | 6 | Some Classic Welte Orchestrions - Where Are They Now? | Boehck, Steve | ORC | Welte | History | Ephemera of lost and extant Welte machines in America. |
2005 | 51 | 1 | 17 | A Single-Comb Forte Piano Expressif: A Lecoultre-Malignon Connection? | Karp, Larry, Beck, David & Carol | CYL | Lecoultre | Identification | An investigation of the Lecoultre - Malignon connection |
2005 | 51 | 1 | 22 | F Einsidle and J Sagan in Vienna | Kowar, Helmut | CYL | Einsidl | mscl clocks | A list of Einsidl movements and the association with clockmaker Sagann. |
2005 | 51 | 1 | 30 | The Single Comb Forte-Piano Mscl Box | Powell, John | CYL | Lecoultre | Music | An in-depth discussion of the single comb expression format. |
2005 | 51 | 1 | 37 | How To Define Your Tune Sheet | Goldhoorn, Luuk | MUS | Various | Tune sheets | A guide to identify a manufacturer from the list of tune sheets. |
2005 | 51 | 2 | 5 | Memories From 'La Belle Epoque' When the Big Ones Had Their Day - Rprnt | Miller, Dr Robert | ORL | Gavioli, Various | History | Makers, locations, layouts of large fairground organs. |
2005 | 51 | 2 | 15 | Thorens, Inc vs. U.S. Govt. Exploring the Definition of Music Box In the American Court System | Shaw, Brian E. | DIS | Thorens | History | Tariff challenges by Thorens and other makers |
2005 | 51 | 2 | 22 | A Modern Haydn Orgn-Clock, All That's Old Once Was New | Karp, Larry | TIM | Holberg | Organ Clock | Application of Midi to a musical clock |
2005 | 51 | 2 | 28 | An Early Fusee | Cornelius, Rod | CYL | Unknown | Fusee | Early fusee box discovered in New Zealand |
2005 | 51 | 2 | 30 | Tune Sheet Project Nos. 321-330 | Bulleid, Anthony | MUS | Various | Tune sheets | Tune sheet examples |
2005 | 51 | 2 | 36 | A Great Music Box Industry - Reprint | Music Trade Review | HIS | F.G. Otto, Criterion | Manufacturing | Historic article concerning Criterion |
2005 | 51 | 2 | 40 | The Last of the Music-Box Craftsmen, Louis Gustave Jaccard - Reprint | Jacot | HIS | Jacard, Various | Manufacturing | Recollections of St. Croix makers by family member |
2005 | 51 | 2 | 42 | Advertisements | Photos | HIS | Various | Advertisements | Musical box advertisements-Stella, Symphonion, Edison |
2004 | 50 | 1 | 4 | Traveling in Style - Palais Royal Necessaire de Voyage | Young, Pamela | HIS | Alibert | Necessaire, Palais Royal | A description of a necessaire de voyage and a history of the Palais Royal. |
2004 | 50 | 1 | 13 | Early 19th Century Sewing Implements | Young, Pamela | HIS | Necessaire | An explanation of the uses for the sewing implements found in musical necessaires. | |
2004 | 50 | 1 | 15 | Tune Sheet Project Nos. 301-310 | Bulleid, Anthony | MUS | Various | Tune sheets | Additional tune sheet pictures |
2004 | 50 | 1 | 20 | The Story of Various Blessing Orchestrion Companies in Unterkirnach | Juttemann,Dr. Herbert | ORC | Blessing | History | Hubert Blessing & Wolfgang Blessing history and description. |
2004 | 50 | 1 | 26 | Military Symphony Orchestra "Selection" | Bowers, Q. David | ORL | Selection | Display | Photo of animated Orchestrion located in Bruchsal Castle Museum. |
2004 | 50 | 1 | 27 | Clndr-box Restoration, You Can Make Your Music Box Sound Better Part II | Karp, Larry | CYL | Various | Dampers | Cylinder box damper repair using steel damper wire. |
2004 | 50 | 1 | 38 | Pin and Damper Noise Glossary | Wells, David | CYL | Various | Dampers | How to identify pin and damper noise in a cylinder box. |
2004 | 50 | 1 | 39 | An Important and Unusual Find | Goldhoorn, Luuk | HIS | Various | Restoration | Reproduction of 1885 Workshop notes by Warnford Lock. |
2004 | 50 | 2 | 4 | Bastard Disc Mscl Boxes | Conn, Coulson | DIS | Ariophon | Description | A complete history and mechanical description of this machine. |
2004 | 50 | 2 | 16 | The Capital Cuff Box - Reprint | Ryder, Hughes | DIS | Otto | History | History and description of Capital, Olympia and Criterion machines. |
2004 | 50 | 2 | 24 | Clndr-box Restoration, You Can Make Your Music Box Sound Better Part III | Karp, Larry | CYL | Various | Dampers | Cylinder box damper repair using parchment and mylar |
2004 | 50 | 2 | 31 | Mechanical Music in the Movies | Bopp, Ronald | HIS | Various | Movies | An interesting discussion about movies showing mechanical music. |
2004 | 50 | 2 | 36 | Music Box Makers Who Hide Their Light Under a Bushel Basket | Goldhoorn, Luuk | CYL | Rebicek - Frederich | Identification | Makers who have their identification covered by an agent's plate. |
2004 | 50 | 2 | 38 | Reymond-Nicole Mscl Box No. 125 | Powell, John | CYL | Nicole, Reymond | Cylinder pins | A discussion about the merits of shaved pins and hooked tooth tips. |
2004 | 50 | 2 | 42 | A Post Card Circus - Part II (excerpt) | Heintz, Ralph M. | MIS | Post cards | An additional 4 post cards to the original article V32 #3 | |
2004 | 50 | 3 | 4 | Roullet et Decamps Automatons: A Legend Lives On | Lorenz; Day | AUT | Roullet et Decamps | History | A condensed Roullet history and technical recollections. |
2004 | 50 | 3 | 12 | Clndr Music Boxes with Alternate-Tooth Tips | Karp, L; Biggins; Lorang; Karp, C | CYL | Unknown | Tooth Tips | Exploring theoretical reasons for alternate tip boxes. |
2004 | 50 | 3 | 18 | Reymond-Nicole Observations: The Mystery of Shaved Pins | Wells, David | CYL | Nicole, Reymond | Shaved pins | Why and how were shaved pins produced by Nicole? |
2004 | 50 | 3 | 22 | The Peerless 44 - An Update | Bopp, Ronald | ORC | Peerless | Description | Updated information on the Peerless 44 and its music. |
2004 | 50 | 3 | 28 | A Most Interesting Disc Mscl Clock | Wineburgh, Bill | DIS | Polyphon | Identification | Unusual 11" Polyphon clock identified. |
2004 | 50 | 3 | 36 | Tune Sheet Project Nos. 311-320 | Bulleid, Anthony | MUS | Various | Tune sheets | Several examples shown. |
2003 | 49 | 1 | 4 | Father of the Overture Box - Francois Nicole, The | Eric, Christian | CYL | Nicole, Francois | History | Invention of cylinder cement and steel dampers. |
2003 | 49 | 1 | 14 | 18th Century Ornmntl Practices in Handel Orgn Concertos: The Mchncl Orgn of the Colt Clavier Cllctn | Bittman, Antonius | ORS | Holland, Henry | History, music | Musical embellishments of Handel organ concerto movements. |
2003 | 49 | 1 | 25 | Black Forest Mscl Cuckoo Clocks by Johann Baptist Beha | Karp, Larry | CYL | Beha, Johann Baptist | mscl cuckoo clock | Musical mechanism by Ducommun-Girod. |
2003 | 49 | 1 | 31 | Tune Sheet Project Nos. 281-290 | Bulleid, Anthony | MUS | Various | Tune sheets | Description and pictures of 10 tune sheets. |
2003 | 49 | 1 | 36 | Orpheus déjà vu | Conn, Coulson & Richard DiCastri | DIS | Orpheus | 18" Disc music box | Description of 3-comb setup. |
2003 | 49 | 1 | 37 | Ahead of His Time: The Phonographs of henrys Lioret | Rondeau, Rene | PHO | Lioret, Henri | Phonographs | Description of several Lioret phonographs (Michigan Antique Phonograph Society. |
2003 | 49 | 1 | 43 | "Handel" Postcards | Heintz, Ralph M. | HIS | Various | Postcards | Humor based on "Handle" vs. Handel. |
2003 | 49 | 1 | 44 | Nicole Who? | Heintz, Ralph M. | CYL | Nicole, D. | Keywind mscl box | Small 3-tune cylinder musical box with comb stamped D. Nicole. |
2003 | 49 | 1 | 46 | About a Vanished Work by Jaquet-Droz & Leschot | Goldhoorn, Luuk | HIS | Jaquet-Droz | Cylinder mscl box | Historical article about a musical box with organ, harpsichord and drums. |
2003 | 49 | 1 | 48 | A Strange Novelty Music Box | Heintz, Ralph M. | TOY | Unknown | Novelty mscl box | 1950's era wheeled 18-note musical toy. |
2003 | 49 | 3 | 4 | Koenigsberg Orgn & Piano Orchestrion Builders of Mirecourt, Antwerp and Roosendaal | Jacobs, Jack, trans. By Lucien Hut | ORC | Koenigsberg | History | The history of Aime Koenigsberg & Fils. And descriptions of their products. |
2003 | 49 | 3 | 12 | Griesbaum "Whistlers" | Biggins, Robin | MIS | Greisbaum | Whistler | A double whistler is detailed |
2003 | 49 | 3 | 14 | Postcard Circus, Part XV, A | Heintz, Ralph M. | HIS | Post cards | A series of postcards depicting antique phonographs. | |
2003 | 49 | 3 | 22 | Tune Sheet Project Nos. 291-300 | Bulleid, Anthony | MUS | Various | Tune cards | Ten new additions to the tune card project are illustrated. #291 - 300. |
2003 | 49 | 3 | 25 | Clndr-Box Rstrtn Tips for Novices, You Can Make Your Music Box Sound Better | Karp, Larry | CYL | Restoration | Part 1 of a series on how to perform basic repairs to a musical box | |
2003 | 49 | 3 | 32 | New Music for Old Roller Orgns | Moore, Charles & Walter Moore | ORS | Gem Roller Organ | Roller pinning | A description of a computer driven pinning machine for old and new tunes. |
2003 | 49 | 3 | 41 | A Strange Novelty Music Box, Author Replies (letter) | Heintz, Ralph M. | TOY | Unknown | Novelty Music Box | Comments on a previously descriptive article. |
2003 | 49 | 3 | 41 | A Strange Novelty Music Box (letter) | Strengers, Hendrik H. | TOY | Unknown | Novelty Music Box | Response to the previous article. |
2003 | 49 | 3 | 41 | A Strange Novelty Music Box (letter) | Uher, Joe & Barbara | TOY | Unknown | Novelty Music Box | Response to the previous article. |
2002 | 48 | 1 | 4 | Klingsor Phonograph, The | Karp, Larry | PHO | Klingsor | Description and history | History of Klingsor and description of some models. |
2002 | 48 | 1 | 8 | Mscl Boxes from Austria | Goldhoorn, Luuk | CYL | Rebicek, Olbrich | Austrian boxes | Bartl, Einsidl, Maly, Nowak, Preissler, Salisch, Schidlo, Slawik, Stern. Willenbacher, et. al. |
2002 | 48 | 1 | 16 | Punch Magazine and Bass Ale versus The Street Orgn | Young, Pamela | HIS | Street Organ Legislation | 19th C. controversy and legislation over regulation of street organs in Britain. | |
2002 | 48 | 1 | 23 | Punch and Its Cartoonists | Young, Pamela | HIS | Street Organ Noise | Punch Magazine cartoonists illustrate their views on the street organ noise controversy. | |
2002 | 48 | 1 | 25 | Monkey Orgns and Barrel Orgns in New Zealand | Cornelius, Rod | ORS | Various | Small Street Organs | Evidence, history, and cultural impact of monkey and barrel organs in New Zealand |
2002 | 48 | 1 | 29 | Clarion-Player in the City of Alkmaar, The | Strengers, Hendrik H. | MIS | Carillon | A description of the installation and restoration of the Alkmaar, Netherlands carillon. | |
2002 | 48 | 1 | 35 | Rivenc's Early Sublime Harmonie | Bulleid, Anthony | CYL | Rivenc | Sublime Harmonie | Description and features of an early sublime harmonie box by Rivenc. |
2002 | 48 | 1 | 38 | Tournaphone | Postcard | HIS | Tournaphone | Post Card | A 1909 post card of a young man playing a Tournaphone. |
2002 | 48 | 1 | 39 | Tournaphone Music Company Letter | Reprint | HIS | Tournaphone | Letter | A letter on Tournaphone Co. stationery showing evidence of 1200 music rolls available. |
2002 | 48 | 1 | 40 | Those Curious Olde Phonographs | Reprint | PHO | Klingsor | Phonographs | Photos and description of three Klingsor models including the 'New Haydn'. |
2002 | 48 | 1 | 42 | 1876 Centennial Exhibition, The | Shaw, Brian E. | HIS | Paillard, Secor | 1876 Centennial exhibitors | Photo of Paillard box and writings of Secor mechanical birds at the 1876 Centennial |
2002 | 48 | 2 | 4 | Restoring a Rare 32-Note Hand-Squeeze Autophone | Moore, Walter | ORS | Autophone | Restoration | Description of 32-note Autophone and details of its restoration. |
2002 | 48 | 2 | 8 | Autophone Company, The | Reprint | ORS | Autophone | History | History of the Autophone Company. |
2002 | 48 | 2 | 10 | Tune Sheet Project Nos. 261-270 | Bulleid, Anthony | MUS | Various | Thune Sheets | Pictures and descriptions of tune sheets from varios makers. |
2002 | 48 | 2 | 15 | Noteworthy Supermandoline Clndr Music Box, A | Karp, Larry | CYL | Paillard | Description | Description of a rare supermandoline cylinder box. |
2002 | 48 | 2 | 18 | Sweet Music: Stollwerck Phonographs Play chocolate Records | Rondeau, Rene | PHO | Stollwerk/Reiche/Junghans | Miniature Phonographs | Reprint from "In the Groove, MAPS" Development and marketing of tiny phonos playing chocolate records. |
2002 | 48 | 2 | 23 | Adventures of an Amateur Restorer, The | Little, Knowles | DIS | Regina | Restoration | Challenge of first restoration by amateur collector. |
2002 | 48 | 2 | 28 | Philipps Paganini Monstre Restoration Project | Wendel, Jens | ORC | Philipps | Restoration | RPRINT: Das Mechanische Musikinstrument Nr 83, 2002. Paganini Monstre rest. and musical scale. |
2002 | 48 | 2 | 39 | Phalibois 'Mystery Magician? A Mystery Unsolved | Hawkins, Nick | AUT | Unknown | Identification | Description of a rare automaton and suggested possible makers of the piece. |
2002 | 48 | 3 | 4 | Jacob Frisard Automaton, A | Biggins, Robin | AUT | Frisard, Jacob | Restoration | Description of a rare automaton and details of its restoration |
2002 | 48 | 3 | 14 | Further Look at Klingsor Phonographs, A | Pasley, Gilbert, & Larry Karp | PHO | Klingsor | Description | Description of unusual coin-operated phonograph with electrical features and dancing dolls. |
2002 | 48 | 3 | 22 | Tune Sheet Project Nos. 271-280 | Bulleid, Anthony | MUS | Various | Tune Sheets | Pictures and descriptions of tune sheets from varios makers. |
2002 | 48 | 3 | 28 | Victor Auxetophone, Louder is Not Always Better, The | Rondeau, Rene | PHO | Victor | Description | RPRNT: "In the Groove, MAPS" Description of phonographs with non-electric amplification. |
2002 | 48 | 3 | 38 | Gavioli Family, The | Grymonprez, Leonard | HIS | Gavioli | History | History of the Gavioli family and development of music-book playing organs. |
2002 | 48 | 3 | 40 | Ballou's Pictorial | Garrett, Howard | HIS | Street organ players | Description of artist sketches of street showmen and musicians in Boston. RPRNT: Ballou's Pictorial. | |
2001 | 47 | 1 | 4 | MIDI: Mscl Instrument Digital Interface | Ames, Mike | ORL | Various | MIDI | Introduction to MIDI and its application to automatic musical instruments with references. |
2001 | 47 | 1 | 10 | "van Leeuwen", The | Van der Vlugt, Maarten | ORL | Decap | Street organ | History and provenance of the Decap 70-key van Keeywen organ. |
2001 | 47 | 1 | 11 | Unusual Austrian Cartel Box, An | Karp, Larry | CYL | Unknown | Description | Features of an unmarked 3-tune Austrian format musical box possibly distributed by Muhlhaus. |
2001 | 47 | 1 | 14 | Thorens 4.5 Inch (11.5cm) Discs for 30 Teeth Combs | Strengers, Hendrik H. | DIS | Thorens | Tune title list | Titles of Thorens 4-1/2 inch discs and additions/corrections to article by Shaw in Vol. 46 No.2. |
2001 | 47 | 1 | 21 | Mechanical Music and the 1876 Centennial Exhibition | Shaw, Brian E. | HIS | Various | Exhibit | Manufacturers represented at the 1876 U.S. Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. |
2001 | 47 | 1 | 30 | History of Thorens, The | Strengers, Hendrik H. | HIS | Thorens | History | History of the Swiss firm, Thorens. |
2001 | 47 | 1 | 33 | Early Whistler, An | Goldy, Moe M. | MIS | Unknown | Description | Features of an early whistler. |
2001 | 47 | 1 | 36 | Another Mscl Blotter | Blyelle, Etienne | MIS | Thorens | Description | Features of an 18-note Thorens musical blotter. |
2001 | 47 | 1 | 38 | Novel Blotter, A | Heintz, Ralph M. | MIS | Thorens | Description | Features of a carved 36-note Thorens musical blotter. |
2001 | 47 | 1 | 40 | Corrosion Problems in Music Box Tuning Leads | Heintz, Ralph M. | MIS | Corrosion | Analysis of corroded tuning leads noting similarities of those with a large percentage of bismuth. | |
2001 | 47 | 1 | 41 | The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. & J.D. Philipps & Söhne | Bowers | HIS | Wurlitzer, Philipps | History | The 1902 beginnings of the Wurlitzer-Philipps relationship. |
2001 | 47 | 2 | 4 | Rare Mscl coffee Maker, A | Eric, Kathleen | MIS | H L MG | Coffee Maker | Features of a 4-tune musical coffee maker with movement stamped H L MG. |
2001 | 47 | 2 | 9 | What Is a Music Box Exactly? | Karp, Larry | MIS | Description | Differentiating a music box with plucked musical combs from sansas-thumb pianos. | |
2001 | 47 | 2 | 11 | Two of a Kind? | Goldhoorn, Luuk | MIN | F. Nicole | Description | Exploring similarities and differences between two snuff boxes with almost consecutive numbers. |
2001 | 47 | 2 | 14 | Unique Music Box Movement, A (The "DDR "Movement) | Marxsen, Hauke. Trnsl. Robbie Rhodes | CYL | VEB Harmony, Music Electronics | History | Features of musical movements produced in the former East German area Klingenthal. |
2001 | 47 | 2 | 20 | Rolmonica, Only Made in the USA? | Ehlers, Jurgen | MIS | Rolmonica | History | The relationship between the Rolmonicas produced in Germany and the U.S. |
2001 | 47 | 2 | 28 | "Milestone" Model, A | Heintz, Ralph M. | MIS | Trumpetto, Rolmonica | Description | Features of the Trumpetto by Mechanical Orguinette Co. predating the Rolmonica. |
2001 | 47 | 2 | 30 | Leopold King Story, The | Wendel, Siegried, trnsl. Andrew Pilmer | HIS | Philipps, Hupfeld, others | History | Devlopment of the automatic roll changer by Leopold King. |
2001 | 47 | 2 | 36 | C. Bruguier Singing Bird Box No. 66 | Biggins, Robin | AUT | Bruguier, Charles | Singing Bird Box | Early movement with automaton figures in the lid. |
2001 | 47 | 2 | 40 | Tune Sheet Project Nos. 251-260 | Bulleid, Anthony | MUS | Various | Tune cards | Tune sheets 251-260 illustrated |
2001 | 47 | 3 | 4 | Symphonion Music Box in America, The | Boehck, Steve | DIS | Symphonion & Am Sym | History | History of Symphonion and their products in America |
2001 | 47 | 3 | 34 | Nicole or Not Nicole | Karp, Larry | CYL | Nicole, L'Epée | Early box identification | Evidence supporting likely maker of box to be L'Epée, not Nicole. |
2001 | 47 | 3 | 40 | More 'Counterfeits' | Tallis, D.A.R. | CYL | Thibouville-Lamy | Early box identification | Speculation that Thibouville-Lamy made boxes stamped 'Nicole a Geneve' |
2001 | 47 | 3 | 41 | Leopold King Family, The | King, Horst | HIS | Photos | Licenses issued to Leopold King and photos. | |
2000 | 46 | 1 | 3 | Bid Me Discourse - I Will Enchant Thine Ear - The Overture Music Box | Young, Pamela | CYL | Falconnet | Overture Boxes | An overview of overture cylinder boxes, including an example by Falconnet. |
2000 | 46 | 1 | 6 | Mortier Story, The | Meijer, Tom | ORL | Mortier | Mortier History | Mortier history and time frame |
2000 | 46 | 1 | 14 | Mainspring Stopworks | Biggins, Robin | CYL | Various | Geneva stops | The operation of mainspring stopworks is discussed |
2000 | 46 | 1 | 19 | Orpheus Revisited | Conn, Coulson | DIS | Orpheus | Orpheus Disc Boxes | Descriptions and pictures of various Orpheus disc boxes |
2000 | 46 | 1 | 24 | Affordable Automata | Karp, Larry | AUT | Roulett & Decamps | Affordable Automata | Automata: Less costly animal automata made by Roullet and Decamps |
2000 | 46 | 1 | 28 | Tune Sheet Project Nos. 217-240 | Bulleid, Anthony | MUS | Various | Music Box Tune Sheets | Tune sheets used by manufactures: Project X |
2000 | 46 | 1 | 33 | Mscl Box Disc identification | Conn, Coulson | DIS | Various | mscl Box Disc I.D. | How to identify various manufactuers musical box discs |
2000 | 46 | 1 | 35 | An 1885 Guide of Geneva | Eric, Kathleen | HIS | Geneva Guide 1885 | 1885 Geneva, Switzerland guide with a chapter on music boxes | |
2000 | 46 | 1 | 37 | Register News No. 9 | Cunliffe, Arthur | HIS | Various | Register, Cylinder Boxes | Cylinder musical boxes register no. 9 listings and serial numbers |
2000 | 46 | 1 | 39 | Behold the Lowly Snail - Addenda | Biggins, Robin | CYL | Paillard | Tune change cams | Tune change cam fitted to a late model Paillard Musical box. |
2000 | 46 | 1 | 42 | Celebrated "Columbia" Music Box | Eric, Christian | DIS | Columbia, Troubador | Maker identification | A. C. Bigger & Co. marketing an 18" disc Troubador upright box using Columbia as the name. |
2000 | 46 | 2 | 3 | Franz Oehrlein - Builder of Orgns & Mscl Automata | Rouille, Philippe, trnsltn Cecil Grace | AUT | Oehrlein | Organs & Automata | Biography of Oehrlein a builder of Organs & Automata 1960's to 2000 |
2000 | 46 | 2 | 7 | Small Disc Mscl Boxes - Junghans-Silvanigra | Conn, Coulson | DIS | Junghans-Silvanigra | Disc Box | Discription of small disc boxes |
2000 | 46 | 2 | 12 | Dancing Bear & Trainer: An Unusual Clndr Mscl Automaton | Karp, Larry | AUT | Vidoudez | Cylinder Box | Description of a coin operated automaton |
2000 | 46 | 2 | 15 | Discography of Thorens 4.5 Inch Format Discs, A | Shaw, Brian E. | DIS | Thorens | Disc Box | Thorens 4.5 inch disc tune list |
2000 | 46 | 2 | 25 | Capts - Henry Louis Capt and His Son, Henry-Frederic, The | Goldhoorn, Luuk | HIS | Capt | Music Box Maker | Biography of Henry-Louis and Henry-Frederic Capt |
2000 | 46 | 2 | 29 | How Many Arions Do You Own? - Addenda | Conn, Coulson | DIS | Arion | Disc Box | Maker of the Arion disc box |
2000 | 46 | 2 | 30 | Safety Stops for Mscl Boxes | Biggins, Robin | CYL | Various | Safety stops | An explanation of the operation of various safety stops. |
2000 | 46 | 2 | 36 | Ravel & Cie., Geneva | Bulleid, Anthony | CYL | Ravel | Cylinder Box | Description of a Revel cylinder box |
2000 | 46 | 2 | 38 | Gift To Play Music, The - Harvey Roehl Cllctn | MIS | Standard | Player Piano | Catalog Reprint | |
2000 | 46 | 3 | 3 | Forbidden City - The Music Box of the Emperor, Puyi | Eric, Christian | CYL | Unknown | Cylinder Box | History od descriptioon of a signing bird, organ, bell box |
2000 | 46 | 3 | 14 | Mechanical Music Squeezer-Dolls | Karp, Larry & Annie Tyvand | TOY | Unknown | Dolls | Cylinder musical movements in dolls |
2000 | 46 | 3 | 19 | Imperial Symphonion | Goldhoorn, Luuk | DIS | Imperial Symphonion | Disc Box | History of the Imperial Symponion Company |
2000 | 46 | 3 | 34 | Tune Sheet Project Nos. 241-250 | Bulleid, Anthony | MUS | Various | Pictures | Pictures of tunes sheets |
2000 | 46 | 3 | 39 | Eleven Inch Adler, An | Biggins, Robin | DIS | Adler | Description | Photos and description of an eleven inch Adler disc machine. |
1999 | 45 | 1 | 1 | Bacigalupo Orgn Returns to Life, A | Kile, Trygve | ORS | Bacigalupo | Monkey organ | Restoration of a 35 key barrel organ |
1999 | 45 | 1 | 5 | Relations Between the Lecoultres and the Nicoles, The | Goldhoorn, Luuk | CYL | F. Nicole | Maker identification | F. Nicole was François Nicole |
1999 | 45 | 1 | 8 | Early Golay Mscl Snuff Box, An | Eric, Christian | MIN | Golay | Sur plateau movement | A vertical pluck sur plateau musical movement |
1999 | 45 | 1 | 12 | Titanic without a Welte Orgn, The | Strengers, Hendrik H. | ORL | Welte | Titanic | Was there a Welte organ ordered for the Titanic? (No) |
1999 | 45 | 1 | 13 | Civil War Orgn Grinder | Stevenson, Gary G. | MIS | unknown | Barrel organ | Picture of a disabled Civil War veteran with a barrel organ/piano |
1999 | 45 | 1 | 14 | Guitarophone, The | Karp, Larry | STR | Menzenhauer & Schmidt | Guitarophone | US makers of a mechanical guitar-zither |
1999 | 45 | 1 | 17 | Picture of Player Piano School (Polks School, Valparaiso, IN) | Bowers, Q.D. & Gibbs | HIS | Player Piano | Picture of player piano school | |
1999 | 45 | 1 | 18 | Workshop Notes | Ord-Hume, Arthur W.J.G. | MIS | Repair | Repair of spring barrels, cleaning synthetic material | |
1999 | 45 | 1 | 20 | F. Nicole Mscl Boxes | Ison, Roy W. | CYL | F. Nicole | mscl Boxes | Catalog of François Nicole boxes, with details |
1999 | 45 | 1 | 27 | 1980 Convention of Local Phonograph Companies, The | Choffnes, Daniel | HIS | Various | Phonographs | Early offerings of dictation (Graphophone) machines |
1999 | 45 | 1 | 30 | Modifying the Clndr Retaining Partition | Kubin, Joseph E. | MIS | Repinning cylinders | Use soft solder to allow pinning near a cylinder retaining partition | |
1999 | 45 | 1 | 32 | Shiko-Kin Orgnette | Richmone, Ed | ORS | Shikô-Kin | Organette | Description and tuning of Shikô-Kin organette |
1999 | 45 | 1 | 33 | Shiko-Kin Orgnette | Strengers, Hendrik H. | ORS | Shikô-Kin | Organette | History of the Shikô-Kin organette |
1999 | 45 | 1 | 36 | Tune Sheet Project Nos. 145-168 | Bulleid, Anthony | MUS | Various | Tune Sheets | Numbers 145 - 168 are illustrated |
1999 | 45 | 1 | 40 | Farewell Editorial (Last editorial) | Rulli, Angelo | MBSI | Editorial | Last MBSI editorial by Angelo Rulli | |
1999 | 45 | 2 | 3 | Polyphon Savoyard | Boehck, Steve | DIS | Polyphon | Automaton | 15 5/8" Polyphon music box in form of antimated organ grinder w/monkeys |
1999 | 45 | 2 | 10 | Katzenpaare Tanzend | Karp, Larry | AUT | Unknown | Automaton | Description of "Dancing Cat - pair" musical automaton |
1999 | 45 | 2 | 12 | Nicole vs. Nicole | Eric, Christian | CYL | Nicole | Music box makers | Comparison of François Nicole and Freres Nicole movements |
1999 | 45 | 2 | 21 | World's Smallest Clndr-Box Zither Bar, The | Ciuffini, Tony | MIN | J. H. Heller | mscl Box | Small zither bar (2-7/8") on 52 note 4-tune movement |
1999 | 45 | 2 | 23 | Tune Sheet Project Nos. 169-192 | Bulleid, Anthony | MUS | Various | Tune Sheets | Numbers 169 - 192 are illustrated |
1999 | 45 | 2 | 27 | Mechanical Store Window Display Pieces | Schumacher, Joseph H. | AUT | Various | Powered Automata | Early and late large store display automata |
1999 | 45 | 2 | 31 | Celebrating 500 Years of Mscl & Automaton Technology | Ord-Hume, Arthur W.J.G. | AUT | Hans Schlottheim | Nef (mechanical ship) | Description of the nef in the Utrecht museum and report on making a new one |
1999 | 45 | 2 | 37 | Postcard Circus, A, Part XIII | Heintz, Ralph M. | HIS | Various | Postcards | Postcard pictures of phonographs |
1999 | 45 | 3 | 1 | Orgnocleide: Mscl Box with a Greek Key, The | Eric, Christian | CYL | Bremond | Organocleide Music Box | Description of an advanced music box design |
1999 | 45 | 3 | 7 | Behold the Lowly Snail | Biggins, Robin | CYL | Various | Tune change cams | A description of tune change cams. |
1999 | 45 | 3 | 13 | Unusual Music Box Novelties a Century Past | Karp, Larry | MIN | Various | Unusual Music Boxes | Music boxes installed in every day items |
1999 | 45 | 3 | 18 | Tune Sheet Project Nos. 193-216 | Bulleid, Anthony | MUS | Various | Music Box Tune Sheets | tune sheets used by manufactures: Project IX |
1999 | 45 | 3 | 24 | Postcard Circus, A, Part XIV | Heintz, Ralph M. | HIS | Various | Phonograph Postcards | Humorous use of Phongraph Postcards |
1999 | 45 | 3 | 29 | Polyphon Style 54 | Ord-Hume, Arthur W.J.G. | DIS | Lester Jones | New Polyphon Twin Disc | Creation of a twin disc Polyphon style 54 |
1999 | 45 | 3 | 35 | Messers, Nicole Freres 1888 Catalog | Kline, Kevin | HIS | Nicole Freres | Catalogue | Interchangeable cylinder musical boxes catalogue with tunes played by each |
1998 | 44 | 1 | 2 | Francois and Reymond Nicole Music Boxes | Ison, Roy W. | CYL | Nicole, F. & R. | Cylinder Boxes | Analysis of two Nicole boxes plus a suggested genealogy. |
1998 | 44 | 1 | 6 | An Interesting F. Nicole Box | Tillotson, Olin | CYL | Nicole, Francois | Cylinder Boxes | Analysis of an early Francois Nicole musical box. |
1998 | 44 | 1 | 8 | Investigations About the Birth of the Birth of the Steel Comb | Goldhoorn, Luuk | CYL | Nicole, Francois | Cylinder box combs | Analysis of the tuned steel comb of a Francois Nicole box. |
1998 | 44 | 1 | 12 | Helical Spring Polyphons | Karp, Larry | DIS | Polyphon | Disk boxes | Helical spring drive Polyphons |
1998 | 44 | 1 | 14 | Carl Frei, Jr. - A Biography | Keller, Fred | HIS | Frei, Carl Jr. | Frei, Carl Jr. | An anecdotal biography of Carl Frei, Jr. |
1998 | 44 | 1 | 20 | Rebirth of the Blessing Robot Band | Cooley, Rick | ORC | Blessing | Robot band | Rebuilding the Blessing automated robot band and its figures. |
1998 | 44 | 1 | 26 | Ariosa Disc Orgnette, The | McElhone, Kevin | ORS | Ariosa | Organettes | Illustrated comparison of various Ariosa disc-playing organettes. |
1998 | 44 | 1 | 28 | New Method of Dampering, A | Ciuffini, Tony | CYL | Comb dampering | Detailed suggestions about comb dampering. | |
1998 | 44 | 1 | 30 | Present at the Renaissance | Webb, Graham | HIS | Webb, Graham | Reflections of Graham Webb, the noted British musical box dealer. | |
1998 | 44 | 1 | 35 | Bulgarian Street Orgns | Penna, Robert F. | ORS | Various | Street organs | Anecdotes of a Bulgarian instruments, probably a street piano. |
1998 | 44 | 1 | 36 | Alphabet Tin-case Music Boxes | Robertson, Beatrice | MIN | Various | Tin-plate case | Illustrated description of an "M" tin-plate musical box case. |
1998 | 44 | 1 | 37 | Tune Sheet Project Nos. 73-96 | Bulleid, Anthony | MUS | Tune Sheets | Twenty four tune sheet illustrations | |
1998 | 44 | 2 | 1 | F. Nicole and Francois Nicole (Letter) | Caulfield, Matthew | CYL | Meaning of "B E of" | Speculation on abbreviation "B E of" found in musical box advertising | |
1998 | 44 | 2 | 1 | F. Nicole and Francois Nicole (Letter) | Tillotson, Olin | CYL | Meaning of "B E of" | Possible explanation of "B E" in advertising. | |
1998 | 44 | 2 | 2 | R. Nicole / Shaved Pins (Letter) | Eric, Christian | CYL | Shaved pins | Reasons for the use of shaved pins and hooked teeth. | |
1998 | 44 | 2 | 2 | R. Nicole / Shaved Pins (Letter) | Ison, Roy W. | CYL | Shaved pins | Additional information about Reymond Nicole boxes with shaved pins. | |
1998 | 44 | 2 | 2 | F. Nicole and Francois Nicole (Letter) | Peavey, G. | CYL | Nicole Freres, Francois Nicole | Identificaiton | Freres Nicole vs. Francois Nicole identification. |
1998 | 44 | 2 | 3 | Polyphon Helical Spring, The (Letter) | Karp, Larry | DIS | Polyphon | Springs | Helical vs. coiled spings in Polyphon musical boxes. |
1998 | 44 | 2 | 4 | James Sandy Legend? (Letter) | Cruickshank, Graeme | HIS | Sandy, James | History | Refuting opinion expressed earlier concerning previously published article. |
