•[ Ref. John Ravert, Sr. in 210226 MMDigest ] Hi group, to my knowledge, the Wurlitzer orchestrion "wonderlamp" or "wonderlight" replicas are built by James Lowell of Arizona who is (was?) a long-time AMICA and/or MBSI member. (He's not in the 2020 AMICA directory; hope he decides to rejoin in the f...

•The museum had a call last week from a woman who was putting a box of piano rolls in the trash. After convincing her that I would come pick them up and therefore that she didn't have to do that I drove out and retrieved a few boxes of unknown rolls. One of the museum's volunteers has been inventory...

•--- forwarded message, please reply to sender and MMD --- Hello. About 25 years ago, at Seattle Center, there was a ring of curio shops and exhibits. One of them contained antique mechanical music players. They are no longer at Seattle Center, and I have never seen or heard of them any other place...

•I have been searching for information on glue online to do a report on. While researching I stumbled upon your website which has been helpful to me, although I can't seem to find information on the basics of glue. Such as, the materials used in super glue and just plain Elmers glue that makes them ...

•Hi, Want a wonderful instrument at a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? Check out the following: 58-key Bruder Barrel Organ 97-key Bursens Organ 37-key Frati Barrel Organ Gavioli Barrel Organ 60-key Limonaire Organ 86-key Decap Mortier Organ 83-key Gasparini Organ Large Imhof & Mukle Orchestrion Hupfe...

•Holy smoke! Amongst the many amazing devices discussed herein, there are two that stand out in the last MMD. One device is the musical teapot that whistles 'Tea For Two' when it boils. How the heck do they do that? About all I can envision is a steam turbine powered miniature calliope. The other is...

•Wanted: 1 copy of Bill Hunt's "Wonderland", Vol. 2. I have Vol. 1 and I just missed out on a Vol. 2 which came up on eBay. A reasonable price is offered plus postage. Thanks Roger Desouches r.desouches@hotmail.com

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•--- message from non-subscriber, please reply to sender and MMD --- From: jsgor@conncoll.edu (John Gordon) To: automatic-music@foxtail.com Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 15:59:00 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Wonder Lamp Does anyone know the location of a "wonder light" - that is, the revolving apparatus of differe...

•Hello MMD readers, Year 2000 promises to be a far better one for Danilo Konvalinka, who is making progress from the effects of a stroke which occurred late last year. He was in Massachusetts for the Nov.-Dec. business season, alternating between The Merry Music Box shop and a rehabilitation clinic ...

•Yesterday I had a delightful telephone conversation with restorer Stephen Kent Goodman and he told me he's searching for a Wurlitzer "Wonder Light". He recalled that, long ago, beautiful Wonder Light replicas were constructed by Mr. Frank Burnett of Accurate Tool & Die Co., in South Gate, Californi...

•Hi from Dave Bowers. If anyone has any original tokens used for dispensing by the Yale Wonder Clock, Automatic Discount & Cashier Machine, and related musical devices of the early 20th century, I'd like to have the opportunity to buy one of each different. Also, I am planning to order some new toke...

•Tim Westman just delivered my magnificently restored Yale Wonder Clock. It looks great, plays great (except see below), and is quite the attraction. The mechanisms are remarkably sophisticated. While in my collection I have Regina 20-3/4" and 27" changers, I have not a single 15-1/2" box, until now...

•Does anyone have a flip box or "Wonder" box from QRS that they are willing to sell? I also need 5 regular boxes from anyone willing to sell. Will pay $10 for "Wonder box," $3 per regular box. Kent Zacherl

•I was asked to produce reproduction wonder lamps. After some thought I agreed to do it. Actually about five people have been involved in the project. The first lamp has just been finished and we are quite pleased. We have had the spun metal parts tooled and have nine of them left. We are machining ...

•Several months ago I sent a note saying we were making reproduction Wurlitzer wonder lamps [110123 MMDigest]. We have had many inquires and the project is coming along well. We have had ten spun metal sets of parts made and the rest, except filigrees, are being hand made. The reproduction filigrees...

•Last Sunday my wife and I visited the Musical Wonder House in Wiscasset, Maine. It was well worth the visit. This museum has an outstanding collection of all types of mechanical music. It contains several reproducing pianos, numerous disc music boxes, even more cylinder music boxes, musical clocks...

•[ Ref. Restoration of Bremond Musical Box #13780 [ Matti Bradley wrote in 140916 MMDigest -- > ... restored by The Musical Wonder House in Wiscasset, Maine. It > was likely one of their last projects before the tragic illness of > the founder, his death, and its subsequent closure this past year. T...

•I met Danilo Konvalinka and his father when they had a shop in Washington, D.C. (actually I believe it was Georgetown). I was just a teenager interested in the instruments, especially antique phonographs. They were very courteous as I asked endless questions. Sadly, I never got to Wiscasset, Maine...

•I visited the Musical Wonder House Museum in the past and was impressed with it's variety and location. Because I love to vacation in Maine, it is (was) of particular interest. Does anyone know what the potential future of the place might be? Pat DeWitt - way out in "flyover" Indiana!