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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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Key Words in Subject:  Box, Chair, Child's, Movement, Musical, Rocking

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