Music Box Set

We remember this charming little toy from years ago, and are proud to be able to present it here once more.

Traditional musical boxes normally have a single tune (unless you have an advanced version with different cylinders). But in this case, the music box, which is hand cranked, has a strip of paper that passes through it, and the little holes in this strip determine the tune.

The Music Box comes with one strip of paper already punched with the tune 'Brahms Lullaby'. There are then 2 blank strips of paper and a hole punch, which will allow you to create tunes of your own! It makes for a fun and interactive way to learn and create music.

The Music Box has a two octave range, and can play chords, not just single notes.

The set consists of the Paper Strip Music Box, a Hole Punch, one sample strip of paper with 'Brahms Lullaby' already punched, and 2 Blank Melody Strip Cards.

The Melody Strips are 48cm long, and 4cm wide. The Music Box is 10.5cm (including handle) x 4.5cm x 2.75cm high.

Further blank strips are available. We also sell a larger version of the Music Box Set.


Watch the video...

As well as a fun way to learn about music, there are also some serious musicians out there who are using the music box. One is Hannah Peel, a singer/songwriter here in the UK. She appeared on the Radio 3 programme 'The Verb' recently, and one of the pieces she performed is called 'Music Box Soliloquy.' You can hear it at Hannah Peel's MySpace page...


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  Beautiful music!  I have always loved music boxes and this is a wonderful one... As a musician, this box has given me the opportunity to translate my own songs into music box sound and enabled me to compose new music for this little instrument. The mechanism is simple but effective and the strips of paper give you lots of possibilities to compose and create music or import your favourite tunes into it in a very simple way. This set makes a great gift for oneself or a loved one and a very nice tool for hours of musical fun for everyone! Don't forget to add extra strips for extra fun! Very enjoyable and lovely!   K. Star