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The links on this page have been arranged in the following categories: associations museums builders/restorers sale/rental arrangers recordings/literature tours web groups/forums personal websites fairground. If you want me to add a link to your website, just contact me; don't forget to indicate in which category (or categories) you want your link to appear!

Associations

Association des Amis des Instruments et de la Musique Mécanique (AAIMM) (FR):
http://www.aaimm.org/
Association Manivelles & Cie. (FR):
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/manivelles/
Associazione Musica Meccanica Italiana (IT):
http://www.pianomelodico.com/
Australian Collectors of Mechanical Musical Instruments (ACMMI) (AU):
http://www.zipworld.com.au/~job/
Australian Mechanical Organ Society (AMOS) (AU):
http://www.australianmechanicalorgansociety.com/
Automatical Musical Instruments Collector's Association (AMICA) (US):
http://www.amica.org/
British Organ Grinders Association (BOGA) (GB):
http://members.aol.com/orgrinders/
Carousel Organ Association of America (COAA) (US):
http://www.COAA.us/
Club Deutscher Drehorgelfreunde (CDD) (DE):
http://www.drehorgelclub.de/
Fair Organ Preservation Society (FOPS) (GB):
http://www.fops.org/
Gesellschaft für selbstspielende Musikinstrumente (GSM) (DE):
http://www.musica-mechanica.de/
Internationale Drehorgelfreunde Berlin (DE):
http://www.drehorgelinfo.de/
Kring van Draaiorgelvrienden (KDV) (NL):
http://www.draaiorgel.org/
MechaMusica vzw (MEMU) (B):
http://www.mechamusica.be/
Mechanical Music Digest (MMD) (US):
http://www.mmdigest.com/
Mechanical Organ Owners Society (MOOS) (GB):
http://www.moos.org.uk/
Musica Mecanica (FR):
http://www.musicamecanica.org/
Music Box Society International (MBSI) (US):
http://www.mbsi.org/
Music Box Society of Great Britain (GB):
http://www.mbsgb.org.uk/
Nordiske Lirekassevenner (DK):
http://www.lirekassevenner.dk/
The Pianola Institute (GB):
http://www.pianola.org/
The Player Piano Group (GB):
http://www.playerpianogroup.org.uk/
Schweizerische Verein der Freunde mechanischer Musik (SFMM) (CH):
http://www.sfmm.ch/

