Links to Resources for Mechanical Music
An organized list of resources related to mechanical music.
Music Boxes, Disks and Cylinders
| Vendor | Lutèce Créations - Paris, France |
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| Desc | Manufactures of automatons, musical mechanisms, quality music boxes and fine musical jewelry boxes. Our automatons are manufactured in France and are of the highest quality including porcelain parts and Swiss musical mechanisms. Our fine boxes are ornamented with genuine wood marquetry are created in the spirit and traditions of our French regions. Website is multi-lingual. |
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| Phone | + 33 (0) 821 14 25 14 |
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| Email | contact@automates-boites-musique.com |
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| WebPage | http://www.automates-boites-musique.com |
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| Vendor | Sublime Harmonie Antique Music Box Restorations |
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| Owner | Reg Smith |
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| Phone | (706) 540-8976 |
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| Email | musicboxrestoration@gmail.com |
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| Email | musicboxer@windstream.net |
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| WebPage | http://sites.google.com/site/musicboxrestoration/home |
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| Desc | Restoration of antique & contemporary cylinder and disc music boxes, bird cages, bird boxes, whistlers, and musical clocks. Specializing in cylinder repinning (over 430 as of March 2010); comb repairs (even for severely damaged combs); dampering; replacing corroded or completely dissolved lead resonators; missing parts fabricated using correct materials; and restoring the original maker's tuning for combs which have been tampered with or otherwise harmed. Also providing museum quality case restoration including veneer and inlay work. |
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| Vendor | Spieluhren-Paradies |
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| Owner | Manfred and Maximilian Rauch GbR (Germany) |
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| Addr. | Heierdrift 15, D-30938 Burgwedel |
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| Phone | ++49(0)51399790534 |
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| Desc | Music boxes, Mechanical Music Instruments, Street Organs. Repairing of all types of music boxes and movements. |
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| WebPage | http://www.spieluhren-paradies.de/ |
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| Email | info@spieluhren-paradies.de |
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| Vendor | Musical Treasurers of Miami - ANTIQUE MUSIC BOX & CLOCK EMPORIUM |
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| WebPage | http://www.musicaltreasuresofmiami.com |
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| Desc | Sales of antique music boxes, musical clocks, singing bird boxes and cages, and antique musical specialty items. Supplier of new disks for most music boxes. |
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| Vendor | Polyphon Musikwerke - David Corkrum |
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| Addr | 5826 Roberts Ave, Oakland, CA 94605-1156 U.S.A |
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| Phone | 510-569-3110 |
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| Email | polyphonmusik@att.net |
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| Desc | Manufacturer of 19 5/8", 22", and 24 1/2" Reproduction Polyphon discs. Tune catalogs are available upon request. |
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| Vendor | Exquisite and Rare |
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| WebPage | http://exquisiteandrare.com |
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| Descr | Singing Birds, Mechanical Birds, and Tabatieres, Exquisite and Rare Music Boxes, Reuge Music Boxes, Antique Cylinder and Disc Music Boxes, Faberge Imperial Musical Eggs, Faberge Antiques and Vintage, Le Ore Clocks and Music Boxes, Antique Clocks, Musical Organs and other Musical Items, Whistling Automatons, and other intricate, mechanical works of significance. |
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| Vendor | Collector's World, Inc. (Al Choffnes - Chicago, Illinois) |
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| WebPage | http://www.collectorsworldinc.com |
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| Descr | We specialize in cylinder and disc music boxes and stocks a diverse array of quality instruments at all times. Particular expertise in Regina Music Boxes including Automatic Disc Changers as well as Mills Violano Virtuosos. Mechanical musical machines of all types bought and sold. |
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| Vendor | Collector's World West (Dan Choffnes Inada - San Francisco, California) |
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| WebPage | http://www.collectorsworldwest.com |
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| Desc | All types of cylinder and disc phonographs bought and sold, with particular experience obtaining rare and special talking machines for collectors worldwide. Edison, Victor, and Columbia phonographs available on our website and by request. Also dealing in quality disc and cylinder music boxes. |
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| Vendor | Kathleen and Christian Eric |
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| Addr | 1825 Placentia Avenue, Costa Mesa, California 92627 USA |
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| Phone | (949) 548-1542 |
