•Hello, MMD readers, John Powers is correct when he says that Danilo Konvalinka didn't die. Danilo was put into a nursing home, under the state's control, by the man to whom he gave the building, collection and the rest of the 27 rooms of items beyond the seven room that were open to the public on G...

•[ Pat DeWitt wrote in 140922 MMDigest -- > Does anyone know what the potential future of the place might be? To answer Pat DeWitt, there is no 'future' for the Musical Wonder House. The collection was dispersed over the years of trying to keep up with the bills. The main collection pieces that were...

•I currently have two of our reproduction Wurlitzer wonder lamps for sale. They are both motorized and all you have to do is plug them in to the receptacle on top of your orchestrion. So far we have sold seven of these and everyone has been very pleased. The spun metal parts match the originals perf...

•http://lincolncountynewsonline.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=63776&SectionID=1&SubSectionID=75&S=1 This well-researched article should answer any questions you might have about The Musical Wonder House during its 23 years of successful operation and then its subsequent years of decline. - Douglas...

•For Sale: Turn of the century Coin operated Regina "Wonder Musical Automaton" music machine in great condition. In solid oak cabinet, complete with feet and ornate filigree top piece, along with many 15-1/2-inch metal discs, most in great condition. This instrument was originally from an old ice cr...

•For sale: I have available a Yale Wonder Clock with a 15-inch Regina disc music box displayed on the front -- an animated mechanical device with music and lights. F.o.b. New Hampshire. Dave Bowers Wolfeboro Falls, New Hampshire, USA [ Yale Wonder Clock [ https://www.mmdigest.com/Attachments/20/08/0...

•I am looking for a Wurlitzer Wonder Light, reproduction or original. Please email me at my address below. John Ravert, Sr. jgravert@windstream.net.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to reply]

•Hi "MMDers", No one replied regarding my Wurlitzer Wonderlight post of last week. Someone out there has made replicas. I am interested in a replica more that an original. I just finished making a full size Wurlitzer CX out of a Wurlitzer IX and the only thing needed is a light. My email is jgravert...

•I have the capability of making a copy of the Wurlitzer Wonderlight. I am starting a second production and will send photos of what I have made to those interested. This is just the light and all parts associated with it; the cost is from $2200 to $2500. We can make the face at an additional cost. ...

•Angelo Rulli certainly takes on the flair of an Italian Grinder. His moustache, however, is only exceeded by my German organ-grinding cookie duster. Ron Bopp [ Editor's Note: [ [ Ron Yost has sent us a "postcard" of Angelo "grinding" in JPEG format. [ [ I've placed the "postcard" in the FTP archive...

•The BBC recently produced a radio programme, some 57 minutes or so long, that was transmitted on March 29 at 11:00 PM GMT. It was entitled "Monsieur Gavioli's Wonderful Contraption" and was about the fairground organ. I recorded it and will be sending copies to the FOPS repre- sentatives in the USA...

•Hi all, I have another CD release that will be shipping on Tuesday, the 16th. It's "Best Of The Wonderful Belgian Band Organ". This release features many songs that were never released. Please check it out on this link if you are interested: http://www.bandorganmusic.com/best_of_the_belgian_band_or...

•Hi, This is my first post since 2005. I only recently joined this list again and I tend to lurk. Anyway -- My imagination was recently fired up on seeing a superb YouTube video, recommended to me by a fellow mechanical musical enthusiast, of a Wurlitzer CX restored by Art Reblitz. Apart from the in...

•Gillian's Wonderland Pier Carousel and Replica Wurlitzer 157 facade Hello, since hearing about the closure of Gillian's Wonderland Pier in October of this year, I took a trip to film and take pictures of everything I wanted to before its closure. One of the things I took videos and photos for is th...

•Hello, I have been constantly checking up on various Ocean City websites and with friends I know who were involved with the former Gillian's Wonderland Pier. I have been really anxious of the future of Wonderland's antique Philadelphia Toboggan Company (PTC) carousel #75 ever since the closure anno...

Hi, all. My name is Larry Smith, I'm a programmer for Digital Equipment - lot of software folks around here, I can see from the archives. Must be part of the mind set. I've always loved mechanical devices - maybe in reaction to the highly non-mechanical devices that are part of my living - but I've ...

•For sale: Not for everybody, but for someone that really likes -- and will take care of, and show off -- this Wurlitzer Style LX (or CX-B) coin piano, with drums, bells, triangle, flute and violin pipes, and topped with the Wurlitzer Wonder Light. It's restored inside and out, it's beautiful, and p...

Daniel Wilson is misinformed when he says New Zealand has only one player piano. We are only a small nation but there are some interesting collections here. Rod Cornelius and Jonathan White each have collections of significant size, to mention only two - and I'm mentioning them because as I write th...

•Hi All, Have you ever had a song or melody haunt you? For years I have found myself whistling this perky tune. I know where I picked it up from, but I don't know its name. The tune was the theme song for a show called Wonderama here in the New York area. The show was very popular in the 'sixties be...

•Danilo Konvalinka, formerly of 16-18 High Street, Wiscasset, died peacefully at Coves Edge Long Term Care in Damariscotta, Maine, on June 18, 2015. He was 84 years old. In 1963 Konvalinka established The Musical Wonder House in Wiscasset, Maine. There, in an elegant setting filled with antiques and...