1998 | 44 | 2 | 4 | Monkey in the Backhouse | Crabtree & Milne | HIS | Monkey organ | Article from Archaeology, March/April 1997 about monkey organ monkeys. | |
1998 | 44 | 2 | 5 | For the Barrel of a Little (Mozart) Orgn | Metzger, Frank | ORS | Music | Analysis of Mozart barrel organ tunes. | |
1998 | 44 | 2 | 6 | Contemporary Kalliope, The | Wineburgh, Bill | DIS | Kalliope, Symphonion | History, description | Production history of a C. 1970's Kalliope musical box. |
1998 | 44 | 2 | 9 | Speaking Picture Book, The | Biggins, Robin | TOY | Unknown | Book with sound | A book with pull-strings connected to bellows which produce sounds. |
1998 | 44 | 2 | 11 | Two Olbrich Viennese Boxes | Kowar, Helmut | CYL | Olbrich, Anton | Movements | Discovery of two early sectional comb Olbrich movements. |
1998 | 44 | 2 | 14 | Paillard Manivelle, A | Richmond, Ed | MAN | Paillard | Manivelles | Discovery of a Paillard manivelle. |
1998 | 44 | 2 | 15 | Gavioli 57-Key with MIDI, A | Roehl, Harvey | ORL | Gavioli | Midi | Installing a midi system in a 57 key Gavioli. |
1998 | 44 | 2 | 18 | McCullough Automata Diaries | Goldman, Kenneth M. | AUT | Objects of Vertu | Considerations while collecting objects of Vertu in the McCullough collection. | |
1998 | 44 | 2 | 27 | Rebicek Cartel Movement, A | Karp, L./Young, M. | CYL | Rebicek | Movements | Dampers and other characteristics of Rebicek movements. |
1998 | 44 | 2 | 31 | Tune Sheet Project Nos. 97-120 | Bulleid, Anthony | MUS | Tune cards | Additional tune card illustrations. | |
1998 | 44 | 2 | 35 | Spring-In-Clndr Mechanism | Schumacher, Joseph H. | MIN | Thorens | Movements | Description of spring-in-cylinder mechanisms used in Thorens boxes. |
1998 | 44 | 3 | 1 | Response to the use of plastic damper pins (Letter) | Walker, Chrles | CYL | Damper pins | Responding to an earlier article about using plastic for damper pins and possibility of problems. | |
1998 | 44 | 3 | 2 | A Custom Built Accordion Band | Schumacher, Joseph H. | ORC | Accordion band | Building a custom-made accordion band from scratch. | |
1998 | 44 | 3 | 5 | Zig-Zag Combs, Why? | Eric, Christian | CYL | Combs | Descriptions, configurations, and attributes of various zigzag musical combs. | |
1998 | 44 | 3 | 10 | Christmas Automaton Doll | Rulli, Gina/Angelo | AUT | Automaton | Description and music of an automated reclining wax doll. | |
1998 | 44 | 3 | 12 | History of the Chordephon | Goldhoorn, Luuk | STR | Chordephon | History | History of the Chordephon |
1998 | 44 | 3 | 15 | Alphonse Malignon - Programmer Par Excellence | Tillotson, Olin | CYL | Malignon | History, description | Additional information about Malignon; comparing movements with other makers and dating chart. |
1998 | 44 | 3 | 19 | The Phoenix Orgnette | McElhone, Kevin | ORS | Phoenix Organette | Description | Summary of different Phoenix organette models and disc sizes. |
1998 | 44 | 3 | 21 | G. Paisiello's Maid of the Mill | Karp, Larry | MIN | Tune identification | Discovering the origin of a musical box tune. | |
1998 | 44 | 3 | 23 | Tune Sheet Project Nos. 121-144 | Bulleid, Anthony | MUS | Various | Tune Sheets | Illustrations of various tune sheets. |
1998 | 44 | 3 | 27 | 3-Bell Clndr Box, A | Biggins, Robin | CYL | Cuendet | Bells & Automaton | A machine with bell strikers attached directly to the comb. |
1998 | 44 | 3 | 29 | Duwyn 86-Key Orgn, A | Cooley, Rick | ORL | DuWyn | Organ | Description of a 86 key Duwyn dance organ. |
1998 | 44 | 3 | 35 | Another Duwyn Orgn | Nix, Shirley | ORL | DuWyn | Organ | Description of another 86 key Duwyn dance organ. |
1998 | 44 | 3 | 37 | Who Invented the Manivelle? | Goldhoorn, Luuk | MAN | Manivelles | Research concerning the beginnings of the manivelle. | |
1997 | 43 | 1 | 1 | Nicole Freres Pin Registration (letter) | Kubin, Joseph E. | CYL | Nicole Freres | Pin registration | Comb registration to match cylinder pinning using the last tune. |
1997 | 43 | 1 | 2 | Regina's, Red Flannel | Karp, Larry | DIS | Regina | Disc box dampers | Early Reginas possibly 1892-93 with finer copper felt dampers. |
1997 | 43 | 1 | 7 | Le Testophone | Bopp, Ronald | TOY | Teste, Etienne | mscl auto horns | Mechanical musical auto horns with interchangeable cylinders. |
1997 | 43 | 1 | 15 | Japanese Music Box Industry, The | Day, D./Day, J. | CYL | Various | History | Manufacture of musical movements in Japan from the late 1940's. |
1997 | 43 | 1 | 21 | Flutina, Rescuing The | Moore, Walter | ORS | Flutina | Restoration | Full restoration of organette, both mechanical and case. |
1997 | 43 | 1 | 23 | Automata, Music Boxes With | Conn, Coulson | AUT | Mermod | mscl automata | Musical theater with Mermod cylinder playing "The Mikado". |
1997 | 43 | 1 | 25 | Violano Virtuoso's Fingerhead, The | Barr, Don D. | STR | Violano Virtuoso | Restoration | Description of Mills Violano Virtuoso finger head and its restoration. |
1997 | 43 | 1 | 29 | Tune Sheet Project Nos. 1-24 | Bulleid, Anthony | MUS | Various | Tune sheets | Description and pictures of 24 tune sheets. |
1997 | 43 | 1 | 33 | Automaton Picture Clock, A Rare Viennese Mscl | Ord-Hume, Arthur W.J.G. | AUT | Unknown | Automaton picture clock | Description of musical automaton picture clock C. 1830. |
1997 | 43 | 1 | 37 | Barrel Operated Orgnettes | McElhone, Kevin | ORS | Autophone | Roller organs | Descriptions of several barrel-operated (or roller or cob) organs. |
1997 | 43 | 1 | 42 | Manivelles W/Animated Figures...Toys | Schumacher, Joseph H. | TOY | Various | Manivelles | Description of hand-cranked musical animated toys. |
1997 | 43 | 2 | 2 | Heller, J.H., Of Bern Switzerland | Bulleid, Anthony | CYL | Heller, J.H. | History | The development of the company and descriptions of several mechanisms are detailed. |
1997 | 43 | 2 | 6 | Vienna's Great Automaton & Mscl Clock | Ord-Hume, Arthur W.J.G. | AUT | Anker | Automaton clock in Vienna | A description and history of the musical automaton Anker clock with Rieger organ in Vienna. |
1997 | 43 | 2 | 15 | Thieryola Coin-Operated Cyl. M.B., The | Karp,L./Karp,E. | CYL | Thieryola | Mechanism description | Photos and text describing the Mermod Freres movement modified to be coin operated. |
1997 | 43 | 2 | 18 | Tournaphone, The | McElhone, Kevin | ORS | Tournaphone Music Company | Mechanism description | A description of the Tournaphone and Cabinetto organettes. |
1997 | 43 | 2 | 21 | Tournaphone, Tune List, The | Schmidt, Ed | ORS | Tournaphone Music Company | List of tunes | A list of available roll tunes number 1 - 503. |
1997 | 43 | 2 | 26 | Hurdy-Gurdy?, From Whence The Term | ORS | Hurdy - Gurdy origins | A photo of an instrument in the Paris Museum of Music that has strings and organ pipes. | ||
1997 | 43 | 2 | 27 | Aeolian Orchestrelle, Player Orgns, Love Them or Leave Them | Hutter, Joseph A. | ORL | Aeolian Organ & Music Company | The Aeolean Orchestrelle | A history chart, model component lists and construction details. |
1997 | 43 | 2 | 36 | Tune Sheet Project Nos. 25-48 | Bulleid, Anthony | MUS | Tune sheets | Tune sheets are identified. Numbers 25-48. | |
1997 | 43 | 2 | 40 | ABC's of Tin Case Miniatures, The | Robertson, Beatrice | MIN | Various | Transfer cased movements. | Conjecture on the reason for the production of tin cased miniature musical movements. |
1997 | 43 | 3 | 1 | Hurdy-Gurdy Used In M.M.43/2 (Letter) | Bies, Alan | ORS | Hurdy-Gurdy | Discussion of the correct usage of the designation "Hurdy Gurdy". | |
1997 | 43 | 3 | 2 | Olbrich, Anton, In Vienna | Kowar, Helmut | CYL | Olbrich, Anton | Cylinder Boxes | Observations about repertoire and numbering of Olbrich movements. |
1997 | 43 | 3 | 5 | James Sandy Mscl Snuff Boxes? | Young, Pamela | MIN | Sandy, James | Snuff Boxes | A discussion of the attribution of some Scottish musical snuff boxes to James Sandy. |
1997 | 43 | 3 | 8 | James Sandy: A Historical View | Cruickshank, Graeme | MIN | Sandy, James | Snuff Boxes | A historical overview of the work of Scotsman James Sandy |
1997 | 43 | 3 | 9 | James Sandy: An Authors Replies | Karp, Larry | MIN | Sandy, James | Sandy's life | A rebuttal of comments on Sandy article. |
1997 | 43 | 3 | 10 | Clariophon Orgnette, The Mysterious | McElhone, Kevin | ORS | Clariophone | Spaeth, William | Discussion with illustrations about the rare Clariophone organette. |
1997 | 43 | 3 | 12 | Clariophon, The Restoration Of A | Moore, Walter | ORS | Clariophone | Spaeth, William | Story of the restoration of a Clariophone organette. |
1997 | 43 | 3 | 13 | Chordephon, Automatic Zither, The | Karp,L./Karp,E. | STR | Chordephon | Description | Illustrated discussion of the Chordephone zither and its component parts. |
1997 | 43 | 3 | 20 | Nancarrow, Conlon | Hocker, Jurgen | PIA | Nancarrow, Conlon | Biography and work product examples of the piano roll composer, Nancarrow. | |
1997 | 43 | 3 | 26 | Gilbert Sandy, An Interview With | Eric, Kathleen | MIN | Sandy, James | Interview | Interview with Gilbert Sandy, descendant of James Sandy. |
1997 | 43 | 3 | 29 | Christmas Tree Stand, An Unusual Eckardt | Robertson, Beatrice | MIN | Eckhardt | Christmas Tree Stand | Comments adding to those in a 1974 article by Joe Roesch about Eckhardt tree stands. |
1997 | 43 | 3 | 30 | Automata In Mythology, History & Reality | Ord-Hume, Arthur W.J.G. | AUT | Various | Automata | Brief biographies of 145 makers of Automata. |
1997 | 43 | 3 | 37 | Orgn Grinder, (ABC Plates) | Van Marter, Phyllis | ORS | Various | Plate illustrations | Sample of a plate illustrated with a street organ, for children. |
1997 | 43 | 3 | 38 | Yet Another Tree Stand | Richmond, Ed | MIN | Gilbert, J.C. | Christmas Tree Stand | Illustrated discussion of a Gilbert electrified musical Christmas tree stand. |
1997 | 43 | 3 | 39 | Tune Sheet Project Nos. 49-72 | Bulleid, Anthony | MUS | Various | Tune Sheets | Twenty four tune sheet illustrations |
1996 | 42 | 1 | 1 | Plucked-Reed Automatons, Continued (Letter) | Karp, Larry | CYL | Gunthermann | Automaton | Letter - Identification of maker of plucked reed automaton. |
1996 | 42 | 1 | 1 | Author Responds (Letter) | Ord-Hume, Arthur W.J.G. | CYL | Kirk | Correction | Letter - Corrections to Kirk clock scale and the term "temperament". |
1996 | 42 | 1 | 1 | Further On Miniature Movements (Letter) | Van Marter, Phyllis | MIN | Melody | Miniature movement | Letter - Clarification of different companies using "Melody" in the instrument name. |
1996 | 42 | 1 | 1 | Winter Journal Commentary (Letter) | Walker, Charles | OTH | mscl scale | Letter - Comment on musical scale in previous article; and the term "temperament". | |
1996 | 42 | 1 | 2 | Orgn Grinder (cartoon) | Sat.Eve.Post | ORS | organ grinder | Organ grinder cartoon. | |
1996 | 42 | 1 | 2 | Tapping Block, And More On The (Letter) | Kubin, Joseph E. | OTH | Tools | Picture of tapping block tool described in previous article. | |
1996 | 42 | 1 | 3 | Encore...The self playing Banjo Machine | Ramey,Jr, David C. | STR | C. B. Kendall | Encore Banjo | History of the Encore Automatic Banjo. |
1996 | 42 | 1 | 8 | Manivelle...Centennial...MB, A | Goldhoorn, Luuk | MAN | Mermod | Manivelles | Manivelle possibly made for centennial of musical box. |
1996 | 42 | 1 | 10 | Karrer's Harpe Harmonique | Bulleid, Anthony | CYL | Karrer | Harp Harmonique | Mistory of Karrer Co. and description of the Harp Harmonique. |
1996 | 42 | 1 | 14 | Pianola & Pneumatically ope. Pianos...Netherlands, | Strengers, Hendrik H. | PIA | Aeolian | Pianolas | Player pianos and rolls in the Netherlands. |
1996 | 42 | 1 | 18 | Bellolian Orgn, The | McElhone, Kevin | ORS | Bellolian Organ | History and description | Description of Bellolian organ and search for more information. |
1996 | 42 | 1 | 19 | Orgn Grinder (Graphic) | ORS | Street organs | Painting of street organs in Paris (contemporary). | ||
1996 | 42 | 1 | 20 | Multiple, Phonograph, The | Roever Jr, Frank | PHO | Roever Multiple Phonograph | History | Description and history of the Roever phonograph by the son of the maker. |
1996 | 42 | 1 | 21 | Turkish Street Barrel Piano, A | Schumacher, Joseph H. | ORS | N. Mavrouse | Barrel piano | Description of the Mavrouse barrel piano. |
1996 | 42 | 1 | 23 | Canary On The Canarry Orgn, The | Karp,L./Karp,E. | ORS | Grandville | Lithographs | Art used on mechanical music. |
1996 | 42 | 1 | 26 | Automata And The Jurassic Wonderland | Day, D./Day, J. | AUT | Various | Automata | Description of automata in Swiss museums. |
1996 | 42 | 1 | 33 | Autophone Phonograph, The | Biasella, Jerry | PHO | Autophone Co | Phonograph | Reprint of brochure describing the Autophone ferris-wheel cylinder mechanism. |
1996 | 42 | 1 | 35 | Carousel W/Wurlitzer 146 (photo) | Voss, Vern W. | ORL | Wurlitzer | Organ | Photo of carousel with Wurlitzer 146 band organ. |
1996 | 42 | 1 | 36 | Whistling Hobo, The | Goldy, Moe M. | AUT | Waco | Whistlers | Description of Japanese whistler. |
1996 | 42 | 1 | 37 | Violano Virtuoso (Photos) | Reblitz,A./Weisensteiner,R. | STR | Mills Novelty Co. | Violano photos | Photos of the Violano Virtuoso in original locations. |
1996 | 42 | 2 | 1 | Tribute to Marguerite, A | Eric, Kathleen | MBSI | Margurerite Fabel | Recognition of service to MBSI and collectors | |
1996 | 42 | 2 | 2 | Sainte-Croix Music Box, The | Chapuis, Alfred | CYL | Cylinder boxes | All encompasing article on cylinder movements and boxes | |
1996 | 42 | 2 | 4 | Nicole Freres Fat Clndr...,A | Schumacher, Joseph H. | CYL | Nicole Freres | Music type | Notes that many hymns are composed on music boxes and presents an example box |
1996 | 42 | 2 | 6 | Singing Birds | Chapuis, A./Gelis, E. | AUT | Singing Bird Box | Detailed history, mechanics, methods and examples of singing bird boxes | |
1996 | 42 | 2 | 27 | E. Paillard & His Ancestors | Goldhoorn, Luuk | CYL | Ernest Paillard | Comprehensive history of Ernest Paillard family and music box company | |
1996 | 42 | 2 | 31 | James Sandy...Laurencekirk Mscl Snuff Box | Karp, Larry | MIN | Sandy, James | Snuff Boxes | Examples and details of the Laurencekirk, developed by Sandy |
1996 | 42 | 2 | 35 | Violano Photo Captions (V42-#1 pg37) | Reblitz,A./Weisensteiner,R. | STR | Mills Violano | Captions for photos omitted from V42, 1, page 37 | |
1996 | 42 | 2 | 36 | Post Card Circus pt12, A | Heintz, Ralph M. | ORS | Post cards | Many examples of organ grinder postcards depicting (in the author's words) ugly subjects | |
1996 | 42 | 2 | 41 | Orchestral Cabinet 31 Note Rolls | Hutter, Joseph A. | ORS | rolls | An updated list of Orchestral Cabinet 31- note rolls | |
1996 | 42 | 2 | 43 | Orgn Grinder (Graphic) | Heintz, Ralph M. | ORS | organ grinder | Graphic of an organ grinder with a humorous/non-flattering caption | |
1996 | 42 | 2 | 44 | Mattel Strum-Fun Getar | Richmond, Ed | TOY | Mattel | mscl toy | Hand operated, novelty, disc music box imbedded in a toy guitar |
1996 | 42 | 3 | 2 | Bicentennial Stamps From Switzerland | Strengers, Hendrik H. | CYL | Antoine Farve/ Stamps | Short bio of Farve and notice of Swiss issued stamps honoring him | |
1996 | 42 | 3 | 3 | Antoine Favre, Celebrating Two Hundred Years of | Ord-Hume, Arthur W.J.G. | CYL | Antoine Farve | Keynote speech-MBSI '96: Did Farve actually invent the tuned comb? Pros and cons | |
1996 | 42 | 3 | 14 | Angelus Melodant, Notes On Restoring The | Hutter, Joseph A. | PIA | Wilcox and White | Angelus Melodant | In depth description of Angelus Melodant Artistyle. |
1996 | 42 | 3 | 17 | What The Helvitia (Music Box Comb) | Heintz, Ralph M. | CYL | Helvetia | Disc boxes | Details of an unusual comb whose purpose can only be speculated. |
1996 | 42 | 3 | 18 | Violano, A Unique, In The Sanders Mscl Museum | Sanders, Arthur | STR | Mills Novelty | Mills Violano | A Mills Violano with a homemade, player keyboard. |
1996 | 42 | 3 | 20 | Violano Virtuoso Exhibit | Violano Virtuoso Society | STR | Mills Novelty | Mills Violano | History of the Mills Violano and an explanation of its operation. |
1996 | 42 | 3 | 22 | Aeolian Update | McElhone, Kevin | ORS | Aeolian | Orchestrelle | Continuing to catalog existing machines and rolls. |
1996 | 42 | 3 | 25 | Herophon (Graphic) | Stevenson, Gary G. | ORS | Herophon | Organette | Ad for Herophon crank organ from 1886 Puck magazine. |
1996 | 42 | 3 | 26 | Lecoultre, David, In the 1830's | Bulleid, Anthony | CYL | Lecoultre | Cylinder boxes | Specific identifying marks and features of a box by Lecoultre. |
1996 | 42 | 3 | 29 | Decap 70-Key, The 'Van Leeuwen' | Van der Vlugt, Maarten | ORL | Decap | Street organ | History and provenance of the Decap 70-key van Keeywen organ. |
1996 | 42 | 3 | 31 | Autophone, The (1879 Reprint) | Scientific American | PIA | Gally | Piano player | Use and operation of this particular keyboard player. |
1996 | 42 | 3 | 34 | Seven Bits Of Swedish Music | Van Marter, Phyllis | CYL | Mermod Freres | Cylinder boxes | Discovery and restoration of 7 miniature movements. |
1996 | 42 | 3 | 36 | Alexandra, The, Interchangeable Clndr Music Box | Karp, Larry | CYL | Alexandra | Cylinder boxes | Dissertation on what the author sees as a vastly inferior make, music box. |
1996 | 42 | 3 | 41 | Cabbage Patch Rabbit, A | Ciuffini, Tony | TOY | Unknown | Automaton | Recent discovery of a "rabbit in leaves" - possibly Roullet-Decamps. |
1996 | 42 | 3 | 42 | Ideal Music Boxes Advertisement by Jacot | Music Trades Feb. 1899 | CYL | Ideal | Advertisements | Advertisement by Jacot & Son for Ideal Music Boxes. |
1996 | 42 | 3 | 43 | Automata, Music Boxes And, 2 | Conn, Coulson | AUT | Polyphon | Automaton | "Musician playing harp" automata in a disc box. |
1996 | 42 | 3 | 44 | (AD) F.G. Otto (1898) | Harpers Mag. | DIS | F G Otto | Advertisements | Capital Cuff Music Box advertisement. |
1995 | 41 | 1 | 1 | History of the Swiss Fabrique System, Errata Correction | Rulli, Angelo | CYL | Errata | Correction to article by Wells, V.40, #3, p. 42. | |
1995 | 41 | 1 | 1 | Invention Of Francois Louis Lecoultre, Errata Correction | Rulli, Angelo | CYL | Errata | Correction to article by Goldhoorn, V.40, #3, p.34. | |
1995 | 41 | 1 | 1 | Gem Roller Orgn, The (Letter #5) | Walker, Charles | ORS | Gem | Letter to Editor | Comments concerning the Gem roller organ following an article in V.39, #3. |
1995 | 41 | 1 | 2 | The Viennese Governors (Letter) | Burke, David M. | CYL | Letter to Editor | Tribute to authors. | |
1995 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 'Three Cheers For Authors' (Letter) | Vincent, Jeff | OTH | Letter to Editor | Comments concerning articles on Viennese musical movements. | |
1995 | 41 | 1 | 3 | Fitted Needle-Work Box | Karp, Larry | MIN | History | Description and history of necessaires. | |
1995 | 41 | 1 | 7 | Post Card Circus pt11, A | Heintz, Ralph M. | OTH | History | Depiction of mechanical music in postcard art | |
1995 | 41 | 1 | 15 | Music Of The Streets | Heintz, Ralph M. | HIS | Poem | Poem about street organs from Harpers Weekly | |
1995 | 41 | 1 | 16 | Banjorchestra To Banjo-Orchestra | Ramey,Jr, David C. | STR | Engelhardt | History | Description of only 2 known Banjoorchestras and copy made by Ramey |
1995 | 41 | 1 | 20 | D. Allard & Cie. | Bulleid, Anthony | CYL | Allard, D. | Identification | Description of a 13" Allard cylinder movement. |
1995 | 41 | 1 | 23 | Karl Griesbaum Whistling Figures (Whistlers) | Schumacher, Joseph H. | AUT | Griesbaum, Karl | History & Restoration | History & description of whistlers plus restoration techniques. |
1995 | 41 | 1 | 29 | Marvelous Singing Doll By Webber | Dussour, Francois | TOY | Webber | Identification | Description and history of Webber organ dolls and patents. |
1995 | 41 | 1 | 32 | Unusual Mermod Feature, An | Ciuffini, Tony | CYL | Mermod | Identification | Description of an unusual feature of a Mermod cylinder movement. |
1995 | 41 | 1 | 33 | Mscl Toys And Trifles | Caporale, Sylvi | TOY | Various | Collecting | Description of different inexpensive musical related items. |
1995 | 41 | 1 | 36 | Jigs Pt 4; The Making of a Music Barrel Blank | Stevenson, Gary G. | ORS | Vaclav Hrubes | Restoration | In-depth description of steps necessary to duplicate a barrel from a 28-key Vaclav Hrubes organ |
1995 | 41 | 1 | 40 | Gil's Furniture Bought & Sold | Craig, Cynthia | HIS | Cisneros, Sandra | Book Review | Excerpt from a novel about discovering a music box. |
1995 | 41 | 1 | 41 | Violano Virtuoso | Reblitz, Art | STR | Mills | Tuning | Description for tuning the Violano Virtuoso |
1995 | 41 | 1 | 49 | Reconstructing A Welte Orchestrion | Gordon, Kenneth | ORC | Welte | Identification | Description of a Welte orchestrion. |
1995 | 41 | 1 | 51 | Gilbert & Sullivan On Mscl Boxes | Conn, Coulson | MUS | Gilbert & Sullivan | Music | Listing of Gilbert & Sullivan tunes on discs. |
1995 | 41 | 1 | 52 | Gilbert & Sullivan Orgn Grinder Librettos | Heintz, Ralph M. | MUS | Gilbert & Sullivan | Music | References to organs and organ grinders in Gilbert & Sullivan music. |
1995 | 41 | 2 | 1 | In Search Of The Early Weber Maesto | Reblitz, Art | ORC | Weber | History, Retoration | Comparison of various machines and their repair. |
1995 | 41 | 2 | 10 | Mscl Box With Automata pt1 Disc Boxes | Conn, C./Eric, K.& C. | DIS | Various | Identification | Discussion of various disc machines-Monopol, Polyphon, Harmonia with automata. |
1995 | 41 | 2 | 14 | Harmonia 16-1/2 Discs | Blyelle-Horngacher, J.E./Conn,C./Heintz,R. | DIS | Harmonia | Identification | Titles of 16-1/2" Harmonia discs. |
1995 | 41 | 2 | 15 | Tiny Mscl Charm, A | Van Marter, Phyllis | MIN | Melody Patent | Identification | Description of a small musical charm. |
1995 | 41 | 2 | 16 | Leopold Lambert's French Flower Girl | Schumacher, Joseph H. | AUT | Lambert, Leopold | Identification | Description and history of Leopold Lambert automata. |
1995 | 41 | 2 | 18 | Bruder Stern | Eric, Christian | CYL | Bruder Stern | Identification | Description of an Austrian movement by Bruder Stern. |
1995 | 41 | 2 | 20 | Orgn Grinder Figures pt1 | Heintz, Ralph M. | ORS | Various | Identification | Financial discussion and considerations of collecting organ grinder figures. |
1995 | 41 | 2 | 26 | Very Early History Of Talking Machines pt1 | Choffnes, Daniel | PHO | History | History of the early development of the phonograph. | |
1995 | 41 | 2 | 29 | Tune Sheet Of Mermod Freres | MUS | Mermod | History & Identification | Copy of Mermod Freres tune card and advertising. | |
1995 | 41 | 2 | 30 | Universal (L'Universelle) Cyl. Music Box | Karp, Larry | CYL | Cuendet | Identification | Discussion of a Universal (Universelle) 3 bell box. |
1995 | 41 | 2 | 34 | Monopan, The | Moore, Walter | ORS | Manopan | Identification-Restoration | Identificaiton and restoration of a Manopan organette. |
1995 | 41 | 2 | 37 | Orgnina (Addendum) | Booty, Roger | ORS | Organina | Identification | Correction of patent information from V.40, #3, p. 17-21. |
1995 | 41 | 2 | 38 | Toy Roll-Playing Machines | Adams, Frank | TOY | QRS | Description | Comparison of Play-a-Sax, Clarola, Melody Player, Emenee PlaRola, and tune list. |
1995 | 41 | 2 | 41 | Mechanical Pan-Flute, A, The Blow-A-Tune | Richmond, E./Schumacher, J. | TOY | Description | Description of the Blow-A-Tune pan flute mechanism. | |
1995 | 41 | 2 | 43 | Barrel Orgn Maker, William Hubert Van Kamp | Ison, Roy W. | ORS | Van Kamp | Identification | History & description of barrel organ and tune lists. |
1995 | 41 | 3 | 1 | Manopan's Maker (Letter) | Goldhoorn, Luuk | ORS | Manopan | History | Chronology of Euphonika Fabrik and predecessor Berliner MusikwerkInstrumenten Fabrik. |
1995 | 41 | 3 | 1 | Monopol A Harmonia is Not | Rulli, Angelo | ORS | Monopol | Identification | Correction to identification |
1995 | 41 | 3 | 1 | Piano Melodico Book Music (Letter 2) | Moore, Walter | PIA | Piano Melodico | Book music | Respone to Tucker letter concerning book music. |
1995 | 41 | 3 | 1 | Piano Melodico Book Music (Letter 1) | Tucker, Mike | PIA | Piano Melodico | Book music | Estimate of the width of 30 note book music. |
1995 | 41 | 3 | 2 | Early Maesto & A Mscl Charm (Letter) | Ord-Hume, Arthur W.J.G. | ORC | Weber, Thorens | Distributor, Charm | Correction of distributor name and identity of Melodies maker. |
1995 | 41 | 3 | 2 | Early Maesto-Captioned, The (Error) | Rulli, Angelo | ORC | Weber | Caption | Caption error. |
1995 | 41 | 3 | 2 | Barrel-Orgned Il Travatore, The (Letter) | Leverett, Theodore | ORS | Il Trovatore | Critique of Il Trovatore | |
1995 | 41 | 3 | 3 | Autophone, The Horton | Moore,Charles/Moore,Walter | ORS | Horton | Autophone Organette | History of the Autophone |
1995 | 41 | 3 | 5 | Introducing Horton Patent 1878 | Vestal Press | ORS | Horton | Autophone Patent | Controversy over Horton's Autophone Patent |
1995 | 41 | 3 | 9 | Autophone, Aunt Maria And, The | Mueller, Art | ORS | Horton | Autophone | Story about an Autophone |
1995 | 41 | 3 | 11 | Kirk's Most Unusual Mscl Shelf Clock | Ord-Hume, Arthur W.J.G. | TIM | Kirk | Shelf Clock | History and description of the Kirk organ shelf clock. |
1995 | 41 | 3 | 19 | Automaton At Orvieto, Italy, The Antique | Latanza, Antonio | AUT | Unknown | Automaton | Earliest known automaton, C. 1348. |
1995 | 41 | 3 | 20 | Christmas & Mechanical Music | Heintz, Ralph M. | OTH | Kalliope, Symphonion | Instruments and Christmas | Christmas tree stands and other examples of mechanical music and Christmas. |
1995 | 41 | 3 | 28 | Aeolian Cabinet, Model No. O, The | Hutter, Joseph A. | ORS | Aeolian | Model "O" | Description and roll list for 31 note Aeolian model O. |
1995 | 41 | 3 | 34 | Saucer Bells, Retuning | Leverett, Theodore | OTH | Unknown | Bells | Description of tuning technique for saucer bells. |
1995 | 41 | 3 | 35 | Whimsical Mscl Charm, A | Schumacher, Joseph H. | MIN | Unknown | mscl charm | Description of manivelle musical charm. |
1995 | 41 | 3 | 36 | Mscl Fruit Knife, A | Moore, Simon | MIN | Unknown | mscl knife | Description of musical fruit knives. |
1995 | 41 | 3 | 39 | Two Unique Patent Inventions | Bopp, Ronald | OTH | McTammany | Patents | Patent of John McTammany for roll playing devices and player piano. |
1995 | 41 | 3 | 40 | Early History Of Talking Machines pt2 | Choffnes, Daniel | PHO | Lippincott | Phonograph | Convention of Lippincott's 32 phonograph companies. |
1995 | 41 | 3 | 42 | Engraving. Orgn Grinder's Quarters | Heintz, Ralph M. | ORS | organ grinder | Magazine graphic of organ grinder quarters in London. | |
1995 | 41 | 3 | 43 | Plucked Reed Automation Clown | Karp, Larry | ORS | Unknown | Clown automaton | Description of plucked reed clown automaton. |
1995 | 41 | 3 | 45 | Arions, How Many Do You Own? | Conn, Coulson | DIS | Edelweiss | Arion | Description of small musical boxes. |
1995 | 41 | 3 | 47 | Toolmaker's Tapping Block, The | Kubin, Joseph E. | OTH | Tools | Description and use of the tapping block. | |
1994 | 40 | 1 | 1 | Readers Remarks | Karp, Larry | OTH | Reader commentaries | Guidelines for letters to the Editor. | |
1994 | 40 | 1 | 2 | Popular Pretty Powder Boxes | Van Marter, P./Gonslaves, C. | MIN | Various | mscl powder boxes | Details of the manufacturing technique and musical movements fitted from 1920-1960. Illustrated |
1994 | 40 | 1 | 9 | Mermod Freres Swiss Coin | Bowers, Q. David | CYL | Mermod Freres | History | Photograph of a half-franc silver Swiss coin dated 1878 with an obverse stamping "MF 1840". |
1994 | 40 | 1 | 10 | Jigs pt3 Making A Barrel Orgn Cog | Stevenson, Gary G. | ORS | Gavioli | Restoration | Detailed instructions on how to make a new wooden drive cog for the barrel. |
1994 | 40 | 1 | 16 | Nicole Freres Mscl Score | Worswick, George | CYL | Nicole Freres | mscl score | A paper found in an organ box seems to indicate the note selection procedure. |
1994 | 40 | 1 | 17 | How To Tune Up The 'Piano Lodeon' | Sims, Harold | TOY | Piano Lodeon | Repair and adjustment | How to "tune up" the Piano Lodeon, made by J.Chein Co. of Burlington, New Jersey. |
1994 | 40 | 1 | 19 | Road Side Lunch Orgn Grinder (Graphic) | Stevenson, Gary G. | ORS | History | Sketch from "Hearth and Home" September 30, 1871. | |
1994 | 40 | 1 | 20 | Viennese Clndr Music Boxes | Ord-Hume, Arthur W.J.G. | CYL | Various | History | A history of the Viennese musical box industry wih a list of Makers. |
1994 | 40 | 1 | 25 | Wurlitzer # 1417 Odyssey Of, 20 Year Quest.. | Bronson, Bud | ORL | Wurlitzer | Style 157 | A story of the restoration and provenance of a style 157 Wurlitzer serial number 1417. |
1994 | 40 | 1 | 28 | System For Measuring Leakage In Pla. Pia. & Org | Dayson, Phil | PIA | Various | Vacuum leak testing | Instructions on how to construct equipment to detect system leaks in pneumatics. |
1994 | 40 | 1 | 35 | Checking Disc Mus. Box Pressure Wheels & Height | Johnson, Barry | DIS | Various | Height wheel adjustment | Instructions on the correct adjustment for the pressure bar on most disc musical boxes. |
1994 | 40 | 1 | 36 | Sheet Music Relating To Mec. Mus. Inst. | Heintz, Ralph M. | MUS | List of titles | A list of sheet music titles that relate to mechanical musical instruments. | |
1994 | 40 | 1 | 39 | From Music To Clndr | Hind, Charles | CYL | Hind, Charlie | Cylinder programming | How to program a new cylinder before pinning |
1994 | 40 | 1 | 42 | Mayor La Guardia & Hurdy-Gurdies | Roehl, Harvey | ORS | Hurdy-gurdy history | Excerpt from "When La Guardia was Mayor" documenting the banning of hurdy-gurdies in New York City. | |
1994 | 40 | 1 | 43 | Two Orchestrions On Location | Center, Durward | ORC | Dufner, Bernard. Welte, M. & Sons | Orchestrions on location | Two photographs of large orchestrions, one in New York and one in Tampa, Florida. |
1994 | 40 | 1 | 44 | Gem & Concert Roller Orgn (Letter #2) | Grabinski, Glen | ORS | Gem | Roller organ dates | A letter suggesting the manufacturing dates of Gem organs. |
