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05/04/09

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Below is the MOST OUTSTANDING offering of

Mechanical Musical Instruments on the Internet!!

This is where Museums and Collectors come to shop for Mechanical Music!

My goal is to provide you with fine mechanical instruments at Reasonable and Affordable prices!!!  I can not stress this enough!  Leave the big markups and hidden moving expenses behind and shop with me!!!

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Ken Smith 89 Keyless Black Forest Gavioli Fair Organ

This is one of the finest fair organs in America! This organ comes with a mammoth library of about 2,500 meters of book music. It is a dream to listen to! From its carved facade to is superbly crafted keyframe this organ is an absolute gem!

Outstanding Ken Smith 63 Keyless Ruth Fair Organ

One could spend hours studying the intimate details of this fantastic band organ! Every part is built with the highest machinist micrometer precision! AND it comes with a large library of 1,700 meters of book music! If you require the best at an affordable price, this this organ is for you! Call me today and reserve this fine fair organ!

Rare Style 25 Restored American Fotoplayer

Fotoplayers are a favorite with museums and collectors because they capture the era of the Silent Film. They are superb demonstration pieces with their many sound effects and full range of pipes. As a group they are very rare today. One of these instruments is MUST for a music museum! Reserve this fine fotoplayer today!

Fotoplayer Center Piano

When found this Fotoplayer was in fine condition which is rare for a Fotoplayer. It was then fully restored.

Fotoplayer Side Cabinet

Fine quarter sawn oak in the Arts and Crafts Style is the hallmark of this Fotoplayer!

Fotoplayer Side Cabinet Interior

Click on the photo to see the beautiful condition of the interior!

RARE Coinola C2 Orchestrion with Flute Pipes

Coinola C2 Orchestrions are among the best sounding of American Orchestrion. They play the well arranged "O" roll. This Coinola C2 is a fine example!

Coinola C2 Interior View

This picture shows the lower interior of the Coinola C2. This is a great orchestrion for the price!

Coinola X Orchestrion

A fine example of a Coinola X Orchestrion with orchestra bells. It is full of instrumentation with which to play the superbly arranged "O" roll.

Interior of Coinola X Orchestrion

One can spend hours studying the interior of this Coinola! From Tympani to Wood Block it has a full range of percussion instrumentation!

Beautiful Peerless Wisteria Orchestrion

This is probably the most beautiful keyboard orchestrion! It is exceedingly rare! This restored Wisteria played for years at the famous Svoboda's Tavern in Chicago Heights.

Peerless Wisteria Interior

Peerless music is exotic and very well arranged! Peerless orchestrions are very well made as this photo shows.

Wurlitzer CX Orchestrion with Bells and Roll Changer

A Beautiful Gem! This Wurlitzer CX has stunning unique art glass. It features the famous Wurlitzer Wonderlight and Roll Changer. It is one of the few Wurlitzer CX's that has the great sounding Schoenstein Violin Pipes!

Fantastic Cremona J Orchestrion

Cremona J's are Cremona's "top-of-the-line" orchestrion with violin and flute pipes, xylophone, and percussion. This Cremona J has the most desirable art glass with beveled and colored pieces. It is stunning!

Interior of Cremona J Orchestrion

Classic Seeburg H "Solo" Orchestrion

The Seeburg H is probably this most beautiful keyboard orchestion made in the pre-prohibition era! Most have permanently settled in prominent collection and museums. This restored instrument is your opportunity to own one of these treasures! From the Vaughn Collection of Classic Car fame.

Interior of Seeburg H Showing Instrumentation

On a Seeburg H Orchestrion as the roll plays the violin pipes, flute pipes, and xylophone have the ability to "solo" creating a very beautiful sound! The percussion is expressive for a life like performance!

Elegant Imhof Orchestrion with Animated Moving Scenes and Fascinator Lamp

Since the 1920's this organ has spent most its display life in prominent museums. It is an absolute showpiece with its animated moving scenes in the side cabinets and center cabinet. It is very impressive indeed! This is the most complex moving scene orchestrion that you can buy today!

Coinola SO "Super Orchestra" Orchestrion

This restored orchestrion is an ultimate rarity for a museum or fine collection. It is one of just three known to exist! It plays the full range of the style "O" roll. A large library of 40 rolls is included! The sound is outstanding!

Interior of Coinola SO "Super Orchestra"

The interior is full of expressive instrumentation!

Classic Wurlitzer/Philipps Style 33 PianOrchestra with Singing Bird Automata

This is a very rare large orchestrion indeed! It is fully restored. It is an oustanding automated orchestra and is the only Philipps/Wurlitzer surviving with animated singing bird automata!

ORIGINAL Wurlitzer Model A Harp!

