Marty Roenigk, Proprietor of Mechantiques, in front of the fabulous Seeburg H from Walt Disney World, now on permanent display in the lobby of the Roenigk's historic Crescent Hotel & Spa in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.

PRICES & PAYMENT: We carry a large stock, and sometimes things hang around longer than we would like or we simply are looking to make some room so we reduce prices - we typically make a notation when a price has been reduced, and these items can represent real bargains, so check for them. Also, we are not insulted by offers! If you see something you really like, but feel the price is a little higher than it should be or a little more than you can justify, make us an offer, we will give you a simple "yes", "no", or "in between"! LAYAWAYS: Can't afford to pay for an expensive item fully up front? We are happy to arrange for payment plans of a few months to up to six months or more on more expensive items. The terms are simple on layaways, we hold the item until it is fully paid for, and if you find you cannot or do not want to finish paying for an item on layaway we will buy it back at our normal 30% discount.

We maintain a list of specific items wanted by collectors so that we can contact them when that item comes in. We handle a lot of pieces, and often an item will sell directly to a customer on our "wanted" list before it ever appears on a sales list. We urge you to let us know what you are looking for by leaving your wants with us.

We are members of the Musical Box Society International, Automatic Musical Instruments Collectors Association and the Musical Box Society of Great Britain.

Mechantiques does not buy regular player pianos (e.g. the type you have to pump), just electric grand and coin operated pianos

Please note that we do not buy any mechanical musical items made after about 1930, and no music boxes made after about 1910, so if your music box is marked "Japan" or "Reuge" or "Thorens" it would be a waste of your time to contact us about it.

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Mechantiques only sells antique mechanical musical devices that we actually own - no consignments, no advertising other people's property. We have been buying a lot of stuff during this economic slowdown and currently have more than twice as much inventory as we normally do, and are we having fun with it! Click here to see some more views of our enormous inventory. And it doesn't include another three scarce and desirable upright disc boxes we have purchased (24 1/2" Komet, 26 1/2" Monopol, 27" Symphonion) and three big band organs that will be coming in in early March (Wurlitzer 148, Wurlitzer 150, and a larger organ playing Wurlitzer 165 rolls). So come visit, see and hear what we have, and go home with a full truck! Click here for more shop photos.
 

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Why collect antique mechanical music? Read my philosophy of why I like antique mechanical music and why
I think it is a fascinating and perhaps profitable collecting field.  Click here.

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Of course we are still buying! Please call us with individual items or collections.

As a policy we do not take items on consignment, we only buy outright. We consider consignments to be risky and speculative for the seller, allowing the dealer to overestimate what something is worth just to get items on consignment, and perhaps never pay for items. We feel that buying outright is much quicker, cleaner, and provides considerable peace of mind to the seller.  Mechantiques does not do restorations, however we will buy items in any condition.

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In 2006 the Roenigks made the latest addition to their group of properties in Eureka Springs - purchasing a historic 1901 stone church and renaming it the Gavioli Chapel. The Gavioli Chapel is being used for wedding ceremonies, but in addition it houses a small collection of antique mechanical musical instruments, highlighted by a fantastic Gavioli fairground organ from the Tom Fretty museum. These instruments are available to be seen by calling the manager of the Gavioli Chapel at 479-253-0003 or 1-877-933-0003. This is an effort to provide a fun environment for weddings and to bring antique mechanical musical instruments out in front of the public again.

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