Examples of Our Work
Here are a few examples of music boxes we have restored.
c.1845 LeCoultre keywind, found in a barn in South Carolina. It was horribly rusted and corroded, and was missing the entire governor assembly. The cylinder was repinned and after complete restoration this neglected old machine came to glorious life again and sounds spectacular! It plays Scottish folk tunes.
Here is a truly rare c.1884 Paillard "Longue Marche" music box which employed four springs to enable the cylinder to play for over one hour with one winding. Below is a close-up of the patent plate.
At right is an example of a beautifully inlaid lid, half of which has been very carefully cleaned leaving the other half still dull and partially obscured behind a century of darkened, filthy shellac and debris. Most cylinder box lids were veneered with Rosewood and often included inlays of rare woods which are quite beautiful once properly cleaned to reveal their original appearance.