A musical box (or music box) is a 19th century automatic musical instrument that produces sounds by the use of a set of pins placed on a revolving cylinder or disc so as to strike the tuned teeth of a steel comb. They were developed from musical snuff boxes of the 18th century, and called carillons à musique. Some of the more complex boxes also have a tiny drum and small bells, in addition to the metal comb. Alec Templeton, an avid collector of music boxes, and a professional concert musician, once noted that the tone of a musical box is unlike that of any musical instrument (although it is best described as somewhere between the timbres of an mbira and a celesta).

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SHOUTOUTS TO @WEARELAZERS - PLAYING THE ENEMY OF THE STATE MIXTAPE ON THE NATION'S MUSIC BOX - WYAM JAMMCHICAGO.COM... http://bit.ly/7K6yvQ
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cpmahoney (cpmahoney) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:54:17 -0000
New favorite thing: Roku Box + Pandora Music channel
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I'm jammin' those "Refill" tracks Eminem dropped. Damn "Music Box" is killer, literally..
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