Can someone point me in the right direction to finding out more
information on Hofbauer barrel organs and a general history of barrel
organs, particularly in Holland.  Any advice on this topic would be
greatly appreciated.

Herbert Miller
http://penscape.com.au/coolmill

 [ Automatic Music Digest for 96.08.20 featured a special section
 [ of several articles telling about the Hofbauer organs.  You can
 [ retrieve this issue with a web browser from the MMD web site at
 [ http://mmd.foxtail.com  -- Robbie