Music House Museum, Acme, Michigan--8 miles north of Traverse City

The first picture is a Dance Hall Mechanical Organ. Original paint.


On our two-day holiday to Northern Lower Michigan, we visited the Music House Museum near Traverse City. As stated in the entry for August 20 of this Blog: the Music House Museum has an amazing collection of mechanically driven instruments from the turn of the 19th century. Everything from Nickelodeons and Player Pianos to Reproducing Pianos and Dance Hall Mechanical Organs.

Here are a some pictures of other instruments.


This picture is a theater organ that was used during the silent movie days for accompaniment during the movie as well as sound effects for the movie.















Here is the console for the theater organ.




















A pipe organ from St. Andrew's Church, Saginaw, Michigan. The organ was built by the Estey Organ Company in 1917.
















The console to the pipe organ.

















Other instruments at the museum.
This one is a mechanical band organ for a carousel.
















A monkey organ for an organ grinder.


Player Piano


















More instruments and artifacts from days gone by will be posted on subsequent entries.

If you would like to spend a fascinating couple of hours listening to a well informed guide explain the culture of the mechanical instruments at the turn of the 19th century and into the 20th century, check out the Music House Museum website... http://www.musichouse.org/

Until next time....Happy Musing.

RED