MBSI
Musical Box Society International
c. 1905
Designed and built by J. W. Whitlock of Rising Sun, Indiana.
The harp has 60 strings.
Whitlock built the harps and sold them exclusively to the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company for $250. Wurlitzer retailed them for $750 at the peak of their popularity.
c. 1920
Manufactured by Pierre Eich in Ghent, Belgium.
The Solophone model was available in several ornately carved oak case styles. It plays custom Pierre Eich rolls.
c. 2008
Manufactured by NBC Organ of Holland.
The organ was custom built for the Mr. Arnold Chase. It has extensive carvings, statues, and paintings to represent the style of street organs of the 1920s. It is MIDI controlled.
c. 1957
Manufactured by Gebroeders Decap (Decap Brothers) in Antwerp, Belgium.
Contains several ranks of pipes, a Hammond organ, and a custom synthesizer for trumpet and saxophone voices. One robot plays a Crucianelli piano accordion.
This is the larger of the two robot orchestras, featuring a 105 key organ (the smaller has 92 keys). It is estimated that 10 robot orchestras were built.
c. 1912 – 1920
Manufactured by Marquette Piano Company in Chicago, IL.
Contains 79 pipes (30 violin, 30 open flutes, 19 piccolo), castanets, tambourine, triangle, and mandolin attachment.