1994 | 40 | 1 | 44 | Gem Orgn (Letter #1) | Heintz, Ralph M. | ORS | Gem | Roller organ music | A letter clarifying information in the Winter 1993 Journal. |
1994 | 40 | 1 | 45 | Rigid Notation (Letter #1) | Ord-Hume, Arthur W.J.G. | CYL | Rigid notation | A reply to an article by Larry Karp in the Winter 1993 Journal. | |
1994 | 40 | 1 | 45 | Gem 20 Note Orgn (Letter #4) | McElhone, Kevin | ORS | Gem | Roller organ music | A request for titles missing from the known list of tiles. |
1994 | 40 | 1 | 45 | Gem Roller Orgn (Letter #3) | Schumacher, Joseph H. | ORS | Gem | Roller organ music | Additional tune titles. |
1994 | 40 | 1 | 46 | Ridgid Notation (Letter #2) | Karp, Larry | CYL | Rigid notation | A reply to Ord-Hume's letter. | |
1994 | 40 | 1 | 46 | Mechanical Music Scores Of Beethoven (Letter) | Ord-Hume, Arthur W.J.G. | MUS | mscl scores | A letter documenting several corrections to anarticle in the Autumn 1993 Journal. | |
1994 | 40 | 1 | 47 | Regina Tools (Letter) | Hind, Charles | DIS | Regina | Tools | A request for an explanation of the uses for Regina tools shown in the Winter 1993 Journal. |
1994 | 40 | 1 | 47 | Polyphon, 100, Disc Player (Letter) | Zivin, Simon | DIS | Polyphon | Tune score | A correction to an article in the Autumn 1993 Journal. |
1994 | 40 | 1 | 47 | Violanos Sound Terrible, All (Letter) | Kitner, Michael L. | STR | Mills Novelty Co. | Violano adjustaments | Additionlal thoughts on adjustments suggested in an article in the Autumn 1993 Journal. |
1994 | 40 | 1 | 48 | Capabilities Of The Ampico (Letter) | Brougher, Craig | PIA | Ampico | Settings | An explanation of the settings and markings on the drawer controls. |
1994 | 40 | 1 | 48 | Trade Card (QRS Clarola) | Freund, Marven | TOY | Q.R.S. | Trade card | A picture of a trade card, circa 1930. |
1994 | 40 | 2 | 1 | From Music To Clndr (Letter #1) | Kubin, Joseph E. | CYL | Hind, Charles | One-off muscal box | Mr. Kubin congratulates Charles Hind on making his own musical box. |
1994 | 40 | 2 | 2 | Music To Clndr, From (Letter #2) | Hind, Charles | CYL | Hind, Charles | One-off muscal box | Mr. Hind responds with more details of the difficulties he encountered when making his musical box. |
1994 | 40 | 2 | 4 | Viennese Clndr Music Box (Letter #1) | Eric, Christian | CYL | Various, Viennese. | Governor configuration | Mr. Eric questions statements by Arthur Ord-Hume in his article in journal volume 40 #1 |
1994 | 40 | 2 | 5 | Viennese Clndr Music Box (Letter #2) | Ord-Hume, Arthur W.J.G. | CYL | Various, Viennese. | Governor configuration | Mr. Ord-Hume responds with more detail. |
1994 | 40 | 2 | 6 | Unusual Tuning Pattern, An | Heintz, Ralph M. | CYL | Nicole Freres | Tuning scale | The notation of numbers and marks to show the key and scale of this machine. |
1994 | 40 | 2 | 9 | Restorer's Chronicle, A pt8 | Metzger, Frank | MIN | Various | Necessaires | A description of a necessaire and a vinaigrette with miniature musical movements. |
1994 | 40 | 2 | 16 | Marketing..Phonograph In Rural America | Choffnes, Daniel | PHO | Victor | Marketing phonographs | A story of how early phonogaphs were marketed in rural America. |
1994 | 40 | 2 | 20 | Grand Format | Bulleid, Anthony | CYL | Nicole Freres | Grand format #25226 | A full description of this Grand format musical box by Nicole Freres. |
1994 | 40 | 2 | 23 | Belnap Toy Circus Wagon Phono. | Karp, Larry | PHO | Belknap Co. | Toy phonograph in wagon. | Full description of the restoration and construction of this musical wagon. |
1994 | 40 | 2 | 28 | Teutonic Cyl.Mus.Box: A German Manivelle | Eric, Christian | MAN | Kratt, Wm. Co. | Construction details | Description and history of an unusual toy manivelle. |
1994 | 40 | 2 | 31 | Magician's Automata Boxes | Goldman, Kenneth M. | AUT | Various | Automata boxes | A detailed description of the operation of Magician box automata including photos of the mechanisms. |
1994 | 40 | 2 | 38 | Powder Box Potpourri | Van Marter, P./Gonslaves, C. | MIN | Various | mscl powder boxes | Examples of Thorens, Reuge, Lador, Jaccard, Cuendet, Kellerman and others are illustrated. |
1994 | 40 | 2 | 44 | J.P. Seeburg Expression Pianos | Bopp, Ronald | PIA | Seeburg, J.P. | Expression pianos | A detailed description of the expression system on the model HO organ and Model X piano. |
1994 | 40 | 2 | 48 | Wurlitzer Orchestrion On Location (Photo) | Bowers, Q. David | ORC | Wurlitzer | Photo on location | A photo of a Wurlitzer orchestrion on location in Abilene ,TX, ca.1912. Possibly a style BX or CX. |
1994 | 40 | 3 | 1 | Viennese Clndr Music Boxes (Letter #3) | Heintz, Ralph M. | CYL | Viennese-style governors | A response to a claim that Viennese-style governors always had downward-driven endless scews. | |
1994 | 40 | 3 | 1 | Correction (VOL.40-#2-pg6) | Rulli, Angelo | CYL | Correction to chart | In the chart on page 7, tooth #23, the number "4" should be recumbent instead of vertical. | |
1994 | 40 | 3 | 1 | MBSI Directory Cover Photo (Letter) | Ryder, Stephen | CYL | Bremond | 6-tune box with singing bird | A description of the musical box on the front cover of the 1994 Directory. |
1994 | 40 | 3 | 3 | Violano Virtuoso Roll, A | Barr, Don D. | STR | Mills Novelty Co. | Music rolls | An explanation of the variations between early and late rolls, including sizes and compositions. |
1994 | 40 | 3 | 8 | Wilcox & White Sign | Jamison III, Philip | ORL | Rolmonica | Poster | Cardboard stand up advertisement from the late 1920's. |
1994 | 40 | 3 | 8 | Rolmonica Sign | Jamison III, Philip | ORS | Wilcox & White | Advertisement | 19" reverse painted glass sign. |
1994 | 40 | 3 | 9 | Restoration Philosophy, A | Morgan, Jeffrey | PIA | Various | Pneumatics restoration | An argument for the use of original materials used in piano restoration. |
1994 | 40 | 3 | 10 | Novelty & Luxury Articles | Schumacher, Joseph H. | MIN | Various | Collecting | A number of interesting musical novelties are descibed. |
1994 | 40 | 3 | 17 | Orgnina Cabinet & The Orgnina | Booth, Roger | ORS | Organina | Description | Description and working illustrations of the mechanism. |
1994 | 40 | 3 | 22 | Orgn Grinders In Childrens Books | Heintz, R./Rulli, A. | HIS | Various | Children's books | A collection of children's books with an organ grinder's theme. |
1994 | 40 | 3 | 30 | Billon-Haller Control Mechanisms | Karp, Larry | CYL | Billon - Haller | Control mechanisms | A description of the control and safety mechanisms on Billon - Haller machines |
1994 | 40 | 3 | 34 | Invention Of F. L. Lecoultre | Goldhoorn, Luuk | MIN | Lecoultre. Francois-Louis | Inventions | Several examples of inventions attributed to this maker |
1994 | 40 | 3 | 37 | Piano Melodico, The | Moore, Walter | PIA | Racca. G. | Piano Melodico | A description of the 30 note and 72 note models. |
1994 | 40 | 3 | 38 | History Of The Swiss Fabrique System | Wells, David | CYL | Various | Early Swiss history | A discussion of the development of the musical box industry in Switzerland. |
1994 | 40 | 3 | 44 | Androids Of J. Droz | Pier, Alan R. | AUT | Droz, Jacquet | Androids | A history of Jacquet-Droz and a description of his three major android inventions. |
1993 | 39 | 1 | 1 | Regina Music Box Co., The (Early Years) | Choffnes, Al | DIS | Regina | lawsuits and patents | Commemorating Regina's Centennial. Transcripts of court proceedings and tials. |
1993 | 39 | 1 | 15 | Violin Imitators, The | Bopp, Ronald | ORC | Various | Mechanical violins | A discussion of the various makers of violin players and imitators. |
1993 | 39 | 1 | 49 | Remarkable Orgn, A (Wind Turbine) | Howe, Richard J. | ORC | Mukle, Leopold | Mechanical organ | An unusual organ is described. |
1993 | 39 | 1 | 56 | Restorer's Chronicle, A pt7 | Metzger, Frank | CYL | Unknown | Miniature fusee driven mvmnt. | A description of an unusual snuffbox with a fusee drive c.1810-1815 |
1993 | 39 | 2 | 1 | Rigid Notation | Karp, Larry | CYL | Nicole, Francois | Rigid notation | A casual discussion of rigid notation. |
1993 | 39 | 2 | 4 | Violins Sound Terrible', 'All | Hattrup, Edward F. | ORC | Mills Novelty Co. | Violano Virtuoso | Detailed instructions for setting up the Violano and the materials needed. |
1993 | 39 | 2 | 8 | Regina Co., The | Manganaro, Paul | DIS | Regina | Reginaphone advertising | Copies of Reginaphone advertisements. Plus a list of "Continuous" disc titles. |
1993 | 39 | 2 | 11 | Distant Song, The | Zivin, Mabel | HIS | Street organ tale | An inspirational Yom Kippur tale about a Buchenwald inmate's search for his son. | |
1993 | 39 | 2 | 12 | Talking Machine & How To Make It | Strengers, Hendrik H. | PHO | Building a phonograph | RPRNT: "Boy's Own Paper V16 #807/809, 1894." How to build your own phonograph. | |
1993 | 39 | 2 | 15 | Symphonion MFG. Co. New York | Johnson, Barry | DIS | Symphonion Mfg. Co., New York | Imperial Symphonion | Description and patent data for this company. |
1993 | 39 | 2 | 16 | Magic Flute Clock, The | Holzhey, Judith | TIM | Various | Flute clocks | A detailed description of the construction and tuning. Translated from German author Guntner Holzhey. |
1993 | 39 | 2 | 24 | Sibley House Music Box, The | Rulli, Angelo | CYL | Paillard | Description | A brief description of an instrument once owned by the first Governor of Minnesota. |
1993 | 39 | 2 | 26 | Patent Number By Date Manufactured | Heintz, Ralph M. | HIS | Various | Patent numbers | An inclusive list of U.S. patent numbers referenced to the year of issue. |
1993 | 39 | 2 | 27 | Polyphon, 100 Tunes Of The Early 1900s | Zivin, Simon | DIS | Polyphon | Tune list for 4-1/2" discs. | A list of 100 disc tune titles |
1993 | 39 | 2 | 29 | Regina Sublima Piano & Mandolin Orchestrion | Howe, Richard J. | ORC | Regina | Advertisement | Reprint of an advertisement for the Regina "Sublima Piano and Mandolin Orchestrion". |
1993 | 39 | 2 | 30 | Post Card Essay Of Striking Workers ca.1910 | Bowers, Q. David | HIS | Post cards | Five post cards showing striking workers. | |
1993 | 39 | 2 | 31 | George Pike A Mysterious Orgn Builder | Ison, Roy W. | TIM | Pyke, George | Organ clocks | A summary of the wonderful organs and clocks made by George Pyke, 1725-1799 |
1993 | 39 | 2 | 38 | Music Box Collecting (ReCllctn) | Werner, Melvin | HIS | Early MBSI meetings | A recollection of early meetings attended by the author. | |
1993 | 39 | 2 | 39 | Annual Meeting (1961 Photo) | Werner, Melvin | HIS | Early meeting photograph | 1961 photograph of members. | |
1993 | 39 | 2 | 40 | Lochmann 24-1/2' Discs | Conn, C./Goldmann, L. | DIS | Lochmann | Tune list for 24-1/2" discs | A list of tunes |
1993 | 39 | 2 | 42 | Mechanical Music Scores Of Beethoven | Tagger, John | HIS | Various | mscl scores | Some musical scores by Beethoven for mechanical music. |
1993 | 39 | 2 | 44 | Art Pianos From $10,000-$50,000 ca.1926 | Howe, Richard J. | PIA | Various | Art case pianos | Photos and descriptions of expensive pianos. |
1993 | 39 | 2 | 48 | Listing Of Orgnette Scales | Moore, W./Semon, C. | ORS | Various | Organette scales | A list showing the tuning scales of 37 different orgaettes. |
1993 | 39 | 3 | 1 | Toot In The Woods, A (Letter) | Conant, Robert K. | DIS | Polyphon | Tune identification | A letter explaining the meaning of disc #79 title "Post im Wald". |
1993 | 39 | 3 | 1 | Violin Imitators, (Letter) | Jurgen, Hocker | ORC | Various | Violin players | More information may be found in the German Journal "Das Mechanisch Musik instrument, No. 50.1990. |
1993 | 39 | 3 | 1 | More Orgnette Scales (Letter) | Leverett, Theodore | ORS | Mechanical Orguinette | Organette scale | Addition to the organette scales shown in volume 39 #2. |
1993 | 39 | 3 | 2 | Autophoniques Etc. (Letter) | Caulfield, Matthew | HIS | Tagger on Beethoven | Correcting readings of John Tagger's notes on Beethoven's scores in v 39, no 2 | |
1993 | 39 | 3 | 2 | Street Music Was Important Then (Letter) | Roehl, Harvey | HIS | Street piano | Reprint of a handbill advertising a movie in which a street piano is featured. | |
1993 | 39 | 3 | 2 | MBSI Administrative Office | Rulli, Angelo | HIS | Administration | Notice of the Society dues and administrative offices | |
1993 | 39 | 3 | 3 | Gem Roller Orgn, The | Ord-Hume, Arthur W.J.G. | ORS | Gem | Tune title list | A discussion of the music and an extensive list of tunes. |
1993 | 39 | 3 | 11 | Tune Sheet (Paillard) | Bulleid, Anthony | MUS | Various | Tune cards | Eight more tune cards are illustrated and identified. |
1993 | 39 | 3 | 15 | Polyphon 11-1/6'& 11-1/2/' Discs | Conn, C./Timms, R. | DIS | Polyphon | Tune title list | A list of tunes for the 11 1/2" Polyphon |
1993 | 39 | 3 | 17 | Roller Orgn (Letter) | Rulli, Angelo | ORS | The Autophone Co. | Letter | Reprint of a letter acknowledging an order for 100 organs. |
1993 | 39 | 3 | 18 | Regina Mscl Box Co. | Kosiarski, M./Howe, R. | DIS | Regina | History | An article with ephemera detailing the 100 year history of the Regina Co. |
1993 | 39 | 3 | 28 | Original Regina Tools... | Jenkins, Wade | DIS | Regina | Tools | A decription with photos of tools used in disc tune layout. |
1993 | 39 | 3 | 29 | Some Quotes About Regina Boxes | Choffnes, Al | DIS | Regina | Reprints of quotes | Some quotes from a century ago about Regina Music Boxes. |
1993 | 39 | 3 | 31 | Duo-Art & Tri-Phonola Push-Up Players | Forti, L.Latanza | PIA | Duo-Art | Piano player push-up | Converting an Aeolian pedal push-up to operate Duo-Art and Tri-Phonola expression rolls. |
1993 | 39 | 3 | 32 | (AD) Regina Music Boxes | DIS | Regina | Advertisement | Regina advertisement fom Munsey's Magazine, 1899. | |
1993 | 39 | 3 | 33 | Aeolian What?, An (A. Co. Boat) | Bowers, Q. David | HIS | Aeolian | Power boat | A description of the Aeolian ACO power boat. |
1993 | 39 | 3 | 34 | Making 'Cygnet' Phonograph Horns | Beck, C./Beck, D. | PHO | Various | Horn manufacturing | Reprint of an article in American Machinist magazine, July 18, 1912 showing the manufacturing process. |
1993 | 39 | 3 | 39 | (AD) Roller Orgn | ORS | Autophone Co | Advertisement | Reprint of and advertisement by the Autophone Co circa 1902 for roller organs. | |
1992 | 38 | 1 | 1 | Case Kinks | Voss, Vern W. | CYL | Case repairs | How to repair or make new hinges. | |
1992 | 38 | 1 | 4 | Reginaphone 1915 (Postcard) | Bowers, Q. David | DIS | Post card | A circa 1915 pst card showing the Ditzell Music Company. | |
1992 | 38 | 1 | 5 | Concerto Symphonique Polyphon M.B. | Bornand, Ruth C. | CYL | Paillard | Polytype arrangement | A description of a rare "Concerto Symphonique Polyphon" by Paillard. |
1992 | 38 | 1 | 7 | Peerless Coin-Operated Piano | Bopp, Ronald | PIA | Peerless Piano Player Co. | History and product list. | A history of the Peerless company with descriptions and photos of many of their products. |
1992 | 38 | 1 | 14 | Operettas Arranged On Disc Music Box | Conn, Coulson | DIS | Various | Operetta tune discs | A discussion about tune arrangements for operettas and Gilbert & Sullivan scores. |
1992 | 38 | 1 | 17 | Aegir Disc Music Box | Karp, Larry | DIS | Ludwig & Co. | Description of Aegir model | A description of a rare 8 7/16" disc music box by Ludwig & Co,Markranstadt, Germany. |
1992 | 38 | 1 | 20 | Rucker's Pharmacy (1905 Photo) | Bowers, Q. David | HIS | Post card | Interior view of Ruckers Pharmacy, West Point, Mississippi showing a coin-op piano. | |
1992 | 38 | 1 | 21 | Ludwig, Maker Of The Aegir | Goldhoorn, L./Conn, K./Conn, C. | DIS | Ludwig & Co | History. Aegir and Orpheus | Makers of the Aegir and Orpheus musical boxes. A detailed list of notices that track the firm's history. |
1992 | 38 | 1 | 26 | Mozart & Mechanical Music | Kowar, Helmut | HIS | Various | Mozart scores for mech. Organs | A discussion of Mozart's original compositions for the mechanical organ. |
1992 | 38 | 1 | 30 | Mortier Orgn Cartoon | Jamison III, Philip | ORL | Cartoon | A cartoon showing a large organ in a small home. | |
1992 | 38 | 1 | 31 | Mozart's Orgn Works | HIS | Mozart's organ works. | A synopsis of the three works by Mozart for mechanical organ. | ||
1992 | 38 | 1 | 32 | Restorer's Chronicle, A pt5 | Metzger, Frank | CYL | Restoration | Use of "super glues" and other materials. | |
1992 | 38 | 1 | 36 | Capabilities Of The Ampico | Brougher, Craig | PIA | Ampico | Expression settings | A discussion of the expression ability and limitations imposed by the roll arrangements. |
1992 | 38 | 1 | 42 | Refinishing Music Box Cases | Anderson, Waren D. | CYL | Case restoration | Insrtructions on cleaning, refinishing and repairing musical box cases. | |
1992 | 38 | 1 | 45 | Stella Dampers, Instruction & Adjustment | Johnson, Barry | DIS | Stella | Stella dampers | How to repair and adjust Stella dampers. |
1992 | 38 | 1 | 47 | Little Treasures pt3 | Van Marter, Phyllis | MIN | Thorens / Lecoultre | Descriptions | Details of two small musical boxes. |
1992 | 38 | 2 | 1 | Tune Sheet Puzzles | Bulleid, Anthony | MUS | Various | Tune sheets | Replacement tune sheets used by early repairers. |
1992 | 38 | 2 | 3 | Steel & Music Boxes | Vreeland, Roger J. | CYL | Various | Steel quality development | How development of the steel industry helped the quality of musical boxes. |
1992 | 38 | 2 | 5 | Natural Wonders, A Commentary | Vreeland, Roger J. | CYL | Humorous observation | How musical boxes increase in weight over the years. | |
1992 | 38 | 2 | 6 | Tune For A Token Or A Token With A Tune | Bopp, Ronald | HIS | MBSI Table Favors | An illustrated list of MBSI Table Favors from 1964 - 1991 with details and annual award recipients. | |
1992 | 38 | 2 | 14 | New Step In Composing For 4 Mechanical Inst. | Strengers, Hendrik H. | MUS | Various | Experimental concert | An experiment to compose music and play four automatic instruments simultaniously. |
1992 | 38 | 2 | 18 | Souvenir:..Mscl Sur Plateau Vinaigrette | Eric, Kathleen | MIN | Unknown | Sur plateau Vinaigrette | An illustrated description of a very small "Vinaigrette" with a sur plateau musical movement. |
1992 | 38 | 2 | 22 | Little Treasures pt4 | Van Marter, Phyllis | MIN | Lador / Cuendet | Small mscl movemnts | Detailed description of six small musical movements. |
1992 | 38 | 2 | 24 | Restorer's Chronicle, A pt6 | Metzger, Frank | CYL | Unknown | Super glues | The use of super glues. Also a description of an unusual small Mandoline movement. |
1992 | 38 | 2 | 28 | Operettas By Gilbert & Sullivan On M.B. pt2 | Conn, Coulson | DIS | Various | Disc tunes from G & S | A summary of various adaptations of tunes from the comic operas of Gilbert & Sullivan available on discs. |
1992 | 38 | 2 | 31 | Rare Gold Mscl Snuffbox | Goldman, Kenneth M. | MIN | Morand, Pierre | mscl snuff box | Photos and description of a rare 1775 musical snuff box with watch and bells. |
1992 | 38 | 2 | 32 | Mechanical Music & Copyrights | Caulfield, Matthew | MUS | U.S. copyright law | U.S. copyright law for mechanical music under the 1909 & 1976 Copyright Acts | |
1992 | 38 | 2 | 33 | (AD) Lothrop Piano Co. (Postcard) | Bowers, Q. David | PIA | Post card | A post card advertising the J.E.Lothrop Piano Co., Dover, New Hampshire. | |
1992 | 38 | 2 | 34 | Cherchez Brechet! LB, Jean-Mathieu Brechet/Lecoultre | Karp, Larry | CYL | Lecoultre, L | Movement with 3 bells | A description of a Lecoultre movement and a discussion of the various Lecoultre markings. |
1992 | 38 | 2 | 39 | Pioneers In Mechanical Music | Stotts, Carval J. | MUS | History | Reminiscences of collecting, from 1961 | |
1992 | 38 | 2 | 40 | Criterion/ Olympia Dampers | Johnson, Barry | DIS | Criterion / Olympia | Dampers | How to repair and adjust these dampers |
1992 | 38 | 2 | 41 | Pierre & The Orgn Boy... | Pollock, Robert | HIS | Story | Reprint of a story about a boy and a street organ. Original published by J.B.Lippencott & Co. 1875 | |
1992 | 38 | 2 | 44 | Singing Bird Boxes | Tiffany & Co. | AUT | Various | Singing bird boxes | Reprint of a brochure by Tiffany & Co first published in 1910 |
1992 | 38 | 2 | 48 | Tinpanny Piano Stars at Horowitz's Palace | Bowers, Q. David | PIA | History | Excerpt from "The Freshman", a 1925 book by Russell Holman | |
1992 | 38 | 3 | 1 | Bookmaking, A Bookie's Perspective & History | Bopp, Ronald | ORL | Book Music | Detailed instructions on how to make organ book music | |
1992 | 38 | 3 | 14 | Polymnia Music Box Disc Tunes | Blyelle-Horngacher, E/Conn, C | DIS | Polymnia | Tune title list | A list of 200 tunes listed for the Polymnia music box. |
1992 | 38 | 3 | 18 | Visit To 'Fabrik Lochmann' | Friberg, C./Howe, R. | DIS | Lochmann | History | A detailed history of the Lochmann company and its achievements, with many illustrations. |
1992 | 38 | 3 | 27 | Steinway Co. & Mechanical Pianos | Roehl, Harvey | PIA | Steinway Company | History | Details of a talk by Mr. Henry Steinway to the MBSI in New York, April 27, 1981. |
1992 | 38 | 3 | 30 | New Life For An Old Orgnette | Moore, Walter | ORS | Orchestreon | Construction details | Details of the construction of the Orchestreon and comparison with the Euphonia organette. |
1992 | 38 | 3 | 31 | Regina Changer (Skip's Tips pt1) | Meekins, Al | DIS | Regina | Repairs | Repair tips for the two spring barrel type Regina changers. |
1992 | 38 | 3 | 32 | Hupfeld Phonoliszt Mod. 'A' W/ Doub.-Roll Changer | Goldman, Kenneth M. | ORC | Hupfeld | Phonoliszt-Violana | Pictoral details of the Model "A" with the double roll changer. |
1992 | 38 | 3 | 34 | Corking Bad Time, A: Horror In The Shipping Dept. | Karp, Larry | CYL | Tips for packing and shipping | A story about an actual case of shipping damage, and tips for avoidingsimilar problems. | |
1992 | 38 | 3 | 37 | Jigs pt2 Restoration Aids (Valves) | Stevenson, Gary G. | PIA | Duo-Art | Repair techniques | How to make tools and fixtures torepair the valve system. |
1992 | 38 | 3 | 43 | Recognizable Patterns On Discs | Hoeltzel, John | DIS | Various | Tune selection | Tips on how to recognize interesting patterns in tune arrangements. |
1992 | 38 | 3 | 45 | My First Music Box(ES) | Vreeland, Roger J. | HIS | Personal recollections | Recollections of Mr. Vreeland about his early music box collecting. | |
1992 | 38 | 3 | 46 | Capabilities Of The Ampico (Rebuttal) | Morgan, Jeffery | PIA | Ampico | Regulation | Rebuttal to the spring 1992 article by Craig Brougher. |
1992 | 38 | 3 | 47 | Regina Co. Brochure | DIS | Regina | Advertisement | An advertisement for the Regina vacuum cleaner and floor polisher circa 1930. | |
1991 | 37 | 1 | 1 | Clndr Box Repair: Opinions & Commentary | Kubin, Joseph E. | CYL | Cylinder box restoration | A discussion of the merits of soft or hard pinning wire, and how to rake pins. | |
1991 | 37 | 1 | 8 | Jigs: Restoration aids for the Restorer (Pneumatics) | Stevenson, Gary G. | PIA | Making jigs & fixtures | How to make woodworking jigs & fixtures to ensure accuracy and good work. | |
1991 | 37 | 1 | 14 | Paillard, M.J., Music Box (Photo) | Jamison III, Philip | CYL | Paillard | Photo of unique mscl box. | A photograph of a large two cylinder orchestra box from the Paillard exhibit, Philadelphia, PA. 1876 |
1991 | 37 | 1 | 15 | Here Comes Peter Cotton Tail | Van Marter, Phyllis | TOY | Mattel, Inc. | Toy manivelles | Several toy manivelles by Mattel arre shown. |
1991 | 37 | 1 | 17 | Movement Cleaning & Polishing | Wall, Thomas | CYL | Restoration | A system of cleaning and polishing, using a tumbler. | |
1991 | 37 | 1 | 18 | Aeolian Orchestrelle, The | McElhone, Kevin | ORL | Aeolian | Orchestrelle restoration & rolls | The problems of restoring Aeolian Orchestrelles are discussed. Making a list of roll titles is started. |
1991 | 37 | 1 | 22 | Comb Tooth Stiffness | Bulleid, Anthony | CYL | Various | Comb tooth stiffness | Discusses the relative stiffness of comb teeth of several makers, and how it has changed over time. |
1991 | 37 | 1 | 25 | Junghans & Polyphon | Conn, Coulson | DIS | Junghans & Polyphon | Rare machines | An 11" Junghans is illustrated, and a 19 5/8" Polyphon changer with unusual discs is shown. |
1991 | 37 | 1 | 27 | Traveler's Tale pt1 | Tringham, Colin | HIS | Dutch museum visit | A tale about a visit to the National Museum in Utrecht, The Netherlands. | |
1991 | 37 | 1 | 29 | Cob Storage Boxes | Tyler, Ronald | ORS | Various | Storage boxes for organ cobs | How to make storage boxes for roller organ cobs. |
1991 | 37 | 1 | 32 | Restorer's Chronicle, A pt2 | Metzger, Frank | CYL | Fusee chain repair | How to repair broken fusee chains. | |
1991 | 37 | 1 | 34 | Faberge Steam Boat W/Mscl Movement | Schumacher, Joseph H. | CYL | Faberge | mscl steamboat | Description of a 27" silver steamboat with a two-tune musical movement, owned by Czar Nicolas II. |
1991 | 37 | 1 | 37 | Music Box Collecting Retrospective | Fowler R./Fowler A. | CYL | Collecting | A tale of the joys of collecting mechanical music. | |
1991 | 37 | 1 | 38 | Centuries Of Singing Birds | Day, D./Day, J. | AUT | Various | Singing bird boxes | Photos and descriptions of singing bird mechanisms spanning about 180 years. |
1991 | 37 | 1 | 46 | Mechanical Music Bibliography Corr./Add. | Strengers, Hendrik H. | HIS | Bibliography | Corrections and additions to a bibliography published in Mechanical Music, Autumn 1990. | |
1991 | 37 | 1 | 48 | Vorzetzer Push-Up Player | Bowers, Q. David | PIA | Vorzetzer photo | Postcard photo of a Vorzetzer circa World War 1. | |
1991 | 37 | 2 | 1 | Investigating the Lecoultre Harpe Harmonique, Bremond & Revenc | Bulleid, Anthony | CYL | Rivenc, Ami | Identification discovery | Clues from markings and construction show a "Bremond" machine was made by Ami Rivenc. |
1991 | 37 | 2 | 4 | Restorer's Chronicle, A pt3 Corrected to Pt. 3 | Metzger, Frank | CYL | Piguet/Capt | mscl automaton rings | Details of the mechanisms in finger-ring musical automatons. |
1991 | 37 | 2 | 9 | Symphonion Style 154U, The | Behrendt, Walter | DIS | Symphonion | Symphonion style 154U. | Photos and a description of this unusual style, with a reprint from a sales catalog. |
1991 | 37 | 2 | 12 | Addendum Opinions & Commentary Cyl. M.B. Repair | Kubin, Joseph E. | CYL | Restoration of cylinder boxes | Instructions for "Terminage" of cylinder pins, and re-cementing of cylinders. | |
1991 | 37 | 2 | 17 | Post Card Circus pt10, A Corrected to Pt. 10 | Heintz, Ralph M. | OTH | Post cards | Examples of postcards from cities and festivals showing mechanical music machines. | |
1991 | 37 | 2 | 23 | Rock Tumbling Is Not The Way | Heintz, Ralph M. | MIN | Restoration of cylinder boxes | A rebuttle to a previous article , with the advice to polish only those parts that were originally polished. | |
1991 | 37 | 2 | 24 | Snuff & Mscl Snuffs Corrected to Snuff & Musical Snuffboxes | Eric, Kathleen | MIN | Various | Snuff box history | A discussion of the use of snuff in the nineteenth century and the musical boxes used to contain it. |
1991 | 37 | 2 | 28 | Corrected to A Double-Teaser, Lecoultre & Lawater Boxes | Karp, Larry | CYL | Lecoultre, F. | Lecoultre-Lawater connection | An F. Lecoultre musical box with an engraved tune sheet with the names Lawater and Kleyser as agents. |
1991 | 37 | 2 | 31 | Jubilating Singing Bird The | Schumacher, Joseph H. | AUT | Kohler, Georg | Toy singing bird | A description of a 1960's singing bird manufactured in Germany, with patent drawings. |
1991 | 37 | 2 | 34 | Terminage Makes The Difference | Wells, David | CYL | Cylinder box "Terminage". | The necessity for justifying the pins on a cylinder is discussed. Theory and illustrations. | |
1991 | 37 | 2 | 39 | History Of MBSI Publications | Fabel, Marguerite | HIS | History of MBSI publications | Documentation of the development of the MBSI publications, 1949-1991 | |
1991 | 37 | 2 | 40 | Arched Windows, The (Corrected to The Arched Window) | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | HIS | An organ grinder story | An extract from "The House of Seven Gables" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. C.1898 | |
1991 | 37 | 2 | 41 | Making Of New Century Discs | Johnson, Barry | DIS | New Century | Making New Century tune discs | The details of copying and punching a new disc is described. |
1991 | 37 | 2 | 43 | Converting Raffin Rolls To Fit The Hofbauer | Lawless, N.D. | ORS | Hofbauer | Adapting 20-note Raffin rolls | Directions on how to adapt 20-note Raffin rolls to play on the Hofbauer kit organ. |
1991 | 37 | 2 | 44 | Drake's Drugstore W/Music Box | Bowers, Q. David | HIS | Circa 1905 Photograph | An interior view of Drake's Drugstore in Milwaukee, WI. | |
1991 | 37 | 2 | 45 | Missing Welte Top Gallery, The | Howe, Richard J. | ORC | Welte | Top gallery | A tale of the travels of a style two Welte discovered while researching the missing top gallery. |
1991 | 37 | 3 | 1 | Converting The Original Price Of Instruments | Howe, Richard J. | HIS | Various | Prices of instruments | A system to convert original prices of instruments into current dollars is explained, with extensive charts. |
1991 | 37 | 3 | 14 | Mother Hood & Apple Pie | Bopp, Ronald | ORC | Seeburg, J.P. | History and product information | The history of he Seeburg Company is detailed, including production dates and descriptions of units made. |
1991 | 37 | 3 | 20 | New Info. About Mozart's Clockwork Pieces | Haselbock, Hans | ORL | Various | Mozart music for organs | Details of the music Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote for automatic (clockwork) organs. |
1991 | 37 | 3 | 28 | Regina's Daughter-The Princess | Choffnes, Al | DIS | Princess | Private label Regina | A description of a style 101 Regina marketed under the name "Princess" through Kipp Brothers. |
1991 | 37 | 3 | 30 | Restorer's Chronicle, A pt4 | Metzger, Frank | CYL | Ephemera | Interesting items found in various musical machines during restoration. | |
1991 | 37 | 3 | 34 | Collecting Retrospective | Fowler, Ruth | DIS | Collecting mscl boxes | A retrospective on many years of collecting musical boxes. | |
