The principle is that the spring drives the roller with small protrusions on the surface to rotate. When the protrusions pass the reed, the reed will be moved (first slowly lifted, then suddenly put down) to make the reed vibrate and make a sound. The reed of the music box makes the pronunciation part cut into strips of different lengths on a large steel plate. Drum is equivalent to music score. Basically equivalent to a music box, a round shaft is welded with regular bumps, and there is a metal plate nearby. When the round shaft rotates, the bumps sweep from the edge of the metal plate. Because of the different bumps, the pronunciation is different, and with a fixed speed, a fixed piece of music will be made once it is turned around. [Edit this paragraph] The origin of the music box To explain the term "music box", we must first understand what "music box" is. There is such a record in the ancient Chinese Classic of Three Characters: "Hey, earth leather, wood, stone and gold. Silk and bamboo are eight tones. " It can be seen that it is a general term for ancient musical instruments, namely, eight categories: páo, earth, leather, wood, stone, gold, silk and bamboo. Shengs and cymbals in ancient musical instruments belong to the category of Shu; Yu and other soil types; Drum belongs to leather; Wood fish and so on belong to wood; Qing, etc. belong to rocks; Bells, bells, etc. belong to gold; Qin and Qin belong to silk; Pipe, flute and flute belong to bamboo. It is not difficult to see that, clay, 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 make all musical instruments. The term "music box" is a vivid and colorful definition. That is to say, this box contains the sounds of all musical instruments, including the sounds of all musical expressions. Later, the use of perforated paper as a "music score" and a compressed air sound box appeared, which prompted the advent of the phonograph. Then it once led to the decline of the music box. Until the 196s, the Swiss couple, Quito Ruijue, the birthplace of music boxes, regained their traditional family industry. The Ruijue Company they founded is still the only enterprise that makes music boxes by hand in the world ..... The first Shanghai Music Box Treasures Exhibition Hall with an area of 4 square meters was opened in China, exhibiting more than 2 classic music boxes of different ages and types carefully selected by Lanshan Music Box Museum in Kyoto, Japan. [Edit this paragraph] History of Music Box In 1796, Antoine Fabres, a Swiss, developed a cylindrical music box, which is the oldest music box in the world. It is reported that the world's oldest music box was collected by Japan's "Kyoto Lanshan Music Box Museum" and was only publicly displayed in Shanghai for one year. The music box, which was born in 1796, is so small, only about 1 centimeters high. Invented and made by the watchmaker Anto Fabres, it is actually a very practical and luxurious pure gold stamp, only with a music box hidden in the bottom. When people turn the ring on the upper part of the stamp to wind it up, the switch on the pedestal begins to play. Antoine Fabres's invention is to use "cylinder device and tuned metal comb teeth to play music by plucking metal sheets".
The music box was very expensive in the 18th and 19th centuries because of its exquisite craftsmanship. It was only circulated among the nobles, and the common people looked at the foreign countries and sighed.
Classification:
Disc-type music box: the disc rotates, and the protruding part behind the disc makes the claw wheel rotate, and the claw wheel moves the comb teeth to play music, and the music can be changed as long as the film is changed.
cylindrical music box: the cylinder rotates, and the comb teeth are moved by the needle installed on the cylinder to play music. The oldest music box in the world is made according to this principle. [Edit this paragraph] The melodious music of the music box in the development process of the musical instrument often evokes people's memories of the good past, even haunting them and falling into the memory of time and years. Perhaps the greatest charm of the mechanical music box that has swept the global market for more than 3 years lies in its ability to solidify abstract music into concrete works of art. Become the best choice for people to express their beautiful feelings and remember the lost years!
The development history of mechanical music boxes can be traced back to the early 14th century. The invented clockwork hung on the church bell tower, a musical instrument with a clockwork device, can emit crystal-clear music, which was once popular in Holland, Belgium and northern France. Since 1811, Switzerland has been the center of this technology. Like the Swiss watch industry, the two complement each other and dominate the world for a while.
After World War II, American soldiers brought exquisite music boxes to Japan, which brought great comfort to this nation that was in pain and groaning after the war. Japanese technicians borrowed Swiss manufacturing technology and made further updates, which reduced the cost of music boxes at that time and increased the output. Just as the watch industry in Japan rose rapidly after the war, exquisite music boxes made in Japan were all over the world. Defeated many manufacturers located in Jura Mountain area of Switzerland, and gradually formed a pattern that Regue of Switzerland and Sankyo of Japan dominated the global music box market.
