To Jody:

It was a pleasure  meeting you in Chicago.  I must mention again that
you are running a fantastic Operation, or whatever we can call it.  I
enjoy tremendously reading all the stuff that comes down the line every
few days.

I only collect up 'till now, (or rather try) to collect Music Boxes.
Now, because of you and your helpers, I have  become interested in
Player Pianos and of course Reproducing pianos too.

Unfortunately, and anyway,if I ever found one that I could afford, I
wouldn't have anywhere to put it.  Ah, that's life.

Keep up the good work Jody.

Oh Yes, Has there ever been published anywhere on your Net, a list of
Makers in Europe or elsewhere, of Small Electronic or Modern
Mechanical  Small organs of the types that can be Carried or Dragged on
Small hand Wagons ?

I was particularly impressed with the small types like Hofbauer Harmonipan's,
Busker's & Waldkircher Orgelbau's

If there is such a list perhaps you can tell me where and how to find it
by Email or even Snail Mail.

Regards to ALL from Montreal, (Still Canada)

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• [ Editor's note:
 [
 [ Charles,
 [
 [    First, thanks for the positive feedback about our meeting
 [ meeting in Chicago and also on the Digest.
 [
 [    The question you raise about vendors of small organs is
 [ blatently missing from our "vendors" list.  Thinking about
 [ the convention, I have to say that the number of monkey organs
 [ seen in the hallways and in the beer tent was quite a treat
 [ for me.  And of course there was the street organ in the
 [ back of the hospitality room...
 [
 [    I approached a seasoned MBSI member and asked what was
 [ "wrong" with the street organ in the corner because it had
 [ started to play erratically, like the book wasn't feeding
 [ at a constant speed.  I was told, much to my suprise, that
 [ the street organ was being hand-cranked and that when
 [ you switched between arms, it was hard to not have a "glitch
 [ in the speed".  I stepped over the "rope" that was protecting
 [ the organ and went around back.  Sure enough, it was being hand-
 [ cranked, and the task was quickly offerred to me.  I managed
 [ to get through about 1/2 of a tune before having to switch arms.
 [ It was hard work, and keeping the tempo even is a skill which
 [ does not come immediately.
 [
 [    Back to the subject...  I got a business card from one of
 [ the organ vendors, and a postcard from another, but I'd hardly
 [ say I got an inclusive list of who was there.  Clearly there
 [ are other vendors who were not represented.  This seems like a
 [ good set of topics for the vendor list:  MECHANICAL ORGANS:
 [ Barrel Organs, Monkey Organs, Street Organs, Fair Organs,
 [ Dance-Hall Organs, Music Vendors for Mechanical Organs (books,
 [ rolls, EPROMS, Computer conversions, etc).
 [
 [    Looking over the "suppliers" list, I note that the list is
 [ very "thin" on Music Box dealers, Music Box repair people,
 [ and Music Box parts vendors.
 [
 [    I know that there are people here who are interested in both
 [ of these areas and are much more knowledgeable than I.  Please
 [ help round-out the list of vendors.
 [
 [ Thanks
 [ Jody