1991 | 37 | 3 | 35 | Four Other Lecoultres | Germain, Pierre | CYL | Lecoultre family | Genealogy | A genealogy of the Lecoultre family, including the various marks found on their instruments. |
1991 | 37 | 3 | 48 | Design Of A Music Room For The Home, The | Leverett, Theodore | OTH | Building a music room. | Considerations to be taken when designing a room for the display and storage of mechanical music. | |
1991 | 37 | 3 | 51 | Christmas Poem, A (Street Music) | Brown, Rowland | OTH | Poem about street music | A reprint of a poem about street music from "the Chatterbox". The American News Company, 1874. | |
1990 | 36 | 1 | 1 | Tune Sheet | Bulleid, Anthony | MUS | Various | Tune sheets | Twelve tune sheets are illustrated and identified. |
1990 | 36 | 1 | 7 | Post Card Circus pt 9, A | Heintz, Ralph M. | OTH | Post cards | Post cards showing mechanical music being played by animals. | |
1990 | 36 | 1 | 15 | In Search of the Welte Orchestrion (Final Chapter) | Goldman, Kenneth M. | ORC | Welte | Welte Style 6 | Completing the restoration of a Style 6 Welte orchestrion. |
1990 | 36 | 1 | 20 | Arburo 88-Key Scale, The | Lynch, Jim | ORL | Arburo | Arburo organ scale | The organ scale of the 88 key Arburo dance organ is shown and discussed. |
1990 | 36 | 1 | 22 | Trade Card (Autophone) | Stevenson, Gary G. | ORS | Autophone | Trade card | A trade card for the Autophone |
1990 | 36 | 1 | 23 | Restoring The Zither Automatique | Karp, Larry | CYL | Paillard | Automatic Zither bar | Description and photos of an automatic zither bar fitted to a Paillard musical box. |
1990 | 36 | 1 | 29 | Svoboda's, Time Went Back At pt2 | Reblitz, Art | HIS | Historical collection | The history of Svoboda's Nickelodeon Taver & Museum, with pictures of a bygone era. | |
1990 | 36 | 1 | 46 | James Sandy Snuffbox | Eric, Christian | DIS | Sandy, James | Early snuffbox | A description of an early snuffbox by James Sandy. Circa 1810-1815. |
1990 | 36 | 1 | 48 | (AD) North Tonawanda | Bowers, Q. David | PIA | North Tonawanda | Advertisement | An Advertisement showing the line of nickelodeons made by North Tonawanda, with testimonials. |
1990 | 36 | 2 | 1 | Ian Hammond Orgn, The | Haspels, J.J.L. | ORL | Hammond, Ian | Clockwork organ | Details of a clockwork organ built in the early style of Langenbucher & Bidermann. |
1990 | 36 | 2 | 5 | Mechanical Music Bibliography | Kowar, Helmut | HIS | Bibliography | A bibliography of subjects related to mechanical music. | |
1990 | 36 | 2 | 16 | Kalliope Musik Werk...1906(Engraving) | Glasgow, V./Glasgow, B. | HIS | Kalliope | Post card | A post card showing the Kalliope factory in 1906 |
1990 | 36 | 2 | 16 | Mechanical Music Bibliography (Addition) | Heintz, Ralph M. | HIS | Bibliography | Addendum to bibliography | |
1990 | 36 | 2 | 17 | Tune Card (Miniature Mscl Box) | Schumacher, Joseph H. | MIN | Various | Tune cards | Descriptions and photos of tune cards from miniature music boxes. |
1990 | 36 | 2 | 22 | (AD) Phonoliszt-Violina | Howe, Richard J. | ORC | Hupfeld | Advertisement | Original advertisement comparing the Phonoliszt with the Violano |
1990 | 36 | 2 | 24 | Clndrs With Long & Short Pins | Kubin, Joseph E. | CYL | Cylinder repairing | A discussion of cylinders damaged by heat, and how to avoid this damage. | |
1990 | 36 | 2 | 28 | (AD) Orgn Grinder (Graphic) | Ryder, J./Ryder, S. | ORS | Advertisement | An advertisement with cut-outs of an organ grinder . Boston Globe, 1895 | |
1990 | 36 | 2 | 29 | Quintet Of Phantoms...Opera Rare Mus. Box | Vreeland, Roger J. | CYL | Various | 5 mscl boxes compared | Five unusual musical boxes are compared. |
1990 | 36 | 2 | 39 | Jumble Puzzle | Arnold, H./Lee, B. | OTH | Scramble puzzle | Sample from the Jumble book, No. 11. | |
1990 | 36 | 2 | 40 | Little Treasures pt1 | Van Marter, Phyllis | MIN | Various | Miniature mscl boxes | Descriptions of some miniature musical boxes, with photos. |
1990 | 36 | 2 | 43 | Queen Of The Street Musicians | Kluver, Martina | ORS | Street organs | An historical view of street organs in Germany. Reprint from Kempinski Journal, April, 1989. | |
1990 | 36 | 2 | 46 | (AD) Western Electric Style 'X' (Postcard) | Bowers, Q. David | PIA | Western Electric | Post card | Post card showing a Western Electric Styl X nickelodion. |
1990 | 36 | 2 | 47 | Disc Storage Cabinets | Choffnes, Al | DIS | Disc storage | The manufacture of disc storage cabinets is detailed. | |
1990 | 36 | 3 | 1 | Cement, Infidels & Early Clndrs | Vreeland, Roger J. | CYL | Early cylinder cement | An admonition to refrain from adding more cement to early musical box cylinders. | |
1990 | 36 | 3 | 2 | Violano, New Music For The | Gallops, Jim | STR | Mills Violano Virtuoso | Computerized MIDI interface | The development of the MIDi interface for the Violano. |
1990 | 36 | 3 | 5 | Twirl-A-Tune, The | Schumacher, Joseph H. | TOY | Mattel | Rubber belt mscl box | Description of a toy musical box using a rubber belt. |
1990 | 36 | 3 | 6 | Gold Automaton Of Lord Byron, The | Eric, Christian | AUT | Unknown | Early automaton mscl box | Description and photos of an unusual early movement once owned by Lord Byron. |
1990 | 36 | 3 | 9 | House Of Seven Gables | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | OTH | An organ grinder story | An extract from "The House of Seven Gables" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. C.1898 | |
1990 | 36 | 3 | 10 | Encore Banjo Story, An | Crandall, R./Battley, G. | STR | Encore Banjo | Collecting old Encore Banjos | A story of the way old Encore Banjo parts were collected. |
1990 | 36 | 3 | 15 | Pin & Damper Noise Glossary | Wells, David | CYL | Various | Damper noise and repair | How to identify and correct the various annoying noises produced by maladjusted dampers. |
1990 | 36 | 3 | 16 | Gambling With Mechanical Music | Goldman, Kenneth M. | CYL | Various | Music in gambling machines. | Photos and descriptions of gambling machines with musical movements. |
1990 | 36 | 3 | 19 | Music Boxes In Japanese Clocks | Murakami, Kazuo | TIM | Various | Japanese mscl clocks | The evolution of musical clocks in Japan is discussed. |
1990 | 36 | 3 | 24 | Mysterious Scriber, A | Karp, L./Rulli, A. | CYL | Scriber, T / Nicole | Scriber-Nicole connection. | Several musical movements with the name "Scriber " are tentatively identified as made by Nicole. |
1990 | 36 | 3 | 28 | New Century 4000 Series (Update) | Conn, Coulson | DIS | New Century | Disc listing update | An update of tunes for the 4000 series New Century disc musical box. |
1990 | 36 | 3 | 29 | Little Treasures pt2 | Van Marter, Phyllis | MIN | Various | mscl Photo Albums | A description of various musical photo albums and their movements. |
1990 | 36 | 3 | 32 | Sheet Music/Mechanical Music | Heintz, Ralph M. | TOY | Sheet music | A list of sheet music titles that relate to Mechanical Music. | |
1990 | 36 | 3 | 34 | Regina Price Tags | Fratti, Nancy | DIS | Regina | Regina price tags. | The reproduction of three original Regina price tags. |
1990 | 36 | 3 | 35 | My First Music Box | Fabel, Clarence | HIS | Collecting | A tale of the joys of collecting mechanical music. | |
1990 | 36 | 3 | 36 | Restorer's Chronicle, A pt1 | Metzger, Frank | OTH | Bolzmann, Ludwig | Organ clock | The restoration of an unusual organ clock is discussed. |
1990 | 36 | 3 | 39 | Hurdy Gurdy Society | Roehl, Harvey | ORS | Hurdy-Gurdy story. | A reprint of a story about hurdy-Gurdies from Leslie's Weekly, April 22, 1922. | |
1990 | 36 | 3 | 44 | Plarola Orgns & Music Rolls | TOY | PlaRola | Advertisement for PlaRola | A reprint of an advertisement or PlaRola | |
1989 | 35 | 1 | 1 | Symphonion, 3-Disc,The | Speake, George | DIS | Symphonion | 3-disc Imperial Symphonion | The story of how a rare 3-disc Symphonion was reconstructed after severe fire damage. |
1989 | 35 | 1 | 5 | New Century 7000 Series Discs | Conn, Coulson | DIS | New Century | New Century 7000 disc tunes | A list of tunes for the 7000 series New Century musical box. |
1989 | 35 | 1 | 6 | Stella/Mira Disc Update | Conn, Coulson | DIS | Stella & Mira | Tune disc additions | An update to the list of tunes published in MBSI Journal V26, #2 and V29, #3. |
1989 | 35 | 1 | 7 | Post Card Circus pt 7, A | Heintz, Ralph M. | OTH | Post cards | Examples of post cards used for advertising with a mechanical music theme are shown. | |
1989 | 35 | 1 | 12 | Unique Jaccard Toy Movement | Eric, Christian | TOY | Jaccard | Miniature mscl movement | A description of a miniature musical movement by Jaccard. Photos relate to next article. |
1989 | 35 | 1 | 13 | Hummingbird Of A Music Box, A | Eric, Christian | TOY | Colibri | Miniature mscl movement | A description of a 12 note miniature musical movement by Colibri. Photos relate to previous article. |
1989 | 35 | 1 | 14 | Grand Mason & Hamlin Artcase Piano, The | Brady, James | PIA | Maso & Hamlin | An art case reproducing piano | A description and photos of an art case Mason & Hamlin reproducing piano circa 1928. |
1989 | 35 | 1 | 17 | Gebruder Richter | Trager, Tim | ORL | Richter, Gebruder | Large band organs | The products of Richter organs are detailed, with a history of the company. |
1989 | 35 | 1 | 20 | Raked Clndr Pins | Bulleid, Anthony | CYL | Cylinder pin calculations | A discussion of the variations in timing by raking cylinder pins. | |
1989 | 35 | 1 | 22 | Automaton Take..Lickin'..Monaco-Stamps | Stockinger, Herb | AUT | Automaton stamps in Monaco | Postage stamps issued by Monaco depicting automata are shown. | |
1989 | 35 | 1 | 24 | Player Piano-Silent Film Star, The | Penna, Robert F. | PIA | Player piano in the movies | The film "Call of the Cuckoos" is described. | |
1989 | 35 | 1 | 26 | Jim Henson's Muppet Player Drum | Schumacher, Joseph H. | TOY | Nobel & Cooley Company | Toy mechanical drum | A description of a toy mechanical drum manufactured in 1981 patterned after a 1905 model. |
1989 | 35 | 1 | 28 | Mscl Theory & Missing Comb Teeth | Griffith, Roger | CYL | Tuning replacement teeth | How to identify the note of a replacement comb tooth. A definitive explanation. | |
1989 | 35 | 1 | 34 | Open Letter Re: Repairing Your Mandolina | Stevenson, Gary G. | ORS | Mandolina | Restoring an organette | The steps needed to restore a Mandolina organette are detailed. |
1989 | 35 | 1 | 37 | Clndr Pin Alignment Jig | Kubin, Joseph E. | CYL | Cylinder pin alignment jig | A tool is described that can check the alignment of cylinder pins after the cylinder has been re-pinned. | |
1989 | 35 | 1 | 41 | In Search Of The Welte Orchestrion | Goldman, Kenneth M. | ORC | Welte | Style 5 Welte restoration | Continuing the story of the discovery and restoration of a Style 5 Welte orchestrion. |
1989 | 35 | 1 | 44 | Japanese Modern Mscl Automata Clocks | Murakami, Kazuo | TIM | Seiko | Japanese automata clocks | Japanese public automaton clocks are described. |
1989 | 35 | 2 | 1 | Invisible Tooth Repair... | Kubin, Joseph E. | CYL | Comb tooth repair | The author presents a method for replacing and repairing broken comb teeth. | |
1989 | 35 | 2 | 5 | Clndr Pin Alignment Jig (Addenda) | Kubin, Joseph E. | CYL | Cylinder pin alignment jig | Corrections to a previous article, Mechanical Music, Spring 1989 V35 #1 | |
1989 | 35 | 2 | 6 | Restoring The 15-1/2' Regina..Changer | Choffnes, Al | DIS | Regina | Regina changer restoration | The steps required to restore a 15 1/2" Regina changer are detailed |
1989 | 35 | 2 | 9 | Aeolian-Hammond Player Orgn, The | Bopp, Ronald | ORL | Aeolian-Hammond | Aeolian player organ | A description of the Aeolian-Hammond player organ is detailed, including a tubing diagram. |
1989 | 35 | 2 | 13 | French Revolution..Swiss Makers, The | Vreeland, Roger J. | HIS | Swiss mscl box history | A history of the Swiss musical box history, 1789 - 1800 | |
1989 | 35 | 2 | 17 | Music Roll Making For Orgnettes | Coley, William L. | ORS | Organette music rolls | How to make music rolls for various organettes | |
1989 | 35 | 2 | 20 | Restoring..Victoria Orchestrionette | Harrison Jr., Arthur P. | ORS | Victoria | Organette restoration | Details of the restoration work taken to save a Victoria Orchestrionette |
1989 | 35 | 2 | 24 | Memorable Moments In Mec. Mus. A Pictorial... | Seiz, Paul | OTH | mscl collage | A drawing of many mechanical musical instruments assembled as a collage. | |
1989 | 35 | 2 | 27 | Mscl Children's Chair | Johnson, Barry | TOY | Thorens | mscl children's chair | A wicker child's chair with a Thorens musical movement is described. |
1989 | 35 | 2 | 28 | (AD) Shannahan Bros. Store Photo ca. 1906 | Bowers, Q. David | ORC | Wurlitzer | General store photo | A photograph of Shannon Brother's store showing a Wurlitzer Syle 18 PianOrchestra, cica 1906. |
1989 | 35 | 2 | 29 | Laurel & Hardy's Music Box | Penna, A./Penna, R. | OTH | Early player piano movie | The story of the 1932 Laurel & Hardy movie, "The Music Box". | |
1989 | 35 | 2 | 32 | Incredible Orgn Clock, An | Metzger, Frank | TIM | Hewett, George | Circa 1770 organ clock | A description and photos of a large tall case organ clock with two 12 tune barrels. |
1989 | 35 | 2 | 35 | Harp That Once..., The | Bailey, Marguerite | STR | Ward-Stilson Company, The | mscl box in a harp. | A description of a small harp circa 1900 fitted with a misical movement. |
1989 | 35 | 2 | 38 | Rare & Ducommun Ducommun-Girod | Eric, Christian | CYL | Ducommun-Girod | Orchestra mscl box | Photos and description of a Ducommun-Girod movement sold through agent Thibouville-lamy. |
1989 | 35 | 2 | 41 | Post Card Circus pt 8, A | Heintz, Ralph M. | OTH | Postcards | A series of post cards showing organ grinders | |
1989 | 35 | 2 | 47 | Manivelle Patent of 5-7-1857 | Goldhoorn, Luuk | MAN | L'Epee | Patent for a manivelle | Details of a patent granted to L'Epee, May 17, 1857 |
1989 | 35 | 2 | 48 | (AD) Orgn Grinder Children Photo ca.1935 | Stevenson, Gary G. | ORS | Photo of a monkey organ | A photo of two children with a barrel organ, taken about 1935. | |
1989 | 35 | 3 | 1 | Svoboda's, Time Went Back At pt1 | Reblitz, Art | HIS | Historical collection | The early history of Svoboda's Nickelodeon Tavern & Museum 1950-1960's. | |
1989 | 35 | 3 | 14 | Player Piano & The Music, The | Latanza, Antonio | PIA | Piano/music box connection | A list of player piano roll tunes that refer to mechanical music machines. | |
1989 | 35 | 3 | 16 | From The Sublime To The Ridiculous | Eric, Christian | MIN | Singing bird toy | Photos of a simple singing bird mechanism in a tin case. | |
1989 | 35 | 3 | 17 | Mscl Pocket Watch | Goldman, Kenneth M. | TIM | Piguet & Meylan | mscl pocket watch | Photos of a beautiful pocket watch with a sur plateau musical movement. |
1989 | 35 | 3 | 19 | Diary Of The East Coast Travelers, 1893 | Bartlett, Loren F. | HIS | Diary extract, 1893 | An extract from the diary of an unknown traveller, mentioning a Hurdy- Gurdy | |
1989 | 35 | 3 | 21 | Knabe 1928 Reproducing Piano, A | Brady, James | PIA | Knabe | Knabe art case piano | Photos and description of an Italian art case Knabe reproducing piano. |
1989 | 35 | 3 | 25 | New Orgn & What Became Of It, The | Gellerman, Robert | HIS | Reprinted organ story | A humerous story reprinted from the American Art Journal. | |
1989 | 35 | 3 | 26 | (AD) Christmas (Postcard) | Bowers, Q. David | PIA | Pneuma | Postcard | A 1905 postcard showing a "Pneuma" player piano. |
1989 | 35 | 3 | 27 | Bird Orgn By Any Other Name | Karp, Larry | ORS | Flight,/Bryceson | Small organs | Two small organs are detailed, with the question of the true definition of a "Serinette" |
1989 | 35 | 3 | 32 | For Those Who Love Music | Pasley, G. F. | HIS | Barrel organ story | A melancholy story of an organ grinder | |
1989 | 35 | 3 | 36 | (AD) Christmas (Postcard) | Rulli, Angelo | ORS | Post card | Postcard showing elves with a barrel organ | |
1989 | 35 | 3 | 37 | Regina Changer Lock | Choffnes, Al | DIS | Regina | Regina coin drawer locks | An explanation of the use for coin drawer locks with two keys. |
1989 | 35 | 3 | 38 | (AD) Restaurant Photo Ca.1905 | Bowers, Q. David | DIS | Regina | Restaurant photo | A 1905 photo showing a Regina musical box in a restaurant. |
1989 | 35 | 3 | 39 | (AD) Englehart Piano Brochure | Bowers, Q. David | PIA | Engelhardt Piano Company | Sales brochure | A sales brochure detailing the specifications of the Engelhardt Banjorchestra. |
1988 | 34 | 1 | 2 | Reymond Nicole Mscl Box | Norwood, Elton M. | CYL | Nicole, Reymond | Reymond Nicole overture box | A reymond Nicole overture box with 225 teeth and shaved cylinder pins is described. |
1988 | 34 | 1 | 3 | Some Musings On A 1911..Billboard | Bowers, Q. David | HIS | Various | "Billboard" advertisements | A number of advertisements from the trade magazine "The Billboard" are reproduced. |
1988 | 34 | 1 | 6 | Theater With Nickelodeon Piano | Bowers, Q. David | HIS | Post card | A post card showing the Electric Vaudeville Palace, Lancaster, PA. circa 1908. | |
1988 | 34 | 1 | 7 | Richter Bro. & Their Orgns, The | Dahlinger Jr., Fred | ORL | Richter | Richter organ history & models | A history of the Richter organ works and descriptions of various machines. |
1988 | 34 | 1 | 11 | Great Mira Caper, The | Karp, Larry | DIS | Mira | A Mira purchase | The story of a Mira musical box bought at auction. |
1988 | 34 | 1 | 12 | (AD) Mira (1903) | DIS | Mira | Advertisement | A Mira advertisement circa 1903. | |
1988 | 34 | 1 | 13 | Ch. Marenghi Orgn, A | Van Der Berg, P.J. | ORL | Marenghi, Ch. | 72 key Marenghi organ | A description and photos of a 72 key Marenghi organ. |
1988 | 34 | 1 | 14 | In Search Of The Welte Orchestrion | Goldman, Kenneth M. | ORC | Welte | A Welte style 5 is discovered | The story of the discovery and purchase of a Welte style 5 orchestrion in 1988. |
1988 | 34 | 1 | 20 | Mechanical Piano, The | Edgerton, William H. | PIA | Various | Mechanical pianos | The various reproducing systems for mechanical pianos are discussed. |
1988 | 34 | 1 | 21 | (AD) Hoeffler Regina Salesroom, The (Postcard) | Filardo, Gregory | DIS | Regina | Post card | A photo of the "Talking Machine Department" of the Hoeffler Mfg. Co. Milwaukee, WI. |
1988 | 34 | 1 | 22 | Reflections On The MBSI | Fabel, Marguerite | HIS | Early MBSI recollections | Marguerite Fabel recalls the early years of MBSI. | |
1988 | 34 | 1 | 24 | Odeola Player Piano | Strengers, Hendrik H. | PIA | Odeola | Odeola player pianos | The history and copies of advertising cards for the Odeola player piano. |
1988 | 34 | 1 | 28 | New Century Mscl Box | Choffnes, Al | DIS | New Century | New Century 4-comb details | All the internal components of the four comb New Century are described. |
1988 | 34 | 1 | 31 | Muller's Clown Automata | Schumacher, Joseph H. | AUT | Muller | German clown automaton | A clown automaton possibly made by Muller, is described in detail. Circa 1905. |
1988 | 34 | 1 | 33 | Regina Music Box Co., Original Record Books | Bowers, Q. David | HIS | Regina | Complete Regina sales records | The complete sales records for Regina for 1894-1925 are donated to MBSI. |
1988 | 34 | 1 | 34 | Wur. Band Orgn...Circus Wagon..At Baraboo | Olson, Keri | ORL | Wurlitzer | Wurlitzer 165 photograph | A photo of a Wurlitzer 165 band organ. Two circus wagons are also shown. |
1988 | 34 | 1 | 36 | Mini Sublime Harmonie | Eric, Christian | MIN | Metert, H. | Miniature sublime harmony | A miniature 4-tune sublime harmony musical box circa 1843 is described. |
1988 | 34 | 2 | 1 | Mscl Bear, A | Johnson, Barry | TOY | Toy mscl bear | Description of a toy musical bear marketed by the Motgomery Ward company. | |
1988 | 34 | 2 | 2 | Carillon: Immediate Predecessor... | Eric, Christian | CYL | Unknown | Mechanical carrilon | A carillon with 10 bells and 19 strikers and a fusee drive is described. |
1988 | 34 | 2 | 4 | Regina 27' Automatic Changer | Choffnes, Al | DIS | Regina | Regina 27" changer restoration | The comlete restoration of a fire damaged 27" Regina changer is detailed. |
1988 | 34 | 2 | 7 | Orchestrion, Peirre Eich Accordion Jazz | Grymonprez, Leonard | ORC | Eich, Pierre | Accordion jazz orchestrion | Several models of the accordion jazz orchestrion are described. |
1988 | 34 | 2 | 10 | Ch. Marenghi Orgn, (Update), The | Van Der Berg, P.J. | ORL | Marenghi, Ch. | Marenghi organ photos | Two photos of a Marenghi 72 key organ. |
1988 | 34 | 2 | 11 | Justifying & Terminage Of Cyl. Mus. Box | Norwood, Elton M. | CYL | Justifying cylinder pins | A discussion of the reasons for justifying cylinder pins. | |
1988 | 34 | 2 | 13 | Orgn Grinder & Monkey (Photo) | Staats, Ricky | ORS | History | A photo of an organ grinder and his monkey, 1939. In Philadelphia, PA. | |
1988 | 34 | 2 | 14 | E.T. Paull American Composer | Goodman, Soloman | MUS | An American composer | A tribute to E.T.Paull. | |
1988 | 34 | 2 | 16 | Post Card Circus pt 5, A | Heintz, Ralph M. | OTH | Post cards | A selection of humorous post cards depicting organ grinders. | |
1988 | 34 | 2 | 24 | Preserving Old Paper | Hines, Spencer | OTH | How to preserve paper | A reprint of an article from the Washington Post on how to preserve old paper products. | |
1988 | 34 | 2 | 26 | Orgn Grinder, Study..Amsterdam, A | Lincoln, Alan J. | OTH | Organ grinder donations | A study of the psychology of soliciting donations to organ grinders, from "Psychology Today" 1977. | |
1988 | 34 | 2 | 28 | Mira Caper, The | Karp, Larry | DIS | Mira | A Mira purchase | The story of a Mira musical box bought at auction. |
1988 | 34 | 2 | 31 | Reeds-The Heart Of An Orgn | Stevenson, Gary G. | ORS | Various | Organ reeds | How to identify problem reeds and repair them. |
1988 | 34 | 2 | 36 | Early Transitional Cyl. Mus. Box | Tillotson, Olin | CYL | Unknown | Early key-wind music box | Details of an early "transitional" four tune musical box with external controls. |
1988 | 34 | 2 | 39 | Pianovo, The | Strengers, Hendrik H. | PIA | Pianovo | Pianovo barrel piano | Detials of a rare Pianovo barrel piano with a spring motor, possibly made by the Popper Co., Leipzig. |
1988 | 34 | 2 | 44 | Zither And Her Shape, The | Van Der Meer, Anne D. | STR | Zithers. | Automatic zithers and zither attachments to musical boxes are described. | |
1988 | 34 | 2 | 47 | Photoplayer Wanted | Bowers, Q. David | ORC | Movie theatre photo | A photo of Frank Nash, the sound effects man at the Casino Theatre in Portland, OR. Circa 1920 | |
1988 | 34 | 2 | 48 | Lecoultre & Granger Cyl. Box | Rulli, Angelo | CYL | Lecoultre & Granger | Lecoultre overture box | An early lecoultre & Granger machine playing 6 airs on 5 revolutions of the cylinder. |
1988 | 34 | 3 | 1 | Jean Billon-Haller's Clndr Mscl Boxes | Vreeland, Roger J. | CYL | Billon-Haller, Jean | Billon-Haller mechanisms | The various components of the Billon-Haller machines are described. |
1988 | 34 | 3 | 7 | Birdcage, The | Goldman, Kenneth M. | AUT | Borrell, Henry | 1810 singing bird in cage | A gilt bronze clock in the form of a birdcage with animated singing bird is described. |
1988 | 34 | 3 | 8 | Mscl Watch, The | Norwood, Elton M. | TIM | mscl watches | Concerning the bells used in early watches, and a tribute to Elton Norwood. | |
1988 | 34 | 3 | 9 | Clndr Pin Geometry & Accuracy | Bulleid, Anthony | CYL | Raking cylinder pins | A discussion of the geometry and advantage of raking cylinder pins, and for terminage. | |
1988 | 34 | 3 | 12 | More Manivelles | Eric, Christian | MIN | Manivelles | A series of photos of unusual manivelles. | |
1988 | 34 | 3 | 15 | Lecoultres, 2 - Makers Of Clndr Mscl Boxes | Germain, Pierre | CYL | Lecoultre brothers | Lecoultre family history | An investigation into the relationships and history of the Lecoultre family. |
1988 | 34 | 3 | 23 | New Century-Some Statistics | Choffnes, Al | DIS | New Century | New Century statistics | An explanation of the various styles of New Century music boxes and their serial numbers. |
1988 | 34 | 3 | 30 | (AD) Apollo Player, (1913) | Shaprio, Jonah | PIA | Apollo | A trade post card | An advertising post card for the Apollo Player piano by dealer Clark's, Syracuse, NY. Circa 1913 |
1988 | 34 | 3 | 31 | Post Card Circus pt 6, A | Heintz, Ralph M. | OTH | Post cards | A series of post cards showing mechanical musical instruments used in political advertising. | |
1988 | 34 | 3 | 36 | Mscl and Automaton Watches and Snuff Boxes | Ord-Hume, Arthur W.J.G. | TIM | Erotic automata watches | Descritions of erotic automata watches and their development over time. | |
1988 | 34 | 3 | 41 | Pianocorder Reproducing System.. | Baker, Robert L. | PIA | Pianocorder | Pianocorder system | Details of the Pianocorder reproducing system. |
1988 | 34 | 3 | 45 | Trade Card | Fratti, Nancy | HIS | Trade card | A trade card for organ repairs. | |
1988 | 34 | 3 | 46 | Seeburg Exploits Theater Market | Bowers, Q. David | ORC | Seeburg, J.P. | Seeburg photoplayer | A description of the Seeburg motion picture player as installed at the Carmen theatre, Chicago, 1914. |
1988 | 34 | 3 | 48 | Music Box Disc Price List | Johnson, Barry | DIS | Tune disc prices 1898/1902 | A list of tune disc prices from various makers, 1898 - 1902. | |
1987 | 33 | 1 | 1 | Adam Carroll Interview pt1 | Howe, Richard J. | PIA | Interview with Adam Carroll | Part one of an interview with Adam Carroll, a legendary piano roll artist. | |
1987 | 33 | 1 | 5 | Black Forest Ger.& Mechanical Music, The | Juttemann,Dr. Herbert | HIS | Black forest manufacturing | An article detailing the mechanical music manufacturers of the German Black forest region. | |
1987 | 33 | 1 | 13 | Thoughts On Collecting Mscl Boxes | Crawford, Richard F. | HIS | Advice on collecting | Founding member Richard Crawford recalls early collecting experiences and offers advice. | |
1987 | 33 | 1 | 15 | Early Miniature Snuffbox | Eric, C./Eric, K. | MIN | Early miniature snuff box | Photos of an early miniature snuff box with a sectional comb and cylinder length of only 1 3/4". | |
1987 | 33 | 1 | 16 | Some Rare Berliner Photographs | Strengers, Hendrik H. | PHO | Berliner | Berliner phonographs | A brief history of the Berliner family and its achievments. |
1987 | 33 | 1 | 18 | Diary Of William Steinway | Steinway, H.Z. | HIS | Player piano tidbits | An extract from the magazine "Etude" telling of the benefits of a subscription. | |
1987 | 33 | 1 | 18 | Piano Rail, The | Roehl, Harvey | PIA | Steinway | Steinway diary excerpt. | An excerpt from the diary of William Steinway about reproducing mechanisms. |
1987 | 33 | 1 | 19 | Housing Your Cllctn | Bowers, Q. David | OTH | Housing your collection | The requiremens for building suitable rooms for housing your collection are discussed. | |
1987 | 33 | 1 | 21 | (AD) Tel-Electric Piano, The (Postcard) | Bowers, Q. David | PIA | Post card | A post card depicting one of the unique aspects of the Tel-electric piano. | |
1987 | 33 | 1 | 22 | Charles Bruguier Singing Bird Box | Norwood, Elton M. | MIN | Bruguier | Bruguier singing bird box | Detailed photos of a Bruguier singing bird box. |
1987 | 33 | 1 | 23 | Wurlitzer 165 At Circus World | Olson, Keri | ORL | Wurlitzer | Circus World Museum | Details of a Wurlitzer 165 Duplex Orchestral Band Organ at the Circus World Museum. |
1987 | 33 | 1 | 25 | Showcase Music Box Mechanism | Beck, C./Beck, D. | CYL | Cylinder box coin mechanism | A photo(unfortunately upside down) showing a coin mechanism and details of its operation. | |
1987 | 33 | 1 | 26 | Hupfeld Helios-Update pt2 | Van Der Berg, P.J. | ORC | Hupfeld | Hupfeld Helios update | A photograph showing a Hufeld Helios with a factory installed accordion. |
1987 | 33 | 1 | 27 | Annual Meeting (1954 Photo) | McClintock, George | HIS | 5th Annual Meeting photo | A photo of the attendees of the Fifth Annual Meeting, Dearborn, MI. 1954 | |
1987 | 33 | 1 | 28 | Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina, The | Reinhart, Mark | ORC | Hupfeld | Hupfeld Phonoliszt Violina | A description and some early drawings of the mechanism of this instrument. |
1987 | 33 | 1 | 29 | (AD) Phonoliszt-Violano, The | Roehl, Harvey | ORC | Hupfeld | Advertisement | An advertisement for the Hupfeld Phonoliszt Violina. |
1987 | 33 | 1 | 30 | How Much Is That Music Box In The Window | Bopp, R./Bopp, M. | HIS | Music box development | A condensed view of the development of the musical box. | |
1987 | 33 | 1 | 33 | Post Card Circus pt 3, A | Heintz, Ralph M. | OTH | Post cards | A number of post cards with an Easter motif including mechanical musical instruments. | |
1987 | 33 | 1 | 40 | Rare 'Gaudin' Dance Hall Orgn | Grymonprez, Leonard | ORL | Gaudin | Gaudin dance hall organ | A history and photos of a Gaudin dance hall organ. |
1987 | 33 | 1 | 41 | Surviving Karakuri Craftsman, A | Murakami, Kazuo | AUT | Japanese Karakuri craftsmen | An explanation of the development of the Karakuri automatons and their craftsmen in Japan. | |
1987 | 33 | 1 | 43 | (AD) Autopiano On The USS Connecticut (Postcard) | Bowers, Q. David | PIA | Post card | A pst card showing an Autopiano on board the U.S.S. Battleship Connecticut. | |
1987 | 33 | 1 | 44 | Automatic Mscl Instrument pt2 | Penna, A./Penna, R. | HIS | Automatic music chronology | A chronology of automatic musical instruments, 1897-1980. | |
1987 | 33 | 1 | 48 | (AD) New Century Mscl Box | DIS | Symphonion | New Century advertisement | An advertisement for the New Century in a Symphonion advertisement. | |
1987 | 33 | 2 | 2 | Langdorff & Metert 1844-65 | Bulleid, Anthony | CYL | Langdorff and Metert | Dating Langdorff & Metert | Charting and dating Langdorff & Metert musical boxes is discussed, with reference to serial numbers. |
1987 | 33 | 2 | 5 | Norwegian Street Orgns | Kile, Trygve | ORS | Various | Norwegian street organs | A list of Norwegian street organ makers and a description of their machines. |
