This weekend while browsing antique stores we came across a disc music
box.  All traces of a name or manufacturer were removed so it was
impossible for me to determine exactly what it was, other than a disc
music box in very rough condition.  The price was too good to pass up
so we bought it.

The discs that came with it were 10-5/8"  so I started looking for
manufacturers that produced boxes playing that size of disc in the
Encyclopedia of MM.  To my surprise on page 224 is a close-up of the
movement.  The box is a Symphonion 11-3/4 with an 84-tooth sublime
harmonie movement.  Further searching in Treasures of MM shows a
picture of the exact box on page 39.  A Symphonion no. 6 lever wind.

It is really sad, this music box would have been quite restorable
if some previous owner had not tried to "fix" it.  The case has some
problems that can be dealt with but the movement is another story.
To start off, it has 2 teeth broken on one comb and 4 on the other.

What can be done about that?  Can the combs be repaired?  It has some
problem with the motor since it does not run but I haven't opened it up
yet to see what is wrong.  The picture or decal on the inside of the
lid has been removed, do they reproduce these?

Is this box worth restoring?  Can it be restored?  Are new or used
discs available for it?  Any help or comments would be greatly
appreciated.

Mike Swanson

 [ I gotta tell our readers about you, Mike.  Folks, when he's not
 [ working at the Stanford Linear Accelerator (smashing atoms), or
 [ rummaging at flea markets, Michael plays the some of the sweetest
 [ tuba you'll ever hear, in jazz bands in the Bay Area of California!
 [ He and I know the secret source of good jazz tunes, too: music
 [ rolls!  :)   -- Robbie