How to find a music box like this?
November 17th, 2008 1 Comment »
jolenekarmann asked:
I had a teacher who had something like a music box at her house and I would love to get one like it. It was a box with wooden top and bottom, and glass sides. To make it play, you turn it upside down, and a bunch of little metal balls fall onto some metal chimes, making beautiful little “ding” noises. Then you could turn it upside down again, and the balls would fall back to the other side and hit the chimes again. I think maybe there was a weak magnet on the top and bottom so not all the balls fell at the same time.
I had a teacher who had something like a music box at her house and I would love to get one like it. It was a box with wooden top and bottom, and glass sides. To make it play, you turn it upside down, and a bunch of little metal balls fall onto some metal chimes, making beautiful little “ding” noises. Then you could turn it upside down again, and the balls would fall back to the other side and hit the chimes again. I think maybe there was a weak magnet on the top and bottom so not all the balls fell at the same time.
It didn’t play a melody or anything, but it was really cool because it played a different series of notes every time, based on which chimes the balls fell onto.
If anyone can tell me what this is called or where to get one, I would really appreciate it!
Jonathan