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CDs
Draaiorgel Shop | |
A large selection of CDs from the world of mechanical music, including Concert organs, Dance organs, Fairground organs, Street organs, Theatre organs and more |
Entertainment Agents
Dean Organs | |
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A well established UK builder of a wide range of instruments. |
N. J. Dean & Co. | |
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Fair Organ Music & Music Boxes, Perforated Music for Fairground & Street Organs plus Music Boxes & Music Gifts. |
Fenland Organs | |
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Manufacturer of small hand-turned organs in Boston Lincolnshire. |
John M Page | |
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Organ Builder with 39 years' experience in building and restoration of mechanical organs church organs and harmoniums. |
Alan Pell Music | |
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Welcome to our new Web Site - AT LAST!! We have been Organ Building at Whaplode Drove since 1976. |
A. C. Pilmer Automatic Music Ltd. | |
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Restoration Maintenance and New Organs. |
Rollcutter | |
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Producers of perforated music for the John Smith 20 note organ. |
Melvyn Wright | |
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Music Arranger. Music Rolls and Perforated Music Books for Mechanical Organs. The UKs leading arranger/producer of music for mechanical organs and organ grinders. |
www.Teanola.com | |
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Mechanical Music Barrel Organs & Musical Boxes. Self Build Street Organ Kits. |
Christian Casse | |
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Designer and constructor of organetti di Barberia Codroipo (UD) Italy. |
Jan Kees de Ruijter | |
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Music Arranger. Music for street, dance and fair organs. Amsterdam, Holland. |
Jaeger and Brommer | |
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Organ builders in Waldkirch Germany. This links to their homepage which gives details of their organ building and restoration company and a What's On in the area. |
Heesbeen Draaiorgels | |
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Organ builder in the Netherlands. (Dutch language site) |
E Pluer | |
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Organ Builders. |
Decap Herentals | |
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Frank and Tony DECAP from Herentals welcome you at this site. |
Decap Brothers Antwerp | |
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For organs, organmusic on CD or cassette, organbooks, organ cardboard and service |
Johnny Verbeeck | |
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Welcome on the website of Johnny Verbeeck |
Stinson Band Organ Co. | |
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American builder of world class carousel & fairground band organs. |
Der Orgelbau im Wienerwald | |
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Austrian builders of small mechanical organs and church organs. (German language site) |
Pump Organ Restorations | |
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I specialize in profesionally restoring all makes and models of antique pump organs (reed organs) including melodeons, to their original factory settings. |
Raphi Giangiulio's Homemade Pipe Organ | |
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The following website describes the process of how I designed and built a 5 stop, 5 rank, all wood pipe organ for my house. |
Organ Owners Websites
Duncan Mallows website | |
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Shows details of his organs and other interests. |
Cooke & Sons | |
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Traditional organ grinders. |
Normans Organs | |
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Normans Organs. Organs for YOUR events. Pictures and sounds of several organs offered for hire. |
Miscellaneous Suppliers
Celeste Mechanical Music | |
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Fairground organ hire and manufacturer of parts for the amateur organ builder |
Mechanical Music antiques | |
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Marty Roenigk's mechanical music shop. |
John Smith | |
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John Smith - Organ Building Plans. |
John A Tuttle | |
Self Playing Pianos 407 19th Avenue Bricktown NJ 08714 USA. Authorized QRS Music Roll Dealer. |
Dave Ingalls | |
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Dave is a collector and restorer of mechanical musical instruments. Buys and sells. |
Dirks Projects | |
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Dirk's Organ Roll Scanner. (Beware of copyright infringement!) |
Antique Mechanical Musical Instruments from Switzerland. | |
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APrint | |
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APrint is software permitting listening and printing a barrel organ midi piece of music |
Midiboek and Noteur | |
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Software for mechanical musical instruments |
Russells Fine Leathers | |
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Worldwide suppliers of fine leathers, materials and equipment to bookbinders, organ builders, musical instrument makers and conservators. |
Preston Services | |
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Suppliers of steam engine spares. Also fairground rides and organs for sale. Also organisers of the Preston Rally near Canterbury. |
No Logo | Expanded Polystyrene Supplies |
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Polystyrene balls can be supplied moulded in a number of different sizes. Ours are ideal for a wide range of craft projects and come in various sizes. They range from small balls just 80mm in diameter, to large balls that are 500mm across. |
Mechanical Music Societies
