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| 2018.03.30.01 |
Introduction
from Uwe Gernert •Hello, all! Since the MMDigest is a reliable and interesting source for all enthusiasts of mechanical music, I always read the Digest on a regular basis before I finally decided to subscribe. To introduce myself to the community after several years of just reception of the contents, I want to give ... |
| 2020.06.17.01 |
Langenbucher-Bidermann Clock & A-roll Boxes
from Jere Ryder •We're in need at the museum for about 6 empty "A" roll boxes for orphan rolls here in the Guinness Collection. If you can spare them, please let me know. Now we'll jump back a mere 300 years. Just prior to the pandemic shutting things down, the Metropolitan Museum in New York City had a wonderful e... |
| 1997.08.09.06 |
Historic Fair Organs Play New Compositions
from Robbie Rhodes •I received announcements of this event on almost the same day in e-mail press releases from Germany, and in the just-arrived July 1997 edition of Das Mechanische Musikinstrumente (DMM), the publication of the German Society for Self-playing Musical Instruments (GSM). The short article in DMM was wr... |
| 2002.05.07.05 |
A Brief History of Automata
from Jere Ryder •In response to Angela Frucci's 'brief' history of automata query, I would sum it up as man's never-ceasing fascination of life, including the imitation and/or re-creation of same. Very early on it was thought to be an evil art or witchery for which the accused could be put to death. As time passed... |
| 2003.04.30.01 |
Lewis Graham Museum of Music in Scarsdale, NY
from Jere Ryder •Luuk Goldhoorn wrote: > Recently I came across a catalogue from 1967, copyright by Lewis > Graham, entitled "The Museum of Music presents a pictorial outline > of the history of mechanical music." It was a bit before our day, and our late father, Hughes Ryder, may well have known much more of the s... |
| 2006.04.13.01 |
"Royal Music Machines" Exhibition in Utrecht
from Jan Kees de Ruijter •On Wednesday, April 12, the big 50 years jubilee exhibition in the National Museum "From Musical Clock to Streetorgan" in Utrecht, Holland, was opened by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. The most beautiful musical clocks, automata and other interesting instruments, which are related to royal famil... |
| 2009.03.15.02 |
List of Coinola Style "O" Rolls
from Jack M. Conway •These rolls are not on the list of Coinola style "O" rolls at http://www.mmdigest.com/Gallery/MMMedia/O-rollList.html Jack M. Conway, Los Angeles, California, USA O-160 Brown, Black & White Siou's Music Company Play-Rite Music Rolls A composite made up from bits & pieces. Very early rags & one step... |
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