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AMICA General:
Provide an organization for collectors of automated musical
instruments, such as roll operated player pianos and pipe organs, orchestrions,
nickelodeons, and other automated musical instruments.
Promote the acquisition and distribution of instruments, recordings,
and technical and historical information concerning these instruments.
Encourage the restoration of automatic musical instruments to a
condition consistent with the original intent of their manufacture.
Educate the public about the historical and cultural significance of
automatic musical instruments.
Local Chapters
Besides AMICA membership generally, there are local chapters throughout the United States that you can also join. Chapters meet periodically, usually a few times or more per year. Meetings take place in member's homes and local venues of interest. Usually there's a small additional chapter membership fee per household to help fund meetings. If you have a passion for automated musical instruments, whether you own any, and you are interested in joining a local chapter, you're encouraged to contact the Chapter Officers in your area to find out when/where their next meeting will be: you can usually attend as a guest first too, to see what it's like. You will meet other friendly people who share a common interest in automatic musical instruments! Visit our Local Chapters page to learn more about AMICA Chapters and Activities and locations throughout the country, and how to join! Before joining a local Chapter, you must first be a member of AMICA International.
Awards
Leo Ornstein Literary Award Presented for contributing in some way in a literary effort
to further and promote the goals of AMICA - either by contributions to the
Bulletin or by independent books, articles, etc. The contributions must have
been made in the past two years.
President's
Award The president of AMICA makes the selection of the
individual to receive the President's Award based on criteria of his/her
choosing. No person(s) other than the President is involved in this selection
process
International
Award Presented for contributing substantially to the promotion
of automatic music and AMICA as viewed technically, musically, archivally or
from the perspective of the general public.
Honor Roll (previously Hall-of-Fame)
Purpose: To honor those who have made outstanding contributions to the
development of the field of mechanical music and the enjoyment of the same.
This contribution can take a number of different forms all related to automated mechanical music; a performer
recorded on rolls, arranger,
technician
cutting the rolls or designing and/or making the machinery to make
rolls, creating
music instruments, a historian
researching writing and preserving the history of mechanical music and its
performers, a restorer and
preserver of mechanical instruments, and other
related catagories as determined by the nominating committee
Officers:
President: Michael Walter, Lancaster, NY
Vice President: Rob Thomas, Hayward, CA
Secretary: Bob and Bonnie Gonzalez, Corte Madera, CA
Treasurer: Paul Hempel, Gold Beach, OR
Additional Board Members:
Immediate Past President: Joel Clusky, Pittsburgh, PA
Membership Secretary: Lyle Merithew and Sandy Swirsky
Publisher/Editor: Glenn Thomas, Belle Mead, NJ
Committees:
Audio-Visual: open
Technical: open
Archives: open
Convention Coordinator: Frank Nix, Woodland Hills, CA
Memorial Fund: Lyle Merithew and Sandy Swirsky
Honor-Roll: Tim Baxter, Atlanta, GA (formerly AMICA Honorary Members)
Nominating: Mike Walter,
Lancaster, NY
Nominating Committee Members:
Liz Barnhart, Gary Craig, Jere DeBacker, Dee Kavouras, Herbert Mercer
Web Manager: Michael Falco,
NY
AMICA Mailing Address
Automatic
Musical Instrument Collectors’ Association
440 N Barranca Ave #6408
Covina, CA 91723
See also:
AMICA Bylaws
AMICA Articles of Incorporation
AMICA Board Members and Authorized Persons:
AMICA Portal
AMICA Annual Meeting Minutes/Reports (must be an current member to view)
Past Presidents:
From |
To |
Name |
2018 |
2022 |
Joel Clusky |
2015 |
2018 |
Alan Turner |
2011 |
2014 |
Tim Baxter |
2006 |
2010 |
John Motto-Ros |
2004 |
2006 |
Mike Walter |
2000 |
2004 |
Dan Brown |
1997 |
2000 |
Linda Bird |
1994 |
1996 |
Maury Willyard |
1992 |
1994 |
Mel Septon |
1987 |
1992 |
Ron Conner |
1986 |
1987 |
Molly Yeckley |
1982 |
1986 |
Terry Smythe |
1980 |
1982 |
Bob Taylor |
1975 |
1980 |
Rob Rosencrans |
1975 |
1975 |
Bill Mintz |
1971 |
1975 |
Frank Loob |
1970 |
1971 |
Bob Billings |
1970 |
1970 |
Jarod Clark |
1969 |
1970 |
Doug Hickling |
1968 |
1969 |
Bob Cherney |
1967 |
1968 |
Gordon Osser |
1964 |
1966 |
Jarod Clark |
1963 |
1964 |
Dean LaPoint |
AMICA International |
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