Hello All,  I'm writing in response to Tony Missio's post regarding
a qualified repair specialist for antique musical boxes near Ottawa,
Ontario, Canada.  My name is Darren Wallace and I reside in Woodstock,
Ontario, Canada.  I have been restoring antique musical boxes for
almost 30 years.  I specialize in all aspects of restoration work to
antique disc or cylinder musical boxes and antique wind up phonographs.

I am a licenced tool and die machinist with my own machine shop, and
have a musical background of 35 years with piano, upright and electric
bass, and violin.  I have restored literally hundreds of antique
musical boxes for collectors, museums, and specialty dealers worldwide.
I do all my own comb repairs and can make, fabricate and machine any
and all parts and components.  All types of gears are a specialty of
mine.  References are available.

As a side note, I am also a pre-1915 horseless carriage brass-era
antique car enthusiast and own a 1915 model T Ford, and a 1905
2-cylinder Queen automobile.

Please let me know if you would like to discuss any restoration
project, big or small.  You can see my restoration work I've done
for many others, and for my own collection on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOV6rpTIQvo
  Polyphon coil spring drive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v8c4Ok1IsA
  Early Polyphon-Regina
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjpCT99Rf8o
  1898 Olympia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtnmlhc94eA
  Nicole Freres Overture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_fXM6-NdvA
  Nicole six tune key wind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmbGrndmrpY
  Ducommond-Girod key wind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faJ7EN5TMe4
  Unknown Swiss 8 airs

Darren Wallace - musical box restoration
Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
phonospud@aol.com.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to reply]