The North West Group of the Fair Organ Preservation Society | |
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Mechanical Organ Owners Society | |
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A society for both owners of all types of mechanical organs and non organ owning enthusiasts. |
Kring Van Draaiorgelvrienden | |
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The new web site of the KDV. |
Player Piano Group | |
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We actively encourage the exploration of the vast musical repertoires and personal musical expression via means of the player piano. |
The Musical Box Society International site. | |
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Musical Box Society of Great Britain | |
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The Musical Box Society of Great Britain site. |
Welcome to the newest Belgian Society. | |
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MechaMusica is the first Belgain society with a focus on mechanical musical instruments. |
The Australian Mechanical Organ Society (Inc.) site | |
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Also includes PDF versions of their newsletters. |
Musiques Mecaniques Vivantes | |
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Membership in AAIMM share it with the 650 members of the association passion for mechanical music, its instruments, technology and history. |
Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors' Association (AMICA) | |
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Associazione Italiana Musica Meccanica (AMMI) | |
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Italian, French and German languages only |
Other Mechanical Music Sites
The site of the Foxtail Group - home of the excellent Mechanical Music Digest. | |
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Lots of news about all aspects of mechanical music. |
Fairground Heritage Trust | |
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Housed at the Dingles Fairground Heritage Centre at Lifton Devon. |
No Logo | Ian's Mechanical Organ Gallery |
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Ian Postlethwaite's great new website. |
Shakespeare's Rally Promotions | |
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Shows details of their future rallies and pictures of past rallies. |
Mechanical Organs Discussion Forum | |
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Joyland Books Amusement park and fairground forum | |
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History in Harmony | |
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Specialist tours to organ collections, including those on the Continent of Europe. |
National Fairground Archive | |
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Sheffield United Kingdom.This is now the home of the FOPS archive. |
All The Fun Of The Fair | |
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Established in 1997, this is the premier site For UK Travelling Showmen & Funfair Fans. |
A new Dutch site for the hobby crank-organ builder | |
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(Dutch). German and English pages in construction, but many photos to be enjoyed by all. |
GreatCollectible.com | |
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Online Antique and Collectibles Shopping Directory |
Dans Orgels.nl | |
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Through this website I want to share my passion and love for these wonderful musical instruments with anyone who has similar interests, Bert van Mook |
Ed Gaida | |
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Player pianos, reed organs, tower clocks, chimes, band organs, music boxes and other mechanical music topics. |
Player Piano Restorations Illustrated | |
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Dedicated to all people interested in the restoration of Antique Player Pianos. |
Roller Organ Website by Todd Augsburger | |
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A comprehensive source of Roller (Cob) Organ information including a complete list of Rollers. |
Doyle International | |
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Carousel and fairground band organs and related content for your enjoyment. |
New England Mechanical Music | |
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The website of Roger Wiegand. |
De Sint Bernard | |
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Bursens street organ with many photos and liturature about the Bursens factory. Also a lot of information about the collection of Johnny Claes. (Flemish language site). |
Hooghuys Organ Pages | |
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Welcome on my new website dedicated to the organ building family Hooghuys! |
No Logo | Draaiorgel.uwpagina.nl |
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Frank van den Bor's Draaiorgel links site |
No Logo | The History of Organs |
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Various links about the evolution of the organ |
No Logo | Holmfirth Antiques |
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Specialist in Gramophones and Phonographs. |
Miscellaneous Collectables
Publications
World's Fair weekly newspaper | |
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The publication carries preservation news including the "FOPS Notes" column. |
Old Glory | |
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Britain's best-selling transport and industrial heritage magazine |
Jumper Books | |
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Brian Steptoe's catalogue of traditional fairground books, covering traditional and vintage fairground topics. |
Joyland Books Publications | |
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Publications on Amusement parks, Fairground and the Circus |
Antiques Now | |
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Antiques Now is dedicated to the selling of antiques and collectibles and for a Basic Advert, it's completely free |