I appreciate the kind words Glenn and I know from prior conversations with you that you have good taste. Amazing piece. I have had this for a while and although most pieces that I video are for sale/have sold, I have never offered this piece for sale. Kind regards, Troy Duncan.

I wouldn't be able to afford it even if you did, Troy! Regardless, I still mean to do business with you at some point since a primary interest we share is (clearly) enjoying mechanical excellence. I'm happy to say I won't have to be patient for long until that; I'm now down to just over a year to mortgage payoff. Music boxes will go well with my collection of vintage and modern tinplate toys. as I think I've mentioned. I'll be perfectly satisfied to enjoy complex pieces like this secondhand, anyway. With the limits on dexterity my disability puts on me, I cringe just _thinking_ about trying to handle it. That's OK, I like model aircraft too, but I'd be just as leery of flying the large gas turbine jets several fellows I know do...having the price of a compact car zipping around under my fingers is not something I'm interested in, either.

Are you completely blind? How do you navigate

Agree - the early music boxes almost always have wonderful musical arrangements.

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Some videos are better than others.

I think that originally he did just that, but at some point his movement mechanisms stopped working. You can see his hands are poised above the keys, and given how intricate his design is, the fingers would most likely be properly placed on the instrument if he wasn't automated. Also, his arms have spaces in the shoulder joints, which again, is not aligned with the rest of his design. Either way, it's incredible craftsmanship.

Francois was a little later than Jacquet Droz. Francois is best known for his music boxes from around 1810 (or so) to maybe 1830/1840 or so. He invented the damper and his music boxes are considered the "best of he best". Francois was a cousin of the more common Nicole Freres makers. Droz died in 1790.

wow you reply fast, thanks for the new info, I just hope someone would give justice to the complete historical origin and development of music boxes

There are actually many books and articles on the topic.

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Every video I make are pieces I own. I do sell many pieces as I cannot keep everything for myself.

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Thank you. Please subscribe (if not already), share with your friends and visit my websites so we can share these treasures with even more people. www.singingbirdbox.com www.reugemusicboxusa.com

Hey, thanks