[ Francoise Dussour wrote in 990123 MMDigest: "Davrainville was a very
 [ good organbuilder in France.  He worked in Paris, but his family
 [ came from the neighbourhoods of Mirecourt, the cradle of the little
 [ serinette.  Not many organs from Davrainville are today in the
 [ museums or in private collections."
 [
 [ Philippe Rouille reported in 980320 MMDigest that a "good and rare
 [ Davrainville barrel organ was sold at auction in Paris today for
 [ about 6,500 US$ with the premium."
 [
 [ A photo of a Davrainville serinette at Musee des Gets, France, is at
 [ http://www.musicamecanica.org/musica_mecanica/a/glossaire/serinette.html
 [
 [ -- Robbie

Hello MMD'rs: Is there anyone out there who either has or knows of a
Davrainville organ that I don't know about?  I am still working on my
chart of all known Davrainville organs and have identified 22 existing
ones.  But -- there might be more out there, and this is an appeal for
information about them.

I am not identifying those owned by private owners but for each one
I know about; the owner knows I know and need not respond to this
request.

Private owners or collections:

2 Davrainvilles in Germany
4 Davrainvilles in the USA
2 Davrainvilles in England
1 Davrainville in France
and #10, #657 and #542 are otherwise unidentified but are known
to exist and in private hands.

Museum collections:

5 Davrainvilles in the Nationaal Museum van speelklok tot pierement,
  Utrecht
1 Davrainville in the Musee des Arts et Metiers, Paris
1 Davrainville in the Musee des Arts Decorativs, Paris
1 Davrainville in the Musee des Gets, France
1 Davrainville in the Hermitage, Russia
1 Davrainville in the Conservatoire in Brussels

If you can help me with this quest I would be most appreciative and
would of course keep any information you give me confidential.

If you know of another Davrainville out there I would like to know its
serial number, the size of its barrel, the number of pipes, keys and
registers and the motive power.  If you can put me in touch with the
owner all the better but of course I will understand if that is not
possible.  Please respond privately to me at <fmtz@aol.com>

Thanks a lot for your help with this!

Frank Metzger