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19.5/8 POLYPHON 104 (For Sale)
Totally original 19.5/8 POLYPHON, fabulous unmolested collector quality condition. Original Finish, original paint on mechanism. Plays beautifully with a great tone and deep resonant base. Still retains all its original keys & comes with 12 good original discs.
Would be very difficult to find better. This machine belonged to a late friend & It very soon found a new home. Life circumstances have brought it around again. Rare opportunity in this condition.
zhlédnutí: 130

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Reymond - Nicole 4 overture Music Box c1833 sn:202
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4 overture music box by Reymond Nicole, c1832, this box has a twin sister sn:201, both cases are identical to the mm, notice the central solid lid panel is from the same piece of timber, the underside of 1 lid corresponds exactly to the top of the other, so literally the next cut. Both boxes retain their original & diminutive brass tune sheet, with the programme beautifully engraved in Copperpl...
Reymond - Nicole 4 overture Music Box sn: 201
zhlédnutí 144Před 4 měsíci
Reymond - Nicole 4 overture Music Box sn: 201. Forthcoming article for publication in the MBSI journal planned in the near future. Reunited with her twin sister sn: 202 after the best part of 200 years. czcams.com/video/W1v4mpXai-s/video.htmlsi=zcMChS9a3Fm39qH7 0:00 Barber of Seville - Rossini 2:15 William Tell - Rossini 4:26 Fra Diavolo - Auber 6:39 Figaro. - Mozart
Viennese Musical clock, Olbrich in Wein
zhlédnutí 120Před 4 měsíci
Viennese, Austro - Hungarian Empire Mantle clock, c1830/35. Of 3 day duration. Grand Sonnerie strike that can be silenced at will. The musical box, which can also be silenced, signed Anton Olbrich in Wein. Mahogany case, with boxwood stringing. Struggled to get focus to show the crisp detail of stringing & fine quality of the brass work. 0:00 Lucia di Lammamoor - Donizetti 0:50? - Bellini??
Colibri (Humming Bird) music box , by Dawkins. C1880/1890 (details⬇️j
zhlédnutí 131Před 4 měsíci
Exceptionally rare, only known example of a Colibri box by Thomas Dawkins / Ami Rivenc. The bird has articulated wings & tail. It’s beak chirps in perfect time to the bird song. Operated by a miniature set of organ bridge type pinning on the core of the cylinder. The two combs have no resonators or dampers, they are tuned to a high treble pitch to emulate bird song. There are no bellows or whis...
Exposed control /sectional comb music box c1820
zhlédnutí 261Před 4 měsíci
Sectional comb 4 air cartel music box, with exposed controls, maker unknown, music unknown, but a couple appear have a flavour of Weber. Any help with identification would be welcome. Thank you 🙏🏻 0:00 Zelmira - Aria: Cara deh attendimi ( Dear wait for me) - Rossini 0:47 La Donna del Lago - Aria.: O mattutin Albori ( As Morning Dawns, from The Lady of the Lake) - Rossini czcams.com/video/dNLPUu...
Charles Friederich à Geneve music box c1825
zhlédnutí 356Před 4 měsíci
Signed on the bed plate: Charles Friederich à Geneve. Plain Fruitwood case, note the early wire hinges. Friederich is mentioned in Graham Webb’s ‘The cylinder Music Box Handbook’ as a maker of good quality small musical movements. In Arthur Ord Hume’s book ‘The Musical Box’ he lists Friederich as a maker of fine quality cylinder movements active 1800 /1830 The late Luuk Goldhoorn wrote an artic...
Early Nicole Freres 8 air Box c1839 ‘As Found’
zhlédnutí 352Před 4 měsíci
Nicole Freres 8 air, s/n 19028 c1839 in ‘as found’ condition. The brass ware is a drab olive green, the comb dull grey, the case lid was broken many moons ago. But the box is an incredible survivor, despite lacking in its aesthetic condition, I’ve never had the desire to restore her. The pins are spot on, there is no damage or past repairs to the comb, not a single damper squeak. Incredible rea...
Early F.Nicole cartel c1833 ( ex Roy Ison collection)
zhlédnutí 199Před 4 měsíci
Early F.Nicole c1833. Sn 14926 Any help with identifying the tunes would be most appreciated. 🙏🏻 0:00 0:52 Jäger Chor . . . C.M.Weber 1:42 2:33 The Masked Ball / Gustav 111 . . . D.Auber
