2008 music show dates

Danbury, CT. Ethan Allen Hotel. Sunday, April 6, 2008, 8:30am-3pm Map and lodging.

Richfield, OH. Quality Inn Richfield. Sunday, October 12 , 2008, 8am-3pm Map and lodging.

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 23nd year.

Both shows are one-day only. Admission is $8, or FREE after 12 noon.

NEW FOR 2008:

Parking lot preview at Danbury, daybreak till 8:30 am. Anyone can buy! The Danbury show is the first big show of the season! See it first at Danbury!

FREE TABLES at the Richfield show! One free table per dealer. Bring your parts, duplicates, records or whatever you want to sell. Reserve now, this will be big!


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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:
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