Musical Box Movement for Child's Rocking Chair
By Walter Meyer
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I have been searching the internet for parts for a pre-1950s
Reuge music box movement. I have even searched a good bit of the
MMD Archives.
This music box is either a 15- or 18-note movement that was in
a small dome case on the underside of a child's rocking chair and
it has not worked in years. I have taken out the Reuge movement
and oiled it and it seems to have an issue with the spring. Upon
inspection I found the spring to be broken.
Now my questions are (1) where can I find replacement parts for
this old Reuge music box movement, and (2) is it worth fixing or
is it better to just replace it?
Thanks,
Walter Meyer
meyer440@gmail.com.geentroep
[ New musical movements for a child's rocking chair haven't been
[ manufactured for several decades and cannot be found anywhere,
[ it seems, so you should attempt to repair the one you have.
[ See http://www.mmdigest.com/Archives/KWIC/R/rocking.html
[ Photos of a rocking chair movement, maker unknown, are at
[ http://www.mmdigest.com/Gallery/Pictures/ReugeRocker.html
[ -- Robbie
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