No visit to the State of Maine is complete, musically, without a journey to SEE and HEAR the restored musical boxes, Player-Pianos and other fascinating musical rarities, displayed in setting of historic elegance.

    The Musical Wonder House began, as a residence-museum, by the team of Mr. and Mrs. Danilo Konvalinka along with L. Douglas Henderson. For nearly a quarter of a Century, the three talented people contributed to the expansion of the collection as well as the restoration of the 1852 Sea Captain's house. Mr. Henderson, especially, was instrumental in the building of the collection, having many years of expertise in the field of acoustic phonographs and pneumatic player instruments; in fact, he even arranged some QRS Rolls for Max Kortlander, when that famous firm was located in New York City! Danilo Konvalinka ran the shop and supervised the repairs for cylinder and disc musical boxes, while his wife, Lois, contributed not only the majority of the funds, for the first 2 decades, but also used her aesthetic taste for the decor, plus many other facets of the seasonal museum, which soon acquired an international reputation for the finest display of its kind.

    In 1986, Lois retired from her part of the trio's activities, though she still did the bookkeeping for many years, while Mr. Henderson moved "around the corner" - to her 1837 brick residence - to focus on the creation and publication of his unique ARTCRAFT Music Rolls. (The year 2007 marks the 55th Anniversary of his roll-making, something which preceded the founding of the museum, which opened in 1963.)  While Mr. Henderson still retains a half-interest in the collection, the museum is operated by Mr. Konvalinka.

    For more information about the seasonal hours, restoration services and other aspects of The Musical Wonder House - plus its renown audio recordings (which were started by Mrs. Konvalinka and Mr. Henderson) - proceed to this Website link: