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The great canadian nickelodeon company limited
1975*Nickelodeon*2022 -2023-
was closed as a limited company January 1 2022
I am still offering consignment sales
as well as many of my own instruments for sale.
SO PLEASE BE SURE TO VISIT THE
"iNSTRUMENTS FOR SALE PAGE"
  of automated musical instruments 
and restorations



RON SCHMUCK,        retired ;-)).
(I will still be doing restoration work as time allows)
so please feel free to drop me an email of your project
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January 1 2023
RR#4, 1 Minto Pines Rd, Mount Forest, Ontario
CANADA, N0G 2L0
**Cell 1 519 261 0154   (worldwide 001 519 261 0154  )**
​email will still be

Nickelodeonco@gmail.com

            Ron Schmuck 1975 & Sidney                                          Ron Schmuck 2023
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                 Ron Sitting on top of the Zig Spitz, Germanys tallest mountain
​                                             "Finally at the top :-))"
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     *Celebrating 47 + years in Business 1975-2022*
--------The Great Canadian Nickelodeon Companie--------------
------------A few of our past projects remembered_-----------------

                        and NEW items for sale 2023!!__                        
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    HISTORY OF AUTOMATED MUSIC  by "The History Guy"
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​THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES ARE JUST A FEW OF THE MANY INTERESTING   
                                           PROJECTS TAKEN ON BY

         THE GREAT CANADIAN NICKELODEON CO.
                                      OVER THE PAST 47 YEARS
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New for 2023 CANADA'S CONKLIN SHOWS 
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New for 2023   Canada's Conklin Shows Memories
            *Just click above to go to a special presentation*                                                  But first,
        Click the video belos to hear the wonderful
              CANADA'S CONKLIN SHOWS
  "CARL FREI TRAVELING CONCER ORGAN"
 Nickelodeon Co. maintained this instruments back in the  1990's and it is now residing in                            The Museum Fur Musikautomaten, Seewan,Switzerland
​                                           and freshly restored. Enjoy :-))


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                                 Of one of Americas GREATEST dealers in 
                               Automated Musical Instruments in America

      From 1995 to Aug 17 2010, who was not only my very best customer,
          but also a great friend to his untimely passing Aug 17 2010.

                                                            *Remembering*
            Mr Rick Cooley, 
who operated Cooleys Olde Tyme Piano Shoppe (COTPS)
                       Hockessin Deleware USA
               The Great Canadian Nickelodeon Co.
          did all of the restoration work on the many
      Automated Musical instruments Rick bought from all                                     around the world.

                   *********Please click here********
                        To see just a few of the
           Many instruments we restored for COTPS
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RICK COOLEY WITH THE "RESTORED"  3 FIGURED BLESSING BAND AUTOMATON FROM GERMANY
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​The Great Canadian Nickelodeon Co. in                                   South Korea.

  Please click the link below to read a great article  published in covering our projects to create museums of Automated Musical instruments in South Korea
​                 for Mr & Mrs. Kyung Hwan Hwang in South Korea



​       KOREA * ICS Gyeongju Museum
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 ***********************************         The Great Canadian Nickelodeon Co. Memories
     This is the another item in our "Remembering" series of past projects 
         The "Salzburg Stier" Barrel Organ
                          built in1504
                    Restored 1998 - 2002
                       The barrel which "stores" the music was originally Pinned by
                         Leopold Mozart(1719-1787), court composer to Salzburg, 
                                       
(Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's father,)
  

  I guess it is best to click on the link below to get an idea of what the Stier sounds like after the restoration and where it is located             in the fortress "Hohensaltzburg"
           https://youtu.be/psu6nH2m9js
and another video of the Fortress at
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NEW!!      Just click HERE to go back 20 years and revisit this project complete with  video of Dr. Jan Jaap Haspels, and grand opening celebrations
​              at the Fortress Hohen Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.
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NEW!!  Then to go back to the original Nickelodeon Company web site
               Salzburg Stier web pages just click on the big picture of the
Salzburg Stier below 
and many interesting articles by well known authors.

​   (Under HOME MOVIES, video never seen before Feb 1 2021 taken Sept 2002)

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  Video Below is the Salzburg Stier 1502 Barrel organ in concert after the  2002 restoration
         Video below is an excellent view of the fortress Hohensalzburg and the
             Salzburg Stier Barrel Organ 1502  playing after the 2002 restoration

                    The barrel which "stores" the music was originally Pinned by

 Leopold (1719-1787), court composer to Salzburg,  (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's father,)
​     Narrated in German and lasts about 5 minutes.But pictures are all excellent
 Video below is an excellent view of the fortress Hohensalzburg and the
             Salzburg Stier Barrel Organ 1502  playing after the 2002 restoration

                    The barrel which "stores" the music was originally Pinned by

 Leopold (1719-1787), court composer to Salzburg,  (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's father,)
Here is an excellent video of the Stier and the Fortress Hohensalzburg
                  https://youtu.be/psu6nH2m9js
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      The Great Canadian Nickelodeon Co.
​                                   In
    Ein Hod, "Nisco Museum"   ISRAEL

In November 2011 The Great Canadian Nickelodeon Company volunteered to             help NISAN COHEN'S (Museum of Automated Musical Instruments
at Ein Hod, ISRAEL) giving back a voice to his beloved Orchestrelle and to a many other instruments, after the artists' village where he is living had been, one year before,  besieged during 4 days by a forest fire.
Trip was financed by the East Coast Chapter, Music Box Society International.
Later trips financed by the NISCO Museum of Automated Musical Instruments.

