Hi, all.  Sankyo makes two models of punched paper strip musical
movements.  Both are hand-cranked, but could be fitted to operate from
a small motor, as does the Mr. Christmas 'continuous' paper strip
musical box.

One Sankyo movement, Model TDM213, plays a 15-note comb and the other,
Model TDM202, plays a 20-note comb.  Both use punched paper strips of
different widths and you can purchase additional strips and a hole
puncher as optional items.

You may contact Sankyo Seiki (America) Inc. at 140 Ridgewood Ave.,
Paramus, NJ  07652.  Tel (201) 265-8900, FAX (201) 265-4433.  Tony
Bernardo is the Director of Sales & Marketing for the Musical Products
Division.  I was unable to contact him today for prices, so you'll have
to call yourself.

I'll post an update when I get more details and prices for the items.

Musically yours,

Bill Wineburgh
http://members.aol.com/WWineburgh/musicbox.html


 [ Editor's note:
 [
 [ Evidence is growing that, in different years, different firms have
 [ sold the same or similar little music box movements.  (The basic
 [ 20-note movement seems to be used with both punched discs and the
 [ punched paper card strip.)  Sankyo Seiki (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. is
 [ marketing the movement now, but only a few years ago it was marketed
 [ by Sankyo Shoji Co., Ltd., of Japan.
 [
 [ I'd like to know what company (and where) first designed and
 [ produced the movement; maybe Tony Bernardo can provide some history.
 [
 [ Has it changed any in 30 years?  What model numbers appear over the
 [ years?  What are the model numbers currently in production, which
 [ are sold by retail stores around the world?  Are there any permanent
 [ marks or symbols which uniquely identify the company who fabri-
 [ cated the movement, so that the customer can tell if it's "the
 [ genuine article" regardless of the name on the paper label?
 [
 [  -- Robbie