navigation search this article has multiple issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages the topic of this article may not meet wikipedia s notability guidelines for companies and organizations . please help to establish notability by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond its mere trivial mention . if notability can not be established the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted . find sources automatic musical instruments collector s association news newspapers books scholar jstor free images august 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message this article does not cite any sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message automatic musical instruments collectors association industry charitable tax exempt association founded 1963 key people john motto ros president number of employees 1 300 worldwide website official website the automatic musical instruments collector s association amica was formed in 1963 by a group of collectors in the san francisco area committed to the preservation restoration and enjoyment of vintage mechanical musical instruments that play by themselves focusing on those made from 1885 1935 . typical examples include player pianos reproducing pianos player reed organs player pipe organs orchestrions music boxes fairground organs etc. music media includes paper music rolls folding continuous cardboard music pinned cylinders and pinned discs etc. the scope of interest embraces not only the instruments themselves but also their music media and published literature of the whole of the industry throughout this era . since 1964 the association has grown to some 1 300 members worldwide with 13 chapters throughout the usa . it is now affiliated with 15 related associations societies and institutions . it holds annual conventions and from time to time these are held in foreign locations such as the united kingdom 1995 australia 2001 and germany 2007 . goals and objectives edit to provide a supportive unifying organization to promote and facilitate acquisition and distribution of instruments media recordings and technical and historical information to promote restoration consistent with original intent to discourage destruction dismantling and irreversible modifications to assist in the production distribution and preservation of recordings media and original literature to acquaint public and members with restoration and research resources to educate the public about the historic and cultural significance of this unique slice of our musical heritage . external links edit amica website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title automatic musical instruments collector % 27s association & oldid 632184439 categories mechanical musical instrumentshidden categories articles with topics of unclear notability from august 2014all articles with topics of unclear notabilityarticles lacking sources from august 2014all articles lacking sources navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 2 november 2014 at 20 24 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view