This is purely stunning…enjoy
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Music boxes and player pianos are always a bit magical.
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Hey Elk…while as a kid hear music boxes…never anything like this
one…with range it has…
The craftsmanship is something else…
I have seen a good many like this, as well as those with changeable rolls. I have always found them fascinating.
Consider that the “records” are all made by hand - amazing care and calculations.
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Simply amazing!
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It really is. The creativity and dedication of craftsmen is humbling.
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Indeed these is so much delicate precision work throughout…
How could they do this with the instruments of the day…mindboggling
The artwork in particular.
The timing considerations, I don’t have a very good sense of timing, so it was one of my first thoughts.
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Hey 1cdfoley…not sure what you are referring to
The timing considerations, I don’t have a very good sense of timing, so it was one of my first thoughts.
Does the craftsman have to consider the rate of spin of the disc?
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Ask the craftsman… 
For sure the craftsman had to consider the rate spin
design this so that the player would perform properly…
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Within certain parameters of overall speed, the disk need only spin at a constant rate. The waltz would sound fine a bit slower and a bit faster. Orchestras pick different tempos as well.
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