For the advance collector, a Wurlitzer Harp is a must! They are fascinating to watch and make great music! This Harp was in the Wilmont collection for years and plays well.

ORIGINAL Encore Automatic Banjo!

Original Encore Automatic Banjo are very very rare! This may be your only opportunity to acquire an original one for years to come! It is the ultimate Coin-Op/Penny Arcade piece for a museum or private collection!

Fabulous Hupfeld Phonoliszt Violina

This original restored Hupfeld Phonoliszt Violina is probably oneof the most outstanding mechanical instruments ever made! You simply can't have a prominent museum without one! Only a few originals survive. This Model B is a prime example!

Oak "BOWFRONT" Mills Violano Virtuoso!

For the Coin-op/Penny Arcade/Upright Slot Machine collector, the elusive Bowfront Mills Violano Virtuoso is a treasured centerpiece! But only 12 Bowfront's exist. Here is YOUR opportunity to own one of these historic mechanial music treasures!

View of the Interor of the Bowfront Showing the Showcased Violin!

Mills Double Violano Virtuoso in Mahogany

For years this Double Mills has resided in one of America's most prominent collections! It is a showpiece of music machinist's art. So impressed was the United States Government with the Violano that it was listed in the Eight Greatest Inventions of the Decade 1900-1910. This if a fine example in mahogany. Again it is a must for a collection!

Restored Mills Violano Virtuoso

Beautifully restored Mills Violano Virtuoso in Mahogany cabinet. A very nice example!

Interior of Restored Mills Violano Virtuoso

View of the interior restored mechanism of the single Violano Virtuoso

Interior Closeup of Violin Mechanism

As you can see, the interior mechanism is beautifully restored.

Regina Sublima Circa 1905

This is a fine example of a Regina Sublima with recut rolls. It also has the orginal electric motor. These instruments have a very nice repeating mandolin sound.

The price is very reasonable!

Large Polyphon Concerto Orchestrion From Mangels Museum

This historic large disc operated orchestrion is very impressive! The disc operates a piano, tubular bells, and percussion. It has been in museums for most of its existance!

Interior of Polyphon Concerto Orchestrion

Rare Seeburg "Drunk Monk" Coin Piano

Seeburg "Drunk Monk" Coin Piano, playing "A" rolls in nice unrestored condition.

Restored Seeburg E Coin Piano with Xylophone

For many years this art case coin piano has been in a fine Pennsylvania collection! It is in beautiful condition as you can see in the photo! This Seeburg displays the xylophone behind the glass which is fun to watch!

Seeburg E Electric Upright Coin Piano with Flute Pipes

The Seeburg E with Pipes is considered by many coin piano enthusiasts to be one of the most versatile "A" roll instruments. The style "A" rolls feature many superb arrangements. This piano is an affordable gem!

Cremona G Art Case Coin Piano with Flute Pipes

The Cremona G is one of the most artistic coin pianos ever built. It captures the Prairie School design perfectly. This is a very nice example with an older restoration.

Circa 1982 Seeburg KT Special

Outstanding is the word to describe this fine orchestrion! It plays great. It is literally filled with instrumentation from a piano with mandolin attachement to single stroke xylophone and percusion with lighting effects! This orchestrion will play 4x rolls to perfection!

Circa 1982 Seeburg KT Special - Interior

The interior, cabinet, and piano have been fully restored to perfection with the addition of an original motor and drum hardware.

Recently Restored Seeburg KT Coin Piano

The quartersawn Oak cabinet and Eagle art glass make this an especially attractive coin piano. The price is most attractive too!

Link Style 2e Xylophone Cabinet Nickelodeon

Do you like HOT coin piano music? Then you will enjoy this desirable Link 2e with Xylphone playing great Ray Deyo endless roll arrangements!

Fine Link C with Superb Art Glass

This is one of Link's rarer case designs with beautiful art glass and flute pipes. It is fully restored. The endless roll is fun to watch!

Interior of Link C with Flute Pipes

An astute engineer can spend hours studying the operation of a Link! It is fun just to watch the endless roll wind through the roll frame. The link rolls feature the fine arrangements of Ray Deyo.

Rare Large Roll Operated Decap Orchestrion

This fantastic orchestrion has survived in near perfect condition! It is full of pipes! It has an elegant carved Oak case with art glass!

Interior of Decap Orchestrion

Weber Grandezza with Xylophone

This instrument provides a very inexpensive way to enjoy the great arrangements of Gustav Bruder! It is 75% restored.

Weber Unika Orchestrion in Deluxe Art Glass Cabinet

Weber Unika Orchestrions feature some of the finest sounding violin pipes! This instrument combines the famous Weber sound in One-Of-A-Kind deluxe cabinet! Included are many Unika Rolls!

