Publications

AMBC Books, CD's and DVD's

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The Music Makers of Switzerland
Limited edition
305 pages and 875 illustrations
£35 plus p&p
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An Award Winning Book by Paul Bellamy
Dedicated to the late HAV Bulleid
It tells the story of the makers and agents of the cylinder musical box.

Contents:

Introduction: A Stroll Around Geneva
Chapter 1: The Freedom and Development of Switzerland – 1815
Chapter 2: More about Francois Nicole, Nicole Freres and their Heirs
Chapter 3: The Lecoultres
Chapter 4: Other Makers and Agents of Geneva and the Joux Valley
Chapter 5: The Paillards
Chapter 6: Makers and Agents of St Croix and its environs
Chapter 7: Musical Box Terms and Mechanical Devices
Chapter 8: Makers and Agents Trademarks and Logos, Craft Marks, Tools and Materials
Chapter 9: A Study of Long and Short Pin Forte Piano Movements
Chapter 10: Musical Box Types, Styles of Music and Books of Airs
Chapter 11: People, Places and Dates

The Cylinder Musical Box Tune Sheets, Makers, Agents & Dates
by Paul Bellamy

Limited Edition (less than 10 available) - £32 plus p&p
220 pages, 470 colour illustrations and 28 dating charts

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This book updates and extends H.A.V. Bulleid's four Tune Sheet books

Click here for downloadable pdf supplements to Paul Bellamy's book.

An Introduction to Mechanical Music Booklet

This is a perfect introduction to Mechanical Music, 21 x 15 cm., 28 pages with 105 colour illustrations and descriptions of a wide range of music making collectables.
£5 per copy + Postage
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Contents:

Cylinder musical boxes
Musical snuff boxes
Musical pottery
Manivelles
Disc musical boxes
Mechanical organs and barrel pianos
Organettes
Singing birds and whistlers
Musical Novelties

Collecting Musical Novelties
21 x 15 cm 28 pages
The second in our series of “little blue books” describes a representative sample of the wide range of musical novelties with cylinder movements than can be bought for a few pounds. There are 24 pages in full colour with over 200 illustrations.
£5 per copy + Postage
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Contents:

Miniature Pianos, Mandolins and Street organs
Chalets
Powder Compacts
Decanters
Drink Pourers
Lighters
Cigarette and Cigar Holders
Record Players and Juke Boxes
Biscuit Tins
Sewing Baskets and Tables
Mugs, Jugs and Teapots
Jewellery and Trinket Boxes
Clocks
Manicure Sets
And More

Street Musicians on Postcards by Paul Bellamy

£8 + P&P

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A Passion for Barrel Pianos by Milly & Colin Williams

This delightful an informative limited edition has over 60 illustrations and charts, most in colour. There are 12 sections dealing with aspects of casework, barrels, gearing, musical arrangement, marking and pinning.

The booklet is A4, ring-back bound for easy use with 40 pages of information between the covers.

£8 each + Postage

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AMBC CD's

Overture Box - CD - by Chris & Juliet Fynes

Playing time 41.17 minutes
21 Airs played on 7 Musical Boxes

£5 per CD

Postage & Packing at current rates.
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Musical Snuff Boxes - CD
by Chris & Juliet Fynes
Playing time 31.36 minutes
63 Airs on 31 tracks
£5 per CD + Postage & Packing

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AMBC member Joe Berman shares a recording of some of his collection.
£5 per CD + Postage
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Berman's Music Boxes
Featured instruments include:

Lecoultre
Ducommun Girod
Nicole Freres
Langdorff
B.B & Cie
George Baker
Kalliope
Symphonion
Polyphon

Don Busby spent many years of theoretical and practical research into the techniques of making a musical box. You can now share that by buying this CD.
£5 each + Postage
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Sounds of the Past DVD

A look at a private collection of mechanical musical instruments dating from 1760 and spanning 200 years, some small, some large - hear the sounds and travel back.

£5 each + Postage

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Sounds of the Past from The Victorian Music Room CD

Mechanical Musical Instruments Disc 1: The Strings

£5 each + Postage

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Sounds of the Past from The Victorian Music Room CD

Mechanical Musical Instruments Disc 2: Reed Organs, Musical Boxes and More Piano Recordings

£5 each + Postage

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Back Copies of Mechanical Music World

A limited number of back issues of Mechanical Music World are available for almost all editions.

£5 per copy plus postage

Cost of multiple issue discount is negotiable

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SALE

The following items are for sale to AMBC Members and those of its associated organisations.
Surplus from sales will fund AMBC administration costs. The primary allocation of which will be towards research and further publication for the benefit of AMBC members and that of associated organisations.
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