Nicole Freres 6 air / F.Nicole comb. Romantic programme Music box.
zhlédnutí 137Před 4 měsíci
Early (ish) Nicole Freres c1841 with an F.Nicole comb, s/n 21919 - gamme 632 - softly playing 6 Romantic Airs. Beautiful Book Matched Walnut on all facets of the case. Probably one of my favourite boxes of all time. Please let me know your thoughts in the comments if you enjoy. 0:00 Child of Earth 0:57 Isle of Beauty 1:51 The White Signal 2:40 The Lass of Gowrie 3:35 Happy Land 4:48 I love her,...
Early F.Nicole 4 air cartel c1833
zhlédnutí 348Před 4 měsíci
Early Freres Nicole cartel box c1833. Hardwood case, probably mahogany. S/n: 14352 Playing 4 bright lively airs. Of particular note, the 3rd piece is pinned with a discord which takes the ear by surprise, only to be repeated a couple of bars later. Love it or hate it, a most unusual quirk Any help in identification of the tunes would be appreciated. 0:00 0:50 1:38 2:27 Les Souvenir du pays - Ty...
H.Lecoultre overture box c1830 (full programme)
zhlédnutí 141Před 4 měsíci
Exhibition quality Henri Lecoultre Musical box, c 1830. Playing 4 pieces on 3 revolutions. 1: Trio d’Elisabetta ~ Rossini. Premiere: 4 October 1815. 0:00 2: Overture La Cenerentola ~ Rossini (Cinderella ) Premiere: on 25 January 1817 2:04 3: Air No3 in Il Pirata ~ Bellini (The Pirate) Premiere: 27 October 1827 4:14 4: Waltz in La Gazza Ladra ~ Rossini (Thieving Magpie) Premiere: 31 May 1817 5.3...
François Nicole Musical Clock c1820
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Very early piece from the Grandmaster himself! François Nicole. Any person interested in mechanical music should listen to a François in the metal at least once. Those who have, understand. The piece is typical of his early overture size cylinders, that play on three revolutions. This piece plays 5 pieces of music x2 x2 x1 From memory I think there are 188 teeth on the 4 comb 0:00 1:00 Le calif...
Nicole Freres 4 Oratorio Programme G.F.Handel (overture type)
zhlédnutí 407Před 4 měsíci
Nicole Freres Overture Format ‘Oratorio’ Box. Sn: 39792 /Gamme 1846 Rosewood veneered Front & Lid. Note the early & restrained podium, which is believed to be original to this box. (Two others have been note with same moulding ) shortly after, many boxes sported an increasingly larger base plinth. 0:02 Hallelujah Chorus . . . . . . . . G.F.Handel 2:00 Dead March from Saul . . . . = 3:54 The Eve...
Henri Capt 2 air snuff box c1820 ⬇️
zhlédnutí 168Před 5 měsíci
Henri Capt 2 air snuff box c1820 ⬇️
Freres Nicole 4 overture box c1837.
zhlédnutí 158Před 5 měsíci
Freres Nicole 4 overture box c1837.
Ducommun Girod Music Box. 4 overtures c1843
zhlédnutí 159Před 5 měsíci
Ducommun Girod Music Box. 4 overtures c1843
Nicole Freres 3 overture box c1841
zhlédnutí 205Před 5 měsíci
Nicole Freres 3 overture box c1841
François Lecoultre Music Box c1825
zhlédnutí 495Před 7 měsíci
François Lecoultre Music Box c1825
François Lecoultre 4 air cartel box c1822
zhlédnutí 228Před 7 měsíci
François Lecoultre 4 air cartel box c1822
Rzebitschek in Prag
zhlédnutí 151Před 7 měsíci
Rzebitschek in Prag
Fra Diavolo Early Lecoultre Music Box (please read description ⬇️)
zhlédnutí 93Před 7 měsíci
Fra Diavolo Early Lecoultre Music Box (please read description ⬇️)
Miniature Overture Box by Henri Reymond c1825/26
zhlédnutí 947Před 8 měsíci
Miniature Overture Box by Henri Reymond c1825/26
The Dead March from Handel’s Saul.
zhlédnutí 620Před 10 měsíci
The Dead March from Handel’s Saul.
V/Early Henri Reymond music box
zhlédnutí 316Před rokem
V/Early Henri Reymond music box
The Thieving Magpie (1/2rev) Read description for more information
zhlédnutí 224Před rokem
The Thieving Magpie (1/2rev) Read description for more information
Miniature Sur Plateau c1805 (P&C)
zhlédnutí 168Před rokem
Miniature Sur Plateau c1805 (P&C)
F.Lecoultre music box.
zhlédnutí 154Před rokem
F.Lecoultre music box.
The Light Cavalry Overture/ 27 Regina
zhlédnutí 513Před rokem
The Light Cavalry Overture/ 27 Regina
Henri Lecoultre Overture Box c1830 ⬇️~ details
zhlédnutí 324Před rokem
Henri Lecoultre Overture Box c1830 ⬇️~ details

