April 23, 2024
Antique cylinder Music Box Reuge Francastel 72 notes CH 3 Swiss
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Music Box and Reuge have almost became synonymous over decades. Reuge isa small-scale craftmanship company whose first workshop was establisehd in Switzerland in 1865 by Charles Reuge. Reuge has positioned itself as market leader on high end music boxes with 36-, 72- and 144 -note movements, singing bird cages and boxes , and watchmaking (musical pocket watches with or without automaton, musical wristwatches and alarm clocks) The attention for details is a very important characteristic of any valuable object. Music lovers have always chosen Reuger musical boxes who stands out by elegancy and sound quality. This is a beautifully preserved music box, produced by REUGE, 72 NOTES, 3 Plays – The Magic Flute, Eine kleine Nachtmusik – Petite Music de Nuit and Turkish March all by Mozart. Is in excelent shape, outstanding resonance. Movement CH 3.72 72 notes, 3 melodies, 1 cylinderDimensions : 235x130x68 mm How to use it: Slide the button on the front of the box to the right to start the melody. Then slide it back to the left to stop it To rewind , turn the key located under the box clockwise On these movements, a mechanism moves the cylinder sideways after the first tune, allowing the comb's teeth to play the second tune with different pins. It moves again to play the third tune and then returns automatically to its starting position.
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