Visiting Your Friend's Musical Box
By Peter Neilson
I'm going to mention something that all musical box fans know but that player-piano people (like me) learn only reluctantly. When visiting your friends who have musical boxes, DO NOT TOUCH the boxes without express and separate permission for each box. Some musical boxes can be damaged by incorrectly moving the control levers. Equipment junkies (I'm one) like to think they can understand the basic aspects of any complicated device by fiddling with it for a while. This method can result in grave damage to the comb, pins, spring, or other parts that I haven't even heard of.
My advice? Think of each box as being at 15 kilovolts, and keep your hands in your pockets at all times! Your friends will appreciate your respect.
--Peter Neilson
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