An introduction to mechanical music from the Musical Box Society International, MBSI. This is chapter four in a series to acquaint viewers with the possibilities of collecting, restoring and enjoying all forms of mechanical music.
Unfortunately three masterpieces are missing. The writer, the drawer and the musican, all built by father and son Jaquet-Droz about 1780. All three are still existing and could be visiting in a museum in Neuchâtel, switzerland where they were built more than 200 years ago.
i love automata, there was a wonderful museum in york in the uk called the museum of automata, they had lavish scene settings with several automata in the big display casings , as each automata was lit , a video came on showing what that piece did do and sounded like , i was so enthralled buy it every year, until one visit to york and lock stock and barrel the entire museum was shipped to japan , acording to the notice on the museum door , a sad loss to the the uk ,
What is the tune that starts at 1:54, and what mechanism plays it?
Three cheers for your series, MBSI! Thank you!
raymondchandler73 5 months ago
Unfortunately three masterpieces are missing. The writer, the drawer and the musican, all built by father and son Jaquet-Droz about 1780. All three are still existing and could be visiting in a museum in Neuchâtel, switzerland where they were built more than 200 years ago.
GDupons 9 months ago
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999Phineas 1 year ago
@andrewrobotbuilder I believe that is Little Tich, an English music hall performer. There's is a video of that automaton on youtube.
1947Desoto 1 year ago
absolutely beautiful what people can do
thomasdashed 1 year ago
I want this smoking "turk" so hard. It looks so beautiful and relaxed. Oh i could show off with it in front of my friends..;D
namaste91 2 years ago
The clockwork mouse at 3:50 was cute.
And did anyone think the automata at 3:13 looked like Dick van Dyke form the Chitty film where he dresses as a puppet for the King?
andrewrobotbuilder 2 years ago
i love automata, there was a wonderful museum in york in the uk called the museum of automata, they had lavish scene settings with several automata in the big display casings , as each automata was lit , a video came on showing what that piece did do and sounded like , i was so enthralled buy it every year, until one visit to york and lock stock and barrel the entire museum was shipped to japan , acording to the notice on the museum door , a sad loss to the the uk ,
wizzwamf 2 years ago
They look creepy.. but fantastic.. I love this kind of things.. seriously...
BloodyRoxas13 3 years ago
mechanical smoking. birds. entire scenes of action. wonderful. but where the heck did that nepalese looking dancer one come from O_o?
praling 3 years ago