Classic Popper Clarabella Orchestrion with Moving Scene

This fine Popper Clarabella is in exceptional restorable condition. Classic German orchestrions are very hard to find these days. This inexpensive orchestrion is a rare opportunity! Also Popper music rolls are well arranged and are extremely enjoyable to listen to.

Restored Western Electric Mascot Nickelodeon

No expense was spared to restored this Western Electric to perfect condition! It is in A1 condition and plays great!

Interior of Western Electric Mascot

Superbly Restored Cremona G with Flute Pipes

Frank Lloyd Wright would be exicited to see his Prairie School designs carried out in this beautifully restored Cremona G! From the art glass to the motor everything was restored to perfection. Over 1600 hours were spent on its restoration!

Interior View of lower mechanisms of the Cremona G.

Western Electric Mascot-Set Up for Commerical Use

This is a great compact coin piano to put "on location". Do you own an Ice Cream Parlor, Restaurant, or Saloon? Then this piano is for you. It has a very reasonable price too!

Rare Early Penny Arcade Wurlitzer Pianino

Less than 5 of this early style penny arcade style Pianino exist! This is like the one that was in the Wurlitzer exhibit at the St. Louis 1904 World's Fair. It fits in well with the early Encore Self-Playing Banjo, the Bow Front Mills Violano, and the Wurlitzer Self Playing Harp.

Wurlitzer Pianino with Violin Pipes, Flute Pipes, and Xylophone

This fine instrument is fully restored. Pianinos with this instrumentation are very rare.

41 Keyless Style 78 Wilhelm Bruder Band Organ

From the Black Forest city of Waldkirch comes this fine beautiful band organ! The facade is very attractive . It comes with a good library of book music.

Style 79 Wilhelm Bruder Band Organ - Restored

This organ sounds great! It comes with 4 100 meter boxes of book music. It is ideal for a carousel or private collection. AND it is affordable!

Rare Wurlitzer 145B for a BARGAIN price!

Wurlitzer 145s were a late entry into the Wurlitzer Band Organ line. They are compact with the pipes of a 146 and they also have a beautiful front and orchestra bells.

Wurlitzer Late Style 146 A INEXPENSIVE

This is a beautiful example of a late style 146 A that is available for a very reasonable price! The organ is in playing condition.

Late Style Wurlitzer 146 A Band Organ

Wurlitzer band organs are always a favorite with enthusiast. This organ has an expecially beautiful facade and is fully restored.

Wurlitzer Style 147 Band Organ

Less than 10 Wurlitzer Style 147 Band Organs are known to exist. Restored and plays style 150 rolls.

Wurlitzer 150 Band Organ with Brass Horns

This is an exciting restored band organ with a beautiful case and brass instrumentation. It captures Wurlitzer's description of a Military Band Organ perfectly!

Wurlitzer 153 Band Organ from the famed Musical Museum in Deansboro, NY!

The Wurlitzer Style 153 is one of the MOST enjoyable of the Wurlitzer line. It has a classic design. The swell shutters and the automatic registers give it great sound!

Interior of Wurlitzer 153 Military Band Organ

Note the orchestra bells and MANY ranks of pipes. Hiding in the back is the Duplex Tracker system for continuous play!

Restored Original Tangley Calliaphone with "A" Roll Player

This is a very fine example of an original restored Tangley Calliaphone. It plays very well. It plays "A" rolls or can be played by hand. Lead the parade with this fun automatic instrument!

Large 47 Key Frati Monkey Organ - Restored

Large German monkey organs are getting hard to find. This is a beautiful example of a rare large Frati.

Encore Banjo-A Fine Recently Made Example

If you have not heard an Encore banjo play then you have really missed a treat! This is a real performer!

Steinway Duo-Art OR Reproducing Piano

This Steinway when it was new was the top-of-the-line reproducing piano of its day. The mechanism is fascinating.

Important Restored Steinway AR 7' Duo-Art RARE

The name Steinway is most prominent in the world of music. An AR Steinway is a very rare musical jem! This instrument is perfect for a museum or private collection

Weber 5'8" Louis VI Art Case Duo-Art Reproducing Piano

This is a great inexpensive Reproducing Piano for the enthusiast!

Hohner Magic Organa Player Accordion

The Hohner Magic Organa is the top-of-the-line roll operated player accordion. Those who own then know what I am talking about!

Rare Animated Monkey Band

This is really fun to watch! This is the only full set of Monkeys known! It is quite affordable!

Swiss Mountain Band with Animated Musicians

The musicians are 3/4 life size. This display is perfect for a tourist attraction or chalet! It was made in Switzerland.

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