This situation lasted until the 199s. With China's reform and opening up, China's economy gradually integrated into the international community, and the global machinery processing industry began to tilt towards China, and the manufacture of music boxes was no exception.
the product development of music box for more than 3 years is also the historical verification of the development of human civilization for more than 3 years. The shape of music boxes in different periods can reflect the different social mentality and the present situation of civilization development at that time, and it has also become a mirror of the times.
nowadays, the manufacture of music boxes, extending the tradition and combining with the modern times, is increasingly being sought after by people of many tastes, either for collecting a period of time, or for collecting an emotion, or for the pursuit of music, or for the nostalgia of the old times, or for the beautification of the living room, and so on. [Edit this paragraph] Japanese music box collector Harumi Yamada recently kept 2 of the 4,5 music boxes that she spent more than ten years collecting in the Music Box Treasures Museum of Shanghai Oriental Art Center, including the world's first music box invented in 1796 and the largest cabinet-style music box.
On December 21st, more than 2 pieces of antique music boxes with different shapes were officially exhibited in the Music Box Treasures Museum located in Shanghai Oriental Art Center.
Mini pure gold crown, elegant carved wooden cabinet, pear-blossom wood piano with automatic music playing-these objects, which have nothing to do with the music box at first glance, can play a crisp and pleasant tinkling sound as long as they are wound up or connected to the power supply.
The first music box invented by Anto Fabres, a Swiss, in 1796, the largest cabinet-style music box for point singing, and the music box with high requirements on the performance environment, which is called the most "delicate"-these are the treasures of Japanese collector Yamada Harumi. Among the many exhibits, a crown-shaped music box with a diameter of about 3 cm became the protagonist on the opening day of the exhibition. This is the first music box invented by Swiss Antoine Fabres in 1796. Although hundreds of years have passed, the clockwork and gear of the inner box are still intact. It can not only play music, but also be used as a stamp.
"This is the most precious piece of my collection." Yamada harumi said. A pear-blossom ancient piano is still playing beautiful music when no one plays it. Seeing the reporter's surprised expression, Harumi Yamada approached the piano, pulled up the top cover of the piano case and explained, "This kind of piano, which uses perforated paper as a' music score', stirs the airbag by compressed air flow, and then pulls the arm lever to play, was produced in the 19th century and is the predecessor of the phonograph."
"This kind of automatic piano is the most delicate family in the music box." In order to make these antiques play smoothly in the exhibition, Harumi Yamada strictly controls the air temperature, humidity and air pressure in the piano at a fixed value. "Humidity will affect the timbre of the wooden piano, temperature will affect the contraction force of the power airbag, and pressure will determine the rising and falling speed of the keys." In order to make every collection of antique automatic pianos work perfectly, Harumi Yamada also specially found craftsmen who are responsible for repairing and maintaining these antique pianos. These "guardians" have been accompanying these pianos for many years and working with them.
"In others' eyes, it is a happy job to keep company with the music box. This is not the case. " Talking about the work of finding and protecting the music box, Harumi Yamada smiled and summed it up in one sentence: "When I look for those well-preserved ancient music boxes, no news is the worst news; When the care workers repair and maintain these music boxes, no news is the best news for me. "
harumi yamada often tells her employees that serving the music box and enjoying it are often inseparable. Because the number of antique music boxes is limited, it is often more difficult to find them than to repair them. It takes half a year to find a music box and one year to repair it-this is common for harumi Yamada.
historically, the music box has always been an aristocrat in music arts and crafts. Since its birth in the 18th century, its price has remained high due to exquisite technological requirements. After the 19th century, the clickable music box with changeable films began to appear in crowded stations and bars, but its price was still unbearable for ordinary people. Until the advent of the phonograph, the music box has always been an unattainable dream of the civilian class. "After the advent of the phonograph, the history of the music box was once over. It is precisely because they have always been collected by the nobility that the number that can be circulated in the market is really there. " Talking about the hard work of guarding the music box, Harumi Yamada is "helpless": "For these non-renewable and reproducible antiques, giving it up means that there is a wonderful musical instrument missing in the world."
"After the opening ceremony of the exhibition in Shanghai, I will go back to Japan immediately. It is reported that there is an antique music box in Europe that is waiting for sale. I have to go and see it at once. " At the end of the interview, Harumi Yamada said, "Although the chances of disappointment are always higher than those of joy, I never give up looking."
When it comes to music box, it always reminds people of a stupid plastic box. Singing is a tune, and at most a one-legged dancer stands on it and keeps spinning. However, this year's popular musical instrument (box) has changed its clumsy appearance, and its styles, tracks and timbre have suddenly become rich, making it a good gift for people to visit relatives and friends.
