2009 music show dates, new location

Danbury, CT. Holiday Inn Danbury. Sunday, August 30, 2009, 8am-3pm Map and lodging.

Please note change of location. The Holiday Inn is five minutes away from our previous location at the Ethan Allen Hotel.

The automated music show is a special, world-renowned show and sale of antique phonographs, Victrolas, talking machines, music boxes, 78rpm and cylinder records, and everything mechanically musical. This marks our 24th year.

One-day only, 8am-3pm. No extra charge for early buyers -- come and buy with the dealers! Admission is $8, or FREE after 12 noon.

Parking lot preview at Danbury, daybreak till 8 am. Anyone can buy!


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VirtualOH and VirtualCT. The prior Richfield and Danbury shows, photographed aisle by aisle and table by table, with email links to dealers. Browse and shop the show from the comfort of your home computer!

The For Sale pages. Hundreds of music machines and records offered by Lynn Bilton, the promoter of the automated music show.

Noteworthy News Archives. Twenty years of informative articles about the hobby from our hardcopy newsletter, as well as some content exclusive to the web.
Recent articles:
NEW: original Stella Music Box catalogue
NEW: A naked Nifty Nirona
Who Put the Ola in Victrola?
A Little Light on Lamp Phonographs

Beginner's Guides. Basic tutorials with just enough to get you started learning about antique phonographs and music boxes.
Recent Beginner's Guides:
Collecting Antique Phonographs and Victrolas
Antique Phonograph and Victrola FAQ
Purchasing an antique music box
Edison Phonograph tutorial
The Columbia Graphophone and Grafonola