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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”.

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British Horological Institute Open Day

10:00 – 16:00 Saturday 9th April

Soper Hall, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6HY

Exhibits and Demonstrations – including an AMBC Stand… Read More

Shigenobu Nagamori is the Chair of Nidec Sankyo and also the Chairman and President of the parent company of Nidec. Sankyo Seiki Mfg. Co. was founded in 1946 and by 1950 they were mass-producing musical movements. In their heyday they accounted for about 90% of the world’s production. Sankyo is in the process of renovating its Lake Suwa Musical Box … Read More

• Sunday 28th February 2016: Chanctonbury Ring meeting at The Old School, Bucks Green. From 10.30 am. Book Sale in aid of AMBC Book Publication Fund

• Saturday 9th April: British Horological Institute Open Day, 10am – 4pm at Soper Hall, Caterham, Surrey.

• Sunday 24th April: Chanctonbury Ring meeting from 10.30 am at 46 Longfield Ave., High Halstow, Near Rochester, Kent. Tel:

Christmas came early to AMBC, at the end of November in fact. The meeting was well attended. In spite some of our regulars being unable to join us, there were some new members and visitors making it a full house.

In between the eating, drinking and generally socialising there were some interesting demonstrations, from the sublime to the amusing. The … Read More

• November 28th: Christmas open meeting at the Old School, from 10.30 am

• Sunday 28th February 2016: Chanctonbury Ring meeting at The Old School, Bucks Green. From 10.30 am. Book Sale in aid of AMBC Book Publication Fund

• Sunday 24th April: Chanctonbury Ring meeting from 10.30 am at 46 Longfield Ave., High Halstow, Near Rochester, Kent. Tel: 01634 252079. Host Paul

Our Autumn edition of Mechanical Music World has now been published.

List of Contents

• Editorial
• Committee Report
• Organ Grind Meeting
• Report of Spring Outing
• Yesteryear
• Snuffboxes, a review of their history (Part 2)
• The Apache Dance
• Battery Operated Musical Mugs
• All About Names (Part 2)
• A Late Georgian English Barrel Piano
• Obituary – George Robin Timms
• Book Review
• Restoration –

• Sunday 25th October: Wurlitzer Concert, Rye College; meet for lunch at King’s Head, Rye at 12 noon. Concert begins 2.30pm
• November 28th: Christmas open meeting at the Old School, from 10.30 am
• Sunday 28th February 2016: Chanctonbury Ring meeting at The Old School, Bucks Green. From 10.30 am. Book Sale in aid of AMBC Book Publication Fund

To help with future publications we have started an “AMBC Book Publication Fund” with a generous donation from an American member. We shall be adding to it with the proceeds from a book sale at the February meeting

Profits from future sales of AMBC publications will be ploughed back into the fund to further this important work.

Since AMBC has … Read More