1. The origin of the name of the music box

There is a record in the "Three Character Classic" in ancient my country: "Earth leather, wood, stone and gold. Silk and bamboo are the eight sounds." From this we can Knowing the classification of ancient Chinese musical instruments, they are divided into eight categories: páo, earth, leather, wood, stone, gold, silk and bamboo. Among the ancient musical instruments, the sheng and yu belong to the gou type; category; pipes, flutes, flutes, etc. belong to the bamboo category. It is not difficult to see that gourd, soil, leather, wood, stone, gold, silk and bamboo refer to the raw materials used in making musical instruments. These eight raw materials can be said to be used to make all musical instruments. The so-called "music box" is a vivid and colorful definition. That is to say, this box includes the sounds of all musical instruments, the sounds of all music, and the sounds of all musical expressions.

2. The history of the music box

In 1796, the Swiss Antoine Fabre developed a cylindrical music box, which is the oldest music box in the world. It is reported that the oldest music box in the world is collected by the Arashiyama Music Box Museum in Kyoto, Japan, and has only been publicly displayed in Shanghai for one year. The music box, born in 1796, is only about 10 centimeters tall. It was invented and made by the watchmaker Antoine Fabre. It is actually a very practical and luxurious solid gold seal, but it has a music box hidden at the bottom. Antoine Fabre's invention uses "cylinder devices and metal combs that adjust the melody to play music through metal sheets."

3. Classification of music boxes

Circle Disc-type music box: The disc rotates, and the protruding part behind the disc causes the claw wheel to rotate. The claw wheel moves the comb teeth to play music. The music can be changed by simply changing the piece.

Cylindrical music box: The cylinder rotates, and the needle mounted on the cylinder moves the comb teeth to play music. The oldest music box in the world was made based on this principle.