How To Make Your Own Music Box Mechanism

Find the box you want the music to be played in.

How to make your own music box mechanism. Diy music box how to create your melody by diy music box lovers. If you choose a movement that has a long winding stem you will be drilling a hole in the box as well. Place the mechanism inside the box. How to make a music box install the mechanism create a paper template.

Creating a box with your own choice of music. Build a programmable mechanical music box step 1. You should choose a box made of wood or some other material so it will be easy to mount the movement on the inside of the box. A metal comb provides the musical notes while the program for a tune is embedded in the bumps on a metal drum or disc.

The music is produced by a rotating cylinder studded with tiny pins. Deane explains how music boxes work. So its tough to find wood in the shapes you want at the. How to make your own music box from scratch with cover at home easy.

This is one of the advantages of building your music box instead buying it. Position the template inside the box. I m going to assume you know how to use your planer. The teeth on each comb are different lengths and thicknesses depending on the notes needed for the melody each box plays.

Select if you want us to load the music for you or if you want to do it yourself. 3 long x 1 wide. Hand made music box mechanism by gabrielle nowicki. You can choose any of the music box with digital modules offered by musicboxattic or pick any other box and they will add a digital module to it.

Mechanical music box set link. Or check out our most popular custom module boxes here. I have taken two different approaches to putting custom music on a cylinder. Scroll down to the product options and click on the custom music options tab continue to choose the type of module l1 l2 or l3.

Since this project was starting entirely from scratch. Remove the mechanism case. Every part of a music box takes artistry and expertise to create. I am frequently asked about the process of putting a custom tune onto one of my musical boxes.

Make your own music box melodies with this mechanical music box set. As the cylinder known as the drum slowly spins the pins pluck the teeth of a metal comb. Drill three holes through the box. However there are many factors which contribute to the difficulty and cost.