1987 | 33 | 2 | 8 | Salesmen's Samples Of Chromo Tops | Schumacher, Joseph H. | MIN | Chromolithographs | Chromo prints that may have been used to decorate the tops of musical box cases. | |
1987 | 33 | 2 | 9 | Trade Card (J. Thibouville) | Heintz, Ralph M. | ORS | Trade card | A Thibouville-Lamy trade card for organettes, with prices. | |
1987 | 33 | 2 | 10 | It's Just A Snuff Box But... | Eric, Christian | MIN | Early miniature music box | An early musical snuff box is illustrated, showing a beatiful lid picture and fine movement. Circa 1820. | |
1987 | 33 | 2 | 11 | Standard Player Action, The | Roehl, Harvey | PIA | Aeolian Corp. | Trademark of STANDARD | The trademark of the word STANDARD is granted to E.G. Harrington Co. #58,721 December 1906 |
1987 | 33 | 2 | 12 | Mira Twins Reunited After 80 Years | Choffnes, Al | DIS | Mira | Two consecutive Miras | Photos of two consecutively numbered 15 1/2" Miras are shown, with details of minor differences. |
1987 | 33 | 2 | 14 | Disc Data-A Comparison Of Discs | Ord-Hume, Arthur W.J.G. | DIS | Comparison of disc data | A chart is given, showing the camparitive features of a large number of musical box discs. | |
1987 | 33 | 2 | 17 | Adam Carroll Interview pt2 | Howe, Richard J. | PIA | Interview with Adam Carroll | Part two of an interview with Adam Carroll, a legendary piano roll artist. | |
1987 | 33 | 2 | 20 | New Century Discs-4000 Series | Conn, Coulson | DIS | New Century | New Century tune disc titles | A list of tune disc titles for the 4000 series New Century musical box. |
1987 | 33 | 2 | 22 | Clowning Around | Goodman, K./Norwood, E. | AUT | Phalibois | A rare clown automaton | Detailed photos of the restoration process for this automaton are shown. |
1987 | 33 | 2 | 24 | Icelandic Music Box, An (Symphonion) | Penna, A./Penna, R. | DIS | Symphonion | Symphonion simplex style 28S | The discovery of a Symphonion style 28S in Iceland is the basis of this story. |
1987 | 33 | 2 | 26 | Hofbauer 20 Key Street Orgn | Blum, Thomas | ORS | Hofbauer | Hofbauer 20-key street organ | A 20-key Hofbauer ogan in kit form is assembled to complete satisfaction. |
1987 | 33 | 2 | 27 | Dutch Street Orgn (Photo) | Hale, Alfred | ORL | Photo of a Dutch street organ | A 1965 photo of a street organ. | |
1987 | 33 | 2 | 28 | Tribute To Ozzie Wurdeman, A | Bopp, Ronald | HIS | Ozzie Wurdeman tribute | A tribute to the lifetime achievements of Ozzie Wurdeman. | |
1987 | 33 | 2 | 31 | Happy Honker, The (Mechanical Horn 1888) | Smith, C./Smith, K. | TOY | Dorner, Anton | An 1888 mechanical horn | A toy mechanical horn made in Germany is described, including details of a patent search. |
1987 | 33 | 2 | 34 | Mscl Box Pitch & Tuning pt1 | Spriggs, James O. | CYL | mscl box pitch and tuning | Part 1 explains the structure of musical notes and how they relate to musical box scales. | |
1987 | 33 | 2 | 36 | Vibrating Teeth (Article Correction) | Worswick, George | CYL | Corrections to V32 #2 | Correction to an article concerning vibring teeth and musical treasures | |
1987 | 33 | 2 | 36 | Mscl Treasures (Correction) | Rulli, Angelo | MIN | Corrections to V32 #2 | Correction to an article concerning vibring teeth and musical treasures | |
1987 | 33 | 3 | 1 | Manivelles-More Than Mscl Toys | Rulli, Angelo | MAN | Various | Manivelles are described | A number of maivelles, from Adler to Thorens are described in detail. |
1987 | 33 | 3 | 5 | Post Card Circus pt 4, A | Heintz, Ralph M. | OTH | Post cards | Post cards made from photographs of real people with mechanical music are shown. | |
1987 | 33 | 3 | 11 | Kalliope Wall Model Disc Box, A | Haas, John | DIS | Kalliope | 14" wall model Kalliope | A rare 14" rim drive Kalliope disc musical box is discovered as part of a wall clock. |
1987 | 33 | 3 | 12 | Marotte-A Charming Mscl Toy, The | Schumacher, Joseph H. | MAN | A description of a Marotte | Bisque headed musical dolls called "Marottes" are illustrated and described. | |
1987 | 33 | 3 | 14 | Mini Art Gallery | Eric, Christian | MIN | Various | Miniature art cases | Small musical boxes with exquisite art on the lids is shown. |
1987 | 33 | 3 | 16 | Peerless: Amer.1st.Coin Piano Maker | Crandall, Rick | ORC | Peerless | Peerless history and product | A complete history of the Peerless piano company with descriptions of their models, photos, etc. |
1987 | 33 | 3 | 32 | Seeburg 'H' Solo Orchestrion (Postcard) | Bowers, Q. David | ORC | Seeburg | Seeburg H Post card | A pst card showing a Seeburg H orchestrion circa 1912. |
1987 | 33 | 3 | 33 | Mscl Box Pitch & Tuning-pt2 | Spriggs, James O. | CYL | mscl box tuning scales | Part 2 of a comprehensive investigation of the tuning scales for disc and cylinder musical boxes. | |
1987 | 33 | 3 | 41 | Jamison Mscl Box, The (Olympia) | Bopp, Ronald | DIS | Olympia | An Olympia auction purchase | The story of a 15 1/2" Olympia disc musical box at auction in Parsons, Kansas. |
1987 | 33 | 3 | 43 | Langdorff & Metert (Production Chart) | Bulleid, Anthony | CYL | Langdorff & Metert | Production chart | A production chart for Langdorff & Metert musical boxes, 1843-1858. |
1987 | 33 | 3 | 44 | New Century Discs-8000 Series | Conn, Coulson | DIS | New Century | Tune list for New Century 8000 | A list of tune titles for the New Century 8000 series musical box. |
1987 | 33 | 3 | 46 | Norwegian Street Orgns (Update) | Kile, Trygve | ORS | Norwegian Street Organs | An update of information to the MBSI Journal V33 #2. | |
1987 | 33 | 3 | 46 | (AD) BandOrgn Photo-Long Island, NY.(Postcard) | Bowers, Q. David | PIA | Band organ post card | A post card showing a band organ in Long Island City, NY. Circa 1905-1915. | |
1986 | 32 | 1 | 2 | Orpheus, The | Conn, Coulson | DIS | Orpheus | Orpheus history & products | A history of the Orpheus and a description of their various models |
1986 | 32 | 1 | 12 | Hurdy Gurdy As Tuned By Law | Lahee, Henry C. | ORS | Hurdy Gurdy stories | Humerous stories about Hurdy Gurdy's reprinted from National Magazine, January 1898. | |
1986 | 32 | 1 | 15 | Trade Card (J&P COATS) Orgn Grinder | Blair, Laurel | ORS | Advertising card | An advertising card with monkey organs | |
1986 | 32 | 1 | 16 | Sublime Harmony | Bulleid, Anthony | CYL | Sublime harmonie tuning. | An explanation of the design and development of the sublime harmonie format. | |
1986 | 32 | 1 | 18 | Civil War Memories Of An Orgn Grinder | Brewer, James | HIS | A Hurdy Gurdy story | An excerpt from "The Children of Pride", edited by Robert Manson Myers, 1972. Story based in 1855. | |
1986 | 32 | 1 | 19 | Regina Movement, A | Beck, C./Beck, D. | DIS | Regina | Early Regina mechanism | Photos of an early Regina (Polyphon) mechanism showing details of all the components. |
1986 | 32 | 1 | 22 | Whistling Trapeze Artist | Schumacher, Joseph H. | AUT | Griesbaum, Karl | Whistler | Details and photos of a trapeze artist whistler. |
1986 | 32 | 1 | 25 | Stella, MFG. New, Tune Discs | Johnson, Barry | DIS | Stella | Making Stella discs | A description of the tools an methods used to make new Stella discs. |
1986 | 32 | 1 | 27 | What Key Does It Play In ? | Jayre, Allen, Jr. | ORL | Organ tuning | An explanation of the various tuning terms, including some tuning scales and tuning methods. | |
1986 | 32 | 1 | 30 | Raffin 31 Scale Correction | Hardman, Jack | ORS | Raffin | Raffin Corrected tuning scale | A corrected tuning scale from a winter 1985 article on the Raffin 31 keyless organ |
1986 | 32 | 1 | 31 | Regina 8' Disc Titles | Stevenson, Gary G. | DIS | Regina | 8" tune disc titles | A list of titles for the Regina 8" tune discs. |
1986 | 32 | 1 | 37 | Miniature Interchangeable | Heintz, Ralph M. | CYL | Ullman, Charles / Troll, Samuel | Small interchangeable cyls. | Small interchangeable cylinder boxes by Ullman (Multiphone) and Troll are examined. |
1986 | 32 | 1 | 42 | Record Of A Voyage In 1893-96, The | Nansen, Fridtjof | HIS | Early ship's music | A short description of the musical instruments carried on an exploration ship, 1893-1896. | |
1986 | 32 | 1 | 44 | Guitarophone, The | Guinness, Murtogh D. | STR | Guitarophone | Guitarophone photos | An unusual Guitarophone is shown. U.S. Patent pending, D.R.G.M. No. 147342 |
1986 | 32 | 2 | 2 | Vibrating Teeth | Bulleid, Anthony | CYL | Vibrating teeth | The factors affecting the quality of the sound produced by a vibrating tooth are discussed. | |
1986 | 32 | 2 | 4 | Wurlitzer Diversifies | Bowers, Q. David | ORL | Wurlitzer | Wurlitzer diversification | Interesting ways the Wurlitzer company is diversifying in the 1980's. |
1986 | 32 | 2 | 5 | Post Card Circus pt 1, A | Heintz, Ralph M. | OTH | Post cards | Post cards showing a variety of mechanical music with an International flavor. | |
1986 | 32 | 2 | 16 | Photoplayer, Reminiscences, & Theater Orgns | Bowers, Q. David | ORL | Photoplayers | Reminiscences abut the advent and development of photoplayers and theater organs. | |
1986 | 32 | 2 | 23 | Imhof & Mukle Agency | Bowers, Q. David | HIS | Imhof & Mukle | Imhof & Mukle photo | An early photo of the Imhof & Mukle agency, Oxford St. London |
1986 | 32 | 2 | 24 | Karakuri On Floats | Murakami, Kazuo | AUT | Japanese Karakuri automata | Details of Japanese Karakuri (automata) used on parade floats and their operation is explained. | |
1986 | 32 | 2 | 29 | Mscl Treasures (Snuff Boxes) | Norwood, Elton M. | MIN | Early sur plateau snuff box | Photos of an early silver snuff box with a 34 tooth sur plateau movement is shown. | |
1986 | 32 | 2 | 31 | Christie's Old Orgn pt2 | Strengers, Hendrik H. | HIS | Christie's old organ addendum | An addendum to the article in V31 #3. | |
1986 | 32 | 2 | 33 | Gold & Silver Steamboat Models W/Mscl Movement | Schumacher, Joseph H. | CYL | mscl ship models | Gold and silver model steamships with musical movements in a case underneath are described with photos. | |
1986 | 32 | 2 | 42 | Street Piano For Napoleon | Penna, A./Penna, R. | HIS | Napoleon's barrel organ | A photo of Louis Napoleon III's barrel organ used for entertaining in the Chateau Compiegne. | |
1986 | 32 | 2 | 44 | Gustav Bruder | Grymonprez, Leonard | HIS | Bruder, Gustav | Bruder personal letter | A letter by Gustav Bruder detailing his early years, is reproduced. |
1986 | 32 | 3 | 2 | Mermod Coin-Op Mechanism | Beck, C./Beck, D. | CYL | Mermod Freres | Cylinder box coin mechanism | Photos and description of the coin mechanism on a Mermod Freres cylinder movement. |
1986 | 32 | 3 | 5 | Early History Of The MBSI | Fabel, Marguerite | HIS | Early history of MBSI | A recollection of the early years of MBSI as told by Marguerite Fabel. | |
1986 | 32 | 3 | 9 | Hupfeld Helios, A Regenerated (update) | Bowers, Q. David | ORC | Hupfeld | Hupfeld Helios update | An observation that an accordion was never factory installed on the Hupfeld Helios. See V33 #1 pge 26. |
1986 | 32 | 3 | 10 | Miraphone: A Rare Hybrid, The | Choffnes, Al | DIS | Mira | The Miraphone | A description and photographs of the various Miraphone models. |
1986 | 32 | 3 | 15 | Chronological History-Automatic Mscl Instrument | Penna, A./Penna, R. | HIS | Automatic music chronology | A chronology of automatic musical instrumens, c.135 B.C - 1896. | |
1986 | 32 | 3 | 20 | Post Card Circus pt 2, A | Heintz, Ralph M. | OTH | Post cards | A number of post cards showing children with mechanical music. | |
1986 | 32 | 3 | 27 | Great Snuff-Box Mystery, The (Addendum) | Heintz, Ralph M. | MIN | Snuff box sheet music | An addendum to V30 #1 | |
1986 | 32 | 3 | 28 | Restoration Of A Jaquet-Droz (Bird Cage Clock) | Metzger, Frank | AUT | Jaquet-Droz | Bird cage clock restoration | Details and photos of an extensive restoration on a complicated Jaquet-Droz automaton bird cage clock. |
1986 | 32 | 3 | 47 | Christie's Old Orgn pt3 | Strengers, Hendrik H. | HIS | Christie's old organ revisited | An addendum to the article in V31 #3 | |
1985 | 30 | 3 | 190 | Mscl Clocks | Fabel, Marguerite | TIM | |||
1985 | 30 | 3 | 196 | Mechanical Drinking Bear, A | Schumacher, Joseph H. | MIN | |||
1985 | 30 | 3 | 201 | Where Are They Now, The Edison Dolls | Marchal,Patty | PHO | |||
1985 | 30 | 3 | 205 | A.N.W.B. Carillon At The Hague, The | Strengers, Hendrik H. | OTH | |||
1985 | 30 | 3 | 214 | (AD) Music Box (Manivelle) | Ottenhiemer, Paul | MAN | |||
1985 | 30 | 3 | 215 | What Purpose Replica? | Penna, R./Zirkes, M. | ORS | |||
1985 | 30 | 3 | 220 | Automatic Music, Alaska Yukon Pacific Ex. | Brown, Dan C. | HIS | |||
1985 | 30 | 3 | 226 | Inside The Disc-Shifting New Century | Choffnes, Al | DIS | |||
1985 | 30 | 3 | 230 | Wedding Present, A | Smith, Craig | CYL | |||
1985 | 30 | 3 | 252 | (AD) Plumbago | Young, David R. | OTH | |||
1985 | 31 | 1 | 2 | Countries Know To Have Associated With Mech. Music | Ord-Hume, Arthur W.J.G. | HIS | |||
1985 | 31 | 1 | 7 | Hupfeld Helios, A Regenerated | Van Der Berg, P.J. | ORC | |||
1985 | 31 | 1 | 10 | Mechanical Mscl Instruments In TV And Movies | Walker, Charles | OTH | |||
1985 | 31 | 1 | 12 | Forte Piano (A Unique Clndr Movement) | Bulleid, Anthony | CYL | |||
1985 | 31 | 1 | 17 | Robert Hope Jones Invest. Violin Pianos | Bowers, Q. David | STR | |||
1985 | 31 | 1 | 21 | J.W. Whitlock And His Automatic Harp | Crandall, Rick | STR | |||
1985 | 31 | 1 | 62 | Disc-Shifting New Century (Addendum) | Choffnes, Al | DIS | |||
1985 | 31 | 1 | 63 | Gamme' (On Scales And Tuning) | Bornand, Ruth C. | CYL | |||
1985 | 31 | 1 | 65 | Clndr Spinning | Kubin, Joseph E. | CYL | |||
1985 | 31 | 1 | 70 | Automata Eye Movements | Spriggs, James O. | AUT | |||
1985 | 31 | 2 | 74 | Music Of The Masters | Filardo, Gregory | MUS | |||
1985 | 31 | 2 | 77 | Player Orgns | Lynch, Jim | ORL | |||
1985 | 31 | 2 | 85 | Morals Taught By Dolls | Booth, Roger | HIS | |||
1985 | 31 | 2 | 86 | Additional European Discs | Conn, Coulson | DIS | |||
1985 | 31 | 2 | 90 | (AD) Fischer Pianos | Ottenheimer, Paul | PIA | |||
1985 | 31 | 2 | 91 | (AD) Old Phono Ads From The Netherlands | Strengers, Hendrik H. | PHO | |||
1985 | 31 | 2 | 98 | (AD) Criterion Music Box (1899) | Penny Magazine, The | DIS | |||
1985 | 31 | 2 | 99 | Orgn Player Barbary, The | Rulli, Angelo | ORL | History | ||
1985 | 31 | 2 | 100 | Pierre Eich | Grymonprez, Leonard | ORC | |||
1985 | 31 | 2 | 105 | (AD) Olympia Music Box (1899) | DIS | ||||
1985 | 31 | 2 | 106 | Oddities, Rarities & Penny Arcades | Crandall, Rick | OTH | |||
1985 | 31 | 2 | 126 | (AD) Inventor's Company Free Music Boxes | TIM | ||||
1985 | 31 | 2 | 127 | Anderson Piano Harp | Lindwall, Bill | OTH | |||
1985 | 31 | 3 | 129 | Decisions, Decisions | Hass, John | CYL | |||
1985 | 31 | 3 | 134 | Player Orgns-Tubular Orgn Pipes, # II | Lynch, Jim | ORL | |||
1985 | 31 | 3 | 142 | (AD) Mira & Stella, Christmas (1904) | DIS | ||||
1985 | 31 | 3 | 143 | Orgelbau Raffin | Hardman, Jack | ORL | |||
1985 | 31 | 3 | 145 | Regina Restoration, A Test Of Patience | Stevenson, Gary G. | DIS | |||
1985 | 31 | 3 | 152 | Christie's Old Orgn pt1 | Strengers, Hendrik H. | HIS | |||
1985 | 31 | 3 | 162 | (AD) Olympia, Cosmopolitan Magazine, (1899) | DIS | ||||
1985 | 31 | 3 | 163 | Annual Meeting (1950 Photo) | Crawford, R./Crawford, E. | HIS | |||
1985 | 31 | 3 | 164 | Further Mscl Box Lid Pictures | Conn, Coulson | DIS | |||
1985 | 31 | 3 | 169 | Tannhauser Twilight, The (Reprint)... | Strengers, Hendrik H. | DIS | |||
1985 | 31 | 3 | 169 | (AD) Regina, Christmas (1903) | DIS | ||||
1985 | 31 | 3 | 170 | Barrel Orgns From Norway | Kile, Trygve | ORL | |||
1985 | 31 | 3 | 172 | More On The Tannhauser Twilight | Goldhoorn, Luuk | DIS | |||
1985 | 31 | 3 | 178 | Way They Were, The pt1 | Beck, C./Beck, D. | CYL | |||
1985 | 31 | 3 | 178 | Deciphering Orgn Music...Music Box Cyl. | Beck, C./Beck, D. | DIS | |||
1985 | 30 | 3 | 204 | Trade Card (Orgn Grinder) | Bellhorn, C. Keith | ORS | |||
1984 | 28 | 1 | 2 | Wurlitzer In Hiding, A | Bowers, Q. David | ORC | |||
1984 | 28 | 1 | 7 | Inside Pitch, The | Fratti, Nancy | CYL | |||
1984 | 28 | 1 | 10 | Researcher's Guide: Mec. Music, A | Fried, Frederick | OTH | |||
1984 | 28 | 1 | 18 | Mortier Firm, (Madame Constance Bax) | Grymonprez, Leonard | ORL | History | ||
1984 | 28 | 1 | 22 | Ingenious Electrical Mandolin Player | Music Trade Review | STR | |||
1984 | 28 | 1 | 23 | Magic Cupboard, The | Guinness, Murtogh D. | AUT | |||
1984 | 28 | 1 | 24 | See-A-Tune, The | Heintz, Ralph M. | TOY | |||
1984 | 28 | 1 | 26 | (AD) Paillard Music Box | CYL | ||||
1984 | 28 | 1 | 27 | Repair & Maintenance Of Miniature Movements & Case | Metzger, Frank | MIN | |||
1984 | 28 | 1 | 40 | Gavioli History, A | Miller, Robert G. | ORL | History | ||
1984 | 28 | 1 | 45 | Rise & Fall Of The Player Piano, The | Ord-Hume, Arthur W.J.G. | PIA | |||
1984 | 28 | 1 | 56 | Red Nickels (Marking Your Coins) | Young, David R. | OTH | |||
1984 | 28 | 1 | 57 | Roll Perforators | Reblitz, Art | MUS | |||
1984 | 28 | 1 | 60 | (AD) Paillard | Ottenheimer, Paul | CYL | |||
1984 | 28 | 2 | 62 | Herb Arntson, Music Book Arranger Extraordinaire | Roehl, Harvey | ORL | |||
1984 | 28 | 2 | 69 | Honing Comb Tips | Roesch, Joseph | CYL | |||
1984 | 28 | 2 | 72 | (AD) Ideal Music Box (1894) | Ottenheimer, Paul | CYL | |||
1984 | 28 | 2 | 73 | Spring-In-Clndr Mechanism | Schumacher, Joseph H. | CYL | |||
1984 | 28 | 2 | 78 | (AD) Automatic Coronet | Ottenheimer, Paul | OTH | |||
1984 | 28 | 2 | 79 | Clues To The Tunings Of Mscl Boxes | Spriggs, James O. | CYL | |||
1984 | 28 | 2 | 95 | (AD) Regina Corona Music Box | Ottenheimer, Paul | DIS | |||
1984 | 28 | 2 | 97 | Sidney Harrison's Mscl Box-1940 pt1 | Strengers, Hendrik H. | HIS | |||
1984 | 28 | 2 | 100 | Orgn Grinder Boys (1832) | Young, K./Young, D. | ORS | |||
1984 | 28 | 2 | 101 | Marvelous Manivelle, The | Theobald, George | MAN | |||
1984 | 28 | 2 | 104 | Tidbits (Puzzle) | Tillotson, Olin | OTH | |||
1984 | 28 | 2 | 105 | Using Snuff | Martin, Judith | MIN | |||
1984 | 28 | 2 | 107 | Pin Accuracy In Clndr Music Boxes | Wells, David | CYL | |||
1984 | 28 | 2 | 112 | Trade Card (Vaucanson) | Bowers, Q. David | AUT | |||
1984 | 28 | 2 | 113 | Clndr Circles-That Rotted Music | Worswick, George | CYL | |||
1984 | 28 | 2 | 116 | Hurdy Gurdy Party Announcement (1903) | ORS | ||||
1984 | 30 | 1 | 3 | Hurdy Gurdy To The Rescue | Penna, Robert F. | ORS | |||
1984 | 30 | 1 | 8 | Stella/Mira Disc Up Date | Conn, Coulson | DIS | |||
1984 | 30 | 1 | 9 | Dating Two Hand-Cranked Mscl Boxes | Schumacher, Joseph H. | CYL | |||
1984 | 30 | 1 | 12 | Repinned Clndr, The pt2 | Worswick, George | CYL | |||
1984 | 30 | 1 | 17 | How To Order Piano Rolls (1923) | Strengers, Hendrik H. | PIA | |||
1984 | 30 | 1 | 43 | (AD) Bremond Music Box | Ottenheimer, Paul | CYL | |||
1984 | 30 | 1 | 44 | Charming Poem, A (Boston 1832 H.F.Gould) | Capprill, Frank G. | OTH | |||
1984 | 30 | 1 | 45 | Experimental Regina, An | Choffnes, Al | DIS | |||
1984 | 30 | 1 | 48 | Paper Roll Bridge Repair | Spriggs, James O. | MUS | |||
1984 | 30 | 1 | 49 | (AD) Olympia Music Box | Ottenheimer, Paul | CYL | |||
1984 | 30 | 1 | 50 | Gambling With A Music Box | Conn, Coulson | DIS | |||
1984 | 30 | 1 | 55 | New Century (Addendum) | Conn, Coulson | DIS | |||
1984 | 30 | 1 | 56 | Mscl Cane | Metzger, Frank | MIN | |||
1984 | 30 | 1 | 58 | Yamaha Piano Receives Orgn Transplant | Brown, Vernon | MUS | |||
1984 | 30 | 1 | 59 | Great Snuff Box Mystery, The | Heintz, Ralph M. | MIN | |||
1984 | 30 | 1 | 66 | (AD) Orphea Music Boxes | Ottenheimer, Paul | DIS | |||
1984 | 30 | 1 | 67 | James Sandy, Another Maker's Mark Unmasked | Metzger, Frank | MIN | |||
1984 | 30 | 1 | 68 | Australian Polyphon Auto Changer, An | Freedman, Frank | DIS | |||
1984 | 30 | 1 | 77 | Spraying Custom Finishes | Reblitz, Art | OTH | |||
1984 | 30 | 1 | 78 | (AD) Autophone (1882) | Ottenheimer, Paul | ORS | |||
1984 | 30 | 1 | 79 | (AD) More Mscl Elephants | Heintz, Ralph M. | OTH | |||
1984 | 30 | 1 | 80 | Gebruder Weber Orchestrion | Grymonprez, Leonard | ORC | |||
1984 | 30 | 1 | 82 | Blowers And Pumps (Addendum) | Elam, Bond | PIA | |||
1984 | 30 | 1 | 83 | Schabernack & Lumpenpack | Strengers, Hendrik H. | ORS | History | ||
1984 | 30 | 2 | 86 | Early Disc Mscl Box Development | Boehck, Steve | DIS | Symphonion & Polyphon | Earliest mechanisms | 10 5/8" Symphonion with Swiss combs, 15 5/8" Polyphon covered comb |
1984 | 30 | 2 | 103 | Researcher's Guide To Mechanical Music (Addendum) | Schuhknecht, Peter | OTH | |||
1984 | 30 | 2 | 104 | (AD) Regina 'New Club Plan' | Boehck, Steve | DIS | Regina | Advertising | 9/19/03 Sat. Evening Post full page ad disc of the month "Club Plan" |
1984 | 30 | 2 | 105 | Support Stick, Molinari Monkey Orgn | Roehl, Harvey | ORS | |||
1984 | 30 | 2 | 108 | Gebruder Weber Orchestrions | Grymonprez, Leonard | ORC | |||
1984 | 30 | 2 | 111 | Necessaires | Fabel, Marguerite | MIN | |||
1984 | 30 | 2 | 117 | Archimedes & Hero-An Historical Note | Heintz, Ralph M. | AUT | |||
1984 | 30 | 2 | 118 | Tuning, Tempering And Mscl Boxes | Norwood, Elton M. | CYL | |||
1984 | 30 | 2 | 123 | Build A Mini-Calliope (Popular Mech.1982) | Gunnar, Dale | ORS | |||
1984 | 30 | 2 | 125 | Libellion In Norway, A | Kile, Trygve | OTH | |||
1984 | 30 | 2 | 130 | Diary Disclosures Of John Gabel | Crandall, Rick | PHO | |||
1984 | 30 | 2 | 166 | Mscl Staircase, A (1902) | Music Trade Review | OTH | |||
1984 | 30 | 2 | 167 | Disc Collecting | Conn, Coulson | DIS | |||
1984 | 30 | 2 | 171 | (AD) Mozart Mfg. Co. (1888) | Ottenheimer, Paul | CYL | |||
1984 | 30 | 2 | 172 | Case Of The Same Cabinet Maker, A | Choffnes, Al | DIS | |||
1984 | 30 | 2 | 175 | There Pinned Clndr (Errata To: Vol. 29 #3) | Worswick, George | CYL | |||
1984 | 30 | 2 | 176 | Not-So-Silent Films & Some Sound Effects, The | Fried, Frederick | ORC | |||
1984 | 30 | 2 | 184 | Paper Roll Bridge Repair--Update | Douglas, Alan | MUS | |||
1984 | 30 | 2 | 185 | New Century (Addendum) | Conn, Coulson | DIS | |||
1984 | 30 | 2 | 186 | Sidney Harrison's Mscl Box-1940 pt2 | Strengers, Hendrix H. | OTH | |||
1984 | 30 | 2 | 188 | Orgn Grinder, Tony The (1938 Photo) | Schumacher, Joseph H. | ORS | History | ||
1984 | 30 | 3 | 204 | Metropolitan Life (Trade Card) | Bellhorn, C. Keith | ORS | |||
1983 | 27 | 1 | 2 | Mscl Glove Box, A | Schumacher, Joseph H. | CYL | |||
1983 | 27 | 1 | 5 | Literature Discovered Fr. America's 1st Coin-Op.Mu | Crandall, Rick | HIS | |||
1983 | 27 | 1 | 20 | Cover Story | Heintz, Ralph M. | OTH | |||
1983 | 27 | 1 | 21 | Our Wooden Clock (1890) | Lukin, Rev. J. | TIM | |||
1983 | 27 | 1 | 44 | New Era Automatic Mscl Instruments | Ord-Hume, Arthur W.J.G. | HIS | |||
1983 | 27 | 2 | 51 | Music Box Discs | Conn, Coulson | DIS | |||
1983 | 27 | 2 | 65 | Autophone Music (A Strip In Time) | Stevenson, Gary G. | ORS | |||
1983 | 27 | 2 | 73 | Music Box Tariffs | Schumacher, Joseph H. | HIS | |||
1983 | 27 | 2 | 74 | C.J.Heppe And Son | Roehl, Harvey | PIA | |||
1983 | 27 | 2 | 86 | Long Lost Correspondence Between Stella & Mira | Stockinger, Herb | DIS | |||
1983 | 27 | 2 | 88 | (AD) 'Edison's' Phonograph Doll | PHO | ||||
1983 | 27 | 2 | 89 | Chromo-Top Mscl Box, A | Schumacher, Joseph H. | CYL | |||
1983 | 27 | 2 | 95 | Music And The Mscl Box | Ord-Hume, Arthur W.J.G. | CYL | |||
1983 | 27 | 2 | 96 | More On Wallenberger & Gantner Orchestrion | Dahlinger Jr., Fred | ORC | |||
1983 | 27 | 2 | 96 | Cover Story, The (Hurdy-Gurdy) | ORS | ||||
1983 | 28 | 2 | 106 | Puzzle Solution | Tillotson, Brenda | OTH | |||
1983 | 29 | 1 | 3 | New Century, The (Some Questions Answered) | Choffnes, Al | DIS | |||
1983 | 29 | 1 | 15 | Theofiel Mortier Orchestrions | Grymonprez, Leonard | ORC | |||
1983 | 29 | 1 | 19 | Mscl Box Lid Pictures | Conn, Coulson | DIS | |||
1983 | 29 | 1 | 25 | Automatic Flute Player (Musa Brothers) | Lehr, Andre' | HIS | |||
1983 | 29 | 1 | 35 | New Century 6000 Disc Listing | Conn, Coulson | DIS | |||
1983 | 29 | 1 | 38 | Unusual Hand-Cranked Mscl Box, An | Schumacher, Joseph H. | MAN | |||
1983 | 29 | 1 | 41 | (AD) Jacot, Juillerat & Co. | Ottenheimer, Paul | CYL | |||
1983 | 29 | 1 | 42 | Automaton, The Priest (from the Financial Times) | Marsh, Janet | AUT | |||
1983 | 29 | 1 | 45 | Syreno Orgnette, The | Calland, Robert L. | ORS | |||
1983 | 29 | 2 | 3 | Popper Felix-An American Saga, So Here's | Crandall, Rick | ORC | |||
1983 | 29 | 2 | 23 | New Century Update | Choffnes, Al | DIS | |||
1983 | 29 | 2 | 34 | Piano Man-Conlon Nancarrow, The | McLellan, Joseph | PIA | History | ||
1983 | 29 | 2 | 36 | Bear Down-A Novel Blotter | Heintz, Ralph M. | MIN | Thorens | Description | Features of a carved 36-note Thorens musical blotter. |
1983 | 29 | 2 | 39 | Master Craftsman Extraordinaire, A | Rulli, Angelo | OTH | |||
1983 | 29 | 2 | 42 | Telephone Used in Orgn tuning, The (1911) | Music Trade Review | ORL | History | ||
1983 | 29 | 2 | 43 | Dodecagonal Tritschler Orchestrion, A | Van Der Berg, P.J. | ORC | |||
1983 | 29 | 2 | 47 | Adriana's 'Congratulations, 'New Year 1885' | Strengers, Hendrik H. | OTH | |||
1983 | 29 | 3 | 1 | Priest Automata (Errata) | Metzger, Frank | AUT | |||
1983 | 29 | 3 | 2 | Blowers And Pumps | Lynch, Jim | PIA | |||
1983 | 29 | 3 | 11 | Hints On Restoring Automata | Fabel, Marguerite | AUT | |||
1983 | 29 | 3 | 14 | Stella & Mira (Addendum) | Conn, Coulson | DIS | |||
1983 | 29 | 3 | 15 | Those Fascinating Band-Orgn Statues | Grymonprez, Leonard | ORL | |||
1983 | 29 | 3 | 16 | New Century (Addendum) | Conn, Coulson | DIS | |||
1983 | 29 | 3 | 17 | Euterpephon And A Friend, The | Conn, Coulson | DIS | |||
1983 | 29 | 3 | 25 | Rare Japanese Automata, 18th Century | Murakami, Kazuo | AUT | |||
1983 | 29 | 3 | 34 | F.G. Otto's 'Hole Story' | Choffnes, Al | DIS | |||
1983 | 29 | 3 | 37 | Trade Card (Orguinette) | Bowers, Q. David | ORS | |||
1983 | 29 | 3 | 38 | Repinned Clndr, The pt1 | Worswick, George | CYL | |||
1983 | 29 | 3 | 43 | (AD) Jacot, Juillerat & Co. 1887 | Ottenheimer, Paul | CYL | |||
1983 | 29 | 3 | 44 | Who? When? Where? UpDate (Mscl Clock) | Rowles, Brandt | TIM | |||
1983 | 29 | 3 | 48 | Tritschler Orchestrions (Addendum) | Van Der Berg, P.J. | ORC | |||
1980 | 26 | 1 | 1 | (AD) Illustration From Pianola Ad (6-1902) | Cosmopolitan Mag. | PIA | |||
1980 | 26 | 1 | 2 | Columbian Exposition Souvenir Album | Schumacher, Joseph H. | CYL | |||
1980 | 26 | 1 | 6 | Fotoplayers, Films, Follies, & | Bopp, Ronald | ORC | |||
1980 | 26 | 1 | 15 | Slay It With Music | Fried, Frederick | AUT | |||
1980 | 26 | 1 | 25 | Barrel Orgn & Butcher's Boy, Music of The | ORS | ||||
1980 | 26 | 1 | 26 | Construction Of Water Clocks, On The | Heintz, Ralph M. | TIM | |||
1980 | 26 | 1 | 32 | Interesting Program, An (Hymolia Pipe Orgn 1901) | Music Trade Review | HIS | |||
1980 | 26 | 1 | 33 | Cleaning Piano-Action Parts | Roehl, Harvey | PIA | |||
1980 | 26 | 1 | 36 | Death Of Eduard Sueur | Music Trade Review | HIS | |||
1980 | 26 | 1 | 37 | (AD) Simplex Special Piano Player, 1903 | Roehl, Harvey | PIA | |||
1980 | 26 | 1 | 38 | Symphonion Eroica In Sweden | Lindwall, Bill | DIS | |||
1980 | 26 | 1 | 43 | Mscl Staircase, A | HIS | ||||
1980 | 26 | 1 | 43 | First Orchestrion In Buffalo, The | ORC | History | |||
1980 | 26 | 1 | 44 | Note Accenting On Player-Pianos | Ord-Hume, Arthur W.J.G. | PIA | |||
1980 | 26 | 1 | 56 | Piano In The Pavilion, The | PIA | ||||
1980 | 26 | 1 | 57 | Criterion Catalogue (Reprint) | DIS | ||||
1980 | 26 | 2 | 97 | (AD) Pianola Ad, (1902) | Cosmopolitan Mag. | PIA | |||
1980 | 26 | 2 | 98 | Orgn Barrels, Retrieval Of Data From | Ord-Hume, Arthur W.J.G. | ORL | |||
1980 | 26 | 2 | 106 | Freres Nicole, Movements, Comparison Two | Fitch, Howard M. | CYL | |||
1980 | 26 | 2 | 113 | Orgn Grinder, The (Cover Story) | Heintz, Ralph M. | ORL | History | ||
1980 | 26 | 2 | 113 | Strike Delays Work On Orgn | ORL | History | |||
1980 | 26 | 2 | 114 | Automata (Children's Story 1833) | Child, Mrs. | AUT | |||
1980 | 26 | 2 | 118 | Orgn Grinder, Young Stephen Crane And The | ORL | History | |||
1980 | 26 | 2 | 119 | Post Card Parade pt2 | Bowers, Q. David | OTH | |||
1980 | 26 | 2 | 136 | Fotoplayers, Films, Follies, & ( Correction For) | Bopp, Ronald | ORC | |||
1980 | 26 | 2 | 136 | More On Blasting | Roehl, Harvey | PIA | |||
1980 | 26 | 2 | 137 | Snorer (Der Schnarcher), The | Schumacher, Joseph H. | AUT | |||
1980 | 26 | 2 | 140 | Incidental Music | OTH | ||||
1980 | 26 | 2 | 141 | Bird-In-Key For Bird-In-Box | Fead, Janet | MIN | |||
1980 | 26 | 2 | 142 | Adjusting Direct-Reading Regulators | Spriggs, James O. | PIA | |||
1980 | 26 | 2 | 143 | Numerous Complaints (1901) | Music Trade Review | PHO | |||
1980 | 26 | 2 | 144 | Welte Pianos, Tuning Keyboard For Keyless | Ord-Hume, Arthur W.J.G. | PIA | |||
1980 | 26 | 2 | 146 | Steinway Co. & Mechanical Pianos, The | Roehl, Harvey | PIA | |||
1980 | 26 | 2 | 151 | (AD) Steinway, Aeolian, Weber, & Welte Cat. | Ottenheimer, Paul | PIA | |||
1980 | 26 | 2 | 157 | Tune List Stella & Mira | Conn, Coulson | DIS | |||
1980 | 26 | 2 | 187 | Automaton, Another Middle East | AUT | ||||
1980 | 26 | 2 | 187 | Barrel Orgns, The Baby And THE | ORL | History | |||
1980 | 26 | 2 | 188 | Music Box, The | Bornand, Ruth C. | CYL | |||
1980 | 26 | 2 | 189 | Otto Shocker, An (Electric Cell) | Brehaut, Alan | OTH | |||
1980 | 26 | 2 | 192 | (AD) Criterion 1897 | Harpers Mag. | DIS | |||
1980 | 26 | 3 | 194 | Foul Play To Piano Man Is Suspected (1913) | Ottenheimer, Paul | HIS | |||
1980 | 26 | 3 | 195 | Encore Automatic Banjo, The | Richard, Crandall L. | STR | |||
1980 | 26 | 3 | 213 | Homeric Automata, The | Strengers, T./Strengers, H. | AUT | |||
1980 | 26 | 3 | 217 | (AD) J. Wellenberger & Ganter (Orchestrion) | Fried, Frederick | ORC | |||
1980 | 26 | 3 | 218 | Mechanical Music And The World Recession | Ord-Hume, Arthur W.J.G. | HIS | |||
1980 | 26 | 3 | 227 | Errol Garner And Player Pianos | PIA | ||||
