ANOTHER MUSEUM CLOSES
 

 The Reed Organ Museum in Saltaire, Yorkshire, run by Phil & Pam Fluke for about 20+ years has just closed down & all instruments have been removed.

 

The Disc Musical Box
by
Kevin McElhone


This is a Limited Edition book published to Celebrate 50 years of
The Musical Box Society of
Great Britain


496 pages, Hardback and in
FULL Colour Throughout

Includes a DVD containing additional illustrations and tune lists, together with scans of contemporary makers’ catalogues.

 

 

Chapter Headings are:- 
  1. A brief Description of Disc Musical Boxes and an Overview of their History.
  2. Descriptions of the Instruments –Includes Makers’ Histories and ModelDescriptions.
  3. Table of Models - over 1,600 found at the time of going to press.
  4. Serial Numbers - of surviving instruments at the time of going to press - can you add more?
  5. Tuning Scales - over 170 of those mostcommonly found.
  6. Identification of Discs - over 350 differenttypes described and illustrated.
  7. Tune Lists - four lists are in the book, the remainder will be found on the MBSGB Website.
  8. Case Lid and Cabinet Pictures - over 400 different attractive and colourful illustrations.
  9. Patents - over 650 listed,together with website addresses for further study.
10. Storage of Discs or Music Sheets


Appendices
1. Original Costs and Notes on Currency Conversion.
2. Makers of New Discs, Bins, Instruments and Parts.
3. Further Reading.
4. Mechanical Music Societies.
5. Mechanical Music Museums.
6. Finding and Buying a Disc Musical Box.
7. Sources used during preparation of “The Disc Musical Box”.
Index of Illustrations.


The DVD contains
        A.  466 pages of scans of original makers’catalogues.
        B.  211 pages of scanned makers tune lists.
        C.  5 tune lists; these are in PDF format and are searchable.
        D. 1,600 Musical Box Models;the lists are in PDF format and are searchable.       
        E.  1,100additional illustrations that would not fit in the book.

For further details contact the Meeting Secretary

 

 

 

A new Cd recording called Welte Restored has just been issued by the Royal Academy of Music in the last week of the Welte Pipe Organ  in the Science Theatre of David Salomons House in Tonbridge, England.
 
There is a 32 page book inside the CD with section headings of
Sir David L.Salomoans
The Welte Company
Welte & Sohne in USA
The Welte Organ at Salomons
The Organ Builder's Perspective
The Organist's Perspective
Alfred Hollins and Welte
Specification of the Organ
The Music
Biographies.
 
The list of 15 tunes played is attached.
 
Copies are available form Kevin_mcelhoneathotmail.com cost £10 £1.50 p&p UK only for other countries please request price





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