The funny part is, nowadays there are musicboxes that work with midi files as input, instead of disks, cillinders or paper rolls. So it has come full circle I guess.
I love all those antique music boxes! Their complex sounds sure beat the little musical jewelry boxes with the spinning ballerinas or the wind-up musical toys. Interesting that a German marching song was used. It sounds more Christmas-y than military.
The spirit of the German volk will bring ammunition to all the troops at the front, but only so long as the munitions factory workers don't read defeatist newspapers. What's that, it's 1916? Oh, dear...
They have a wider comb, so they can do more complex songs since they have better range. Not to mention the huge metal disk in place of the usual cylinder. Toys and jewelry boxes couldn't fit that stuff.
My mother and I visited a friend. He played his Regina Music Box in perfect condition. It was beautiful and I was surprised how loud it was for being a music box. He also had a very rare player grand piano that you also wound up. It played beautifully! They have both passed on now to the greatest of places, and this brings back the pleasant memory to focus on. Thanks Durbeck von Wyman!!
Interesting to hear it as a melody piece; I'm so used to hearing it as a soldiers' song (which it is, and a good one - I'm just going to search for some now), but nice to hear this version. Lovely box - thanks for sharing! P. S.: I've often wondered: other than the printing on the top surface, do the discs have a way of knowing where the start is - or could you load one part way through? I notice the boxes always have a sort of clunk and stop at the end. (Oh - this one doesn't clunk. But still stops.)
@@mattmarzula Thanks for that; now you mention it, I can see the oval slot in this clip. And presumably that's what stops the player at the end, too. (I see in this clip the operator held the lever until that slot was out of the way at the start, which presumably has to be done so it doesn't stop immediately.)
This was very interesting and informative I was surprised that the original sewing machines....pedalled Were in the same structural framework of Cabinet. Inspired.
You are so lucky! What a treasure! I would love to have one of those! It is so beautiful!!! I hope you have it and that it works well for many more years!
Who doesn't love to hear a beautiful music box playing. I love it. Watching you from the Southern Tier of the Catskill Mountains in Upstate New York USA 🇺🇸
If you think about it, this is digital. Each hole represents either a one or zero either a note is played or it isn’t there is no in between therefore with the rightcom and the correct spacing of each hole the music will be reproduced perfectly with no generational loss.
So Yale’s alma mater used the melody to Die Wacht am Rhein - called “Bright College Years” They’d play this in graduation, etc. but also there’s a huge carrillon in a big watchtower, and they’d play it quite often and you can hear it. Listening to his music box instantly brought me back to a hung over Sunday morning in New Haven
I've seen a couple in person some years back. Still think they are cool. Much more robust / intricate sound to them than most music boxes you see these days.
Did you hear about the mighty munch of (18)71' when Moltke bit Napoleon III. Truly an astounding event. I hear this whenever the lamps go out at Wilhelm's. I am staying there for five nights.
Remember, it's not a precursor to audio recording, it's a precursor to midi files.
The funny part is, nowadays there are musicboxes that work with midi files as input, instead of disks, cillinders or paper rolls. So it has come full circle I guess.
@@HannekeDebie Come full circle
@@superbroadcaster like a music box disk
@@maccabanana1373 haha square
Recursively circular
Five Night's at Wilhelm's
Wilhelm Afton
Funf nacht auf Feddy hause
Lol
five night at freadery fazbeard the 3rd
@X_namdangchillX_9056Polska r u sure?
Oh, I love these music boxfans. The sound is so magical, beautiful and a bit creepy.
I conceived my son to one of these. I can say the same about him
@@jean-lucpicard3012 haha
ha
How... romantic?
Si da un poco de miedo
@@jean-lucpicard3012 on accident or on purpose?
@@keepyourshoesathedoor I can't remember
I love all those antique music boxes! Their complex sounds sure beat the little musical jewelry boxes with the spinning ballerinas or the wind-up musical toys. Interesting that a German marching song was used. It sounds more Christmas-y than military.
The spirit of the German volk will bring ammunition to all the troops at the front, but only so long as the munitions factory workers don't read defeatist newspapers.
