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The
Southern California Chapter of AMICA
Southern California has a wealth of things to do and see, and we highly recommend you plan extra time if possible. As of 5/25 - WE STILL HAVE 8 PLACES LEFT FOR REGISTRATION WITH THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL GUARANTEED. ALSO PLENTY OF ROOM FOR THE TUESDAY, JULY 1 TOUR, SO IF YOU'RE ALREADY REGISTERED AND DIDN’T SIGN UP FOR IT YOU CAN STILL DO SO!
Piano Roll Recording Artist
TO GET THE
$99 GROUP HOTEL RATE ~~~
Transportation ~~~
Our party features a bus trip
North to San Sylmar to visit the
Nethercutt
Collection, lunch and a visit to the
Nix collection, and a Southern trip to visit the Ames
Collection in Solana
Beach, with a stop at either the Schack or Choate collection. These are all
wonderful places to visit, with great instruments on display. These are
included in the registration fee. (San Sylmar limits their tours to people over the age of 12, so no children on the North tour, and no jeans or shorts. If you can’t make this one due to those restrictions, though, the Nix collection will be open Sunday, July 6th by appointment. Details will be provided in the Hospitality room at the convention.)
On the Fourth of July we’ll travel to the Ronald Reagan Library, which is a fascinating display, whether you are Republican, Democrat, or whatever. It covers, of course, Ronald Reagan’s careers, both in movies and politics, but it is also a microcosm of an era most of us remember well. There is a guided tour, and you can also go through Air Force One if you choose. We’ll go to the Hollywood Bowl for their extravaganza with patriotic music and fireworks, courtesy of the L.A. Philharmonic, a stirring event for sure. One word of caution, though, tickets may be limited, so register early. Further tickets will be on an “as available” basis. The hospitality room will
feature pianos, nickelodeons, and more to make it enjoyable to spend time and
relax there. Workshops? We have many planned, with such luminaries of the hobby as Dave Saul, Dave Ramey, Jr., Don Barr, Tim Trager, Josh Rapier, Ron Perry and Mike Ames, Bill Klinger, Richard Ingram and Leslie Hoffman. They will cover such topics as roll repair, materials and procedures for repairing pneumatic machines, Midi and Interface, Music of the 30’s and roll scanning and recutting, and differences between systems, building and servicing monkey organs, Organettes, and restoration of a pumper piano for beginners, along with “So You Want to Buy an Orchestrion?” The Mart will be full of things you really need, and we are going to have one of the largest marts ever, not limited to piano rolls, but anything having to do with the hobby of automatic music, from music boxes to orchestrions.
We have produced a table favor which is sure to be a favorite, and will be a collector’s item in years to come. Registrants will also receive a piano roll. We’ll have things going on all the time, and we have some surprises planned for you. Our hotel is only a block from
the bus which takes you to
Universal City if you wish to spend time there.
Sunday there will be many open houses within a 50-mile radius, and if we have enough interest we will have a bus trip to four newer collections which haven’t been seen before by most of you. They will feature mechanical music, automata, arcade, and prize-winning classic sports cars, all in fabulous settings. Other attractions are the Old Town Music Hall (Home of the Mighty Wurlitzer) and the Santa Monica Pier. If you want to go to Downtown or Hollywood, the bus is available at a cheap rate, only 90 cents plus 10 cents for a transfer for seniors.
Are you a
gambler? There are several Indian Casinos with a full range of games of
chance, the Morongo Casino being near San Bernardino. Others are located in
areas like Solvang, where there is also great antique shopping, including
Automatic Music. The Queen Mary
is to be found in Long Beach, as is the
Aquarium
of the Pacific. For MBSI members, after Convention, spend nearly a week in the So. Cal. Area and then fly to Chicago for the Lake Michigan chapter meeting at the home of Jim and Sherry Krughoff on the following Saturday. You need to be a chapter member to do this, which costs only $10 per year. For current updates, you can go to YouTube (Coming soon), put in AMICA convention, 2008. There will be current video updates.
Leslie Hoffman is also setting
up an informational YAHOO group ... where you can ask questions or also get
current updates. Click here if you are interested in joining the
Overview of Scheduled Events MONDAY, JUNE 30
TUESDAY, JULY 1
WEDNESDAY, JULY 2
THURSDAY, JULY 3
FRIDAY, JULY 4
SATURDAY, JULY 5
SUNDAY, JULY 6
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Our Convention Hotel will be
the 
Tuesday will be the Board
meeting. For those of you not attending the meeting there will be an optional
trip to the
Wednesday and Thursday are the
collection tours, with events in the Hotel in the evening. Wednesday night will
feature a Welcome Pizza Dinner with entertainment.
There will be local and
International entertainment, and the banquet will feature “
If you have extra time, there
are museums, Broadway shows, Disneyland, and historic places such as the
More time? Well, California has
so much to offer from the Gold Country, Lake Shasta, the Redwoods, beaches,
mountains… Yosemite is one of the prettiest spots on the planet as far as
spectacular scenery. Lake Tahoe, Death Valley with
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