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Music Box Repair
By Todd Augsburger

A dealer near me has a cylinder music box for sale that I'd like some advice on. It has been obviously repaired once (teeth replaced), it appears unprofessionally (scuff marks around adjustments, etc.), but I played it and noticed the following problems. It would not correctly shift between selections and a few pins are bent. More importantly, the "tune" was non-melodic--perhaps the teeth are misaligned? It soulded like random notes playing.

Several immediate questions come to mind, since I am NOT an expert:

Can pins be easily straightened, or will they break?

What is causing the non-harmonious play? Is it likely repairable?

Are these things I can repair, or only by an expert?

How much beyond the initial cost am I likely to spend?

Thanks for any and all advice!

- Todd Augsburger
allmax@kenton.com
Central Ohio, US

(Message sent Mon 18 Nov 1996, 12:34:52 GMT, from time zone GMT-0500.)

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