Hello to everyone here, old friends, and new collectors alike!
It's taken me some time to rear my ugly head, but I am still very alive and well! For those who don't know me, I've been collecting and restoring antique phonographs, musical boxes and a few brass era, pre-1915 automobiles since I was a teenager, and this year, I hit the big 5 0 !!
I've been a provincially licensed tool and die machinist since 1989. I've restored just about every type of machine from Autophone, to Zonophone and everything in between, including many rare coin-ops.
Between restoring machines for my own collection, I find some time to enjoy playing electric and stand-up bass in various bands made up of long time friends playing 50's & 60's rock and rockabilly. I also drive (almost daily) a couple of century old brass era cars: a 1905 (2 cylinder) Queen, and a 1915 model T Ford touring.
My main passion is restoring the products of the Geneva firm Nicole Fréres, who made high quality cylinder musical boxes from roughly 1815 to 1880.
I am blessed to have a very tolerant wife
Please feel free to keep up with me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Darrensmusical ... =bookmarks
Also on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLMzap ... 6DPshdM_dQ
Cheers!
Darren