1980 | 26 | 3 | 228 | 'Mantel' Orchestrone, A | Calland, Robert L. | ORS | |||
1980 | 26 | 3 | 230 | Nixon, Agnew, And Mscl Boxes | MUS | ||||
1980 | 26 | 3 | 231 | Measurement & Analysis, Music Box Scales | Spriggs, James O. | CYL | |||
1980 | 26 | 3 | 245 | You Blow, You Turn, You Get Music | Schumacher, Joseph H. | TOY | |||
1980 | 26 | 3 | 252 | Orgn Grinder, The Little Russian | Penna, Robert F. | ORS | History | ||
1980 | 26 | 3 | 253 | Cover Story, The | TIM | ||||
1980 | 26 | 3 | 254 | Edison And His Hat, Mr. | Strengers, Hendrik H. | PHO | History | ||
1980 | 26 | 3 | 258 | Palinurus Peeper | HIS | ||||
1980 | 26 | 3 | 259 | Malignon Piano-Forte | Wells, David | CYL | |||
1980 | 26 | 3 | 265 | Recording Mechanical Music Data | Ord-Hume, Arthur W.J.G. | MUS | |||
1980 | 26 | 3 | 266 | Boy And The Music Box, The | Sanders, Arthur | HIS | |||
1980 | 26 | 3 | 267 | Magnus Self-Player Orgn, The | Fitch, Howard M. | ORS | |||
1980 | 26 | 3 | 275 | Memories Of A Celluloid Saxophone | TOY | ||||
1980 | 26 | 3 | 284 | Orgn Grinder, Trade Card (J&P Coats) | Blair, Laurel | ORS | |||
1980 | 26 | 3 | 284 | Dulcimer Player, The | Brownstien, Michael | STR | |||
1980 | 26 | 3 | 285 | Street Piano, The | Sanders, Arthur | PIA | |||
1980 | 26 | 3 | 286 | When The Player Piano Balks | Smith, McGregor | PIA | |||
1980 | 26 | 3 | 287 | Orgn Grinder and Children (1920 Circa) | Bopp, R./Bopp, M. | ORS | |||
1980 | 26 | 3 | 288 | (AD) J. H. Holcomb, 1885 | Fritz, Jackson W. | ORS | |||
1979 | 25 | 1 | 2 | Louis J. Hoone, An Appreciation | Fitch, Howard M. | HIS | |||
1979 | 25 | 1 | 3 | William Drysdale's Automatic Changer | Edgerton, William | DIS | |||
1979 | 25 | 1 | 14 | Repairer's Pleasures, A | Metzger, Frank | CYL | |||
1979 | 25 | 1 | 29 | Notes On Early Orgnettes | Levy, Marion I. | ORS | |||
1979 | 25 | 1 | 40 | Welte Orchestrion In Cleveland, A | Bowers, Q. David | ORC | |||
1979 | 25 | 1 | 41 | American Orgnette In Greece | ORL | ||||
1979 | 25 | 1 | 42 | Mscl Boxes For Tourists | Blyelle-Horngacher, J.E. | CYL | |||
1979 | 25 | 1 | 47 | Gavioli Orgn, Defining A | Roehl, Harvey | ORL | |||
1979 | 25 | 1 | 53 | In An Appalachian Town | Baker, Robert L. | ORL | |||
1979 | 25 | 1 | 61 | (AD) G.A. Schwarz, (1884) | CYL | ||||
1979 | 25 | 1 | 62 | Monkey Fiddler In Philadelphia, The | AUT | ||||
1979 | 25 | 1 | 62 | Old Music Box, The | Swain, Alice Mackenzie | OTH | |||
1979 | 25 | 1 | 63 | Nicole Freres Boxes Cat.& Int. Cyl. | CYL | ||||
1979 | 25 | 1 | 83 | Birth & Growth Of A Popular Song | Dreiser, Theodore | ORS | |||
1979 | 25 | 1 | 89 | Uncommon Rivenc Box, An | CYL | ||||
1979 | 25 | 1 | 90 | Cover Story (Manivelle), The | MAN | ||||
1979 | 25 | 1 | 91 | Sheet Music Covers | MUS | ||||
1979 | 25 | 1 | 96 | Shape Of Things To Come, The | Jamison III, Philip | AUT | |||
1979 | 25 | 1 | 96 | (AD) Exhibit- Vaucanson's Duck/Mech. Elephant (1846) | AUT | ||||
1979 | 25 | 2 | 97 | Strum The Rhythm & Play The Tune | Schumacher, Joseph H. | TOY | |||
1979 | 25 | 2 | 102 | Pianola & Pure Photography, The | PIA | ||||
1979 | 25 | 2 | 103 | Sterling Disc Box, The Curious | Boehck, Steve | DIS | F. G. Otto | History | Example of a 15 5/8" Euphonia short bedplate and Otto tune list for 15 5/8" |
1979 | 25 | 2 | 115 | Criterion Music Box, Tune List | DIS | ||||
1979 | 25 | 2 | 126 | Two Birds In A Gilded Cage | Fitch, Howard M. | MIN | |||
1979 | 25 | 2 | 140 | Product Of Yankee Ingenuity, A | Penna, Robert F. | ORL | |||
1979 | 25 | 2 | 142 | Mscl Mechanisms In The Movies 5 | Baxter, Joan | OTH | |||
1979 | 25 | 2 | 143 | Eroica Disc, Music Arrangements On Symphonion | Reblitz, Art | DIS | |||
1979 | 25 | 2 | 144 | Post Card Parade pt1 | Bowers, Q. David | OTH | |||
1979 | 25 | 2 | 154 | Grand Ball On Board Train | Ottenheimer, Paul | OTH | |||
1979 | 25 | 2 | 155 | Violano-Virtuosos Sound Terrible.', 'All | Hattrup, Edward F. | STR | |||
1979 | 25 | 2 | 162 | Two More Self-Playing Mscl Toys | Kitner, Michael L. | TOY | |||
1979 | 25 | 2 | 168 | How To Restore A Plated Part | Gilson, Robert | OTH | |||
1979 | 25 | 2 | 170 | Cements For Tortoise-Shell | Grossman, J. | OTH | |||
1979 | 25 | 2 | 171 | On Mscl Snuff-Boxes (1838) | Penny Magazine, The | MIN | |||
1979 | 25 | 2 | 175 | (AD) Health Merry Go Round (1907) | Delineator Mag., The | ORS | |||
1979 | 25 | 2 | 176 | Gadgets For Tuning Star Wheels | Spriggs, James O. | DIS | |||
1979 | 25 | 2 | 179 | (AD) Automatic Music Box | Roehl, Harvey | CYL | |||
1979 | 25 | 2 | 180 | Die Hoag Automatische Dampf Pheiforgel Maschine | Hoag, Jack C. | ORL | |||
1979 | 25 | 2 | 182 | Family History (Barrow, Benneth) | Slade, Clement | HIS | |||
1979 | 25 | 2 | 183 | Sheet Music Covers | Borne, Terry | MUS | |||
1979 | 25 | 2 | 189 | Answer Revealed, The | Jamison III, Philip | AUT | |||
1979 | 25 | 2 | 192 | Stereo Card (Chinese Mandarin) | OTH | ||||
1979 | 25 | 3 | 193 | Cover Story | Hardman, J./Hardman, M. | ORL | |||
1979 | 25 | 3 | 194 | Nicolette, & Tune Numbering | Tillotson, Olin | CYL | |||
1979 | 25 | 3 | 197 | Mscl Mechanisms In The Movies 6 | Baxter, Joan | OTH | |||
1979 | 25 | 3 | 198 | Toward More Mechanical Music | Spriggs, James O. | MUS | |||
1979 | 25 | 3 | 204 | Orgn-Grinder & 1906 Electric Automobile (Photo) | Dammann, George H. | ORS | |||
1979 | 25 | 3 | 205 | 'Reproducing' Accordion, A | Kitner, Michael L. | ORS | |||
1979 | 25 | 3 | 214 | Mexican Hist. W/Mscl Accompaniment | Metzger, Frank | TIM | |||
1979 | 25 | 3 | 218 | Automatic Music 'Follow-Up On' (VOL.25-#2-pg179) | Fried, Frederick | MIN | |||
1979 | 25 | 3 | 220 | Reproducing Piano-True Or False?, The | Ord-Hume, Arthur W.J.G. | PIA | |||
1979 | 25 | 3 | 229 | Portable Player Piano, A (Knife) | Roehl, Harvey | OTH | |||
1979 | 25 | 3 | 230 | (AD) Euphonia Orgnette 1885 | Ottenheimer, Paul | ORS | |||
1979 | 25 | 3 | 232 | Airplane Ride W/Large Fair Orgn (Photo) | Bowers, Q. David | ORL | |||
1979 | 25 | 3 | 234 | Rubber-Belt Mscl Boxes | Schumacher, Joseph H. | TOY | |||
1979 | 25 | 3 | 240 | Dancing Automata As Party Favors | AUT | ||||
1979 | 25 | 3 | 241 | Small Automaton By Unknown Maker | Calland, R./Calland, L. | AUT | |||
1979 | 25 | 3 | 242 | (AD) Ornate 1924 Duo-Art | Ottenheimer, Paul | PIA | |||
1979 | 25 | 3 | 244 | Potpourri Of Postcards, A | Heintz, Ralph M. | ORS | |||
1979 | 25 | 3 | 258 | Passing Of The Orgnari, The | Vachell, Horace A. | ORS | History | ||
1979 | 25 | 3 | 266 | Timely Coincidence, A Forbes Mag. Reprint | OTH | ||||
1979 | 25 | 3 | 267 | 'Wizard', The (Phonograph) | Fitch, Howard M. | PHO | |||
1979 | 25 | 3 | 268 | (AD) Two Regina 1904 | Zahm, Mark D. | DIS | |||
1979 | 25 | 3 | 270 | Who? When? Where? (Astronomical Clock) | Fitch, Helen F. | TIM | |||
1979 | 25 | 3 | 272 | Stereo Card (Strasbourg-Type Clock) | Rowls, | TIM | |||
1978 | 24 | 1 | 1 | Lurley Mandolin Player, The | Bowers, Q. David | ORC | |||
1978 | 24 | 1 | 4 | Limonaire Factory Photographs | Ryder, Jere | ORL | History | ||
1978 | 24 | 1 | 8 | Rare Clndr Box Marked F. Pigot | Tillotson, Olin | CYL | |||
1978 | 24 | 1 | 10 | Polyphon, Evolution Of The | Blyelle-Horngacher, J.E. | DIS | |||
1978 | 24 | 1 | 14 | Buddy's Baby Sister Entertains At The Piano | New York World | PIA | History | ||
1978 | 24 | 1 | 15 | Television Look At Band Orgns, NICK... | Baker, Robert L. | OTH | |||
1978 | 24 | 1 | 22 | Canary Songster, II | Schumacher, Joseph H. | MIN | |||
1978 | 24 | 1 | 26 | Fair Orgns At Long Melford | Nevard, Bill | ORL | |||
1978 | 24 | 1 | 28 | Kalliope Discs, Still More About | Conn, Coulson | DIS | |||
1978 | 24 | 1 | 32 | Twang Of Clndred Song, The (1904) | Real New York Mag. | HIS | |||
1978 | 24 | 1 | 33 | Notes On Roll Dimensions | Reed, Wesley B. | MUS | |||
1978 | 24 | 1 | 35 | (AD) Bjur Bros. Piano Co. (Mirror 1928) | Roenigk, Martin | PIA | |||
1978 | 24 | 1 | 36 | Listening To Mscl-Box Movements | Spriggs, James O. | MIN | |||
1978 | 24 | 1 | 39 | Round Little Italy (1905) | Sims, George | ORS | History | ||
1978 | 24 | 1 | 40 | Regina Chime Clock Brochure | Bowers, Q. David | TIM | |||
1978 | 24 | 1 | 44 | Automatic Flute And How To Make It | Smedley, Victor | TOY | |||
1978 | 24 | 1 | 48 | (AD) Welte-Mignon 1923 | Burke, David M. | PIA | |||
1978 | 24 | 1 | 50 | (AD) Early Phonograph (Cartoon) | Fitch, Howard M. | PHO | |||
1978 | 24 | 1 | 50 | Mscl Clocks In 18Th-Century America | Fried, Frederick | TIM | |||
1978 | 24 | 1 | 51 | So, You Want To Buy A Mscl Box! | Fratti, Nancy | OTH | |||
1978 | 24 | 1 | 57 | L'Orgnina Mignonette | Maples, Houston | ORS | |||
1978 | 24 | 1 | 61 | Portfolio Of Sheet Music Covers, A | Heintz, Ralph M. | MUS | |||
1978 | 24 | 1 | 72 | Tooth Tip Wear pt1 | Worswick, George | CYL | |||
1978 | 24 | 1 | 73 | Joyful Noise At The `Black Cat', A | Scribners Mag. | HIS | |||
1978 | 24 | 1 | 74 | Violano-Virtuoso Bow Motor, The Mills | Hattrup, Edward F. | STR | |||
1978 | 24 | 1 | 79 | Trade Card (Harbach Orgnia Co.) | Roenigk, Martin | ORS | |||
1978 | 24 | 1 | 80 | Disc-Operated Christmas Bells | Fitch, Howard M. | OTH | |||
1978 | 24 | 1 | 80 | English Eccentrics, The 1933 | Sitwell, Edith | OTH | |||
1978 | 24 | 1 | 85 | Amorette With Dancing Dolls | Schumacher, Joseph H. | ORS | |||
1978 | 24 | 1 | 92 | Miner's Mscl Wagon | CYL | History | |||
1978 | 24 | 1 | 94 | Pianola Supreme On The High Seas, The | Ashbridge, Alvin D. | PIA | History | ||
1978 | 24 | 1 | 96 | (AD) Odeola 1928 | PIA | ||||
1978 | 24 | 2 | 97 | Malignon Of Geneva | Tillotson, Olin | CYL | |||
1978 | 24 | 2 | 106 | Music In Dutch Illustrations | Strengers, Hendrik H. | HIS | |||
1978 | 24 | 2 | 118 | Missing Ship Captain's Desk, The | Ryder, Stephen | CYL | |||
1978 | 24 | 2 | 124 | Captive Nightingale, A | Schumacher, Joseph H. | MIN | |||
1978 | 24 | 2 | 130 | Phonograph Comes To San Francisco, The | Theobald, George | PHO | |||
1978 | 24 | 2 | 139 | Intriguing Key-Winder W/Unusual Nicole..., AN | Fitch, Howard M. | CYL | |||
1978 | 24 | 2 | 142 | Evolution Of Electronic Piano-Playing Devices | Baker, Robert L. | PIA | |||
1978 | 24 | 2 | 149 | Paris Exposition Jury, (1900) | Fratti, Nancy | HIS | |||
1978 | 24 | 2 | 150 | Listening To Mscl Box Movement (Addendum) | Spriggs, James O. | DIS | |||
1978 | 24 | 2 | 153 | Jacot & Son Mscl Box (Repair Ticket) | Saboda, Eugene | HIS | |||
1978 | 24 | 2 | 154 | There's A Wondrously Magical Clock | Fried, Frederick | TIM | |||
1978 | 24 | 2 | 159 | New Information About Mozart's Clockwork Pieces | Haselbock, Hans | TIM | History | ||
1978 | 24 | 2 | 169 | Hints From Heintz (Preserving Cardboard Music) | Heintz, Ralph M. | MUS | |||
1978 | 24 | 2 | 171 | Cover Girl | Bowers, Q. David | ORL | |||
1978 | 24 | 2 | 171 | Haddorff Piano Co., The | Bowers, Q. David | PIA | History | ||
1978 | 24 | 2 | 172 | Tooth Tip Wear pt2 | Worswick, George | CYL | |||
1978 | 24 | 2 | 174 | Sheet Music Covers | MUS | ||||
1978 | 24 | 2 | 174 | Tips To Try | Spriggs, James O. | OTH | |||
1978 | 24 | 2 | 180 | (AD) 2 Stella Ads, (1900) | Zahm, Mark D. | DIS | |||
1978 | 24 | 2 | 181 | Moiler's Artiste | Bigger, Keith | ORL | |||
1978 | 24 | 2 | 184 | Postscript (Cartoon) | OTH | ||||
1978 | 24 | 3 | 185 | Bernhard Dufner Unknown Am. Orchestrion Builder | Edgerton, William | ORC | |||
1978 | 24 | 3 | 196 | Restoration Of A Remarkable Mscl Box | W.J. Van Os | CYL | |||
1978 | 24 | 3 | 207 | Shoenhut's Mscl Merry-Go-Round | Schumacher, Joseph H. | MAN | |||
1978 | 24 | 3 | 213 | Matinee At Vestal (History Film) | Baker, Robert L. | HIS | |||
1978 | 24 | 3 | 220 | Thinking Small (Gen. Tom Thumb) | HIS | ||||
1978 | 24 | 3 | 222 | Elephants As Orgn Grinders | ORS | ||||
1978 | 24 | 3 | 224 | Three-in-One (German Mscl Scale) | Spriggs, James O. | ORL | |||
1978 | 24 | 3 | 227 | Two New Mscl Toys | Kitner, Michael L. | TOY | |||
1978 | 24 | 3 | 232 | Clndr Circles III | Worswick, George | CYL | |||
1978 | 24 | 3 | 234 | Mechanical Music 0n Sheet Music Covers | Heintz, Ralph M. | MUS | |||
1978 | 24 | 3 | 242 | (AD) Sherman, Clay & Co. | Pasley, Gilbert | HIS | |||
1978 | 24 | 3 | 243 | Martin Freres | Fitch, Howard M. | CYL | |||
1978 | 24 | 3 | 269 | Arno's Melodette | Fitch, Helen F. | ORS | |||
1978 | 24 | 3 | 274 | (AD) Reginaphone, (1905) | DIS | ||||
1978 | 24 | 3 | 275 | (AD) Reginaphone Billboard (Postcard) | DIS | ||||
1978 | 24 | 3 | 275 | Over The Waves-Pianos At Sea | PIA | ||||
1978 | 24 | 3 | 276 | Stereo Card (Mscl Boxes) | Slade, Clement | OTH | |||
1977 | 23 | 1 | 1 | Mysterious `Isis' And Her Creator | Fitch, Howard M. | AUT | |||
1977 | 23 | 1 | 20 | Are They Early Birds? | Guinness, Murtogh D. | CYL | |||
1977 | 23 | 1 | 23 | Lecoultres, Two | Germain, Pierre | CYL | |||
1977 | 23 | 1 | 42 | "Eureka" By Lecoultre & Granger | Tillotson, Olin | CYL | |||
1977 | 23 | 1 | 46 | Verdi's Revenge 1901 | Musical Record Review | ORS | History | ||
1977 | 23 | 1 | 47 | Welte, M., & Sons 1904 Exposition Brochure | ORC | History | |||
1977 | 23 | 1 | 53 | Wellet & Sons 1904 World's Fair, Commentary | Bowers, Q. David | OTH | |||
1977 | 23 | 1 | 57 | Victory Canary Songster | Schumacher, Joseph H. | TOY | |||
1977 | 23 | 1 | 62 | Rousseau In Russia | AUT | ||||
1977 | 23 | 1 | 63 | Theatrophone, The (Coin-Op Phonograph) | Blyelle-Horngacher, J.E. | PHO | |||
1977 | 23 | 1 | 77 | Ampico Radio, Alan Douglas's | OTH | ||||
1977 | 23 | 1 | 78 | Barrel Orgn, San Juan Bautista | Fitch, Helen F. | ORS | |||
1977 | 23 | 1 | 82 | Orgn-Grinder Carving, Choir Stall | OTH | ||||
1977 | 23 | 1 | 83 | Tannhauser Twilight, The | Strengers, Hendrik H. | DIS | |||
1977 | 23 | 1 | 86 | Maskelyne's `Psycho' | AUT | ||||
1977 | 23 | 1 | 89 | Street Piano, Cartoon With | PIA | ||||
1977 | 23 | 1 | 90 | Photo-Player,`50' On Location | Bowers, Q. David | ORC | |||
1977 | 23 | 1 | 91 | (AD) Portfolio Of 1924 Duo-Art | House & Garden | PIA | |||
1977 | 23 | 1 | 96 | Stereo Card (Murray Orgn) | ORS | ||||
1977 | 23 | 2 | 100 | (AD) Pianola Piano, The | McClure's Mag. | PIA | |||
1977 | 23 | 2 | 101 | Robin Des Bois | Tillotson, Olin | CYL | |||
1977 | 23 | 2 | 104 | 'Maiden's Prayer' | Readers Digest | OTH | |||
1977 | 23 | 2 | 105 | Orgn Scales, Comparison Of Roller | Reed, Wesley B. | ORS | |||
1977 | 23 | 2 | 108 | Vichy's Clown | Ryder, Stephen | ORS | History | ||
1977 | 23 | 2 | 110 | Three Tabatieres | Tallis, David | MIN | |||
1977 | 23 | 2 | 113 | Sultan's Clock-Orgn, The (1599) | Collins, Lansing | TIM | |||
1977 | 23 | 2 | 120 | Kalliope Discs, More About | Hammond, John | DIS | |||
1977 | 23 | 2 | 121 | Gem, Lazy Man's | Jamison III, Philip | ORS | |||
1977 | 23 | 2 | 122 | Sheet Music Relevant To Our Hobby | MUS | ||||
1977 | 23 | 2 | 133 | Welte Commentary, II | Bowers, Q. David | ORC | |||
1977 | 23 | 2 | 135 | Gaviolis At Home, The | Miller, Robert G. | ORL | History | ||
1977 | 23 | 2 | 140 | Duo-Art Promotional Document, An Interesting | Bowerman, Robert | PIA | |||
1977 | 23 | 2 | 152 | Aeolian Excerpts | PIA | ||||
1977 | 23 | 2 | 158 | Lohengrin And The Valkyrie, The | Bowers, Q. David | ORC | |||
1977 | 23 | 2 | 161 | Clndr Circles I | Worswick, George | CYL | |||
1977 | 23 | 2 | 162 | (AD) J. Bodson Leaflet | AUT | ||||
1977 | 23 | 2 | 164 | O' Begins Orgn (1862) | ORS | ||||
1977 | 23 | 2 | 165 | Music Boxes For Swiss Travelers | Watts, Kathleen | CYL | |||
1977 | 23 | 2 | 169 | (AD) Regina 1901 | Cosmopolitan Mag. | DIS | |||
1977 | 23 | 2 | 169 | Mscl Mechanisms In The Movies 3 | Baxter, Joan | OTH | |||
1977 | 23 | 2 | 170 | Tune Card (J.H. Heller) | Glasgow, V./Glasgow, B. | MUS | |||
1977 | 23 | 2 | 171 | Engle Clock, Still Lost, The | Fitch, Helen F. | TIM | |||
1977 | 23 | 2 | 176 | (AD) Grafonola (Reginaphone), (1909) | Roehl, Harvey | PHO | |||
1977 | 23 | 3 | 177 | More Nixonia | Fitch, Howard M. | AUT | |||
1977 | 23 | 3 | 185 | Strange Gear Train | Blyelle-Horngacher, J.E. | TIM | |||
1977 | 23 | 3 | 199 | Mscl Mechanisms In The Movies 4 | Baxter, Joan | OTH | |||
1977 | 23 | 3 | 200 | Lecoultres, Four Other | Germain, Pierre | CYL | History | ||
1977 | 23 | 3 | 228 | E.T. Paull | Roehl, Harvey | MUS | |||
1977 | 23 | 3 | 240 | Two In The Bush | Fitch, Helen F. | MIN | |||
1977 | 23 | 3 | 244 | (AD) Edison Phonograph (1900) | Bowers, Q. David | PHO | |||
1977 | 23 | 3 | 245 | Clndr Circles II | Worswick, George | CYL | |||
1977 | 23 | 3 | 246 | Nostalgia, Restoration, And Love | Bornand, Ruth C. | CYL | |||
1977 | 23 | 3 | 248 | Piano-Player, A Stimulator.... | Music Trade Review | PIA | |||
1977 | 23 | 3 | 249 | Welte In The Parlor, A | Roenigk, Martin | ORC | |||
1977 | 23 | 3 | 250 | Snare-Drum Control | Hattrup, Edward F. | ORC | |||
1977 | 23 | 3 | 252 | Blueprinting Music-Box Discs | Spriggs, James O. | DIS | |||
1977 | 23 | 3 | 254 | Edison Portrait (COVER) | Fitch, Howard M. | PHO | History | ||
1977 | 23 | 3 | 255 | Patterns Of Music On Discs | Hoeltzel, John | DIS | |||
1977 | 23 | 3 | 259 | World's Fair In St. Louis, At The 1904 | HIS | ||||
1977 | 23 | 3 | 261 | Orgn in the Home, The | ORL | ||||
1977 | 23 | 3 | 264 | Key To The World Of Music | MUS | ||||
1977 | 23 | 3 | 265 | (AD) Roth & Engelhardt (1906) | McClure's Mag. | PIA | |||
1977 | 23 | 3 | 266 | Tips To Try | Spriggs, James O. | PIA | |||
1977 | 23 | 3 | 267 | (AD) Criterion, (1898) | DIS | ||||
1977 | 23 | 3 | 268 | Orgn Grinder, The | Hunt, G.W. | ORS | |||
1977 | 23 | 3 | 272 | Stereo Card (Sears, Roebuck & Co.) | Schumacher, Joseph H. | PHO | History | ||
1976 | 22 | 1 | 1 | Bruguiers, The | Germain, Pierre | CYL | History | ||
1976 | 22 | 1 | 17 | Carousel Of Life (Poem) | Sheehan, Kevin | OTH | |||
1976 | 22 | 1 | 18 | Tidbits (Freres & Cie) | Tillotson, Olin | CYL | |||
1976 | 22 | 1 | 20 | Dimier Freres | Chapuis, Alfred | CYL | History | ||
1976 | 22 | 1 | 22 | Luxury Toys | Fried, Mary (Translated By) | AUT | |||
1976 | 22 | 1 | 35 | Tune Card Recognized | MUS | ||||
1976 | 22 | 1 | 36 | Gavioli Family Album pt1 | Miller, Robert G. | ORL | History | ||
1976 | 22 | 1 | 39 | Simple & Safe Method Of Spring Winding | Flory, Leslie F. | CYL | |||
1976 | 22 | 1 | 42 | Royal Good Time, A | Friberg, Claes O. | OTH | |||
1976 | 22 | 1 | 43 | Cliff House, The | Bowers, Q. David | HIS | |||
1976 | 22 | 1 | 60 | Kendal's Town Hall Clock | Hall, James P. | TIM | |||
1976 | 22 | 1 | 62 | Kalliope Discs, Tune List | Strengers, Hendrik H. | DIS | |||
1976 | 22 | 1 | 83 | Botcher's Award, The | Roesch, Joseph | CYL | |||
1976 | 22 | 1 | 86 | Shop Notes (Mainspring Signatures) | Roesch, Joseph | CYL | |||
1976 | 22 | 1 | 87 | Maestro Of The Player Piano | Mooe, Paul | MUS | |||
1976 | 22 | 1 | 93 | (AD) Regina, 1904 | McClure's Mag. | DIS | |||
1976 | 22 | 1 | 94 | Music Box, The (Poem) | Morley, Christopher | CYL | |||
1976 | 22 | 1 | 96 | Stereo Card (Cliff House) | HIS | ||||
1976 | 22 | 2 | 97 | Kalliope Makers, The | Strengers, Hendrik H. | DIS | |||
1976 | 22 | 2 | 115 | Portion of U.S. Patent (Kalliope) | DIS | ||||
1976 | 22 | 2 | 115 | Kalliope, Addenda For (Tune List) | ORL | ||||
1976 | 22 | 2 | 117 | Fabrique' & The Music Box Industry, Geneva In 1867,'The | Germain, Pierre | CYL | |||
1976 | 22 | 2 | 127 | Graphophone, Strange Use Of | Music Trade Review | PHO | History | ||
1976 | 22 | 2 | 128 | Piano In A Pachyderm | Fitch, Howard M. | PIA | |||
1976 | 22 | 2 | 135 | Amazing Marriage Of Earl Poulett, The | ORS | History | |||
1976 | 22 | 2 | 142 | Decamps Trio | AUT | ||||
1976 | 22 | 2 | 144 | Pianorchestra, A | Bowers, Q. David | ORC | |||
1976 | 22 | 2 | 146 | Piano Maker's Pants Purloined | HIS | ||||
1976 | 22 | 2 | 146 | Mscl Mechanisms In The Movies 1 | Baxter, Joan | OTH | |||
1976 | 22 | 2 | 147 | Tidbits (Reymond-Nicole) | Tillotson, Olin | CYL | |||
1976 | 22 | 2 | 150 | Regina Showroom A Tourist Attraction | DIS | History | |||
1976 | 22 | 2 | 151 | Orpheus Mechanical Zither, The | Schumacher, Joseph H. | STR | |||
1976 | 22 | 2 | 156 | Paillard's 'Gloria' | Fratti, M./Fratti, N. | CYL | |||
1976 | 22 | 2 | 160 | Bela Bartok And His Edison | Recorded Sound Mag. | PHO | |||
1976 | 22 | 2 | 161 | Violano-Virtuosos, Rebuilding Bows For | Hattrup, Edward F. | STR | |||
1976 | 22 | 2 | 163 | (AD) Ampico Portfolio, (1917) | Zahm, Mark D. | PIA | |||
1976 | 22 | 2 | 168 | Paillard M.J., (Tune Card)... | Hoone, Louis J. | MUS | |||
1976 | 22 | 2 | 170 | Pianophone, The | Bartlett, Loren F. | OTH | |||
1976 | 22 | 2 | 174 | Stereo Card (Cliff House) | HIS | ||||
1976 | 22 | 2 | 176 | Cartoon Showing Wax Musicians at Madame Tussaud's | ORS | ||||
1976 | 22 | 3 | 177 | Winged Sphinx', 'The | Maurer, Suzanne | CYL | |||
1976 | 22 | 3 | 192 | Clndr Boxes In San Francisco | Theobald, George | CYL | |||
1976 | 22 | 3 | 201 | Merritt Gally | Erickson, David | PIA | |||
1976 | 22 | 3 | 202 | Schnitzler's Reminiscences | HIS | ||||
1976 | 22 | 3 | 203 | Wurlitzer 148..., Rescue Of A | Baker, R./Kitner, M. | ORL | |||
1976 | 22 | 3 | 211 | Mscl Mechanisms In The Movies 2 | Baxter, Joan | OTH | |||
1976 | 22 | 3 | 212 | Marguerat, C. | Germain, Pierre | MIN | |||
1976 | 22 | 3 | 214 | Pianorchestra, Another | Bowers, Q. David | ORC | |||
1976 | 22 | 3 | 216 | Bear That Became A Prince, The | Loomis, Charles | ORS | |||
1976 | 22 | 3 | 220 | Waiter And The 'Prince Of Wales', The | Brown Henry | OTH | |||
1976 | 22 | 3 | 221 | Who Did What When ? Another Clue | Metzger, Frank | CYL | |||
1976 | 22 | 3 | 222 | Streets Of Paris, 1 & 2, The | Scientific Americans | HIS | |||
1976 | 22 | 3 | 223 | Gavioli Family Album pt2 | Miller, Robert G. | ORL | History | ||
1976 | 22 | 3 | 227 | Mscl-Box Mfg. In The Jura | Muston, DR. | CYL | |||
1976 | 22 | 3 | 230 | Clark, Melville A. | Welch, Walter | PIA | |||
1976 | 22 | 3 | 237 | Music Box For A Princess | Clark, Melville | HIS | |||
1976 | 22 | 3 | 239 | Shop Notes (Peugeot Freres Trademark, A) | Roesch, Joseph | CYL | |||
1976 | 22 | 3 | 240 | Orgn Grinder, The Composer And The | Mueller, Alan | ORS | |||
1976 | 22 | 3 | 241 | Lindenberg "Autograph" Player Piano, The | Ashbridge, Alvin D. | PIA | |||
1976 | 22 | 3 | 272 | Stereo Card (From A Comic Series) | Fitch, Howard M. | PHO | |||
1975 | 21 | 1 | 3 | Orgnette Roll Rep.(Ano. Way To Skin A Cat) | Levy, Marion I. | ORS | |||
1975 | 21 | 1 | 7 | Wanted: Grandfather Clock Salesmen | Bishop, John | TIM | |||
1975 | 21 | 1 | 10 | Orgn-Grinder (Cartoon) 1853 | Fitch, Howard M. | ORS | |||
1975 | 21 | 1 | 11 | Operators' Piano Co. | Bowers, Q. David | ORC | |||
1975 | 21 | 1 | 24 | Small Mscl Automaton Band | Guinness, Murtogh D. | AUT | |||
1975 | 21 | 1 | 25 | Bremond Business Card | Germain, P./Fitch, H. | CYL | History | ||
1975 | 21 | 1 | 27 | Wurlitzer 165 Paper Speed | Coade, G./Maxwell, J. | ORL | |||
1975 | 21 | 1 | 28 | (AD) M.J. Paillard Letterhead (1888) | Hirbour, John | CYL | |||
1975 | 21 | 1 | 29 | (AD) M.J. Paillard, 1895 | Fritz, Jackson W. | CYL | |||
1975 | 21 | 1 | 30 | Tune Card J.H. Heller | Hoone, Louis J. | MUS | |||
1975 | 21 | 1 | 32 | Lyon & Healy Hand Book Pages | Metzger, Frank | CYL | |||
1975 | 21 | 1 | 36 | (AD) Ampico, (1924) | Fitch, Howard M. | PIA | |||
1975 | 21 | 1 | 37 | Pneumatic Restoration | Hathaway, Terry | PIA | |||
1975 | 21 | 1 | 38 | Graphophone's Value, The (1901) | Music Trade Review | PHO | |||
1975 | 21 | 1 | 39 | Autophone inst., Tune List and | Wilkinson, Paul | ORS | |||
1975 | 21 | 1 | 43 | (AD) Regina 1898 | Fritz, Jackson W. | DIS | |||
1975 | 21 | 1 | 44 | Mills Novelty Co., Insight Into | Barr, Don D. | STR | |||
1975 | 21 | 1 | 73 | Curious Player Calliope, A | Lynch, Jim | ORL | |||
1975 | 21 | 1 | 74 | Stereo Card (Street Pianos In) | Mueller, Alan | PIA | History | ||
1975 | 21 | 1 | 75 | Symphonion Dating | Fox, Matthew | DIS | |||
1975 | 21 | 1 | 75 | French 18th Century Carillon Clock | Glasgow, V./Glasgow, B. | TIM | History | ||
1975 | 21 | 1 | 80 | (AD) Autopiano (1910) | Glasgow, Vicki | PIA | |||
1975 | 21 | 2 | 81 | Bremond, B.A. | Germain, P./Maurer, S. | CYL | History | ||
1975 | 21 | 2 | 85 | Pianos Of The Street, The | Music Trade Review | PIA | |||
1975 | 21 | 2 | 86 | Skinner, E.M., Automatic Pipe Orgns | Baker, Robert L. | ORL | |||
1975 | 21 | 2 | 93 | Dictionary Of Tuning Scales | Reblitz, Art | ORS | |||
1975 | 21 | 2 | 94 | Recording Pin Patterns For Analysis | Young, David R. | CYL | |||
1975 | 21 | 2 | 97 | Rustling Of Spring, The | Miller, Robert G. | ORL | |||
1975 | 21 | 2 | 99 | Einstein Piano, The | Flory, Leslie F. | PIA | History | ||
1975 | 21 | 2 | 100 | Violano-Virtuoso, What Is The Number? | Barr, Don D. | STR | |||
1975 | 21 | 2 | 102 | Odd Ornaments On Old Orgns | Hopkins,A./Rimbault, | ORL | |||
1975 | 21 | 2 | 104 | Wurlitzer Band Orgn Prices, 1930 | Tussins, Ralph | ORL | History | ||
1975 | 21 | 2 | 105 | Bleeds-What Are They? | Hathaway, Terry | PIA | |||
1975 | 21 | 2 | 106 | Stripped Threads | Saboda, Eugene | CYL | |||
1975 | 21 | 2 | 108 | Symphonion, Improved Volume For 3-Disc | Beckett-III, Thomas G. | DIS | |||
1975 | 21 | 2 | 110 | Which Damper Wire Would I Use? | Tillotson, Olin | CYL | |||
1975 | 21 | 2 | 112 | Pianola F of S.S. `Discovery' | Music Trade Review | PIA | History | ||
1975 | 21 | 2 | 113 | My First Piano | Gould, Morton | PIA | |||
1975 | 21 | 2 | 114 | (AD) Early Angelus | Fritz, Jackson W. | PIA | |||
1975 | 21 | 2 | 115 | Prinsen, Arthur, An Interview With | Bursen, Arthur | ORL | |||
1975 | 21 | 2 | 119 | Tournaphone Music Co. 1885 (Letter) | Bowers, Q. David | ORS | History | ||
1975 | 21 | 2 | 120 | (AD) Ernst, (1898) | Strengers, Hendrik H. | OTH | |||
1975 | 21 | 2 | 122 | John Rogers Group In Stereo | Mueller, Alan | ORS | History | ||
1975 | 21 | 2 | 123 | Around & Around With Debussy | Recorded Sound Mag. | ORL | History | ||
1975 | 21 | 2 | 124 | Hymn Tunes From An 1842 Barrel Orgn | Owen, Barbara J. | ORL | |||
1975 | 21 | 2 | 130 | Pierrepont Manor Orgn, The (Addenda) | Fitch, Howard M. | ORL | |||
1975 | 21 | 2 | 134 | Have You Oiled Your Disc Box Lately? | Howard, John | DIS | |||
1975 | 21 | 2 | 136 | Brachhausen War Relic, A (1901) | Music Trade Review | DIS | |||
1975 | 21 | 2 | 137 | Mechanical Music At The Circus World Museum | Winston, William | ORL | |||
1975 | 21 | 2 | 142 | Tune Card | Hoone, Louis J. | MUS | |||
1975 | 21 | 2 | 143 | Authenticity In Sound Recordings | Welch, Walter | PHO | |||
1975 | 21 | 2 | 160 | Graphophone In Politics, The (1900) | Music Trade Review | PHO | |||
1975 | 21 | 3 | 161 | Classification Of Music Boxes | Horngacher, Blyelle | CYL | |||
1975 | 21 | 3 | 174 | Zilotone, The Wolverine | Roenigk, Martin | TOY | |||
1975 | 21 | 3 | 182 | Billons, SBI And The | Maurer, Suzanne | CYL | History | ||
1975 | 21 | 3 | 188 | De Kleist's Suit (1899) | Music Trade Review | ORS | History | ||
1975 | 21 | 3 | 189 | Bells Of Dartmouth, The | Edgerton, William H. | OTH | |||
1975 | 21 | 3 | 194 | Mscl Sedan Clock (Watch), A | Metzger, Frank | MIN | |||
1975 | 21 | 3 | 198 | Case Of The Curious Cryptogram, The | Fratti, M./Fratti, N. | CYL | |||
1975 | 21 | 3 | 199 | Conchon, F. | Germain, Pierre | CYL | |||
1975 | 21 | 3 | 200 | Bell Box Instruction Sheet | Edgerton, William H. | CYL | |||
1975 | 21 | 3 | 203 | Groovy Box | Guinness, Murtogh D. | CYL | |||
1975 | 21 | 3 | 205 | Patent & Identifying Marks (Addenda) | Fitch, Howard M. | CYL | |||
1975 | 21 | 3 | 208 | Origin Of The Adler & Fortuna | Strengers, Hendrik H. | OTH | |||
1975 | 21 | 3 | 222 | Tidbits (Mermod Freres) | Tillotson, Olin | CYL | |||
1975 | 21 | 3 | 224 | Further Comments | Young, David R. | CYL | |||
1975 | 21 | 3 | 227 | Banjo, To Make An Electric | Music Trade Review | STR | |||
1975 | 21 | 3 | 228 | First Phonogramic Poem | Powers, Horatio | PHO | |||
1975 | 21 | 3 | 230 | Mysterious Pyke, Orgn Builder, The | Dawe, Donovan | ORL | History | ||
1975 | 21 | 3 | 235 | (AD) M. Quemin's Piano Automatique | Tidwell, Charles | PIA | |||
1975 | 21 | 3 | 236 | Geneva Stopworks | Noell, Newton | CYL | |||
1975 | 21 | 3 | 238 | End & The Beginning, The | Bowers, Q. David | ORC | |||
1975 | 21 | 3 | 239 | (AD) Seeburg (1917 Music Trades) | Reblitz, Art | ORC | |||
1975 | 21 | 3 | 240 | Stereo Card (Cliff House) | HIS | ||||
1975 | 23 | 3 | 194 | Four Automata By G. Vichy | Ryder, J./Ryder, S. | AUT | |||
1974 | 20 | 3 | 130 | Music Boxes From Prague | Keller, Jindrich | HIS | |||
1974 | 20 | 3 | 134 | Tune Sheet, Rzebitschek, Available | Lubbock, D.E. | MUS | |||
1974 | 20 | 3 | 135 | Hand-Stand Acrobat, A | Guinness, Murtogh D. | AUT | |||
1974 | 20 | 3 | 137 | Music Box Played In Midair (1901) | Eddy, W.A. | CYL | History | ||
1974 | 20 | 3 | 138 | Fair Orgns, Identifying French | Miller, Robert G. | ORL | |||
1974 | 20 | 3 | 143 | Street Piano Trade Waning (1901) | Music Trade Review | PIA | |||
1974 | 20 | 3 | 144 | January(1974): Retrospect And Prospect | Roesch, Joseph | HIS | |||
1974 | 20 | 3 | 147 | Shop Notes (Disc Box Resonance) | Lynch, Jim | DIS | |||
1974 | 20 | 3 | 150 | Ludwig Hupfeld | Bowers, Q.D./Friberg, C. | HIS | |||
1974 | 20 | 3 | 164 | Escalation Of Importation Charges | Fitch, Howard M. | OTH | |||
1974 | 20 | 3 | 169 | Manivelles, More | Hesseltine, Tom | MAN | |||
1974 | 20 | 3 | 170 | M.B.S.I. Crossword | Tillotson, Olin | OTH | |||
1974 | 20 | 3 | 172 | Member...News (Inzes, John & Hazel) | Salyer, J. Sharon | HIS | |||
1974 | 20 | 3 | 175 | Orgnina Pamphlet | Wilkinson, Paul | ORS | |||
1974 | 20 | 3 | 182 | Instructions Refin. Silver Gray Cases | Whitehurst, Stan | PIA | |||
1974 | 20 | 4 | 194 | Repair Of Miniature Cases pt3 | Metzger, Frank | MIN | |||
1974 | 20 | 4 | 204 | Orgns In The Limelight | Miller, Robert G. | ORL | |||
1974 | 20 | 4 | 213 | Insuring Our Cllctns | Whitehurst, Stan | OTH | |||
1974 | 20 | 4 | 215 | Regina Certificates Available | Bishop, John | DIS | |||
1974 | 20 | 4 | 216 | Regina Chime Units, Tune list For | Marschner, Richard | DIS | |||
1974 | 20 | 4 | 220 | Autophone Co., Local Histories | Roehl, Harvey | ORS | History | ||
