vii 263 pages, black and white illustrations and photos, fold out musical chart. The jacket is lightly chipped at the edges, the body of the book is clean, unmarked and solid. PART I How Do Automatically-Playing Musical Instruments Work? The Carillon Pipe Organs Reed Organs String Instruments Music Boxes PART II The Origin of the "Pierement" (Street Organ) The Pierement in the Twenties The Development of the Pierement in the Period 1920-1940 The Notation of the Organ Books The Preservation of the Pierement Discography