Musical Box Society International, National Capital Chapter

Welcome to the National Capital Chapter of Musical Box Society International (MBSI)

We meet 3 to 5 times per year. Meetings are in members homes, at parks or for musical events. Members often bring guests and we enjoy sharing and learning about mechanical musical instruments and in socializing. Our "Pot Luck" meals are always memorable. Our newsletter, "Musical Notes," is mailed four times per year. Dues are still only $5.00 per year. Membership in the Musical Box Society International is a requirement for membership in our chapter. 2011 is our chapter's 35th year

We hosted the 62nd MBSI Annual Meeting.

270 members from 9 countries attended.

Plan to attend our next meeting near Annapolis, MD
Sunday, December 4, 2011

YOU CAN SEE MANY OF THE PEOPLE AT THE 2011 CONVENTION AT:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbsi2011meeting/show/with/6130706941/

THERE IS AN EXCELLENT SET OF PHOTOS OF THE INSTRUMENTS ON THE CONVENTION TOURS AT:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtdohler/sets/72157627470969203/

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On April 16, 2011 we prepared Annual Meeting registration packages.
They were mailed to all 1700 MBSI members.
Envelopes Stuffed 1

The 15th C & O Canal organ grind and music box demo was held May 22, 2011.
A video of the event was made by our member, Wagner:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bcPCx35QZs

Past Meeting Photos Follow

Our 2010 fall meeting was October 24, 2010 in Northern Virginia.
The Holiday Party was held December 5, 2010 at Normandie Farms Resteraunt

Click here to see the May 23, 2010 meeting photos.

Our weekend in Lancaster, PA featured Sally's carousel horses, Ron's phonographs and
the Strausburg Railroad train ride.

The March 13 meeting bagan our chapter's preperation for the MBSI 2011Annual Meeting.
Activities included testing the Hilton's deserts and project construction.

Luncheon

The December 2009 meeting had a cookie exchange with Christmas mechanical music.
Everyone went home with goodies.

Lots of goodies

The November 2009 meeting in Gaithersburg was fun for all of us!

The Gang's All Here!

More photos and descriptions below show the variety in our chapter meetings.

The weekend meeting at Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia was
held jointly with the Piedmont Chapter on July 11, 12, 2009.

Dual hosts Larry and Tom demonstrated some of their favorite mechanical music instruments.
Everyone enjoyed the program and the mini - vacation at Smith Mountain Lake - a great summer resort area.

One of our members hosted the March 2009 meeting.
His collection featured 3 large music boxes with reproduction base cabinets he constructed "from scratch."
Regina 27 inch music box

In December 2008 we met for lunch and an organ concert in Catonsville, MD

August '08 picnic was at Glen Echo, MD where we really enjoyed the carousel.
Picnic and friendships

June 2008 chapter activities were the public demonstration at Great Falls, MD and the Wanamaker Organ Day in Philadelphia. Many of us went to the COAA demonstrations at Knoebels Park in PA June 28, 29.

Our April 2008 host demonstrated his exceptional collection of cylinder music boxes.
Exceptional cylinder boxes featured in April 2008

Exceptional cylinder boxes featured in April 2008

The '07 Holiday Party featured lots of sweets and

Our September '07 meeting was in Harper's Ferry W VA. MIDI music played on antique music instruments.

Our May 2007 meeting featured Lou Williams at the Wurlitzer.
The following day we were at the C & O Canal National Park for our annual public demonstration event.
We enjoyed player piano music at our summer picnic meeting.

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