Mechanical Music World
The Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors' Association is an educational non-profit organization with worldwide appreciation of historic automatic musical instruments.
Our members' interests vary widely, from collecting instruments and rolls and related items, from fascination with the mechanisms, to interest in the history and the technicians and the artists, to just plain listening to the music of these amazing instruments.
The Musical Box Society International (MBSI) is a group of worldwide enthusiasts for automated musical machines whose origin predates electrically-amplified music. We are intrigued by musical instruments which play themselves using punched paper, punched discs, pinned cylinders, paper rolls, or Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) and are powered by hand crank, springs or electric motors.
The Mechanical Music Digest (MMD) is a moderated forum, published daily on the Internet and distributed primarily by e-mail. If you visit this site more than once you are encouraged to sign up for an account on this site. Users with accounts can subscribe to receive our daily newsletter and can submit articles and/or inquiries to be included in the newsletter. Accounts are currently free.
The Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors' Association is an educational non-profit organization with worldwide appreciation of historic automatic musical instruments.
Our members' interests vary widely, from collecting instruments and rolls and related items, from fascination with the mechanisms, to interest in the history and the technicians and the artists, to just plain listening to the music of these amazing instruments.
The Musical Box Society International (MBSI) is a group of worldwide enthusiasts for automated musical machines whose origin predates electrically-amplified music. We are intrigued by musical instruments which play themselves using punched paper, punched discs, pinned cylinders, paper rolls, or Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) and are powered by hand crank, springs or electric motors.
The Mechanical Music Digest (MMD) is a moderated forum, published daily on the Internet and distributed primarily by e-mail. If you visit this site more than once you are encouraged to sign up for an account on this site. Users with accounts can subscribe to receive our daily newsletter and can submit articles and/or inquiries to be included in the newsletter. Accounts are currently free.
The Carousel Organ Association of America is devoted to all outdoor mechanical musical instruments, including band, fair, and street organs, calliopes, and hand- cranked organs of all size. What FUN it is to associate with folks that love to talk about and operate the instruments that play "The Happiest Music on Earth." COAA is dedicated to enjoying, preserving and sharing knowledge of all mechanical musical instruments.
The Wonders of Mechanical Music has a Zoom event held on the first Monday of every month. We share musical collections, history, technology, restorations and a passion for mechanical music, carousels and craftsmanship with people of all ages. We also share the love of carousels, amusements, and related topics. Presentations are personal. With chat and Q&A time, this is an opportunity for music, art, amusement, and technology lovers.
