Special Hole Puncher + Blank Templates: you can use the included hole puncher and 5 blank song templates to make your own songs!.Check out the picture above to see which notes it includes. 30-Note Range: the music box mechanism has a 3 octave (semi-chromatic) range.Upgraded Metal Gears: the upgraded version uses metal gears instead of plastic, so that the mechanism lasts a lot longer.We’ve even been able to arrange the full length version of Chopin’s Nocturne in Eb! A small number of songs may not be compatible with the 30-note model because of a physical limitation (see below), but we really suggest getting the 30-note model (instead of the 15 or 20-note models) if possible. The chromatic scale includes sharps and flats (the black keys on a piano), and the inclusion of ‘accidentals’ makes nearly every song compatible. It has a similar range to the 20-note model (3 octaves), but it uses a chromatic scale instead a diatonic scale.

The 30-note model is the largest, and best sounding out all three models. We’ve even made full 5-10 minute songs before! Lastly, because paper is pretty easy to work with, we can make custom songs for your music box! Range: Because it uses paper strips to play the song instead of a barrel (like traditional music boxes), there is no limit to how long a song can be. There’s a slot on the front of the music box which you can feed songs into, and it’s quite easy to switch from one song to another. One of our favorite features about using this kind of music box mechanism is that you can play multiple songs with the same music box. Using this system has a bunch of neat advantages over normal music boxes. Holes punched into the paper strip activate gears within the music box mechanism which play the notes. We use a unique kind of music box mechanism that uses paper strips to play a song. Our music boxes are a modern take on the antique polyphon music boxes from the 1800’s. Upon request, we'd be happy to send you a diagram of the music box movement including all the dimensions, as well as plans for making your own wooden box. We can also make custom songs for this movement as well. Please note: a wooden box is not included with this movement however, we'd be happy to make one for you, if you'd like! If so, please check out our custom boxes.

a special hole puncher for making your own songs!.

We include everything you need to get started, including:

Once you insert a song into the music box, holes punched into the paper activate gears within the music box mechanism that play the notes. This is a unique kind of music box mechanism that uses a paper strip to play the song.

Geared music box