Can you change the music on a music box?
Find a music box store or website to choose your preferred type. You can even customize the song by choosing a pre-loaded song or programming the music box with your own song.
How does a programmable music box work?
Each music box comes with a supply of paper strips and a hole punch. Turning the crank draws the paper strip through the box; any hole in the strip causes a pin to strike a small metal bar that sounds a note. The ingenious design of these little toys has even inspired an award-winning chemistry project [1].
Can I make a custom music box?
Buy Custom Music Boxes. A custom-made music box is the perfect gift for any family member, friend or loved one. A person’s own composition or an unavailable tune (may require copyright permission) can be fabricated and installed in one of our music boxes to create a magical gift that lasts a lifetime.
How does a music box make sound?
A music box works by rotating a metal cylinder with protruding pins that pluck the individual prongs of a steel comb. The sounds that resonate from the vibrating prongs are the notes we hear—lower notes from longer prongs and higher notes from shorter ones. Music boxes have been around since the 18th century.
Why music box is so expensive?
Why are some boxes so expensive? We have music boxes that range from $30 – $10,000. After a few hundred dollars, the price tends to increase as you incorporate higher note movements (music). The bigger, better the mechanical movement inside the box, the more expensive it is.
Is there a way to customize a music box?
Your customization options are truly endless with our digital module. The customizable digital module for music boxes can be added to nearly any music box style in our collection – from our traditional wooden music boxes to our musical jewelry boxes, figurine boxes, children’s music boxes, and others.
How long does it take to get custom tune for Music Box?
Getting a custom tune for your music box is fast and easy. It usually about 1 to 2 days from the time you order to complete the box. If you’re getting a song converted, it may add another day, but we can usually be done within a day outside of the busy holiday season.
How much is a custom music box disc?
Custom Disc 4.5 inch – Music Box Disc for Reuge, Romance, or Thorens AD30 Players (designed for you)$55.00. Custom Disc 5″ Music Box Disc for Mr.Christmas Crosley Thomas Pacconi (designed for you) Disc 15 1/2 (15.5) inch – Music Box Discs – Custom (Your Own Tune)$110.00. Movements – 18 Note Custom Mechanisms (1.18)
How does a custom cylinder Music Box work?
These are fine mechanical musical mechanisms or Discs and not digital music. Creating a personalized cylinder or disc music box with a custom song is a time-consuming and dedicated process. Cylinder music boxes use perfectly placed pins on a rotating metal cylinder that come up under the comb and strike the appropriate prongs or tines of that comb.