What's that, it's 1916? Oh, dear...
That's likely just due to how many Christmas songs are on music boxes or use them for sound...
For the Germans…it can be both. 😂
They have a wider comb, so they can do more complex songs since they have better range. Not to mention the huge metal disk in place of the usual cylinder. Toys and jewelry boxes couldn't fit that stuff.
@@darknesskingsized8996 I sorta knew that. But thanks for the info!
My mother and I visited a friend. He played his Regina Music Box in perfect condition. It was beautiful and I was surprised how loud it was for being a music box. He also had a very rare player grand piano that you also wound up. It played beautifully! They have both passed on now to the greatest of places, and this brings back the pleasant memory to focus on. Thanks Durbeck von Wyman!!
Just imagining how truly magical that must have been for those who first heard it.🐝🤗❤️
Probably thought it was the devil
it’s a military song. So mabie for kim jhon un
“O Scheiße Heinrich was ist das Zauberei”
@@OfficialUKGov HAHAHAHA
DJs 150 years back then
Interesting to hear it as a melody piece; I'm so used to hearing it as a soldiers' song (which it is, and a good one - I'm just going to search for some now), but nice to hear this version. Lovely box - thanks for sharing!
P. S.: I've often wondered: other than the printing on the top surface, do the discs have a way of knowing where the start is - or could you load one part way through? I notice the boxes always have a sort of clunk and stop at the end. (Oh - this one doesn't clunk. But still stops.)
The large ovular slot is the start point. Obvious once you look at one. If only someone made a video where you could see it perhaps?
@@mattmarzula Thanks for that; now you mention it, I can see the oval slot in this clip. And presumably that's what stops the player at the end, too. (I see in this clip the operator held the lever until that slot was out of the way at the start, which presumably has to be done so it doesn't stop immediately.)
Me to
@@mattmarzula
Are you purposefully being nasty or am I misreading here
most have a massive arrow printed on the aluminum that points where to start it.
I haven’t listened to this in over a year. I forgot how beautiful it was. Thanks for posting!
Wilhelm II: Good night, German Empire.
German Empire: When will I wake up?
Wilhelm II: Soon... very soon.
😔
This was very interesting and informative
I was surprised that the original sewing machines....pedalled
Were in the same structural framework of Cabinet.
Inspired.
You are so lucky! What a treasure! I would love to have one of those! It is so beautiful!!! I hope you have it and that it works well for many more years!
It's like a combo between a record player and a wind-up music box. I didn't know this a thing! Fascinating!
German engineering was on another level
Stuff like this is wild, makes you appreciate all the efforts made into just having music in the home, something we take for granted so much today lol
So true. People today take things for granted.
music box is so wonderful
This soothes my nineteenth century soul.
Who doesn't love to hear a beautiful music box playing. I love it. Watching you from the Southern Tier of the Catskill Mountains in Upstate New York USA 🇺🇸
Ich liebe diese 💕
Ich auch.
@Wolken Stern
... und jetzt, Wir konnen alle "ruhig sein".
😌
When the candle goes out while you are in the trench and Kaiser Friedrich Faßbär shows up.
that sounded beautiful
Love the quality of the sound of this music box. Incredible!
Nice song when lights go out 😊😊
Lovely ! This is so relaxing as it is divine!🇩🇪🎼🎵🎶🌹🤗❤️‼️
As someone who loves military music and history, this is really cool
No step on snek
Wonderful! Thank you for showing. It makes me imagine how people live in the 19th century.
Thank you for sharing this precious treasure.
When your duty of watching the Rhine carries late into the night.
What a beautiful thing to have! The sound is lovely!
What beautiful sound! I was amazed at how _rich_ the tones were! I had expected the sound to be much tinnier. 🥰
If it's anything like a Victrola, that clunk sound at 1:28 means the spring motor needs to be cleaned out and have fresh grease applied.
Thanks YGTR, will definitely need to check that out.
Beautiful music box! What a treasure ❤️
who even needs vinyl,,,, this is beautiful =)
im impressed as if it was a easter miracle,, and this is 200 years later after its creation.
