Sound comb number

The movement of the music box consists of sound tube, sound board, gear, spring (or other power source), damping and other components. What we call The number of sounds in the movement refers to the number of sounds that the soundboard can effectively pronounce. During the rotation, the bumps on the sound barrel stir up the soundboard, causing the soundboard to vibrate and emit sound at the designed vibration frequency.

Domestically speaking, movements are divided according to the number of tones: 8 tones, 12 tones, 15 tones, 16 tones, 18 tones, 20 tones, 22 tones, 27 tones, 30 tones, 36 tones, 50 tones tone, 55 tone, 72 tone, 78 tone, 88 tone, 144 tone, 156 tone. The more combs there are on the soundboard, that is, the more notes there are, the richer the tone will be and the richer the tune and melody will be. Generally, movements with less than 22 tones cycle in 8-17 seconds, and music box movements with more than 30 tones generally cycle in 35 seconds-8 minutes, depending on the diameter of the sound tube; there is an antique music box sound tube in the Netherlands. The diameter is 280 mm. When this music box is rotated once, it can play 3-5 complete tunes; a Swiss company once produced a music box with 35 tunes in 1896; there are also some music boxes Yes, the sound barrel can be replaced, so you have a larger choice of tracks;

Material classification

The most common material classification on the domestic market is natural eggshell material , crystal/acrylic, glass, metal, resin, plastic, bamboo, ceramics, paper, horns, shells, bones, etc.;