This is a message just to introduce myself as a new member to the
mailing list.

I am a family physician and my wife, Ann, is a dermatologist, and
we live in Nashville, Tennessee.  We accidently became interested
in music boxes when we came across an old Swiss cylinder box in an
antique store.  We bought that one for my mom, who was celebrating
her 60th birthday that year.  Shortly thereafter we were attending
a conference in Seattle where I had the good fortune to meet Bill
Ullstrom, one of trustees of the Musical Box Society
International.  He sold me a nickel operated Regina 15.5" disc
music box with a collection of old disks.  We have an automated
silver bird box that we love, and a blind man's repeater pocket
watch that plays a tune if you listen closely enough.

I am looking forward to participating in this list.

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Gary J. Smith, M.D.             gsmith@ethos.win.net
http://www.win.net/~ethos       voice: (615) 662-0366
Nashville, Tennessee            fax:   (615) 662-3186