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MechanicalMusic.info is dedicated to the enjoyment, study and preservation of all automatic musical instruments. It's goal is to provide a publicly accessible repository of information on the history, design, preservation, restoration, and use of mechanical music in any form. To that end, you are strongly encouraged to contribute or add appropriate information from your own knowledge or experience.

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Because other organizations such as the Mechanical Music Digest (MMD) have complementary purposes, it is expected that material submitted here will be commonly reproduced on those sites as well.

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