Komentáře

  • @KarthusDreams
    @KarthusDreams Před 21 dnem

    No movement photo ?

  • @KarthusDreams
    @KarthusDreams Před 21 dnem

    Also the original presentation box ! WOW !

  • @KarthusDreams
    @KarthusDreams Před 27 dny

    No photo of the music mechanism ?

    • @Mark-Singleton
      @Mark-Singleton Před 27 dny

      @@KarthusDreams Beyond my control Serban, filmed at Brekers in Germany.

    • @KarthusDreams
      @KarthusDreams Před 27 dny

      @@Mark-Singleton ok

  • @Numocron
    @Numocron Před měsícem

    Wow this just sounds so lovely❤️😍🥰🎶🎵

  • @emplikac0007
    @emplikac0007 Před měsícem

    sounds like 1805 Swiss Music Snuff Box: Traditional Folk Song but pitched up

  • @_klokkenmanDeurne2000
    @_klokkenmanDeurne2000 Před měsícem

    What is the price of the clock

    • @Mark-Singleton
      @Mark-Singleton Před měsícem

      Hello, I am sorry but this piece is sold. There is a beautiful & fine 4 horn wall Wherle clock available for £3250. Pics & vid available

  • @KarthusDreams
    @KarthusDreams Před měsícem

    Amazing !

  • @Numocron
    @Numocron Před měsícem

    Wow this just sounds absolutely wonderful❤️😍🥰🎶🎵

  • @Numocron
    @Numocron Před měsícem

    Wow this just sounds so lovely❤️😍🥰🎶🎵

  • @thatgamingelk6863
    @thatgamingelk6863 Před 2 měsíci

    I first watched this video on March 13 of this year, the day my dog passed on after 10 long years of making us a happy family. When I first watched this video, I imagined her spirit looking around the corners of my empty, dark house before walking away to find heaven. The click at the end of the melody made me think about how life can stop so abruptly. It’s sad that it stopped, but you’re glad you got to experience it. This is truly a beautiful melody.

  • @KarthusDreams
    @KarthusDreams Před 2 měsíci

    Nice music box ! but why the entire mechanism it a upside down ?

  • @josephfrye7342
    @josephfrye7342 Před 3 měsíci

    ✝️✝️☦️☦️✝️✝️☦️☦️

  • @Debbiebabe69
    @Debbiebabe69 Před 3 měsíci

    Recreational engineering is a lost craft..... Whether a 1890s music box or a 1980s Tomy racing car toy (probably the last ever great piece of recreational mechanical engineering), it all seserves to be thought of higher.

  • @mikesmith6589
    @mikesmith6589 Před 3 měsíci

    Really nice. Where is it located?

  • @roberthanulec5987
    @roberthanulec5987 Před 3 měsíci

    Porter music box company is making new boxes in Vermont

  • @Thediscohkidd78
    @Thediscohkidd78 Před 3 měsíci

    Gorgeous.

  • @shellysanjuanssjgod8942
    @shellysanjuanssjgod8942 Před 3 měsíci

    A bit for the ol'ultraviolence and jumpscares to the security guard dear droogies .

  • @shellysanjuanssjgod8942
    @shellysanjuanssjgod8942 Před 3 měsíci

    #ClockWorckorange

  • @PaintBallerDudeGuy
    @PaintBallerDudeGuy Před 4 měsíci

    I like to think of this as the oldest form of MIDI notes.

    • @Mark-Singleton
      @Mark-Singleton Před 4 měsíci

      There were self playing musical instruments working on the same principle around in 1805 - see: sur plateau . Going back even 100 years earlier there were pinned wooden barrels that dictate the notes sounded via a pipe organ, bells - see: carillon, & even glass bells on some early German clocks. The diversity & ingenuity of some early pieces is mind blowing. The following link will take to music by Beethoven written especially for self playing flute clocks: czcams.com/video/GEVnzP-JORE/video.html Hope you enjoy 😉

  • @Dirk1961
    @Dirk1961 Před 4 měsíci

    How can this box perform different loudnesses and impressions?

    • @Mark-Singleton
      @Mark-Singleton Před 4 měsíci

      It’s what’s known as a ‘Forte Piano’ box. Forte - Piano is a sudden dynamic change used in a musical score. This is achieved by two musical combs one Forte (loud) & the other Piano (soft) There were earlier boxes that achieved similar results on one comb, with long & short pinsBut the later may well have been produced with a different temper as the frequency of resonating & sustain are markedly different. One of the rarest boxes with such expression was made by Lecoultre & Grangier one example we know of has no fewer than 7 pin lengths. The math in plotting out the cylinder with over 12,000 pins is just incredible. Thanks for your interest.

  • @bietebouwer
    @bietebouwer Před 4 měsíci

    I think the second is "La Fiancée", also composed by Auber

  • @phonospud
    @phonospud Před 4 měsíci

    Another spectacular box!

  • @glattrudi
    @glattrudi Před 4 měsíci

    Mark, the second overture is La fiancee, composed by Aubert 1829! czcams.com/video/Ymac3yC4LjA/video.htmlsi=8qWKME-vyxb4JmJ4

  • @wayderoxbury8726
    @wayderoxbury8726 Před 4 měsíci

    Mark, each time i watch one of your videos they have to talk me off the ledge.

  • @ptmusicalboxes
    @ptmusicalboxes Před 4 měsíci

    Beautiful

  • @Caitlin-4music
    @Caitlin-4music Před 4 měsíci

    Beautiful! Thanks for sharing another wonderful box made by great craftsmen. The arranger must have been a genius!

  • @wayderoxbury8726
    @wayderoxbury8726 Před 4 měsíci

    i am speechless Mark