Organ Musical Boxes
By Brian Chesters
Hello all, From the Isle of Man, More on musical boxes.
Firstly, I have a large musical box by Bendon (I think) with a 15-key organ. It plays six airs and the cylinder is being re-pinned by Jim Wier in Scotland. The organ bridges only needed 'Tweaking' so the cylinder is being re-pinned in two halves.
I have to re-cover the bellows. So my question is, What kind of leather do I use and where do I get it from?
I spent three years recovering player piano actions so I am not worried by this one but I would like to use the right material if there is such a thing as the right stuff.
Secondly, I have been shown a musical box for sale which is an "All organ" box. Made by Ducummon Girod, it plays six tunes and has no combs, just the organ mechanism. The guy wanted =L=2500 for it (about 4000 USD). I thought it was way over but I had not seen one of that size before, the only other one I have seen was as big as my organ box. This one is as small as an 'Ordinary' musical box.
Brian Chesters
brian@litter-boss.co.uk
http://www.litter-boss.co.uk/antique |
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