Erich with his favourite 33 key Holl Trumpet organ

Erich Traber 1930 – 2018

 Philanthropist – Collector – Businessman and Friend

Erich Traber was born in Frauenfeld, Switzerland on 25.22.1930, where he went to primary and high school. … Read More

AN INTERVIEW WITH JAMES DUNDON MECHANICAL MUSIC RADIO

By Glenn Thomas (Editor of The AMICA Buletin)

This article was first published in The AMICA Buletin and is reproduced here with the kind permission of AMICA and James Dundon.

Editor’s … Read More

A Rather Special Piano Recital.

On a lovely summer’s day in 2016 at least ninety people descended upon Eastham Grange, as host, John Philips, had organised a piano recital in aid of one of his charitable causes, this one being … Read More

By Mark Singleton.

Long ago, in those days when we still learned by reading printed material, information on items considered rare would be gleaned from the odd book and what hands on experience the adventurous collector of a disc musical … Read More

148th Specialty Auction

200 Years of Sound

Auction Team Breker

9 + 10 November 2018

On 9 + 10 November 2018, Auction Team Breker will be hosting an important auction that celebrates audio technology over the past two hundred years… Read More

Bob’s Symphonion

Bob’s Symph,  A.K.A The One! : A tale of a Symphonion Grand Monstor Automat. By Mark Singleton

Back in the early day’s of my collecting, by a mix of pure chance & circumstance, I was introduced to mechanical … Read More

Steinway Duo-Art

…………… and a Royal Connection?

I have the pleasure of being the current custodian of a fine Steinway Model B, Pedal and Electric Duo-Art Reproducing Piano. The ‘B’ was made in 1927 as (so I’m told) a special … Read More