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"Shrine to Music" Museum in Vermillion SD
By Richard Moody

[ George Bogatko inquired about mechanical music in South Dakota. ]

Greetings George and list,  I don't know how nearby is 350 miles,
but the Shrine to Music Museum (SMM) is in Vermillion SD, about
six hours from Rapid City.  Their Internet site is
http://www.usd.edu/smm/index.html

They have a few "automatic instruments", one being a roll-playing
saxophone which is behind glass so you can't see or hear it play.
There is a large orchestrion in very good condition that is restored
and plays for the public.  Unfortunately I cannot find a reference from
the SMM page for details about that.  However if you email them I am
sure they will be glad to send you details.  Or email me and I can get
specific info from the staff.  If you click on their site you can take
a 'virtual tour' which no matter your interest in musical instruments,
I think you will have a lasting impression.

Richard Moody
Kimball - Platte SD
remoody@midstatesd.net


(Message sent Tue 6 Jun 2000, 06:46:59 GMT, from time zone GMT-0500.)

Key Words in Subject:  Museum, Music, SD, Shrine, Vermillion

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