          It has been an extraordinary experience about fragility, and Fate,
                         but above all of courage and optimism. 

    Still under the shock of the powerful landscape there, and the view of the martyred instruments, we tried to create a poetic slideshow whose pictures have been published in the MBSI magazine 1st issue of the year 2012 and that we would like now to share with you CLICK HERE TO VIEW THIS PAGE
       Since this Time in 2022 The Great Canadian Nickelodeon Co. has made                                many trips back to the NISCO MUSEUM  and Nisan Cohan.

​                          https://www.ein-hod.org/en/nisco-museum/

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           Please click here to see more on the              delivery of new instruments, especially the                             "PRIMAR"
              Concert Fairground Organ
          (Arthur Prinsen's Masterpiece.)
                                     
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PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE ON THE DELIVERY OF THE "PRIMAR CONCERT FAIRGROUND ORGAN."
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Please click here to read more about the PRIMAR Concert Fairground Organ and it's builder Mr Arthur Prinsen as published in "The Keyframe"

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​**********Completed Restoration projects 2020/2021*********

​Pictures below are a few of the interesting projects we                                restored in 2019 2020.
           Call today to book your restoration in 2020

May 25 2021; The picture below is of two instruments that were offered for sale in the same Catalogue from the famous dealer in Mechanical Musical Instruments G.W. (Mac) MacKinnon 1970's

The MacKinnon Calliope (on the left) is from the Renfrew Historical Society in Renfrew, Ont. Canada. The instrument is now restored and back at the museum in Renfrew all ready for another 50 years of entertaining.
The second instrument is the MacKinnon Bandolin style 125 Military Band Organ that Mac commissioned the Johnson Organ company make for him. (Aprox 15 were made?)
I recently purchased this instrument from the Canadian Automotive Museum.
It is now being fully restored including the original music roll player and a new midi system which will allow for a library of over 1000 songs to be available instantly on the new Brotech tablet system.
​I will also be including a glockenspiel (Metal Bells) to play with the trumpets as well as other improvements to the various pipes. 
 A new facade will also be built more in the tradition of the Gus. Bruder design which Wurlitzer borrowed for their style 153 Band Organ.
*You can see the restoration progress of both instruments by clicking on their name
RENFREW CALLIOPE RESTORATION      MACKINNON BANDOLA 125 BAND ORGAN

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                                  Some of the 2020 Restorations pictured above;
                          Roesneath Carousel 125 Military Band Organ & McDonald's Orchestrion.
                Nickelodeon  Co. Orchestrion and several wonderful player pianos.

                                  Call now to book your project for 2022.
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          CHICAGO ELECTRIC Nickelodeon Piano
             for Ailsa Craig & Distric Historical Society. Ailsa Craig ON.
​Follow the restoration at; 
http://www.nickelodeonco.com/ailsa-craig-chicago-electric-project.html
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     Artizan Style "A" Military Band Organ
                          For Chippewa Park C.W.Parker Carousel.
                                  THUNDER BAY, ONT. CANADA
Follow the restoration at; 
http://www.nickelodeonco.com/chippewa-park-artizan-band-organ.html
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                             Irene & Henk Noordermeer's 1908, 80 key Mortier,
                              Grand Orchestre "De Danse"
                    Discovered & Delivered from Belgium, and installed in                                                  the Noordermeer's collection, Ontario,Canada
                                                                
by
                                  The Great Canadian Nickelodeon Co.
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  Mortier Dance Organ,Discovered & Delivered from Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands,                                       and installed in S. Korea, Gyeongju.
​                                          ICS collection, Mr Kyung Hwang.

                                                                     by
                                      The Great Canadian Nickelodeon Co.
​                                                (Complete story here)


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In 2009 TGCNC moved the big Mortier dance organ "Dansat" from Hilvarenbeek 
the Netherlands to Gyeongju, South Korea !
​With the help of a lot of local friends.

En 2009 TGCNC a livré depuis les Pays-Bas jusqu'en Corée du Sud un grand orgue de danse Mortier !

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  instruments for over 47 years ! 

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nous restaurons, entretenons, créons, achetons et vendons
vos instruments depuis plus de 47 années !



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