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Association des Amis des Instruments et de la musique mécanique (AAIMM) (France).

www.aaimm.org

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Barrel Organ

Barrel Pianos, Pianos mécaniques, Walzengesteuerte Pianos

- Belles pages sur l'histoire d'un fabricant français de Nice.

- Wonderful pages about the story of a French maker of barrel Pianos, in Nice.

- Schöne Seiten über die Geschichte eines Französischen Herstellers von walzengesteuerten Klavieren, in Nizza.

http://perso.club-internet.fr/mnallino/

Bird organs

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Hurdy-gurdy

Moritat

Dance Organ

Fair Organ

Favre, Antoine

Festivals in France

Organ grinder festivals in France: a description

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Musical watch L'Épée

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Limonaire organ 68 keys

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Organ : Aeolian philharmonic organ

It is a large organ, similar to a church organ, but rather dedicated to serious or light classical music.

It is often called "residence organ", as it was frequently set up in large private houses, at the beginning of the XXth century.

It can be played manually, or thanks to a mechanism using perforated paper rolls.

---> The philharmonic organ in Les Gets, in the French Alps, is a beautiful example of such an organ. It has been declared an historical national treasure.

You may read a good article about its historical background and its technical features in the issues 31 et 32 (3e et 4e trim. 1999) of the Journal "MMV", published by the French collector's association AAIMM.

This article is reproduced, with the agreement of the AAIMM, on the web site of the mechanical music museum in Les Gets :

http://lemuseedesgets.free.fr/

Pianola

Reed organs

Singing bird

Street Organ

Vaucanson