One piano can sing 1 songs
The reporter saw in a newly opened store on Nanjing West Road that there are many styles of eight-tone pianos this year. Octagonal flower boxes and white wood inlaid flower boxes are simple and vigorous, and sculptures and guqin octaves are elegant and chic. The largest upright piano musical instrument is about 1 meter high, while the smallest key chain musical instrument is only 2 to 3 centimeters long, so it can be worn with you and tinkle all the way. The materials are made of glass, crystal, wood and copper, and the price ranges from 3 yuan to 58, yuan.
Unlike the previous music box, which can only play one tune, today's music box can sing ten and eight. It is understood that there are more than 8 popular music tracks on the market, from classic world famous songs to pop music.
it is highly respected to look good and listen well
according to reports, in the past, there were only 18 tones in the music box, but after technological innovation, there are 3, 5 and 78 tones in the music box in Shanghai this year. An octave piano playing The Story of Spring has 156 tones, 68 more keys than the piano, and it sounds like the sound of nature.
The reporter found that although many musical instruments are expensive, citizens have a special liking for this musical gift. One of the best sellers is a crystal photo frame octave. Many couples put wedding photos in the photo frame, which is beautiful and pleasant to listen to, and can also be engraved with greetings according to customers' requirements, which is a wedding gift that everyone likes.
It is reported that up to now, only Switzerland, Japan and China have the production technology of Bayinqin, and the domestic price is only half that of foreign countries. No wonder Bayinqin has attracted many Japanese guests only a few days after landing in Shanghai, and all of them bought high-grade Bayinqin with a price of 1, yuan.
Write your own music for fun
The reporter also saw a musical toy called "Yaoyaole". In fact, it is a hand-driven perforated octave, which plays music according to the dense holes on the paper tape. At the time of purchase, the merchant also provides a blank paper tape, and the children can punch holes in it to "compose music", so they can "shake" their own songs and enjoy themselves. It is reported that similar musical toys, as a successful model of entertaining and entertaining in Japan, have also been incorporated into the syllabus of primary schools.
In p>1992, China's first musical instrument with intellectual property rights was born in Yunsheng, Ningbo, China, which marked China's all-round participation in the huge cake market competition of the global musical instrument. Now, Yunsheng has carried out more technical updates on the manufacturing technology of musical instrument and obtained more than 5 invention patents in many countries and regions, which has greatly improved the musical instrument in terms of sound quality, volume, composition and design. At present, Yunsheng Bayinqin has occupied a quarter of the global market share of Bayinqin, ranking second in the world after Sankyo in Japan.
Yunsheng Bayinqin Store has set up its first store in Beijing in Beijing Oriental Xintiandi, which is also the only Bayinqin store with a domestic brand. There are nearly 12 kinds of musical instruments in the 66-square-meter store. As long as you walk in, you can feel the wonderful enjoyment brought by the clear and translucent sound quality of the musical instrument.
here, the price of the eight-tone piano is not very expensive, so it is very suitable as a gift for your friends. Among them, the price of the 3-tone eight-tone piano is around 5 yuan, and the price of the 5-tone eight-tone piano is almost thousands. But its beautiful shape has won the favor of many white-collar workers.
The shapes of music boxes in different periods can reflect the different social mentality and the status quo of civilization development at that time, and it has also become a mirror of the times. The melodious music of the music box often evokes people's meetings about the beautiful past, and even haunts them and falls into the memory of time and years. Perhaps the greatest charm of the mechanical music box that has swept the global market for more than 3 years lies in its ability to solidify abstract music into concrete works of art, which has become the best choice for people to express their beautiful feelings and remember the lost years.
There are many similarities between Japanese characters and China characters. The music box is a "music box" when translated into Chinese. It is said that in medieval Europe, the bell tower in the 17th century was tuned to play music. At the end of the 18th century, the octave was designed with bells and electric bells as the sound sources, playing monotonous music. Later, after various improvements, there were barrel octaves, manual octaves, humanoid automatic octaves and automatic pianos.
An automatic piano produced in 1895, which was demonstrated live by the commentator, attracted special attention. After listening to the explanation, we learned that the owner of this piano likes music very much. He first found the lower part of the piano, but later found it too monotonous, and then looked around for a frame suitable for it, and finally found it in America. Want to know how the automatic piano makes sound? Just put a roll of paper with a small hole in the middle. Some drum music boxes are punched in metal plates. It is said that this is based on the principle of stirring the tongue. As the paper rolls, the rich and elegant piano sound pours out like running water.
Special recommendation: There are many modern music boxes in different shapes in the museum shop next to it. Some products that are imitated a hundred years ago can be lifelike, and they are small and exquisite, and the price is more than 1, yen. You will also find EINCHINA printed on a certain part of the music box. ".
it was introduced in p>City Beat.