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A music box (American English) or musical box (British English) is an automatic musical instrument in a box that produces musical notes by using a set of pins placed on a revolving cylinder or disc to pluck the tuned teeth (or lamellae) of a steel comb.
Regina Music Box – Regina's music boxes were their original product, and they had an 80–90% share of the market at the company's peak. Regina music boxes use a flat metal disc, as opposed to a cylinder. Sizes ranged from 8.5 to 27 inches. The boxes were renowned for the rich tone, and they used a double set of tuned teeth.
According to a 1987 article in The New York Times, the Music Box Society International first formed in the early 1900s to preserve and conserve existing examples of music boxes. [ 1 ] According to the MBSI's own website, the organization was founded in 1949. [ 2 ]
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He describes how the comb is mass manufactured, details the spring, gears and governor that drive the box, and shares some history of early music boxes. Outtakes are included at the end of the video. Čeština: Jak funguje music box - krátký naučný film z roku 2015 natočený Billem Hammackem vysvětlující princip funkce hrací skříňky ...
Shiva's Headband (or Shiva's Head Band), was an American psychedelic rock band, formed in Austin, Texas, United States, in 1967. [1] Original members included fiddler Spencer Perskin and his wife Susan, keyboardist Shawn Siegel, guitarists Kenny Parker and Bob Tom Reed and drummer Jerry Barnett. [ 2 ]
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Antoine Favre-Salomon (30 November 1734 – 17 August 1820) was a Swiss watchmaker.In 1796, he invented a pocket watch with an embedded musical mechanism. [1] which was later recognised as the first "comb" music box.