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| WebPage | http://WWW.ANTIQUE-MUSIC-BOX.COM |
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| Email | musicbox@email.com |
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| Desc | We are a full service music box restoration shop doing both mechanical and case work. We restore (or resurrect in some instances) cylinder and disc playing music boxes, bird boxes, birds in cages, automata, musical clocks, seals, and snuffboxes. We specialize in the restoration of the highest quality cylinder boxes, such as FRANCOIS NICOLE, F LECOULTRE, F NICOLE and other fine makers. We do musical box appraisals and historical research. We buy and sell. |
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| Vendor | Better Music Boxes |
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| Owner | Rick Epperly |
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| WebPage | http://www.BetterMusicBoxes.com |
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| Desc | Wishing to bring Music Boxes back to the public by providing quality and prices reminiscent of yesteryear, we currently specialize in new 50, 72 & 100 Note Sankyo Cylinder Movements. We also arrange custom tunes. We offer a variety of Sankyo Cylinder Music Boxes. |
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| Vendor | Drehorgelbau im Zacherlhof |
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| Owner | Mr. J. and A. Blueml |
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| Addr | Achentalstrasse 11 D-83224 Grassau / Obb. Germany |
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| Phone | 08641 / 1457 (within Germany); from the US: 49 / 8641 / 1457 |
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| Fax | from the US: 49 / 8641 / 598964 |
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| Desc | Offers a huge number of reprinted discs for ARISTON (24 notes) and ARISTONETTE (19 notes) as well as his own new arrangements of modern songs (e.g. "Happy Birthday"). Catalog and price lists available. Free within Germany, may be fee for shipping the Catalog outside of Germany. Write for details. |
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| Vendor | The Meekins Music Box Co. |
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| Owner | Al Meekins |
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| Addr | PO Box 161 Collingswood NJ 08108 |
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| Phone | 856/858-6421 |
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| WebPage | http://www.AntiqueMusicBoxes.com/ |
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| Email | Al Meekins |
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| Desc | We repair all aspects of antique disc and cylinder music boxes such as fabricating music box gears, rebuilding governors and spring-barrels, and replacing any and all missing parts. |
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| Vendor | Johnson, Barry Music Box Co. |
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| Owner | Barry Johnson |
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| Addr | 1305 Hover Street, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA |
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| Phone | (650) 323-5268 |
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| Desc | Makes Music box disks - Send two U.S. first-class stamps for each list.. Offers Mira discs in sizes 7" (6-3/4"), 9-1/2", 12", 15-1/2", and 18-1/2". |
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| Vendor | Merry Music Box - The Musical Wonder House |
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| Addr1 | Danilo Konvalinka, 7 Meriam Street, Lexington, MA 02420 USA |
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| Addr2 | and - - 18 High St (PO Box 604), Wiscasset, ME 04578 USA |
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| Phone | (800) 336-3725 or (781) 862-0585 (MA) or (207) 882-7163 (ME) |
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| Email | music@musicalwonderhouse.com |
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| WebPage | http://www.musicalwonderhouse.com |
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| Desc | Recordings, Musical Movements for music boxes. Also, antique music box sales, tune sheets for disc boxes, and restoration - plus books, post cards of antique mechanical musical instruments, and related paper items. |
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| Vendor | Renaissance Discs - The Mechanical Music Collection |
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| Addr | Church Road, Portfield Chichester, West Sussex PO19 4HN U.K. |
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| Phone | (1243) 785421 or (1243) 372646 |
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| Fax | (1243) 370299 |
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| Desc | Carry Calliope music box discs and reproduction discs available for many different music boxes, including a number of the more rare machines. A list is available. |
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| Vendor | Porter Music Box Co. |
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| Owner | Dwight G. Porter |
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| Addr | RR2, Box 27A, Sunset Hill Randolph, VT 05060 USA |
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| Phone | (802) 728-9694 |
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| Fax | (802) 729-9699 |
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| Website | http://www.portermbx.com |
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| Desc | Copies of music box disks, strictly for the Regina/Polyphon/Porter boxes in sizes from 11" to 15 1/2". |
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