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Music Box
Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2016 4:45 pm
by Bob
In the February 2016 issue of Woodworker's Journal, Sandor Nagyszalanczy published his version of an antique music box.
I really liked it, so here's my version of his version:
I built in, my wife programmed it.
Bob
Re: Music Box
Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2016 5:41 pm
by EdThorne
Wow, I really like this. Did you make the music movement, too?
Re: Music Box
Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2016 5:53 pm
by Bob
Thanks Ed,
Plans for the drum and hammers were included in the article...I just converted them to cnc.
After completing this project today, I realized that I had not even read the rest of the magazine! I went straight to the music box article and stayed there for three weeks.
Bob
Re: Music Box
Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2016 7:33 pm
by EdThorne
Thank you Bob. That's really beautiful. I don't subscribe to that journal. Oh well.
Re: Music Box
Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2016 8:09 pm
by tonydude
Nice going Bob, really came out nice.
tony
Re: Music Box
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2016 2:45 pm
by NewAgent45
Bob,
As with your other projects a great job.
I'm just back from a little vacation and we had not had the chance to read my copy of WWJ. I just read the Music Box article and I'm real interested in building one. I also watched the assembly video.
http://www.woodworkersjournal.com/makin ... music-box/
In the magazine article they set up the music box to play "Heart and Soul" and it looks like they only drilled the slats for this song. From your pictures it looks like you drilled all 15 holes in each slat so you could program in your music of choice. I'm not real musically inclined so I'll have to enlist a friend to help with that part.
Again nice job!
.... Rod
Re: Music Box
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2016 5:54 pm
by monitoringpost
Very nice! I'll have to check that issue out.
Re: Music Box
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 11:16 pm
by jeb2cav
Inspiring as always Bob. Thanks for sharing this.
Re: Music Box
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2016 11:35 am
by Bob
I appreciate everyones kind comments.
As for inspiration, I would like to keep on thanking everyone who contributes to the Shark Forum. All the ideas and solutions keep popping up and are used in many different ways with projects.
Bob
Re: Music Box
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2016 11:46 am
by Bob
"In the magazine article they set up the music box to play "Heart and Soul" and it looks like they only drilled the slats for this song. From your pictures it looks like you drilled all 15 holes in each slat so you could program in your music of choice. I'm not real musically inclined so I'll have to enlist a friend to help with that part."
You're right Rod, I didn't want to be stuck with just one tune. I started with "Heart and Soul", then my wife programmed "Music Box Dancer".
The William Tell Overture is next! (Otherwise known as "The Lone Ranger Theme".)
Bob