Certain parts as cylinders and their combs are tune specific and need to match each other. Some mechanism parts, such as combs for disc players and pinion gears (depending on the age of the music box) are still available. I paused to think of what it took for a 5.99 mass-produced music box of cookies from Germany to be designed, manufactured and assembled and for the cookies to be. The melody sounds just like that of a classic music box.
Music Box Replacement Parts for Saleįinding the right music box replacement part for sale in our music box repair department and the correct repair procedure will ensure a renewal of your enjoyment as its beautiful sounds and mechanical behaviors are restored. the wind-up key protrudes from the tin’s recessed bottom. These may almost restore a music box to its former glory with optimum sound and performance. has a large variety of wind up music box repair parts for sale for the finer and larger musical antiques and can have certain broken parts fabricated or possibly repaired. In addition, we stock the stop/start wires, plungers, weighted switches and winding keys or platforms. We have a huge inventory and usually have the tune needed. That being said, regarding the smaller 18 note movements (mechanisms), it is wiser and much less expensive, in many cases, to simply replace the entire smaller movement than to repair them.
These vintage and antique objects need to be played often and periodically cleaned and lubricated, perhaps adjusted and in some cases, parts may need to be replaced. Repairing a music box movement (mechanism) can be a tricky task and the repair of the better larger mechanisms should be considered only by someone familiar with how these music box mechanisms work.