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Has anyone here ever made a music box? Im thinking about starting work on one as a project, but I dont know how Id go about making the drum (the spinning bit with the protrusions). These were made before modern shop tools and factories, how do you go about making one by hand? All my searches turned up was "buy the contraption online and put in box"

>> No.1248871

Without ever seeing one built in person, I'd say figure out what song you want to play first and figure out what the melody is, then figure which notes would all be played. "Masquerade" and "Memories" wouldn't be hard, I actually have a box that plays the latter.

The timing is going to be hardest. Here you'd probably need to buy a pre made box because there's a crap ton of small, precise parts you're better off buying than making, unless you're a watchmaker or something. The drum will be an absolute bitch, because you have to punch the tune out on it, then roll it into a perfect cylinder. The harp, in theory, is just a cut-and-tune job, but you're going to have to restart every time you cut it too short.

>> No.1248872

Drill holes, insert pins. Or make the drum out of disks which have the pins in correct places to begin with.

Be warned. We have had quite a few of these "I want to make a musical box" threads, but I don't remember seeing anyone actually succeed.

>> No.1248875

>>1248871
>>1248872
There are paper driven ones.

>> No.1248920

Does it have to be small? If not, check out the Wintergatan videos of the last year or so.

>> No.1248923

So I actually looked into this a while back and there's a couple of things you can do.

>some guy casted a cylinder and put pins into it I don't exactly remember the details but google could clear that up

>some companies allow you to order a custom movement but they're expensive as opposed to the pre-made songs

The hardest part is absolutely the cylinder. There are plenty of variations and in some cases a flat disc instead of the cylinder has been used. I wish you the best and if you figure out anything then we'll both be happy as I never figured it out.

>> No.1248972

>>1248875
paper driven is quite shit u gotta wind the entire time and dont really get to enjoy it

>> No.1249314

>>1248869
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=make+music+box+cylinder

>> No.1249320

>>1248869
>>1249314
In all seriousness, though, that first result is the one you want.

http://www.unity303.com/musicbox/

I haven't done it myself, but this is a very good writeup of how it can be done. It took him years to get it down, and making a cylinder is a long and tedious process. Good luck.

>> No.1250560

>>1248869
A lot of people on youtube run paper rolles instead of drums. Not sure wtf they were called vut you can pkay anything on them

>> No.1250561

>>1248869
A lot of people on youtube run paper rolls instead of drums. Not sure wtf they were called but you can play anything on them

>> No.1250562

>>1249314
HAHAHAHA

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>>1248869
You can make "programmable" drums by drilling manny holes into a cylinder and and inserting pins where needed
I am liking the idea of using paper too

Also, the kind of music box that you used as OP picture have to be tuned by taking some material away from the keys bit by bit until you get the note you want, this is done to match the song in your drum so you can't exchange drums without them sounding out of pitch

>> No.1251053

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZqzdI5o2BY

>> No.1251235

Just buy a box and then make songs for it. Cut aluminum to fit the cylinder and get a cylinder to fit like a rim and tire on a wheel.

Cut and tune the forks for music