Mechanical Music Society of Australia Inc

Established 1977
Incorporated in Victoria - A0023525S

The Mechanical Music Society of Australia is a small group of enthusiasts who collect, restore, and enjoy all forms of self-playing musical instruments. Members' interests include pianolas and player pianos, reproducing pianos, orchestrions, disc and cylinder music boxes, musical clocks and paintings, and mechanical organs of all shapes and sizes.

The Society's main activities are the regular bi-monthly meetings. A short business session is generally followed by an inspection, demonstration, or concert on selected instruments. There is plenty of time to get to know other members and to discuss topics of interest over supper. The Society arranges occasional visits to sites of interest, and organises periodic reciprocal visits or "mini-conventions" with similar societies interstate.

The Society is based in Melbourne, but includes members from country locations and from as far afield as Perth, Brisbane, and Hobart.

General information about Mechanical Music can be obtained from the web sites of the major international collectors' organisations:

• The Player Piano Group (PPG) is based in the UK, and is primarily concerned with pianolas and reproducing pianos.
• The Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors Association (AMICA) is based in the USA, and is primarily concerned with reproducing pianos and larger piano-based instruments.
• The Musical Box Society International (MBSI) is also based in the USA, and is primarily concerned with music boxes and smaller instruments.

Information about joining the Mechanical Music Society of Australia can be obtained from the Secretary via the form below.