Musical Box Society International
The Musical Box Society International (MBSI) is a group of worldwide enthusiasts for automated musical machines whose origin predates electrically amplified music. We are intrigued by musical instruments which play themselves using punched paper, punched discs, pinned cylinders, paper rolls, or Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) and are powered by hand crank, springs or electric motors.
MBSI also stands for M aintaining and preserving automated musical devices; Member B enefits including learning about and marveling at the engineering of these innovative machines and experiencing the fun of mechanical music firsthand; S ocializing with others of similar interests at local chapter meetings and the annual convention held in a different large city each year where you can see, experience and share examples of a broad range of mechanical musical machines; and I nforming members and the public v
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