•Hello Folks, I am wondering if the magnificent recording, "Music for Carousel Lovers", which features Kit Carson County Carousel's Wurlitzer Style 155 "Monster" military band organ, is still available. I have not seen it anywhere. Also, has song #9 (formerly the "Hippocampus Song") been identified ...

•This CD has been out of stock for several years. It was produced by Mary Brenneman of Denver in 2000, and was sold in the Kit Carson County Carousel Museum near the carousel in Burlington, Colorado. Unfortunately, I know of no current plans to reissue it. Art Reblitz http://www.reblitzrestorations...

•Dave Haibach, in 110903 MMDigest, asked about the Wurlitzer Style 155 "Monster" music CD, "Music for Carousel Lovers", that was sold at the Kit Carson County Carousel. Jo Downey, Kit Carson County Carousel Advisory Board member, has confirmed that all copies of the CD were sold and there are presen...

•In the 130514 MMD Larry Schuette asks about building a transparent model of a player piano action to demonstrate how a player piano works. The Kit Carson Carousel, Burlington, Colorado, has a museum in its carousel building that demonstrates and interprets much about the carousel and its Wurlitzer ...

•In the 130518 MMD Matthew Caulfield wrote that he remembered seeing detailed photos of the transparent working models made by Art Reblitz for the band organ display at the Kit Carson Carousel Museum, Burlington, Colorado. The photos were in Art's article for the MBSI's "Mechanical Music," Vol. 54, ...

•Hi again, It's like Hal Davis said, all style band organs sound different. That goes for other makes as well. I heard two style 146 band organs made by North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works, and they both sound different. The same applies to Artizan AX2C's: they all don't sound the same. Hal has...

•--- forwarded message, please reply to sender and MMD --- Scott Olson gave me your e-mail address. I'm looking for any information, articles on Ruth organs. We are currently getting ours restored and would love to have more information. He said something about MM Digest but didn't give me any more ...

•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. You can find some instruments in : 1/ Cite d...

•Hello -- The only Welte recording that I am aware of is of a number of rolls of Gustav Mahler's music played by Mahler himself. There are four rolls; three are first played alone and are then played again as accompaniment for a singer: 1. "Ging heut' morgens ubers feld" 2. "Ich ging mit Lust durch ...

•Craig Brougher wrote in 990903 MMDigest: > There used to be leather belting sold with a nylon or some kind of > plastic webbing inserted in it, like polypropylene ski rope, that > prevented it from stretching. That way, you had the solidity and > grab of the leather, along with the stability of the...

•I have moved lots of nickelodeons with Schafer with no problems. Consider the source of the negative comments. I researched several negative comments that had appeared in MMD and still use Schafer for my moving. I have booked several moves for MMD'ers as we do get a discount because of our contract...

•Hi Gang, I am pleased to announce that the new video that I had made is now ready. The cost is $25.00 shipped, DVD/VHS available. You can email me at for more info or to order. Here is a compilation of some great videos of old antique band organs and arcade machines. This video contains footage of ...

•I recently did a workshop for the East Coast Chapter MBSI about automatic musical toys. One of the items demonstrated was the Tuneyville Player Piano. Tomy also made a Tuneyville Choo-Choo and Pipewagon. Here are some details, including US Patent numbers. The patent diagrams may be viewed by going ...

•Thank you to Nicholas Simons, an MMD subscriber, who correctly points out that the Tuneyville Player Piano and the Tuneyville Choo-Choo (and Pipewagon) do _not_ use identical discs. Here is the corrected description for the Tuneyville Choo-Choo: Tuneyville Choo Choo No. 1006, made by Tomy Corp, Car...

•I am selling a lot of mechanical music items from my collection. I have updated my web site to list many available items. Please go to http://www.mechanicalmusicbox.com/ and click on the "Mechanical Music Box" link to see the list: http://www.mechanicalmusicbox.com/musicforsale.htm I will be in Car...

•For sale: Behning upright player, fully restored player in circa 1996. I'm posting this on behalf of a third party, and am not personally acquainted with this instrument. It needs to be gone by mid-August as they are moving. The piano is located in east-central Vermont. Contact seller directly: Sal...

•This thread began in 070121 MMDigest as "song titles that make us smile, such as 'T'aint No Sin To Take Off Your Skin'", but recently it's morphed into a list of novelty or 'party song' titles from the later phonograph era, so it's time now to finish the discussion thread and let it rest awhile. He...

•Xylophone tuning is an art and science, so it's good to take it cautiously. Remove material from the center area and the note goes flatter; removing from the ends and the note sharpens. If the bar is properly made the mounting hole is at a very precise nodal location that must not be changed or the...

•Hi All, I have a copy of the Wurlitzer 155 CD, "Music for Carousel Lovers", but it's so scratched that I can no longer play it; in fact, my computer doesn't even recognize it. While it'd be nice to find a copy of this I still hope that I can somehow clean the old disk, being a CD I've had since I w...

•For sale: My many thousands of parts for virtually every American music machine ever made are for sale. Some of these will be on eBay under pseudonym "alphawolfuno", some will be on Craigslist and other sites. We invite you to check this out as there is likely going to be something useful to you at...