As people who restore automatic musical instruments age, there will
be a point in time where at least some younger people should become
interested in maintaining and restoring these instruments.

Some people, such as Dr. Bill Black mentioned in an earlier article,
are not in good health anymore and they'll have to get out of the
field of repairing and maintaining automatic instruments.  However,
these people can help to pass on the knowledge to those who are
starting out so that automatic musical instruments can be enjoyed by
future generations.  Thus it will be important to try and seek out
people who will be interested in repairing and maintaining automatic
musical instruments as they represent an era that is long gone.

Jeff Alterman