Lightner Museum is seeking help with mechanical music

[TinfoilPhono]

The Lightner Museum in St. Augustine, FL is looking for someone (relatively) local who has wide experience with mechanical musical instruments ranging from phonographs to cylinder music boxes, and on to orchestrions and player pianos to help get their collection into operating condition again.

The machines are in relatively good shape, but need cleaning and tweaking so they can be used for demonstration. Most do not have serious damage, but some larger instruments will need more attention (some physical damage to Street Piano and others; missing violin from Orchestrion, etc.).

Contact:
Kristen Zimmerman
Collections Manager
Lightner Museum
St. Augustine, FL
kzimmerman@lightnermuseum.org
904.824.2874 x107

[JohnM]

I was acquainted with the former collections manager from my yearly visits to the Lightner when I used to travel for a living, about ten years ago. I guess they lost my card.

[Garret]

I was acquainted with the former collections manager from my yearly visits to the Lightner when I used to travel for a living, about ten years ago. I guess they lost my card.

The former collections manager probably took the information with her.