I can not tell you the absolute joy I get from properly functioning historical items, I couldn't wait for you to start the music.
Thank you for the beautiful music.
The sound is magical 🤌
Five Nachts at Friedrich's
Que aparelho incrivel e mais incrivel é ser tão antigo e de precisão!
Seus inventores realmente eram muito criativos!!
Atemberaubend schön!
What a wonderful machine...
Music boxes have such a cute nostalgic sound
What a wonderful item to own!!
Marvelous! ❤
really appreciate that the owner of this box still use it instead putting it in a glass box letting it collecting dust.
Beautiful enchanting sound
If you think about it, this is digital. Each hole represents either a one or zero either a note is played or it isn’t there is no in between therefore with the rightcom and the correct spacing of each hole the music will be reproduced perfectly with no generational loss.
"You collect vintage vinyl? That's cute."
It's crazy how much man has progressed in just the last ±100 years alone.
Oh thank you, these are gorgeous.
How ingenious & beautiful music
Sounds lovely.
Jack Benny used to write music on these discs by pinning one to the wall and shooting it with a shotgun.
WONDERFUL ❣️‼️ 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
imagine hearing this as a kid in the 1800s
It's so magical
good and old deutschland song.
"good and old deutschland song"
Mann, Mann, Mann.. hoping you have something else in german than anything from the war.
@@talkingben2680 this song is about protecting the Fatherland. What's bad on that?
Fest steht und treu die Wacht, die Wacht am Rhein!
That is a lovely sound.
That is honestly epic, a music box that can play music box records.
So Yale’s alma mater used the melody to Die Wacht am Rhein - called “Bright College Years”
They’d play this in graduation, etc. but also there’s a huge carrillon in a big watchtower, and they’d play it quite often and you can hear it.
Listening to his music box instantly brought me back to a hung over Sunday morning in New Haven
Oh! Wow! That was a really pleasant song.
That was lovely, thank you.
Shred it the fu@# up Monica, YEAH!!!!!
imagine if he lived in a house with a ghost and this starts playing, i'd move out ig
Wonderful! Thanks a lot for posting such an interesting content!
I've seen a couple in person some years back. Still think they are cool. Much more robust / intricate sound to them than most music boxes you see these days.
Wunderbar !
Beautiful
I love this song, it's My favourite
So cool. I always enjoyed music boxes but I've never seen one that could play such a wide range of notes before.
fest steht und treu die wacht die wacht am rhein!
Oh how wonderful
Things like this make you appreciate what we have now. Even stuff from the 80's look super advanced.
Literally just saw one of these for the first time on Saturday at the Fairbanks Museum in St. Johnsbury, Vt. Cool gadget.
Did you hear about the mighty munch of (18)71' when Moltke bit Napoleon III. Truly an astounding event. I hear this whenever the lamps go out at Wilhelm's. I am staying there for five nights.
Simplemente hermoso.
Awesome!!!
Enchanteur 🤩
Thanks for sharing. It's interesting to hear.
this made me cry
Ah!!!! Que hermoso!!!! Yo quiero una!!!
Damn this bumped hard back in my days 🥳
Danke für die Musik
I just saw a whole horror movie/horror game just listening to this video-
Never seen one of these. Very interesting mix of old school technology
Thank you for this
Amazing
Blessings
I feel like an old English lady taking a cup of tea in a cozy small cottage in winter late evening during a soft snow storm.
Now all you need is Humphrey Bogart to start another one, at the other end of the room, playing "La Marseillaise".
😉
The kaisers bedtime lullaby
Love the volume control 😂
I came here to see Monica's regina and all I got was an old music box.
omg. Thank your for sharing!
This song is a banger
I love music boxes.
"If you don't go to bed kids, I'll play another of these metal discs."
Beautiful 😍
Very pretty! And for once, an antique recording medium that doesn't sound eerie!
It’s a little eerie
imagine living in the 1800s coming out to your village showing off with one of these
"Was that the Reich of '14?"
Fabulous
The breathing in the beginning is great 👍👍