Museums

A.Kessler's nostalgisches Musikparadies - Oberhasli (CH):
http://www.musikparadies.ch/
Arashiyama orgel museum - Kyoto (JP):
http://www.orgel-hall.com/
Automata museum - Nosaka (JP):
http://www.automata.co.jp/
Auto- und Technik Museum - Sinsheim / Technik Museum - Speyer (DE):
http://www.technik-museum.de/
Bressingham steam experience - Bressingham (GB):
http://www.bressingham.co.uk/
Cité de la musique - Paris (FR):
http://www.cite-musique.fr/
Draaiorgelmuseum Folkloreklanken - De Wijk (H.Veeningen) (NL):
http://home.planet.nl/~veeni061/
DeBence antique music world - Franklin (USA):
http://www.debencemusicworld.com/
Ecomusée d'Alsace - Ungersheim (FR):
http://www.ecomusee-alsace.com/
Elztalmuseum - Waldkirch (DE):
http://www.elztalmuseum.de/
Fredy Künzles mechanisches Musikmuseum - Lichtensteig (CH):
http://www.drehorgel.ch/fredy/fred_start.htm
Glen Echo park - Glen Echo (USA):
http://www.nps.gov/glec/
Hall of halls (JP):
http://www.moeginomura.co.jp/hall.html
Hall of halls - Rokko (JP):
http://www.rokkosan.com/hall/index.html
Heinz Nixdorf Museum - Paderborn (DE):
http://www.hnf.de/
Kawaguchi-ko music forest - Ukai (JP):
http://www.kawaguchikomusicforest.jp/
Kijk- en luistermuseum - Bennekom (NL)
http://kijkenluistermuseum.nl/
Magic sound room - Parthenon Tama (JP):
http://www.parthenon.or.jp/museum/magic1.html
Musée Cima - Sainte-Croix (CH):
http://www.musees.ch/
Musée d'art et d'histoire - Neuchâtel (CH):
http://www.ne.ch/neuchatel/mahn
Musée de l'automate - Souillac (FR):
http://www.souillac.net/musee.automate
Musée de l'horlogerie et de l'émaillerie - Genf (CH):
http://mah.ville-ge.ch/musee/mhe/horlogerie.html
Musée de la musique mécanique - Crillon le Brave (FR):
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/musique.mecanique/
Musée de la musique mécanique - Haubourdin (FR):
http://www.musicmecanic59.free.fr/
Musée de la musique mécanique - Les Gets (FR):
     http://lemuseedesgets.free.fr/
     http://www.stella-galaxy.com/musee/index.htm
     http://www.phono.org/Musee/les-gets.html
Musée de la musique mécanique - Mirecourt (FR):
http://www.ville-mirecourt.fr/
Musée de la reproduction du son - Saint-Fargeau (FR):
http://www.phono.org/Musee/st-fargeau.html
Musée des arts et métiers - Paris (FR):
http://www.arts-et-metiers.net/
Musée du phonographe et de la musique mécanique - Sainte-Maxime-sur-Mer (FR):
http://www.phono.org/Maxime.html
http://musicmecanic.free.fr/Sainte%20Maxime/Stemax.htm
Musée du phonographe et de musique mécanique - Limoges (FR):
http://www.phono.org/limoges.html
Musée international de l'horlogerie - Neuchâtel (CH):
http://www.mih.ch/
Musée Monopoli - Barsy-Flostoy (BE):
http://www.musee-monopoli.be/
Musée national des arts et traditions populaires - Paris (FR):
http://www.culture.fr/culture/atp/mnatp/
Musée Patek Philippe - Genf (CH):
http://www.patekmuseum.com/
Museo del organito Argentino - La Salvia (AR):
http://www.organito.com.ar/
Museum für Uhren und mechanische Musikinstrumente - Oberhofen am Thunersee (CH):
http://www.uhrenmuseum.ch/
Museum mechanischer Musikinstrumente - Bruchsal (DE):
http://www.bruchsal-xl.de/KULTUR/MUSEEN/MMM/index.htm
Museum of automatic music instruments - Tando (JP):
http://www.arsbel-tendo.com/
Museum of mechanical musical instruments (JP):
http://musemuse.jp/
Museum of the Kunkelsstichting - Haarlem (NL):
http://www.draaiorgelmuseum.org/
Museum van Speelklok tot Pierement - Utrecht (NL):
http://www.museumspeelklok.nl/
Musica fantasia, Huis Ten Bosch (JP):
http://english.huistenbosch.co.jp/attractions/index.html#mu
Musical instrument museum - Brussel (BE):
http://www.mim.fgov.be/
The Musical Museum - Brentford (GB):
http://www.musicalmuseum.co.uk/
Musical Wonder House - Wiscasset (USA):
http://www.musicalwonderhouse.com/
Musikautomaten-Museum - Seewen (ex-H.Weiss-Stauffacher) (CH):
http://www.musee-suisse.com/d/index.html
Music box museum - Hamanako (JP):
http://www.entetsu.co.jp/kaihatu/orgel
Music box museum - Horie (JP):
http://orgel-horie.or.jp/
Music box museum - Izu (JP):
http://www.izu.fm/
Music house museum - Acme (USA):
http://www.musichouse.org/
The Nethercutt collection - Sylmar (USA):
http://www.nethercuttcollection.org/
Orgel museum - Matsushima (JP):
http://www.okuda.ne.jp/orgel/
Orgel museum - Nasu (JP):
http://nasuorgel.jp/
Paul Corin's magnificent music machines - Cornwall (GB):
http://www.bedbreakfastcornwall.com/NEWSITE/attractions/paulcorin.htm
Les pavillons de Bercy - Paris (J.-P. Favand) (FR):
http://www.pavillons-de-bercy.com/
Pianola Museum - Amsterdam (NL):
http://www.pianola.nl/
Piano Melodico museum - Cesena (IT):
http://www.pianomelodico.com/english/main.htm
Plaisirs en Beaujolais - Hameau (FR):
http://www.hameauenbeaujolais.com/
Rye Treasury of Mechanical Music (GB):
http://www.villagenet.co.uk/rotherlevels/customers/rye-treasury.html
St.Albans Organ museum - St.Albans (GB):
http://www.saintalbansorganmuseum.org.uk/
Schwarzwaldmuseum - Triberg (DE):
http://www.schwarzwaldmuseum.de/index.htm
Siegfried's mechanisches Musikkabinett - Rüdesheim am Rhein (DE):
http://home.t-online.de/home/mechanischesmusikkabinett/
Smithsonian institute - Washington (USA):
http://www.si.edu/
"Stefan Procopiu" Museum of science and technique - Iasi (RO):
http://home.dntis.ro/~palatis/uk/index.htm
Suwako orgel museum - Somei-kan (JP):
http://www.someikan.com/
Villa Reuge - Sainte-Croix (CH):
http://www.villareuge.ch/

Builders/restorers

Rob Barker (UK):
http://www.robbarkerorgans.co.uk/

Sale/rental

Automated music show – Annual antique shows for talking machines, music boxes, 78rpm and cylinder records, and everything mechanically musical. Free classifieds, newsletter archives, online show, and many items for sale:
http://www.intertique.com/
A.A.P. Draaivermaak (NL) – rental of several organs, including a traditional Belgian fair organ for large events, "De Magistra":
http://www.de orgelman.nl/

Arrangers

Jan Kees de Ruijter:
http://www.mechanicalmusic.nl/

Recordings/literature

Mechanical Music Press (USA) – now includes historical information and other material from the Hathaworld (Terry Hathaway's) site:
http://www.mechanicalmusicpress.com/

Tours

History in Harmony Tours (UK): your best address for all tours related to your hobbies:
http://www.historyinharmony.com/

Web groups/forums

Racer's barrel organ site/forum:
http://draaiorgelsite.freeforums.org/

Personal websites

Ben Jackson's website (UK):
http://mechanical-music.ismywebsite.com/
Draaiorgel St.Bernard (B):
http://www.draaiorgelsintbernard.tk/
't Ezelsoortje (NL):
http://www.ezelsoortje.com/
Nederlands kampioenschap handdraaiorgels (NL):
http://www.nkhanddraaiorgels.nl/
The Theater Organ: Then and Now (USA):
http://www.theaterseatstore.com/theater-organ

Fairground

Kermisworld (B):
http://www.kermisworld.be/
Familie Hinzen (NL):
http://www.hinzen-kermis.nl/

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