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Musical Box Comparison, Regina vs. Mira
By Nancy Fratti

[ Dale F. Rowe wrote in 110817 MMDigest --

> Unless you are prepared for the expense of replacing missing teeth
> on the comb, which would also mean replacing the dampers for those
> teeth...  As to the price, it seems average for that instrument.

I'd like to correct an error in information here.  If a tooth is
broken it has nothing to do with the damper in a disc box.  Conversely,
sometimes dampers are broken or worn and need to be replaced but it has
nothing to do with the comb teeth!  They are entirely separate entities.

While it is true that a few of us have a stash of Regina dampers and
not of Mira dampers, the manufacturer of the Regina dampers died a few
years ago and they are no longer obtainable.

Also, it's impossible to comment on the price of any box when one
doesn't even know the size of the disc.

Nancy Fratti - Nancy Fratti Music Boxes
Canastota, New York, USA
http://www.nancyfrattimusicboxes.com/ 


(Message sent Thu 18 Aug 2011, 18:44:26 GMT, from time zone GMT-0400.)

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