Mid-Winter Meeting
Schedule of Events
January 29-31, 2021
Spend a fun filled weekend in Central Florida!
Friday:
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm: Registration at hotel
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm: Open House at the home of Mary Ellen and Wayne Myers 2165 Blue Iris Place, Longwood, FL. 32779 3014. Some of their interesting mechanic music machines include a Seeburg L, HS Taylor Street Barrel Organ, Molinari Street Monkey Organ, Gem Roller Organ, Symphonion Wall Mount Disc player , Symphonion Standing Disc Box, Brittania 9" Disc Box on a smoker cabinet, Regina Changer, 20 3/4 " Regina Disc Player, Antique Singing Bird Automation and a Ducommun Girod Cylinder Box .
Saturday:
8:00 am to 9:00 pm: Registration at hotel
9:00 am to 10:30 am: Business Meeting - SE Chapter, MBSI (Ballroom); an alternative activity for COAA members will be forthcoming.
10:30 am to 12:00 pm: Mart (open to all)
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm: Lunch on your own
2:30 pm to 4:00 pm: Open House at Cyndy and Bill Hall's Home 5525 Nova Road St. Cloud, FL. 34771. On display and playing in the two outside buildings will be nine Fair, Dance, Street and Carousel organs including a 121-key Mortier, 102-keyless Carl Frei, 89-key Gavioli, 84-key Mortier, 80-key Gavioli, 72 key Bursens Ideal, Model 87 Stinson , 49-key Prinsen and 153 Wurlitzer. The Hall collection also includes a Rogers 340 theater organ, a 43-note Tangley Calliope in an original circus wagon, classic cars dating from 1914 to 1974 and a large collection of fairground art objects.
4:00 pm- 5:00 pm: Organ Rally on the Hall's property , Bring your favorite instrument, hand-cranked organ or whatever and demonstrate it for the group. Electricity, chairs and tables available on request.
5:30 pm-7:00 pm: Group Dinner in a private room at The Catfish Place 2324 13th Street St, Cloud. You can order from the menu and pay on your own.
8:00 pm to 9:30 pm: Back to Cyndy and Bill's; Our Speaker, Angelo Rulli, will make a special guest appearance and presentation. Following Angelo will be the Amazing Dan Stapelton entertaining us with Magic. Dan has performed on cruise ships around the world and performs at venues throughout Florida. Following this will be a Theater Organ Concert on the Hall's Rogers 340 with a guest organist.
Sunday:
10:00 am to 12:00 noon: Open House at Jim Kracht's Home located at 14039 Lake Tilden Blvd, Winter Garden, FL. 34787. Jim's collection includes a 27" Regina Changer, a Polyphon 24.5 inch console, a Britannia Console, a Symphonion Eroica and a large assortment of cylinder and disc music boxes including a PVF alternate tips box, a Le Epee orchestrial box, and 3 small snuff boxes dating as far back as 1820.
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm: Registration at hotel
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm: Open House at the home of Mary Ellen and Wayne Myers 2165 Blue Iris Place, Longwood, FL. 32779 3014. Some of their interesting mechanic music machines include a Seeburg L, HS Taylor Street Barrel Organ, Molinari Street Monkey Organ, Gem Roller Organ, Symphonion Wall Mount Disc player , Symphonion Standing Disc Box, Brittania 9" Disc Box on a smoker cabinet, Regina Changer, 20 3/4 " Regina Disc Player, Antique Singing Bird Automation and a Ducommun Girod Cylinder Box .
Saturday:
8:00 am to 9:00 pm: Registration at hotel
9:00 am to 10:30 am: Business Meeting - SE Chapter, MBSI (Ballroom); an alternative activity for COAA members will be forthcoming.
10:30 am to 12:00 pm: Mart (open to all)
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm: Lunch on your own
2:30 pm to 4:00 pm: Open House at Cyndy and Bill Hall's Home 5525 Nova Road St. Cloud, FL. 34771. On display and playing in the two outside buildings will be nine Fair, Dance, Street and Carousel organs including a 121-key Mortier, 102-keyless Carl Frei, 89-key Gavioli, 84-key Mortier, 80-key Gavioli, 72 key Bursens Ideal, Model 87 Stinson , 49-key Prinsen and 153 Wurlitzer. The Hall collection also includes a Rogers 340 theater organ, a 43-note Tangley Calliope in an original circus wagon, classic cars dating from 1914 to 1974 and a large collection of fairground art objects.
4:00 pm- 5:00 pm: Organ Rally on the Hall's property , Bring your favorite instrument, hand-cranked organ or whatever and demonstrate it for the group. Electricity, chairs and tables available on request.
5:30 pm-7:00 pm: Group Dinner in a private room at The Catfish Place 2324 13th Street St, Cloud. You can order from the menu and pay on your own.
8:00 pm to 9:30 pm: Back to Cyndy and Bill's; Our Speaker, Angelo Rulli, will make a special guest appearance and presentation. Following Angelo will be the Amazing Dan Stapelton entertaining us with Magic. Dan has performed on cruise ships around the world and performs at venues throughout Florida. Following this will be a Theater Organ Concert on the Hall's Rogers 340 with a guest organist.
Sunday:
10:00 am to 12:00 noon: Open House at Jim Kracht's Home located at 14039 Lake Tilden Blvd, Winter Garden, FL. 34787. Jim's collection includes a 27" Regina Changer, a Polyphon 24.5 inch console, a Britannia Console, a Symphonion Eroica and a large assortment of cylinder and disc music boxes including a PVF alternate tips box, a Le Epee orchestrial box, and 3 small snuff boxes dating as far back as 1820.