1974 | 20 | 4 | 224 | Tune Card Ernst Holzweissig | MUS | ||||
1974 | 20 | 4 | 226 | Univ. Music Box (Intercha-Cyl) | CYL | ||||
1974 | 20 | 4 | 227 | Tune Card Talk | Fitch, Helen F. | MUS | |||
1974 | 20 | 4 | 229 | Aid To Dentists (1901) | Music Trade Review | PHO | |||
1974 | 20 | 4 | 230 | Member...News (Yee, Wally) | Honolulu Star Bul. | HIS | |||
1974 | 20 | 4 | 233 | Problem Of The Missing Pins | Siple, Paul And Mccoy, Paul | CYL | |||
1974 | 20 | 4 | 236 | Apollo Player | Fitch, Howard M. | PIA | |||
1974 | 20 | 4 | 242 | Slot Music Box Not Illegal | Music Trade Review | HIS | |||
1974 | 20 | 5 | 259 | Instruments In The Art Deco | Bowers, Q. David | ORL | |||
1974 | 20 | 5 | 266 | Empress Music Boxes (Lyon & Healy) | Metzger, Frank | DIS | |||
1974 | 20 | 5 | 274 | Paillard, M.J. & Co. (1884) | Roesch, Joseph | CYL | |||
1974 | 20 | 5 | 278 | Barrel Orgn Rolls Anew | Dwyer, John | ORS | |||
1974 | 20 | 5 | 279 | Programming Of Balbastre's `Romance' | Peter Gena | ORS | |||
1974 | 20 | 5 | 281 | Study Of 'Notes Ingelas', The | Fuller, David | ORS | |||
1974 | 20 | 5 | 293 | Shah Of Persia, For The | Music Trade Review | PHO | |||
1974 | 20 | 5 | 294 | Member...News (Beebe, Leslie) | Courier Post | HIS | |||
1974 | 20 | 5 | 296 | (AD) Steger Player-Piano, 1919 | Fitch, Howard M. | PIA | |||
1974 | 20 | 5 | 298 | Gavioli Illustration, Better Late... | Miller, Robert G. | ORL | |||
1974 | 20 | 5 | 304 | (AD) Regina, 1901 | Schumacher, Joseph H. | DIS | |||
1974 | 20 | 6 | 325 | Duo-Art Aeolian Pipe-Orgn | Audsley, G.A. | ORL | |||
1974 | 20 | 6 | 346 | Sirens By The Sea | Miller, Robert G. | ORL | |||
1974 | 20 | 6 | 351 | Photo-Player, Early-Day | Burke, David M. | ORC | |||
1974 | 20 | 6 | 352 | Bremond, Tune & Business Card | Fratti, M./Fratti, N. | CYL | |||
1974 | 20 | 6 | 355 | Nickelodeons On The Barbary Coast | Bowers, Q. David | ORC | |||
1974 | 20 | 6 | 358 | Flutina Mscl Box | Guinness, Murtogh D. | CYL | |||
1974 | 20 | 6 | 359 | Wax Clndrs Are Wax (1901) | Music Trade Review | PHO | |||
1974 | 20 | 6 | 360 | Resonance And Spring Signatures | Roesch, Joseph | CYL | |||
1974 | 20 | 6 | 364 | Member...News (Bishop, John) | Pennsylvinia Courier | HIS | |||
1974 | 20 | 6 | 366 | (AD) Regina 1910 | Roehl, Harvey | DIS | |||
1973 | 19 | 1 | 31 | Member...News (Mussell, Douglas) | Santa Barbra News Press | HIS | |||
1973 | 19 | 3 | 124 | Stereo Card Views!, More (Letter) | Slade, Clement | OTH | |||
1973 | 19 | 3 | 125 | L'Epee Music Boxes | Roesch, Joseph | CYL | |||
1973 | 19 | 3 | 133 | L'Epee's Plea - 1864 | L'Epee, Auguste | CYL | |||
1973 | 19 | 3 | 138 | Sarah On A Clndr | Glasgow, Vicki | PHO | |||
1973 | 19 | 3 | 140 | Notes On Miniature Movements | Metzger, Frank | MIN | |||
1973 | 19 | 3 | 142 | Automata, The Messina Clock And It's | Nevard, Bill | AUT | |||
1973 | 19 | 3 | 166 | Hi-Fi in the Gaslight Era | Lynch, Jim | PHO | |||
1973 | 19 | 3 | 169 | Gavioli Family, The | Grymonprez, Leonard | ORL | History | ||
1973 | 19 | 4 | 188 | Decap Orgn Firm (Belgium) | Grymonprez, Leonard | ORL | |||
1973 | 19 | 4 | 192 | Nicole Makers, New Light On The | De Vere Green, C. | CYL | |||
1973 | 19 | 4 | 204 | Edison's Amberol & Blue Amberol Era | Lynch, Jim | PHO | |||
1973 | 19 | 4 | 208 | (AD) Regina (1903 New England Mag.) | Jackson, Fritz | DIS | |||
1973 | 19 | 4 | 209 | QRS, Music Maker Who Keep Rolling Along | Hobba, Isabel | PIA | |||
1973 | 19 | 4 | 214 | Swing (Urbain Van Wichelen Music Co Letter Head) | Grymonprez, Leonard | MUS | |||
1973 | 19 | 4 | 215 | Equip Your Player With A Dancing Doll | Pier, Alan R. | OTH | |||
1973 | 19 | 4 | 219 | Come To San Francisco | Heintz, Ralph M. | ORL | |||
1973 | 19 | 4 | 220 | Member...News (Finn, Jeffery) | Robbins Pam | HIS | |||
1973 | 19 | 4 | 222 | Botcher's Award, The | Roesch, Joseph | CYL | |||
1973 | 19 | 4 | 224 | Private Concert (Mscl Toilet 1973) | Hardman, Jack | OTH | |||
1973 | 19 | 4 | 231 | (AD) Criterion, (1898) | Ryder, Stephen | DIS | |||
1973 | 19 | 4 | 231 | Automatic Music To Go | Music Trade Review | OTH | |||
1973 | 19 | 5 | 251 | Otto Pianette, Come & See This Rare | Theobald, George | DIS | |||
1973 | 19 | 5 | 253 | Pianette Patents | Fitch, Howard M. | DIS | |||
1973 | 19 | 5 | 255 | Seeburg Stack, Graffiti In A | Rider, Frank | PIA | History | ||
1973 | 19 | 5 | 256 | Portable Reed, Pipe Orgns & Street Pianos | Grymonprez, Leonard | ORS | |||
1973 | 19 | 5 | 260 | Shop Notes (Dampering) | Roesch, Joseph | CYL | |||
1973 | 19 | 5 | 277 | Uncommon Mandoline Box, An | Metzger, Frank | CYL | |||
1973 | 19 | 5 | 278 | Tune Sheet, Lecoultre, Available | Lubbock, D.E. | MUS | |||
1973 | 19 | 5 | 279 | Hen Or The Egg?, The | Pugsley, Edwin | PIA | |||
1973 | 19 | 5 | 283 | Where Are They Now? (Hewlett Cllctn) | Fabel, C./Fabel, M. | AUT | |||
1973 | 19 | 5 | 292 | Member...News (McMillen, Marlin) | Lancaster Sunday News | HIS | |||
1973 | 19 | 5 | 295 | Edison Diamond Disc Phonographs | Lynch, Jim | PHO | |||
1973 | 19 | 5 | 296 | (AD) Columbia Graphophone, 1902 | Jackson, Frtiz | ORS | |||
1973 | 19 | 5 | 298 | Wales & McCulloch Oper.& Oiling Inst. | Hoone, Louis J. | CYL | |||
1973 | 19 | 5 | 299 | (AD) Columbia Graphonhone, 1902 | Chadwick, James | PHO | |||
1973 | 19 | 6 | 317 | Another Rarity At The Meeting | Theobald, George | ORS | |||
1973 | 19 | 6 | 318 | Celestina, List Of Music For The | Hesseltine, Tom | ORS | |||
1973 | 19 | 6 | 322 | Clown 'A La Mouche' | Guinness, Murtogh D. | AUT | |||
1973 | 19 | 6 | 324 | Bremond Instructions | Metzger, Frank | CYL | |||
1973 | 19 | 6 | 325 | Nipper A Mastiff? Hardly! | Kennedy, Charles W. | PHO | History | ||
1973 | 19 | 6 | 326 | Shop Notes (Noisy Music Boxes) | Roesch, Joseph | CYL | |||
1973 | 19 | 6 | 329 | Orgns (1827 Letter) | Gray, John | HIS | |||
1973 | 19 | 6 | 330 | Church & Chapel Orgns | Roesch, Joseph | HIS | |||
1973 | 19 | 6 | 332 | Tune Sheet, Adolfe Woog | Glasgow, Vicki | MUS | |||
1973 | 19 | 6 | 334 | La Belle Epoque, Memories From | Miller, Robert G. | ORL | History | ||
1973 | 19 | 6 | 350 | Member...News (Roenigk, Martin & Elise) | Wethersfield Post | HIS | |||
1973 | 19 | 6 | 353 | Greek Toy, A | Hopkins, Albert A. | AUT | |||
1973 | 19 | 6 | 354 | Duo-Art, Prohibition Laws, And The | Mueller, Alan | PIA | |||
1973 | 19 | 6 | 355 | (AD) Capital Music Box (McClure's Mag.) | Schumacher, Joseph H. | CYL | |||
1973 | 19 | 6 | 356 | (AD) Marshall & Wendell Ampico, 1925 | PIA | ||||
1973 | 20 | 1 | 2 | Mandate For Authenticity, A | Miller, Robert G. | ORL | |||
1973 | 20 | 1 | 6 | Shop Notes (Mainspring signatures) | Roesch, Joseph | CYL | |||
1973 | 20 | 1 | 11 | Botcher's Award, The | Kitner, Michael L. | ORL | |||
1973 | 20 | 1 | 13 | Chapuis On Springs | Fitch, Helen F. | CYL | |||
1973 | 20 | 1 | 15 | Instructions For Setting Barrels, 1696 | Derham, Wm. | TIM | |||
1973 | 20 | 1 | 22 | Tune Card, Alibert, Available | Ryder, Hughes M. | MUS | |||
1973 | 20 | 1 | 24 | Garbage' Box, The | Guinness, Murtogh D. | CYL | |||
1973 | 20 | 1 | 27 | 'Dirty Trick' Thwarted (1900) | Music Trade Review | PHO | |||
1973 | 20 | 1 | 27 | Street Piano, The Strikers And The | Schumacher, Joseph H. | PIA | |||
1973 | 20 | 1 | 28 | W. Chinning Bryan (Cartoon 1900) | Chronicle, The | PHO | |||
1973 | 20 | 1 | 29 | Seeburg Mortuary Orgn, The | Beckett-III, Thomas G. | ORL | |||
1973 | 20 | 1 | 42 | Hooghuys, Layout For 70-Key | Grymonprez, Leonard | ORL | |||
1973 | 20 | 1 | 43 | (AD) 'Orguinette' (1882) | Fritz, Jackson W. | ORS | |||
1973 | 20 | 1 | 44 | Member...News (Alan, Douglas) | Brayton, Bradford C. | HIS | |||
1973 | 20 | 1 | 48 | Double Trouble 1925 | Finn, Jeffery | PIA | |||
1973 | 20 | 1 | 50 | Cover Story | Fitch, Howard M. | ORS | |||
1973 | 20 | 2 | 66 | Amusement Of Children, For The | Fritz, Jackson W. | MAN | |||
1973 | 20 | 2 | 75 | Gavioli-Waldkirch | Miller, Robert G. | ORL | History | ||
1973 | 20 | 2 | 78 | Regina Chime Clock, The | Bishop, John | DIS | |||
1973 | 20 | 2 | 85 | (Ad) M.J. Paillard, 1866 | Schumacher, Joseph H. | CYL | |||
1973 | 20 | 2 | 86 | Shop Notes (Thoughts On Music Box Resonance) | Roesch, Joseph | CYL | |||
1973 | 20 | 2 | 93 | Annual Meeting (1973) | Maxwell, Audrey | HIS | |||
1973 | 20 | 2 | 104 | Barrel Orgn With Figures, A | Guinness, Murtogh D. | ORS | |||
1973 | 20 | 2 | 108 | Member...News (Hanselmen, Leland) | Deakman, Elizabeth | HIS | |||
1973 | 20 | 2 | 116 | Stereo Card ( 1904) | Brewer, James | PHO | |||
1973 | 20 | 2 | 117 | (AD) Early Graphophone | PHO | ||||
1972 | 18 | 3 | 131 | Gadget. The (How the VLCDfpPIM was Invented & How to Make One | Reblitz, A./Kitner, M. | ORC | |||
1972 | 18 | 3 | 141 | Gebruder Weber | Bowers, Q. David | ORC | |||
1972 | 18 | 3 | 146 | Phonographs, Those Curious Old | Lynch, Jim | PHO | |||
1972 | 18 | 3 | 149 | Repair Of Miniature Cases pt1 | Metzger, Frank | MIN | |||
1972 | 18 | 3 | 156 | Tidbits (Nicole Piano Forte # 24929) | Tillotson, Olin | CYL | |||
1972 | 18 | 3 | 157 | Centennial Orgn, 1876 | ORL | History | |||
1972 | 18 | 3 | 159 | Distinguished Hand-Orgnist, The (1896) | ORL | History | |||
1972 | 18 | 3 | 160 | Regina Corona Inst. | Merrick, Byron P. | DIS | |||
1972 | 18 | 3 | 163 | Shop Notes (Tension Springs) | Roesch, Joseph | DIS | |||
1972 | 18 | 3 | 166 | Member...News (Glascow, Vicki) | Pauley, Gay | HIS | |||
1972 | 18 | 3 | 170 | (AD) Paillard & Sheet Music, 1875 | Fitch, Howard M. | CYL | |||
1972 | 18 | 3 | 172 | (AD) Lauter-Humana Piano Maker (1910) | Fitch, Helen F. | PIA | |||
1972 | 18 | 3 | 174 | Exhibitor OF Mechanical Figures (1851) | Maygew, Henry | ORS | |||
1972 | 18 | 3 | 180 | Tune Sheet (B.A. Bremond Fabricant) | MUS | ||||
1972 | 18 | 3 | 182 | (AD) Roth & Engelhardt, 1904 | Chadwick, James | PIA | |||
1972 | 18 | 3 | 187 | Decap Continuous-Music System | Grymonprez, Leonard | ORL | |||
1972 | 18 | 4 | 196 | Phonographs, Coin-Operated Amusement | Lynch, Jim | PHO | |||
1972 | 18 | 4 | 203 | Rolmonica, 'Piano In Your Pocket' | Fitch, Howard M. | ORS | |||
1972 | 18 | 4 | 207 | Rolmonica Inst. & List Of Rolls | Fitch, Howard M. | ORS | |||
1972 | 18 | 4 | 214 | Chase-ing Down A Name | Baker, Richard | DIS | |||
1972 | 18 | 4 | 215 | Disc Projection Replacement | Beckett-III, Thomas G. | DIS | |||
1972 | 18 | 4 | 218 | Tune Card (Nicole Freres) | Ryder, Hughes M. | MUS | |||
1972 | 18 | 4 | 219 | How Is An Orgn Music Book Made? | Grymonprez, Leonard | ORL | |||
1972 | 18 | 4 | 222 | Shop Notes (Comb Slitting) | Roesch, Joseph | CYL | |||
1972 | 18 | 4 | 225 | Calliopes (1872) | Douglas, Alan | ORL | |||
1972 | 18 | 4 | 226 | Calliopes, Continued (1904) | Fitch, Helen F. | ORL | |||
1972 | 18 | 4 | 227 | Windy Music | Comming, Wilbur | ORL | |||
1972 | 18 | 4 | 229 | (AD) Kranich & Bach (Harpers Mag.) | Fitch, Howard M. | PIA | |||
1972 | 18 | 4 | 230 | Member...News (Wood, Joe) | Habermehl, Anne | HIS | |||
1972 | 18 | 4 | 234 | Tidbits (Ducommun-Girod) | Tillotson, Olin | CYL | |||
1972 | 18 | 4 | 237 | Orgn Man, With Flute Harmonicon Orgn (1851) | Mathew, Henry | ORS | |||
1972 | 18 | 5 | 250 | Dictionary Of Tuning Scales 1 | Heintz, Ralph M. | ORS | |||
1972 | 18 | 5 | 251 | Wurlitzer, Farny R. (Obituary) | Bowers, Q. David | HIS | |||
1972 | 18 | 5 | 254 | Good For One Tune (Music Tokens) | Bowers, Q. David | ORC | |||
1972 | 18 | 5 | 258 | (AD) Undated Welte | Bowers, Q. David | ORC | |||
1972 | 18 | 5 | 259 | Member...News (Svoboda's Saloon) | Southern, Gerry | HIS | |||
1972 | 18 | 5 | 266 | Klingsor, The | Lynch, Jim | PHO | |||
1972 | 18 | 5 | 268 | Early American Music Store (1794) | Walsh, William | HIS | |||
1972 | 18 | 5 | 269 | Shop Notes (Endless-Screw Repair) | Roesch, Joseph | CYL | |||
1972 | 18 | 5 | 274 | Aeolian Murmurings | Fitch, Helen F. | PIA | |||
1972 | 18 | 5 | 278 | Improved Psycho, An (1878) | Douglas, Alan | AUT | |||
1972 | 18 | 5 | 280 | Automata, Remarkable Performing | AUT | ||||
1972 | 18 | 5 | 285 | Tune Sheet, CH.& J.Ullmann Cat. | Ryder, Hughes M. | MUS | |||
1972 | 18 | 6 | 316 | Repair Of Miniature Cases pt2 | Metzger, Frank | MIN | |||
1972 | 18 | 6 | 325 | Cox's Museum Cat., 1772 | Guinness, Murtogh D. | HIS | |||
1972 | 18 | 6 | 342 | Election Campaign Cartoon, 1872 | Harpers Mag. | ORS | |||
1972 | 18 | 6 | 343 | So It Seemed (Or Innocent Merriment 1901) | Music Trade Review | PIA | History | ||
1972 | 18 | 6 | 343 | Mechanism Of The Player Piano | Ashbridge, Alvin D. | PIA | |||
1972 | 18 | 6 | 344 | Orgn Grinder's Serenade, The (1897) | Harris, Charles | ORS | History | ||
1972 | 18 | 6 | 346 | Carillon Now Chimes At BBC | New York Press | HIS | |||
1972 | 18 | 6 | 347 | Wurlitzer's Military Band (Reflections On Music) | Sheehan, Kevin | ORL | History | ||
1972 | 18 | 6 | 348 | (AD) Reginaphone McClure's Mag. | Roehl, Harvey | DIS | |||
1972 | 18 | 6 | 349 | Shop Notes (Special Tools) | Roesch, Joseph | CYL | |||
1972 | 18 | 6 | 355 | Gold-Molded Era, The | Lynch, Jim | PHO | |||
1972 | 18 | 6 | 358 | Decap Drum Cabinet Mounting | Grymonprez, Leonard | ORC | |||
1972 | 18 | 6 | 359 | Member...News (Logan & Mason) | Sarasota Herald Tribune | HIS | |||
1972 | 18 | 6 | 361 | (AD) Duo-Art Pianola | Harpers Mag. | PIA | |||
1972 | 19 | 1 | 2 | Rolmonica -`Milestone' Model | Heintz, Ralph M. | ORS | |||
1972 | 19 | 1 | 5 | Otto, F.G.& Sons, Great Music Box Ind., A (1900) | Ryder, Hughes M. | DIS | |||
1972 | 19 | 1 | 10 | (AD) 2 Criterion (ca.1890s) | Jackson, Fritz | HIS | |||
1972 | 19 | 1 | 12 | Shop Notes (Stella Repairs) | Roesch, Joseph | DIS | |||
1972 | 19 | 1 | 24 | Restoring The Clndr Phonograph | Lynch, Jim | PHO | |||
1972 | 19 | 1 | 27 | Edison 'Standard' Operating Directions | Lynch, Jim | PHO | |||
1972 | 19 | 1 | 32 | Tune Sheet, Harmoniphone | Glasgow, Vicki | MUS | |||
1972 | 19 | 1 | 33 | Stereo Card (Mscl Billy Goat 1899) | Schumacher, Joseph H. | HIS | |||
1972 | 19 | 1 | 34 | Automaton, An Ancient (1901) | Hopkins, Albert A. | AUT | |||
1972 | 19 | 1 | 36 | Decap Drum Unit | Grymonprez, Leonard | ORC | |||
1972 | 19 | 1 | 39 | Dictionary Of Tuning Scales | Goldstein, Ron | ORL | |||
1972 | 19 | 1 | 40 | (AD) Undated Hardman Autotone | Metropolian Opera | PIA | |||
1972 | 19 | 1 | 41 | Wandering Manivelle, A | Fitch, Helen F. | MAN | |||
1972 | 19 | 1 | 42 | Stella Lubricant, Word Of Caution | Roesch, Joseph | CYL | |||
1972 | 19 | 1 | 43 | Stella Music Box, Directions: Operating | Hesseltine, Tom | DIS | |||
1972 | 19 | 1 | 44 | Street Orgns), (Politics and, Yes Or No? | Bowers, Q.D./Friberg, C. | ORS | |||
1972 | 19 | 2 | 58 | Shop Notes Mscl Christmas Tree Stands | Roesch, Joseph | CYL | |||
1972 | 19 | 2 | 77 | (AD) Early Regina Christmas | Glasgow, Vicki | DIS | |||
1972 | 19 | 2 | 78 | Some Reasons For Collecting | Bowers, Q. David | OTH | |||
1972 | 19 | 2 | 80 | Dictionary Of Tuning Scales 2 | Heintz, Ralph M. | ORS | |||
1972 | 19 | 2 | 81 | Annual Meeting (1972) | Maxwell, Audrey | HIS | |||
1972 | 19 | 2 | 91 | Phonograph Horns | Lynch, Jim | PHO | |||
1972 | 19 | 2 | 93 | Book Review (Ency. Of Mec. Mus.) | HIS | ||||
1972 | 19 | 2 | 95 | Stella Variation, A Mail-Order | Mangum, M./Mangum, W. | DIS | |||
1972 | 19 | 2 | 96 | Pianolyzer, The | Messer/Bechway/Steinstein | PIA | |||
1972 | 19 | 2 | 98 | Member...News (Schumacher, Joseph) | Hercules Mixer | HIS | |||
1972 | 19 | 2 | 100 | Tune Card | Ryder, Hughes M. | MUS | |||
1972 | 19 | 2 | 101 | Stephen D. Engle Apostolic Clock | TIM | ||||
1972 | 19 | 2 | 105 | Bruder Orgn Firm, The | Grymonprez, Leonard | ORL | |||
1972 | 19 | 2 | 106 | Link In The Drink | Moore, Robert | ORC | |||
1972 | 19 | 3 | 164 | Member...News (Freyer, Ed) | Meddis, Sam | HIS | |||
1971 | 17 | 3 | 105 | Violano To Play, Getting An Old | Barr, Don D. | STR | |||
1971 | 17 | 3 | 109 | Regina Reasoning | Merrick, Byron P. | DIS | |||
1971 | 17 | 3 | 110 | Repinning Music Box Discs | Filardo, Gregory | DIS | |||
1971 | 17 | 3 | 119 | Whodunit (1820 Snuff Box Movement) | Berman, Joseph | CYL | |||
1971 | 17 | 3 | 121 | Muzzio Orgn Works, Catalogue | Barny, Mr. | HIS | |||
1971 | 17 | 3 | 136 | Shop Notes (Repairing Art Glass) | Lynch, Jim | ORC | |||
1971 | 17 | 3 | 140 | Member...News (Dodson, William) | Williams, Gene | HIS | |||
1971 | 17 | 3 | 144 | Tidbits (Nicole Freres #27039) | Tillotson, Olin | CYL | |||
1971 | 17 | 4 | 153 | La Musicienne Des Jaquet-Droz | Fitch, Helen F. | AUT | |||
1971 | 17 | 4 | 158 | Link Piano Co. | Bowers, Q. David | ORC | |||
1971 | 17 | 4 | 162 | Orgn-Grinder, The | Haug, Paul | ORS | History | ||
1971 | 17 | 4 | 163 | Repairing Miniature Mscl Boxes (Dampering) | Metzger, Frank | CYL | |||
1971 | 17 | 4 | 171 | Member...News (Bryden, Gordon) | Standard Times, The | HIS | |||
1971 | 17 | 4 | 172 | Whodunit | Berman, Joseph | DIS | |||
1971 | 17 | 4 | 174 | Violin Player, The Bottomless | Lightcap, Alan | STR | |||
1971 | 17 | 4 | 184 | Shop Notes (Rebushing) | Roesch, Joseph | CYL | |||
1971 | 17 | 4 | 194 | (AD) Graphophone, (1899) | Chadwick, James | PHO | |||
1971 | 17 | 4 | 196 | Regina 8-1/2' Original (Inst. Sheet) | Merrick, Byron P. | DIS | |||
1971 | 17 | 4 | 198 | Tidbits (Rossini #5192 & Lecoultre #224) | Tillotson, Olin | CYL | |||
1971 | 17 | 5 | 209 | "Big Bertha" Ballet | Fitch, Helen F. | ORL | |||
1971 | 17 | 5 | 211 | General Repair Of Miniature Boxes pt1 | Metzger, Frank | MIN | |||
1971 | 17 | 5 | 218 | Member...News (Hanford, Warnn) | Times Leader | HIS | |||
1971 | 17 | 5 | 220 | Shop Notes (Heat Shield) | Roesch, Joseph | CYL | |||
1971 | 17 | 5 | 222 | Whodunit (Harmoniphon) | Berman, Joseph | CYL | |||
1971 | 17 | 5 | 224 | Tidbits (Box #11435 No Name) | Tillotson, Olin | CYL | |||
1971 | 17 | 5 | 225 | Thoreau's Music Box | Gurnee, Jeanne | CYL | History | ||
1971 | 17 | 5 | 227 | (AD) Regina Chime Clock, 1906 | Gurke, David M. | DIS | |||
1971 | 17 | 5 | 228 | Lyraphone, The | Fitch, Howard M. | ORS | |||
1971 | 17 | 5 | 234 | Hupfeld Cat. | Fried, Frederick | ORC | |||
1971 | 17 | 5 | 248 | S.G.D.G. (Music Box Markings) | Fitch, Howard M. | HIS | |||
1971 | 17 | 6 | 261 | Firm Of Mortier, The | Bowers, Q.D./Grymonprez, | ORL | History | ||
1971 | 17 | 6 | 269 | Unique Mscl Tompion Clock | Nevard, Bill | TIM | |||
1971 | 17 | 6 | 271 | General Repair Of Miniature Boxes pt2 | Metzger, Frank | MIN | |||
1971 | 17 | 6 | 278 | Member...News (Lokemoen, Dick) | Shopper & Foto News | HIS | |||
1971 | 17 | 6 | 280 | First, Pluck Your Peacock | Heintz, Ralph M. | CYL | |||
1971 | 17 | 6 | 282 | (AD) Early Edison | Fitch, Howard M. | PHO | |||
1971 | 17 | 6 | 283 | Shop Notes (Mainspring Winder) | Roesch, Joseph | CYL | |||
1971 | 17 | 6 | 290 | Tidbits (Key Wind 188 Tooth #915DC) | Tillotson, Olin | CYL | |||
1971 | 17 | 6 | 292 | Eclipse Adjustment Spool & Electra Music Rolls | Chadwick, James | PIA | |||
1971 | 17 | 6 | 296 | Animated Variety Show | Cooper, Olan J. | AUT | |||
1971 | 18 | 1 | 2 | Edison Record Manufacture | Rose, Peter | PHO | |||
1971 | 18 | 1 | 11 | Phonoliszt-`Fiddle' Follow-up | Bowers, Q. David | STR | |||
1971 | 18 | 1 | 14 | Shop Notes (Files) | Roesch, Joseph | CYL | |||
1971 | 18 | 1 | 17 | Pioneers Abroad, The | HIS | ||||
1971 | 18 | 1 | 33 | New Life For Old Combs | Cann, John | CYL | |||
1971 | 18 | 1 | 35 | (AD) Regina, 1897 | Jackson, Fritz | DIS | |||
1971 | 18 | 1 | 37 | Whodunit (Box Origins) | Berman, Joseph | CYL | |||
1971 | 18 | 1 | 38 | Member...News (Coade, George) | SanDiego Union | HIS | |||
1971 | 18 | 2 | 67 | Annual Meeting (1971) | Maxwell, Audrey | HIS | |||
1971 | 18 | 2 | 78 | General Repair Of Miniature Boxes pt3 | Metzger, Frank | MIN | |||
1971 | 18 | 2 | 83 | Chamber Music Down East | Bean, George H. | MIN | |||
1971 | 18 | 2 | 84 | Shop Notes (Mr. Eckardt, Once Again) | Roesch, Joseph | CYL | |||
1971 | 18 | 2 | 92 | (AD) Ring-Around-A-Regina | Merrick, Byron P. | DIS | |||
1971 | 18 | 2 | 93 | Reminiscences | Mosoriak, Roy | STR | History | ||
1971 | 18 | 2 | 94 | Preparations For The Dance | Sheehan, Kevin | OTH | |||
1971 | 18 | 2 | 96 | Maelzel In American | AUT | ||||
1971 | 18 | 2 | 98 | Tidbits (Rzebitschek & Olbrich) | Tillotson, Olin | CYL | |||
1971 | 18 | 2 | 99 | Artistic Wail, An (Song 1892) | Taylor, Edgar | HIS | |||
1971 | 18 | 2 | 100 | Whodunit (Gem Sublime Harmonie) | Berman, Joseph | CYL | |||
1971 | 18 | 2 | 107 | Member...News (Sanders, Art) | Syracuse Hearld Amer. | HIS | |||
1971 | 18 | 2 | 129 | (AD) Aeolian Co. | Century Mag. | PIA | |||
1970 | 16 | 4 | 154 | Violano Music Rolls | Reblitz, Art | STR | |||
1970 | 16 | 4 | 156 | Aero Autopiano In Idaho | Roehl, Harvey | PIA | |||
1970 | 16 | 4 | 157 | Photographing Music (1912 Technical World Mag.) | Moulton, Robert | PIA | |||
1970 | 16 | 4 | 161 | Apollo Player Pianos | Munsick, Lee | PIA | |||
1970 | 16 | 4 | 171 | Regina, Could Anything Be Finer? | Merrick, Byron P. | DIS | |||
1970 | 16 | 4 | 172 | Toy Artist, The (1901) | Hopkins, Albert A. | AUT | |||
1970 | 16 | 4 | 173 | Violano Serial Numbers (Wanted Since 1956) | Sanders, Arthur | STR | |||
1970 | 16 | 4 | 175 | Hurdy-Gurdy Society | Holliday, Robert C. | HIS | |||
1970 | 16 | 4 | 181 | Hurdy-Gurdy, Barefoot Lady With (1922) | Reblitz, Art | ORS | |||
1970 | 16 | 4 | 182 | Tidbits (Francois Lecoultre ca.1820s) | Tillotson, Olin | CYL | |||
1970 | 16 | 4 | 183 | Regina, A Self-Paying (27') | Cheslock, Barry | DIS | |||
1970 | 16 | 4 | 184 | Member...News (Davis, Mark) | Ford General News | HIS | |||
1970 | 16 | 4 | 185 | No Strings Attached | Sanders, Arthur | STR | History | ||
1970 | 16 | 4 | 186 | Regina Mscl Savings Bank (Instructions) | Merrick, Byron P. | DIS | |||
1970 | 16 | 4 | 193 | (AD) Edison Phonograph (1905 Everybody's Mag.) | Fitch, Howard M. | PHO | |||
1970 | 16 | 5 | 202 | Photoplayers, Theatre | Bowers, Q. David | ORC | |||
1970 | 16 | 5 | 214 | Homesick ? | Merrick, Byron P. | DIS | History | ||
1970 | 16 | 5 | 215 | Member...News (Asbridge, Alvin D.) | DSA News | HIS | |||
1970 | 16 | 5 | 216 | Violano Roll Project | Reblitz, Art | STR | |||
1970 | 16 | 5 | 217 | Gustav Uhlig Cat. Of Automata (1900) | Haug, Paul | AUT | |||
1970 | 16 | 5 | 244 | Tidbits (L.B. # 25572) | Tillotson, Olin | CYL | |||
1970 | 16 | 6 | 260 | Marie-Antoinette's Clock ca.1787 | Tiersot, Julien | TIM | |||
1970 | 16 | 6 | 273 | Electrical Discharge Machining | LaTorre, Andrew A. | CYL | |||
1970 | 16 | 6 | 276 | Two Short Projects (Piano Dolly...) | Edgerton, William H. | PIA | |||
1970 | 16 | 6 | 277 | Ampico & Duo-Art Recitals | Reblitz, Art | PIA | History | ||
1970 | 16 | 6 | 279 | Shop Notes (Supplies) | Roesch, Joseph | CYL | |||
1970 | 16 | 6 | 283 | Tidbits (Ducommun-Girod #25178) | Tillotson, Olin | CYL | |||
1970 | 16 | 6 | 287 | Whodunit (Cuendet-Develay Fils & Co.) | Berman, Joseph | CYL | |||
1970 | 16 | 6 | 288 | Graphophones, Latest Use for (1902) | Merrick, Byron P. | PHO | |||
1970 | 16 | 6 | 289 | Member...News (Donovan, Jack & Kay) | Sothern Eve. Echo | HIS | |||
1970 | 16 | 6 | 290 | (AD) Regina (1904 Good Housekeeping) | Roehl, Harvey | DIS | |||
1970 | 16 | 6 | 292 | (AD) Harmonette (1882 Peterson Mag.) | Fitch, Howard M. | ORS | |||
1970 | 17 | 1 | 1 | Metallurgy Of The Music Box | Schetky, L. McDonald | CYL | History | ||
1970 | 17 | 1 | 8 | Sousa Band ,the, Discography Available | Berman, Joseph | PHO | |||
1970 | 17 | 1 | 9 | Plimpton's Apollino | Bowers, Q. David | ORC | History | ||
1970 | 17 | 1 | 10 | Regina Rarity | Owen, E./Owen, R. | DIS | |||
1970 | 17 | 1 | 12 | Steam Man, A (1901) | Hopkins, Albert A. | AUT | |||
1970 | 17 | 1 | 14 | (AD) Aeolian (1892) | Ryder, Stephen | PIA | |||
1970 | 17 | 1 | 15 | Shop Notes (Artificial Graining) | Roesch, Joseph | CYL | |||
1970 | 17 | 1 | 22 | Tune Sheet (Nicole Freres) | Lubbock, D.E. | MUS | |||
1970 | 17 | 1 | 23 | Tidbits (Nicole Forte Piano #24414) | Tillotson, Olin | CYL | |||
1970 | 17 | 1 | 24 | Regina Corona Instructions | Merrick, Byron P. | DIS | |||
1970 | 17 | 1 | 27 | Duo-Art, The Wonder Of The (1922) | Munsick, Lee | PIA | |||
1970 | 17 | 1 | 31 | Whodunit (George Bendon Of Ste.Croix) | Berman, Joseph | CYL | |||
1970 | 17 | 1 | 35 | (AD) Comming Aristocracy (Engraving) | Reblitz, Art | ORS | |||
1970 | 17 | 1 | 36 | Member...News (Baker, Carl) | Philadelphia Eve. Bul. | HIS | |||
1970 | 17 | 1 | 41 | (AD) Pianola, 1907 | Burke, David M. | PIA | |||
1970 | 17 | 2 | 50 | Articulated Bronze Beauty | Fitch, Howard M. | CYL | |||
1970 | 17 | 2 | 52 | Early Bird Loses Feathers (Letter) | Malitz, Sidney | MIN | |||
1970 | 17 | 2 | 53 | Mscl Boxes In Paris Exhibit (1970) | Horngacher, J.A. | CYL | |||
1970 | 17 | 2 | 64 | Whodunit (U.S.Pat. #360,396) | Berman, Joseph | CYL | |||
1970 | 17 | 2 | 66 | Once-Mighty Orgn | Dunn, Steve | ORL | |||
1970 | 17 | 2 | 68 | Annual Meeting (1970) | Twomey, Anita | HIS | |||
1970 | 17 | 2 | 78 | Shop Notes (Christmas-Tree Stand) | Roesch, Joseph | CYL | |||
1970 | 17 | 2 | 83 | Mechanical Horror, A (1895) | Scientific Americans | TIM | |||
1970 | 17 | 2 | 86 | Member...News (Pilgermayer, Bill) | Small World Mag. | HIS | |||
1970 | 17 | 2 | 89 | Tidbits (F.Bruel, Rue Des Allemands) | Tillotson, Olin | CYL | |||
1970 | 17 | 2 | 90 | Tune Card, 60 Varieties Of Available | Lubbock, D.E. | MUS | |||
1970 | 17 | 2 | 99 | (AD) Regina Shipment Notice | Merrick, Byron P. | DIS | |||
1969 | 15 | 4 | 138 | Automatic Music In Australia | McDonald, Ian | OTH | |||
1969 | 15 | 4 | 142 | Directions For Unpacking Music Boxes | Peters, Stanley | CYL | |||
1969 | 15 | 4 | 144 | Rare Mscl Pagoda Clock | Davis, Mark A. | TIM | |||
1969 | 15 | 4 | 146 | Tune Sheet Lost (Niclle Freres #21503) | Vreeland, Roger J. | MUS | |||
1969 | 15 | 4 | 148 | Member...News (Wurdeman, Ozzie) | Moncuri, Peyton-Greatfalls Trib | HIS | |||
1969 | 15 | 4 | 150 | Tidbits (Can You Identify) | Tillotson, Olin | CYL | |||
1969 | 15 | 4 | 151 | Stranger Than Fiction? | Fitch, Howard M. | PHO | History | ||
1969 | 15 | 4 | 152 | Cradle & The Music Box, The | Twomey, Anita | CYL | |||
1969 | 15 | 4 | 153 | Reproducing Piano, The | Farmer, John | PIA | |||
1969 | 15 | 4 | 170 | Answer Box | Vreeland, Roger J. | CYL | |||
1969 | 15 | 5 | 185 | Edison Phonograph, A Brief History... | Hannay, H.F./Halgrim, R. | PHO | |||
1969 | 15 | 5 | 204 | Street Music, Sweet Sound Of | Whitehurst, Margaret | ORL | |||
1969 | 15 | 5 | 207 | Cremona Tune Selector | Reblitz, Art | ORC | |||
1969 | 15 | 5 | 211 | Parr, Ellis, An Interview With (1888) Symphonion | Pall Mall Budget | HIS | |||
1969 | 15 | 5 | 214 | Answer Box | Vreeland, Roger J. | OTH | |||
1969 | 15 | 5 | 217 | LQ, Anyone? | Roehl, Harvey | PIA | |||
1969 | 15 | 5 | 218 | Member...News (Neth, Elliotte) | Keystone Steel Co. | HIS | |||
1969 | 15 | 5 | 221 | Tidbits (Fabrique De Geneve) | Tillotson, Olin | CYL | |||
1969 | 15 | 5 | 224 | Peerless Find, New | Bowers, Q. David | ORC | |||
1969 | 15 | 6 | 236 | Tidbits (Collaboration) | Tillotson, Olin | CYL | |||
1969 | 15 | 6 | 237 | Violano-Virtuoso, Mills | Bowers, Q. David | STR | |||
1969 | 15 | 6 | 253 | Comparative Designations | Reblitz, Art | ORC | |||
1969 | 15 | 6 | 254 | Member...News (Pfirrmann, John) | Cueman, Peggy -Herald News | HIS | |||
1969 | 15 | 6 | 256 | Monster Orgn, The (1846 Engraving) | Roehl, Harvey | ORL | |||
1969 | 15 | 6 | 260 | Mscl Curiosity, A | Griffith, Dinorben | AUT | |||
1969 | 15 | 6 | 266 | Answer Box | Vreeland, Roger J. | CYL | |||
1969 | 16 | 1 | 1 | Barrel Orgn, Priestley's | Fitch, Howard M. | ORS | |||
1969 | 16 | 1 | 5 | Regina Disc Variations | Sturgis, Howard O. | DIS | |||
1969 | 16 | 1 | 9 | E.L. Cuendet Period Price & Parts List | Barny, Mr. | CYL | |||
1969 | 16 | 1 | 18 | Symphonion, Rare 3-Disc | Wenzle, Jon D. | DIS | |||
1969 | 16 | 1 | 19 | Terminology Corner (The Word Orchestrion) | Reblitz, Art | ORC | |||
1969 | 16 | 1 | 20 | Automaton, A Curious | Hopkins, Albert A. | AUT | |||
1969 | 16 | 1 | 22 | Announcement: Music Museum Open | Goodbud, Frank H. | HIS | |||
1969 | 16 | 1 | 23 | Tune Card, Another Lonely (Card & Box Reunited | Vreeland, Roger J. | CYL | |||
1969 | 16 | 1 | 24 | Tune Sheet, Fabrique De Geneve (12 Types) | Ryder, Hughes M. | MUS | |||
1969 | 16 | 1 | 26 | Tidbits (Ducommun Girod #3175 - 1829) | Tillotson, Olin | CYL | |||
1969 | 16 | 1 | 26 | Footnote On The Arms Of Geneva | Fitch, Helen F. | MUS | |||
1969 | 16 | 1 | 27 | Tidbits (Addendum) VOL.15/#4/Pg150 | Ackerman, Henry T. | CYL | |||
1969 | 16 | 1 | 28 | Member...News (MacInnes, Mr.& Mrs.) | Worthington, Helen | HIS | |||
1969 | 16 | 1 | 29 | Pianolas, Ten At Once | Fitch, Henry T. | PIA | History | ||
1969 | 16 | 1 | 30 | Wives' Tales, The 101 | DePlume, Naomi | MUS | |||
1969 | 16 | 1 | 38 | (AD) Apollo (1902) | McClure's Mag. | PIA | |||
1969 | 16 | 1 | 46 | (AD) Regina, 1902 Cosmopolitan Mag. | DIS | ||||
1969 | 16 | 2 | 49 | Annual Meeting (1969) | Twomey, Anita | HIS | |||
1969 | 16 | 2 | 61 | Wilcox & White Co., THE | Pier, Alan R. | PIA | |||
1969 | 16 | 2 | 79 | Member...News (Pryor, Samuel F.) | Ickeringill, Nan | HIS | |||
1969 | 16 | 2 | 80 | Mscl Washing Machine In 1798 | Fried, Frederick | OTH | |||
1969 | 16 | 2 | 84 | Tidbits (Berens Blomberg & Co. # 23125) | Tillotson, Olin | CYL | |||
1969 | 16 | 2 | 85 | Self-Moving Carriage,1796 | Fried, Frederick | AUT | |||
1969 | 16 | 2 | 85 | Wurlitzer's Military Band (Poem) | Sheehan, Kevin | ORL | |||
1969 | 16 | 2 | 99 | Tune Sheet, 4 More | Merrick, Byron P. | MUS | |||
1969 | 16 | 2 | 0 | (AD) Edison Phonograph (1908) | Munsey's Mag. | PHO | |||
1969 | 16 | 3 | 106 | Orgn-Grinder, Orpheus The (1882 Verse) | Chase, F.E. | ORS | |||
1969 | 16 | 3 | 112 | Pianola, Peary And The | Fitch, Helen F. | PIA | |||
1969 | 16 | 3 | 118 | Chinese Clock 200 Years (Old Hobbies 1968) | Hagans, Orville | TIM | |||
1969 | 16 | 3 | 122 | Wurlitzer Changer Roll Project | Finn, Jeffery | PIA | |||
1969 | 16 | 3 | 123 | Weeks' Museum Final Auction Sale (1834) | Albert Museum | HIS | |||
