Summer 2016 edition
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Judy Caletti, the current President of the Musical Box Society International, took time out from a family holiday in Europe for an informal visit to see old friends and make new ones.
A group of us shared a very convivial day of talk, reminiscences and listening to musical boxes. During the visit Judy graciously accepted an award on behalf of … Read More
On a sunny Saturday in July members of AMBC brought their barrel pianos, organs and organettes to entertain the visitors at Amberley Museum. Ted also gave a series of talks in “The Hayloft” on musical boxes and other forms of mechanical music.
We based ourselves around and near to the village green, where there was also a small children’s traditional … Read More
Spring 2016 edition
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Saturday 4th June:
AGM followed by Organ Grind: At the Old School from 10.30am
Saturday 16th July:
AMBC will be providing entertainment and talks at Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre
This should be a really good day out. The museum is full of fascinating exhibits to do with technology, transport, crafts and communications. There will also be a visiting … Read More
About 30 years ago I managed to buy my first key-wind musical box, a Nicole Freres serial number 36261, factored by Cox Savory, Cornhill, London, in about 1858.
I was giving talks on mechanical music to groups and at one of these a gentleman offered to sell me a musical box. This had never happened before and I became very … Read More
A 36 page Winter 2015/16 edition 
This week marked the first anniversary of our inaugural meeting in February 2015.
During the course of the year the membership has been steadily growing. We have produced two editions of “Mechanical Music World”, with a third imminent; launched this website; enjoyed four meetings and two outings and published Paul Bellamy’s authoritative book on “The Music Makers of Switzerland”.
In … Read More