1969 | 16 | 3 | 130 | Tidbits (Unidentified #8665) | Tillotson, Olin | CYL | |||
1969 | 16 | 3 | 131 | (AD) Lyon & Healy, 1893 (Harpers Monthly) | Ryder, Stephen | PIA | |||
1969 | 16 | 3 | 134 | Member...News (Merrick, Dr. Byron P.) | Vartorella, Bill | HIS | |||
1969 | 16 | 3 | 141 | Seeburg Piano Rolls | Bowers, Q. David | MUS | |||
1969 | 16 | 3 | 146 | Pianorchestras | Bowers, Q. David | ORC | |||
1968 | 14 | 4 | 106 | Dampering The Swiss Music Box Comb | Bornand, Ruth C. | CYL | |||
1968 | 14 | 4 | 109 | Pleasures & Problems Of Importing A Music Box | Edgerton, William H. | CYL | |||
1968 | 14 | 4 | 112 | That Old Piano Roll Clue | Fitch, Helen F. | MUS | |||
1968 | 14 | 4 | 112 | Ever See A Piano Like This One ? | Roehl, Harvey | PIA | |||
1968 | 14 | 4 | 113 | Imhof & Mukle Orchestrion, An Interesting | Bowers, Q. David | ORC | |||
1968 | 14 | 4 | 120 | More On The Microcosm | Fitch, Helen F. | TIM | |||
1968 | 14 | 4 | 122 | Answer Box | Vreeland, Roger J. | CYL | |||
1968 | 14 | 4 | 130 | Member News …… (Lee R.Munsick) | Dewey, Violet(Milwaukee Jour) | HIS | |||
1968 | 14 | 4 | 132 | Predecessors Of HI-FI Sets | Bowers, Q. David | OTH | |||
1968 | 14 | 4 | 136 | (AD) Early Edison | McClures Mag. | PHO | |||
1968 | 14 | 4 | 137 | Svoboda's, Fire At | Reblitz, Art | HIS | |||
1968 | 14 | 4 | 143 | (AD) Symphonion, 1898 | McClure's Mag. | DIS | |||
1968 | 14 | 5 | 147 | Ingenious 3-Coin Control | Horngacher, J.A. | CYL | |||
1968 | 14 | 5 | 152 | Orgn-Boys, White Mice And (1851) | Mason, Jane Lucy | ORS | History | ||
1968 | 14 | 5 | 155 | American VS. European Band Orgns | Reblitz, Art | ORL | |||
1968 | 14 | 5 | 158 | (AD) Graphophone, (1900) | Munsey's Mag. | PHO | |||
1968 | 14 | 5 | 159 | More Keyboard Curiosities | Fried, Frederick | PIA | |||
1968 | 14 | 5 | 159 | "Playwrite", The | Roehl, Harvey | PIA | |||
1968 | 14 | 5 | 161 | Desk Keyboard Instrument P.P.S. | Fitch, Helen F. | PIA | |||
1968 | 14 | 5 | 161 | Crystal Palace Mscl Clock (1851) Cover | Cassell, John | TIM | |||
1968 | 14 | 5 | 162 | Tune Sheet (Fabrique De Geneve) | Ryder, Hughes M. | MUS | |||
1968 | 14 | 5 | 164 | Member...News (Miles Hugh) | Birmingham Post | HIS | |||
1968 | 14 | 5 | 166 | Answer Box | Vreeland, Roger J. | OTH | |||
1968 | 14 | 5 | 172 | Wildbredt Orchestrion | Bowers, Q. David | ORC | |||
1968 | 14 | 5 | 175 | Where Is It Now? | AUT | ||||
1968 | 14 | 5 | 176 | (AD) Simplex, 1903 Harper's Mag. | Fritz, Jackson W. | PIA | |||
1968 | 14 | 6 | 182 | By-Law Amendment Proposed | Fitch, Howard M. | HIS | |||
1968 | 14 | 6 | 184 | Gavioli, Entertainment Of Yesterday, | Bowers, Q. David | ORL | |||
1968 | 14 | 6 | 186 | "Ubiquity John" | ORS | History | |||
1968 | 14 | 6 | 187 | Annual Meeting Program (1968) | Roehl, Harvey | HIS | |||
1968 | 14 | 6 | 190 | On The Record | Reblitz, Art | HIS | |||
1968 | 14 | 6 | 191 | Invitation Annual Meeting | Goodwin, Dick | HIS | |||
1968 | 14 | 6 | 192 | Answer Box | Vreeland, Roger J. | CYL | |||
1968 | 14 | 6 | 195 | Weeks' Museum Auction Cat.1834 | Coole, Philip | HIS | |||
1968 | 14 | 6 | 214 | Member...News (Wells, Jim) | Finley, Cissy | HIS | |||
1968 | 15 | 1 | 1 | Profile of a Past President - Louis Hoone | Twomey, Anita | HIS | |||
1968 | 15 | 1 | 4 | Weeden's Mscl Watch-Box | Fitch, Howard M. | TIM | |||
1968 | 15 | 1 | 9 | Reel Roll Calls | Goodbud, Frank H. | MUS | |||
1968 | 15 | 1 | 10 | Robert Houdin And The Nightingale's Song (1859) | Fitch, Howard M. | AUT | |||
1968 | 15 | 1 | 12 | Band Orgn Comparisons, More | Bates, F./Reblitz, A. | ORL | |||
1968 | 15 | 1 | 16 | Polyphons, Some Second-Generation | Bowers, Q. David | ORC | History | ||
1968 | 15 | 1 | 32 | (AD) Paillard, 1895 | CYL | ||||
1968 | 15 | 1 | 34 | Member...News (Pomeroy, Daniel F.) | Star Gazette | HIS | |||
1968 | 15 | 1 | 37 | Answer Box (Small Orgn Questions) | Vreeland, Roger J. | ORS | History | ||
1968 | 15 | 2 | 49 | Lesmusicies De Paris | Daumier, Honore | ORS | |||
1968 | 15 | 2 | 50 | Menace Of Mechanical Music, The | Sousa, J.P. | MUS | History | ||
1968 | 15 | 2 | 57 | Centennial-Swiss Electric Piano, A | Gurnee, Russell | PIA | |||
1968 | 15 | 2 | 59 | Member...News (Burr, Larry) | Sellard, Dan (Emerald Empire) | HIS | |||
1968 | 15 | 2 | 61 | Answer Box | Vreeland, Roger J. | HIS | |||
1968 | 15 | 2 | 65 | Annual Meeting (1968) | Towomey, Anita | HIS | |||
1968 | 15 | 2 | 76 | Regina, Gift Of Painting To MBSI | DIS | ||||
1968 | 15 | 3 | 90 | Singing Bird Boxes | Pelissier, G.C. | MIN | |||
1968 | 15 | 3 | 100 | Stalacpipe Orgn, Great | Gurnee, Russell | ORL | |||
1968 | 15 | 3 | 104 | Wonderful Toys | Ashbridge, Alvin D. | AUT | |||
1968 | 15 | 3 | 109 | Final Triumph, The | Vreeland, Roger J. | DIS | History | ||
1968 | 15 | 3 | 110 | Regina & Co., Diversification Of | Bowers, Q. David | HIS | |||
1968 | 15 | 3 | 111 | Tuyauphone, The | Hannay, H. Ford | CYL | |||
1968 | 15 | 3 | 124 | Member...News (Oppenhiem, Bob) | Nelcoski, Mary-Sun. Telegraph | HIS | |||
1968 | 15 | 3 | 126 | Answer Box | Vreeland, Roger J. | CYL | |||
1968 | 15 | 3 | 128 | Old-Time Sounds At `Illinois' | Reblitz, Art | HIS | |||
1967 | 13 | 4 | 106 | Svoboda's, Time Goes Back At | Reblitz, Art | HIS | |||
1967 | 13 | 4 | 113 | Band Orgn Terminology (Amer. v Europ.) | Bowers, Q. David | ORL | |||
1967 | 13 | 4 | 114 | Mscl Boxes In Colonial Amer. | Fried, Frederick | CYL | |||
1967 | 13 | 4 | 119 | Dutch Book Out Soon | Vestal Press | ORL | |||
1967 | 13 | 4 | 120 | Replacing Lugs On Steel Or Zinc Music Box Discs | Buchtel, Ben | DIS | |||
1967 | 13 | 4 | 122 | Answer Box | Vreeland, Roger J. | HIS | |||
1967 | 13 | 4 | 128 | Problems Of Humidity | Bowers, Q. David | HIS | |||
1967 | 13 | 4 | 130 | Member...News (Bornand, Ruth) | N.Y.Sunday News | HIS | |||
1967 | 13 | 4 | 131 | (AD) Angelus Player Piano (1902) | Collier's Weekly | PIA | |||
1967 | 13 | 4 | 135 | Mailbox, The (Genuine Or Counterfeit) | Tillotson, Olin | CYL | |||
1967 | 13 | 4 | 136 | Orgn-Grinder, The | Love, Bessie M. | ORS | |||
1967 | 13 | 4 | 137 | Suggestions For Music Box Photographs | Bowers, Q. David | CYL | |||
1967 | 13 | 4 | 0 | Convalescent, The | Fitch, Howard M. | ORS | |||
1967 | 13 | 5 | 142 | Band Orgn, Book Music For | McMullin, Robert | ORL | |||
1967 | 13 | 5 | 145 | Member...News (George Butson) | White, Virginia W. | HIS | |||
1967 | 13 | 5 | 148 | Music Box & Piano Quiz | Bowers, Q. David | OTH | |||
1967 | 13 | 5 | 149 | Instructions For Mscl Boxes | Gautschi, Henry | CYL | |||
1967 | 13 | 5 | 151 | Regina Pianos, Varieties Of | Bowers, Q. David | PIA | |||
1967 | 13 | 5 | 153 | Malignon A Geneve | Tillotson, Olin | CYL | |||
1967 | 13 | 5 | 158 | (AD) Edison Phonograph (1909) | Ladies' Home Jour. | PHO | |||
1967 | 13 | 5 | 159 | Answer Box | Vreeland, Roger J. | HIS | |||
1967 | 13 | 5 | 165 | More Counterfeits | Tallis, David A. R. | CYL | |||
1967 | 13 | 5 | 166 | (AD) Aeolian (1902) | McClure's Mag. | PIA | |||
1967 | 13 | 5 | 0 | Child's Gift, The (1860) | Fraust, Annie | ORS | |||
1967 | 13 | 6 | 180 | Sunday Afternoon Tour | Bowers, Q. David | HIS | |||
1967 | 13 | 6 | 189 | Olympia, Remember The | Lippincott, Jesse | DIS | |||
1967 | 13 | 6 | 190 | Member...News (McClintock, Mr. & Mrs.) | Hagee, Dorothy | HIS | |||
1967 | 13 | 6 | 192 | Answer Box | Vreeland, Roger J. | HIS | |||
1967 | 14 | 1 | 2 | Annual Meeting (1967) | Twomey, Anita | HIS | |||
1967 | 14 | 1 | 7 | Weber Elite, Hunting Of The | Bowers, Q. David | ORC | |||
1967 | 14 | 1 | 10 | L'Epee Story | Vreeland, Roger J. | CYL | |||
1967 | 14 | 1 | 26 | Numerical Control | Cann, John | CYL | |||
1967 | 14 | 1 | 30 | Answer Box | Vreeland, Roger J. | CYL | |||
1967 | 14 | 1 | 32 | Member...News (Sunley, Samuel) | London Sun | HIS | |||
1967 | 14 | 1 | 39 | Kensington Church Street, London | Price, Nancy | TIM | |||
1967 | 14 | 2 | 42 | Governor That Does Not Start, The (II) | Heckert, Glenn P. | CYL | |||
1967 | 14 | 2 | 45 | Annual Meeting (1967) | HIS | ||||
1967 | 14 | 2 | 48 | Reginas, Instructions For Oiling Clockwork of | Regina Co. | DIS | |||
1967 | 14 | 2 | 49 | (AD) Regina' 1896 | Munsey's Mag. | DIS | |||
1967 | 14 | 2 | 50 | Cremona 'Nickelodeons' | Bowers, Q. David | ORC | |||
1967 | 14 | 2 | 58 | Member...News (Hughes Ryder) | Painter, Nancy | HIS | |||
1967 | 14 | 2 | 60 | (AD) Jacot & Son 1894 - Ideal Mscl Boxes | Cosmopolitan Mag. | CYL | |||
1967 | 14 | 2 | 60 | (AD) Jacot & Son 1892 - Ideal Mscl Boxes | Demorest's Mag. | CYL | |||
1967 | 14 | 2 | 61 | Answer Box | Vreeland, Roger J. | CYL | History | ||
1967 | 14 | 2 | 65 | Ding Dong Bells | Smith, Jerome V.C. | HIS | |||
1967 | 14 | 2 | 68 | Blowing Bubbles (Clarabella Orchestrion Popper) | Bowers, Q. David | ORC | |||
1967 | 14 | 3 | 74 | Ampico Rolls, Josef Lhevinne On | Farmer, John | PIA | |||
1967 | 14 | 3 | 84 | Music Of The Street | Fried, Frederick | ORS | |||
1967 | 14 | 3 | 88 | Dulciphone Mscl Sewing-Machine Cover | ORS | ||||
1967 | 14 | 3 | 90 | Postscript On Admiral Dewey | Bowers, Q. David | HIS | |||
1967 | 14 | 3 | 92 | Member...News (Lewis, Graham) | Schaden, Herman | HIS | |||
1967 | 14 | 3 | 96 | Answer Box | Vreeland, Roger J. | CYL | |||
1967 | 14 | 3 | 100 | Hupfeld Orchestrion, Top Dollar? | Bowers, Q. David | ORC | |||
1967 | 14 | 3 | 103 | (AD) Mermod, Mscl Clocks | CYL | ||||
1967 | 14 | 3 | 0 | Debain's Antiphonal 1846 | Graham, Lewis | ORS | |||
1966 | 12 | 3 | 4 | Music Boxes In New York Setting | Bornand, Ruth C. | CYL | |||
1966 | 12 | 3 | 5 | Dutch Street Orgn | Hale, Alfred | ORL | |||
1966 | 12 | 4 | 1 | Photograph Your Music Box, How To | Trikosko, Marion | CYL | |||
1966 | 12 | 4 | 4 | Jacot Music Box Co., About The | Jacot, Herman | CYL | |||
1966 | 12 | 5 | 1 | Regina, The American Queen | Cann, John | DIS | |||
1966 | 12 | 5 | 13 | Question & Answer Box | Vreeland, Roger J. | CYL | |||
1966 | 12 | 5 | 25 | Visit Several Museums In Europe | Meijer, Robert | HIS | |||
1966 | 12 | 6 | 1 | Annual Meeting Program (1966) | MBSI | ||||
1966 | 12 | 6 | 4 | Barrel Orgn Book, New | Langwill, Lyndsay G. | HIS | |||
1966 | 12 | 6 | 6 | Proposal For The MBS, Expanding Inst. Focus | Bowers, Q, David | MBSI | |||
1966 | 12 | 6 | 8 | Roasting The Golden Goose | Vreeland, Roger J. | CYL | |||
1966 | 12 | 6 | 18 | Question & Answer Box | Vreeland, Roger J. | CYL | |||
1966 | 13 | 1 | 1 | Annual Meeting (1966) | Burnett, Robert | HIS | |||
1966 | 13 | 1 | 13 | Lore & Lure Of Music Boxes | McCullough, Maxine | CYL | |||
1966 | 13 | 1 | 13 | Trip to Europe | Cooper, Mrs. O. L. | MBSI | |||
1966 | 13 | 1 | 16 | Svoboda, Interesting Facts About Al | Reblitz, Art | HIS | |||
1966 | 13 | 1 | 24 | Answer Box | Vreeland, Roger J. | CYL | |||
1966 | 13 | 1 | 29 | Note To The Membership, A | Lankes, Dick | HIS | |||
1966 | 13 | 2 | 38 | Capital Cuff Box, The | Ryder, Hughes M. | CYL | |||
1966 | 13 | 2 | 52 | (AD) Olympia, The | DIS | ||||
1966 | 13 | 2 | 53 | Secretary Says, The | Fabel, Marguerite | HIS | |||
1966 | 13 | 2 | 54 | Genuine Or Counterfeit | Tillotson, Olin | CYL | Karrer, others | Identification | Evidence that a box stamped Nicolle (not Nicole) Frères is likely to be Kerrer |
1966 | 13 | 2 | 55 | Can You Help With This Mystery | Bowers, Q. David | ORC | |||
1966 | 13 | 2 | 56 | Answer Box | Vreeland, Roger J. | HIS | |||
1966 | 13 | 2 | 59 | Another Project | Reblitz, Art | ORC | |||
1966 | 13 | 2 | 64 | (AD) Aeolian Co. (1902) | Collier's Weekly | PIA | |||
1966 | 13 | 2 | 65 | Ode To A Lexicon | Odeon, Nicole | HIS | |||
1966 | 13 | 2 | 65 | Cheap Lesson, A | Fried, Frederick | PIA | |||
1966 | 13 | 2 | 67 | Orchestrion, Note On German | Bowers, Q. David | ORC | |||
1966 | 13 | 3 | 70 | Lecoultre Riddle, New Clues In The | Tillotson, Olin | CYL | |||
1966 | 13 | 3 | 74 | Antiques Duty Free If 100 Yr. Old | Bornand, Ruth C. | CYL | |||
1966 | 13 | 3 | 75 | Clips & Quips | Bowers, Q. David | HIS | |||
1966 | 13 | 3 | 76 | Perfection Music Box, The | Ryder, Hughes M. | DIS | |||
1966 | 13 | 3 | 82 | Notes From The Letter Box | Membership, General | HIS | |||
1966 | 13 | 3 | 83 | Niagara Shipping List, (1911) | Bowers, Q. David | HIS | |||
1966 | 13 | 3 | 88 | Member...News (Chester Thompson) | Kimberly, Regina | HIS | |||
1966 | 13 | 3 | 91 | (AD) Graphones (1896) | Munsey's Mag. | PHO | |||
1966 | 13 | 3 | 91 | (AD) Graphones (1898) | Pilgrim Baking Power | PHO | |||
1966 | 13 | 3 | 92 | Answer Box | Vreeland, Roger J. | HIS | |||
1966 | 13 | 3 | 98 | (AD) Echo Music Box (1902) | Family Mag. | MAN | |||
1965 | 11 | 3 | 1 | An Amateur Repinning Undertaken | Tillotson, Olin | CYL | |||
1965 | 11 | 3 | 6 | Regina Hexaphone, A | Marken, L.M. | PHO | |||
1965 | 11 | 3 | 7 | Trip To New York & New Jersey, A | Hoone, Louis J. | HIS | |||
1965 | 11 | 3 | 9 | Mscl Items | Fabel, Clarence | MIN | |||
1965 | 11 | 3 | 15 | Carol Parkinson's Cllctn | HIS | ||||
1965 | 11 | 3 | 1 | Eastern Chapter Orgnizational Meeting Scheduled (ARTICLE MISSING) | MBSI | ||||
1965 | 11 | 4 | 1 | Annual Meeting Program (1965) | MBSI | ||||
1965 | 11 | 4 | 2 | Another Interesting Trip | Hoone, Louis J. | HIS | |||
1965 | 11 | 4 | 3 | Darwin Klinetob (Obituary) | MBSI | ||||
1965 | 11 | 4 | 8 | Gloria Music Box | Baker, Richard | DIS | |||
1965 | 11 | 4 | 12 | Automaton, The | Ryder, Hughes M. | AUT | |||
1965 | 11 | 5 | 5 | Liverpool Museum Opens Music Box Section | Horngacher, J.A. | HIS | |||
1965 | 11 | 5 | 12 | Link Piano Notes | Bowers, Q. David | PIA | |||
1965 | 11 | 6 | 4 | Eastern Chapter 2nd Meeting | MBSI | ||||
1965 | 11 | 7 | 1 | Maillardet's Automaton | Chapuis, A /Droz, E. | AUT | |||
1965 | 12 | 1 | 1 | Annual Meeting (1965) | MBSI | ||||
1965 | 12 | 1 | 8 | Robert Johnson, A Tribute | HIS | ||||
1965 | 12 | 1 | 14 | Music Makers | Love, Gilbert(Pittsburgh Press) | HIS | |||
1965 | 12 | 1 | 15 | Euclid Park (Smithsonian Tunes-in On Orgn) | Collier, Joe | ORL | |||
1965 | 12 | 1 | 17 | Music Box For A Princess | HIS | ||||
1965 | 12 | 2 | 1 | Nickelodeon, Everyone Ought Have, A | Brock, Jim | ORC | |||
1965 | 12 | 2 | 5 | Edison Cyl. Phono. Reproducer, The | Marken, L.M. | PHO | |||
1965 | 12 | 2 | 13 | John E.T. Clark (Obituary) | Guinness, Murtogh D. | HIS | |||
1965 | 12 | 2 | 16 | Lecoultre, An Early Music Box Found | Tillotson, Olin | CYL | |||
1964 | 10 | 3 | 1 | Tale About A Little Man In A Tweed Suit, A | Planus, Gerald | CYL | |||
1964 | 10 | 3 | 9 | Interchangeability Of Mscl Box Discs | Moss, Ralph A. | DIS | |||
1964 | 10 | 3 | 11 | Unusual Watch Movement, An | Horngacher, J.A. | TIM | |||
1964 | 10 | 4 | 1 | Apostle Clock | Kitz, Edwin | TIM | |||
1964 | 10 | 4 | 1 | Bridges' Cllctn In Canada, The | Triangle, Inco | HIS | |||
1964 | 10 | 4 | 5 | Nicole - No. 1529, A | Bidden, George A. | CYL | |||
1964 | 10 | 4 | 7 | Turn Of The Crank, A | N.Y. Times | ORS | |||
1964 | 10 | 4 | 14 | Member...News (Idamay & Allen MacInnes) | The Telegram | HIS | |||
1964 | 10 | 5 | 1 | Annual Meeting (1964) | MBSI | ||||
1964 | 10 | 5 | 3 | What Might Have Been | Bowers, Q, David | HIS | |||
1964 | 10 | 5 | 5 | Antique Mechanical Music Found In A Variety Of Forms | Bowers, Q. David | HIS | |||
1964 | 10 | 5 | 7 | Player Piano (Feb-1964 Form) | Armstrong, Durrell | PIA | |||
1964 | 10 | 5 | 9 | Singing Bird (by Reuge), The | AUT | ||||
1964 | 10 | 5 | 11 | Music Box At Ste.Croix | CYL | ||||
1964 | 10 | 5 | 16 | Roehl Cllctn, The (23 Pianos) | Morse, Jim | HIS | |||
1964 | 10 | 5 | 16 | Words To Tunes On 17 1/4" Stella Discs | Smith Music Publisher | MUS | |||
1964 | 10 | 5 | 18 | Thompson Museum In Ohio | Albino, Dorothy | HIS | |||
1964 | 10 | 5 | 19 | Music Box To Bolex | Whitehurst, Margaret | CYL | |||
1964 | 10 | 6 | 2 | Every Collectors Dream | Roehl, Harvey | HIS | |||
1964 | 10 | 6 | 0 | Museums & Exhibits (1964) | HIS | ||||
1964 | 11 | 1 | 1 | Annual Meeting (1964) | MBSI | ||||
1964 | 11 | 1 | 7 | Heckert Glenn P. (Obituary) | HIS | ||||
1964 | 11 | 1 | 8 | John Cuendet- A Tribute To Our Late Friend | Henderson, Douglas | HIS | |||
1964 | 11 | 2 | 3 | Exhibits at Annual Meeting | Lawson, Jon | HIS | |||
1964 | 11 | 2 | 5 | My Trip To Annual Meeting | Nona Mus, A. | HIS | |||
1963 | 9 | 3 | 1 | Regina, Making Tune Discs for the | Kelley, Lloyd | DIS | |||
1963 | 9 | 3 | 4 | Regina & Criterion Music Box | Sanders, Arthur | DIS | |||
1963 | 9 | 3 | 9 | Regina 'Piano' (Orchestrion) | Jenkins, Wade | ORC | |||
1963 | 9 | 4 | 1 | Invention date of the Music Box - A Critical Review | Burnett, Robert | CYL | |||
1963 | 9 | 4 | 9 | Piano Museum In England, A | Bowers, Q. David | PIA | |||
1963 | 9 | 4 | 11 | Music Box Cllctn Needs Real Ingenuity | Lukens, John | CYL | |||
1963 | 9 | 4 | 20 | Plerodienique, The | Guinness, Murtogh D. | CYL | |||
1963 | 9 | 4 | 22 | California Chapter Formed (2-10-63) | MBSI | ||||
1963 | 9 | 5 | 1 | Estate Planning For Collectors | Groskin, Jerome C. | OTH | |||
1963 | 9 | 5 | 10 | Homecoming Of Napoleon's Silver Swan | AUT | ||||
1963 | 9 | 5 | 12 | Clock Of The Nations | TIM | ||||
1963 | 9 | 5 | 13 | Instructions For Packing & Shipping Music Boxes | Bornand, Ruth C. | CYL | |||
1963 | 9 | 5 | 15 | Mechanical Water-Powered Orgn | McMullin, Robert | ORL | |||
1963 | 9 | 5 | 18 | West Cost Chapter Members | MBSI | ||||
1963 | 9 | 6 | 1 | Annual Meeting Information (1963) | MBSI | ||||
1963 | 9 | 6 | 4 | Rebuilding The Player Piano | Givens, Larry | PIA | |||
1963 | 9 | 6 | 8 | Music Box Man And The Homelite Saw | Hirsch, Jim | HIS | |||
1963 | 9 | 7 | 1 | Four Happy Weeks In The Old World (Complete) | Hoeltzel, John | HIS | |||
1963 | 10 | 1 | 1 | Annual Meeting (1963) | MBSI | ||||
1963 | 10 | 1 | 6 | Report From West Coast Chapter | Doke, William | MBSI | |||
1963 | 10 | 1 | 10 | Lucky Find, A (Pianorchestra) | Bowers, Q. David/Harvey Roehl | ORC | |||
1963 | 10 | 2 | 1 | Criterion Automatic Changer, A 20-1/2' | Jenkins, Wade | DIS | |||
1963 | 10 | 2 | 5 | Electro-Magnetic Orchestra | Kagan, Claude | ORC | |||
1963 | 10 | 2 | 10 | Poem | Whitehurst, Margaret | OTH | |||
1963 | 10 | 2 | 11 | Sketch Of Unusual Stop | Holmes, Barclay | CYL | |||
1963 | 10 | 2 | 12 | Problems On Recording Music Rolls | Henderson, Douglas | MUS | |||
1962 | 8 | 3 | 1 | Four Happy Weeks In The Old World (pt1) | Hoeltzel, John | HIS | |||
1962 | 8 | 3 | 8 | Aeolian Company | McMullin, Robert | PIA | |||
1962 | 8 | 3 | 11 | Amendment To By - Laws | MBSI | ||||
1962 | 8 | 3 | 17 | Special Music Box For Lawrence Welk | Bornand, Ruth C. | HIS | |||
1962 | 8 | 4 | 1 | Four Happy Weeks In The Old World (pt2) | Hoeltzel, John | HIS | |||
1962 | 8 | 4 | 9 | Annual Meeting (1962) | MBSI | ||||
1962 | 8 | 4 | 10 | Change In By - Laws | MBSI | ||||
1962 | 8 | 4 | 13 | Globes & Spheres (by A. Chapuis) | Fabel, Marguerite | TIM | |||
1962 | 8 | 4 | 14 | Ragtime Society info | Fisher, John A. | MUS | |||
1962 | 8 | 5 | 1 | Four Happy Weeks In The Old World (pt3) | Hoeltzel, John | HIS | |||
1962 | 8 | 5 | 8 | Cecil Nixon: Man Who Lived In The Past | Washington Post | HIS | |||
1962 | 8 | 6 | 4 | First Meeting Of MBSoGB | Ryder, Hughes M. | HIS | |||
1962 | 8 | 7 | 1 | Curious History of the Music Box, Corrections, Addition Comments. | Mosoriak, Roy | CYL | |||
1962 | 8 | 8 | 1 | Des Automates, Translation (Chap.18) | Chapuis, Alfred | AUT | |||
1962 | 9 | 1 | 1 | Annual Meeting (1962) | Fabel, Marguerite | MBSI | |||
1962 | 9 | 1 | 11 | By-Law Amendments | MBSI | ||||
1962 | 9 | 1 | 12 | Minutes Of So. California Meeting | Doke, William | MBSI | |||
1962 | 9 | 1 | 14 | Show Orgn Hi-Fi Records | Parmley, G. | MUS | |||
1962 | 9 | 2 | 1 | Four Happy Weeks In The Old World (pt4) | Hoeltzel, John | HIS | |||
1962 | 9 | 2 | 9 | Quiztime | Moss, Ralph A. | CYL | |||
1962 | 9 | 2 | 11 | Chart Of An Orgn Box | Ruth, A.J. | CYL | |||
1961 | 7 | 3 | 1 | Saying It To Music 17th,18th Century | Sunley, F.S. | MUS | |||
1961 | 7 | 3 | 3 | News Of Our English Members | HIS | ||||
1961 | 7 | 3 | 5 | Una-Fon, Circus Collector Find Rare | Estes, Mr. | MIS | |||
1961 | 7 | 3 | 12 | Music Box Related Books | HIS | ||||
1961 | 7 | 4 | 3 | The Acquisition Of A Music Box | Eller, Nancy | CYL | |||
1961 | 7 | 4 | 5 | Dated Music Box, A | Bidden, George A. | CYL | |||
1961 | 7 | 5 | 1 | Annual Meeting (1961) | MBSI | ||||
1961 | 7 | 5 | 3 | Governor That Won't Turn, The (I) | Heckert, Glenn P. | CYL | |||
1961 | 7 | 5 | 8 | Interesting Visit (Boston Science Museum) | Hoone, Louis J. | HIS | |||
1961 | 7 | 5 | 10 | Rewrite Of Notes By Roy Mosoriak | Hoeltzel, John | MUS | |||
1961 | 7 | 6 | 4 | Another Rare Music Box | Buscher, A./Buscher, J. | CYL | |||
1961 | 7 | 6 | 5 | Regina Chime, An Unusual Item | Hoone, Louis J. | DIS | |||
1961 | 7 | 7 | 1 | Excerpts..Music Box & Mechanical Music | Chapuis, Alfred | CYL | |||
1961 | 8 | 1 | 1 | Annual Meeting (1961) | Fabel, Marguerite | MBSI | |||
1961 | 8 | 1 | 10 | Stella Music Boxes | Bornand, Ruth C. | DIS | |||
1961 | 8 | 2 | 1 | Incident In Lloyd Kelley's Workshop, An | Jenkins, Wade | CYL | |||
1961 | 8 | 2 | 3 | Columbia Records - Of Music Boxes | Burr, Charles | MUS | |||
1961 | 8 | 2 | 5 | Shopping With Hulda - Music Boxes Play On At Sponholz | HIS | ||||
1961 | 8 | 2 | 7 | Extracts From Barbarian Newspaper (1861) | Bidden, George A. | HIS | |||
1961 | 8 | 2 | 8 | Music Box Recordings ` | Horn, R./Ford, R. | MUS | |||
1961 | 8 | 2 | 10 | Madison Square Gardens Antique Show | Fabel, Marguerite | MBSI | |||
1961 | 8 | 2 | 12 | Player Piano Treasury (Letter) | McMullin, Robert | PIA | |||
1960 | 6 | 3 | 1 | Mscl Pictures | Boser, George | AUT | |||
1960 | 6 | 3 | 1 | Gift To MBS From Mr. Guinness | MBSI | ||||
1960 | 6 | 3 | 5 | Another Francois Nicole Box Found | Bidden, George A. | CYL | |||
1960 | 6 | 3 | 8 | Amateur Tunes A Comb | Hoone, Louis J. | CYL | |||
1960 | 6 | 3 | 10 | Recorded Music League | Davis, Frank | HIS | |||
1960 | 6 | 3 | 11 | River Boat Goes Colorful | Albino, Dorothy | HIS | |||
1960 | 6 | 4 | 1 | Notes On Players | Armstrong, Durrell | PIA | |||
1960 | 6 | 4 | 4 | Welte-Mignon, Outline History Of | McMullin, Robert | ORC | |||
1960 | 6 | 4 | 6 | Letter From A TV Viewer | Konvalinka, Dan | HIS | |||
1960 | 6 | 4 | 8 | Repair A Paper Roll | Marken, L.M. | PIA | |||
1960 | 6 | 5 | 1 | Annual Meeting (1960) | MBSI | ||||
1960 | 6 | 5 | 2 | Memo On Recorded Music League | Bornand, Ruth C. | HIS | |||
1960 | 6 | 5 | 4 | Mechanical Music Museums, U.S.(1960) | HIS | ||||
1960 | 7 | 1 | 1 | Annual Meeting (1960) | MBSI | ||||
1960 | 7 | 1 | 5 | Books About Music Boxes | HIS | ||||
1960 | 7 | 1 | 6 | MBSI Charter & First Year Members | MBSI | ||||
1960 | 7 | 1 | 8 | Paper From An Old Music Box | Bidden, George A. | CYL | |||
1960 | 7 | 2 | 1 | Mscl Arts...Middle Centuries-5 | Hoeltzel, John | HIS | |||
1960 | 7 | 2 | 7 | Another Fabulous Music Box | Bidden, George A. | CYL | |||
1960 | 7 | 2 | 9 | Simple ways to Establish Age of a Music Box | Fabel, Marguerite | CYL | |||
1959 | 5 | 3 | 1 | Mscl Arts...Middle Centuries-4 | Hoeltzel, John | HIS | |||
1959 | 5 | 3 | 3 | Mscl Box Programmes | Clark, John E.T. | CYL | |||
1959 | 5 | 3 | 9 | Some Afterthoughts | Heckert, Glenn P. | CYL | |||
1959 | 5 | 4 | 1 | Orgn Music Boxes | Bidden, George A. | CYL | |||
1959 | 5 | 4 | 6 | Grandmama's Music | Buckle, Catherine | CYL | |||
1959 | 5 | 4 | 9 | My Cllctn & Hobbies | Leonberger, Louise | HIS | |||
1959 | 5 | 5 | 1 | Confessions Of A Reluctant Calliope Player | Jouard, Paul | ORL | |||
1959 | 5 | 5 | 4 | Annual Meeting (1959) | MBSI | ||||
1959 | 5 | 5 | 9 | Calliopes | Smith, Fred | ORL | |||
1959 | 5 | 5 | 11 | Care & Repair Of Paper Music Rolls | Sanders, Arthur | MUS | |||
1959 | 5 | 6 | 1 | Tenth Anniversary Special Bulletin (1959) | Charter Members, The | MBSI | |||
1959 | 6 | 1 | 1 | Annual Meeting (1959) | MBSI | ||||
1959 | 6 | 2 | 1 | Theory Of Dampers, The | Bidden, George A. | CYL | |||
1959 | 6 | 2 | 5 | Excerpt's From Music Box Repair Manual | Jacot | CYL | |||
1959 | 6 | 2 | 10 | Further Happenings To A Repairer Of Music Boxes | Clark, John E.T. | CYL | |||
1958 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Mscl Quality of Antique Swiss Music Box | Hoeltzel, John | CYL | |||
1958 | 4 | 2 | 11 | Player Pianos: Thru Thick & Thin | Armstrong, Durrell | PIA | |||
1958 | 4 | 3 | 1 | Special Meeting At Mr. Guinness's | Hoone, Louis J. | MBSI | |||
1958 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Roller Orgn, The | Givens, Larry | ORS | |||
1958 | 4 | 3 | 12 | Mscl Arts...Middle Centuries-1 | Hoeltzel, John | HIS | |||
1958 | 4 | 3 | 16 | Horn's Music Box Arcade (Sarasota Fl.) | HIS | ||||
1958 | 4 | 3 | 21 | How Much Repairing Can I Do On My Music Box? | Heckert, Glenn P. | CYL | |||
1958 | 4 | 4 | 1 | Mscl Arts...Middle Centuries-2 | Hoeltzel, John | HIS | |||
1958 | 4 | 4 | 7 | About Old Phonographs | Marken, L.M. | PHO | |||
1958 | 4 | 4 | 12 | How Far Can I Go In Repairing My Music Box? (1) | Heckert, Glenn P. | CYL | |||
1958 | 4 | 4 | 19 | Why One Wasn't Enough | Armentrout, Frances | HIS | |||
1958 | 4 | 4 | 21 | Albino Cllctn, The | HIS | ||||
1958 | 4 | 5 | 1 | News Of The Annual Meeting (1958) | MBSI | ||||
1958 | 4 | 5 | 3 | How Far Can I Go In Repairing My Music Box? (2) | Heckert, Glenn P. | CYL | |||
1958 | 4 | 5 | 8 | Singing Bird Boxes | Bidden, George A. | AUT | |||
1958 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Annual Meeting (1958) | MBSI | ||||
1958 | 5 | 1 | 9 | Music Box, What Is A | Winter, Anton | CYL | |||
1958 | 5 | 1 | 13 | Collecting Is My Hobby | Svoboda, Al | HIS | |||
1958 | 5 | 2 | 3 | Mscl Boxes, The Object Of A Collector | Clark, John E.T. | CYL | |||
1958 | 5 | 2 | 7 | Horn's At Sarasota | HIS | ||||
1957 | 3 | 3 | 1 | Hupfeld-Art Orchestrions | Givens, Larry | ORC | |||
1957 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Regina Music Box, Renovating A | Puracchio, Anthony | DIS | |||
1957 | 3 | 3 | 12 | Exhibit At Nieman-Marcus | Bornand, Ruth C. | HIS | |||
1957 | 3 | 4 | 1 | Automatons, Mscl | Merrick, Byron P. | AUT | |||
1957 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Automata, Repairing Mscl | Fabel, Clarence | AUT | |||
1957 | 3 | 4 | 11 | News from Switzerland | Horngacher, J.A. | CYL | |||
1957 | 3 | 4 | 15 | Question of Exchange, A | Clark, John E.T. | HIS | |||
1957 | 3 | 5 | 1 | Projects For The Society | Luhrs, Henry | MBSI | |||
1957 | 3 | 5 | 4 | Annual Meeting (1957) | MBSI | ||||
1957 | 3 | 5 | 6 | Museums To Visit (1957) | HIS | ||||
1957 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Annual Meeting (1957) | MBSI | ||||
1957 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Suggestions for Bulletin | Ford, Rita | MBSI | |||
1957 | 4 | 1 | 7 | Music Box Markings | Bidden, George A. | CYL | |||
1956 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Library Committee & Activity | MBSI | ||||
1956 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Vacation Trip, A | Wagner, | HIS | |||
1956 | 2 | 2 | 13 | Some Experiences | Heckert, Glenn P. | HIS | |||
1956 | 2 | 2 | 16 | Reconditioning Tune Sheets | Hoke, John | DIS | |||
1956 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Reuge Of St. Croix | Hoeltzel, John | CYL | |||
1956 | 2 | 4 | 5 | The Winder Cllctn (U.K.) | Hoeltzel, John | HIS | |||
1956 | 2 | 5 | 2 | Annual Meeting (1956) | MBSI | ||||
1956 | 2 | 5 | 4 | Spinning Wheel Features A Mscl Box | MBSI | ||||
1956 | 2 | 5 | 6 | Editorial On The MBS | Smith, Marjorie | MBSI | |||
1956 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Refinishing Music Boxes | Fabel, Marguerite | CYL | |||
1956 | 3 | 1 | 8 | Tuning Comb In Mscl Boxes | Heckert, Glenn P. | CYL | |||
1956 | 3 | 1 | 14 | His First Music Box | Shuey, Nelson | HIS | |||
1956 | 3 | 1 | 15 | Jukeboxes, The Older The Better | Henderson, Jim | HIS | |||
1956 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Annual Meeting (1956) (THIS ITEM MISSING) | MBSI | ||||
1955 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Ruth Bornand On T.V. | Bornand, Ruth C. | HIS | |||
1955 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Arch Rankin In Detroit Free Press | Rankin, Aarch | HIS | |||
1955 | 1 | 2 | 7 | Music Boxes In Saginaw Museum's Hobby Show | Hoeltzel, John | HIS | |||
1955 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ' Wandering On Third Avenue 27 Years Ago' | Hoeltzel, John | HIS | |||
1955 | 1 | 2 | 14 | Lust's Astronomical Clock | TIM | ||||
1955 | 1 | 3 | 3 | The Hackers Of Jennings Mo. | Fabel, Marguerite | MBSI | |||
1955 | 1 | 3 | 6 | The Joys Of Music Boxes | Morgan, William | HIS | |||
1955 | 1 | 3 | 7 | Interesting [Music Box] Story, An | Winter, Anton | HIS | |||
1955 | 1 | 3 | 16 | More News From England | Clark, John E.T. | HIS | |||
1955 | 1 | 4 | 1 | Reminisces For The Society | Mosoriak, Roy | HIS | |||
1955 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Correspondence From England | Clark, John E.T. | HIS | |||
1955 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Doll Cllctn At Knotts Berry Farm | Leonberger, Louise | HIS | |||
1955 | 1 | 4 | 8 | Music Boxes, His (Mr. Buchtel) | Hoover Newsy News | HIS | |||
1955 | 1 | 4 | 10 | Robert Huish Alters Home | California Times | HIS | |||
1955 | 1 | 5 | 9 | Creation And Story Of M.B.S.I. | Crawford, | MBSI | |||
1955 | 1 | 5 | 0 | Fabel Cllctn, The | Fabel, Marguerite | HIS | |||
1955 | 1 | 6 | 1 | Replacing broken Teeth, | Heckert, Glenn P. | CYL | |||
1955 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Seventh Annual Meeting (1955) | Fabel, Marguerite | MBSI | |||
1955 | 2 | 1 | 9 | Mscl Boxes In Books | CYL | ||||
1955 | 2 | 1 | 11 | Mscl Boxes In The Doll World | Leonberger, Louise | AUT | |||
1955 | 2 | 1 | 13 | Collecting Music Boxes | Albino, Dorothy | HIS | |||
1954 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Annual Meeting (1954) | MBSI | ||||
1954 | 1 | 1 | 9 | Gallery Talk, Oberlin College | Merrick, Byron P. | HIS | |||
1954 | 1 | 1 | 11 | The Hacker's Debut On T.V. | Hacker, Al | HIS |