Cleaning and maintenance of music boxes Knowledge of matching music boxes
Music box matching knowledge
1. The origin of music boxes can be traced back to the medieval European Renaissance. At that time, in order to make the church's bell towers, mechanical devices on clocks of all sizes were called "a sound-making clock" ” In 1598, Matteo Ricci, an Italian Jesuit, came to Beijing for the first time, and there was a Bayin piano among the gifts he accompanied him. This is the earliest 8-tone piano recorded in historical records to enter China. After various inventions and creations, around 1780, the Swiss who La Yunfang gained inspiration from the principle of the puppet automatic bell and invented an amazing mechanism of —— mechanical bird singing bell.
2. The melodious music of the music box often evokes people's memories of beautiful past events, and even dreams, falling into the memories of time and years. The greatest charm of the mechanical music box that has swept the global market for more than 300 years is perhaps the ability to solidify abstract music into concrete works of art. Become the best choice for people to express their beautiful emotions and remember the past years.
The music box is cleaned
1. Open the cover plate and you can see the movement (integrated component of the spring roller and the reed).
2. Use a brush to clean up dust and dirt.
3. Use universal anti-rust lubricant to spray a layer on the component, and don’t spray too much and get dusty. The liquid will automatically penetrate into the gaps in the machine parts. This will keep your music box working as new within 5 years.
4. When winding up, the pronunciation of the music box should be normal.
5. Replace the cover.
Music Box Maintenance
1. When the music box is still playing, do not wind it up, wait until the song is over before putting on it.
2. When winding, when you feel a slight reaction force, you should stop winding and never use brute force.
3. Don't expose the music box to direct sunlight, you should take care of your music box as you do with furniture.
4. In high temperature and humid areas, it is best to put the music box in an air-conditioned room.
5. Close the music box to prevent dust from entering, or lower the protective glass while enjoying it.
6. The most suitable storage state for the music box movement is to completely loosen the spring.
7. If the music box needs to be stored for a long time and you twist the clockwork full, the steel clockwork will lose its elasticity.
8. If you want to transport the music box, make sure that the movement stops at the end of the song, so that the toothed comb will not come into contact with the convex needles of the roller, so damage can be avoided.
9. For the movement, do not use any detergent that may damage it (personal experience, watch oil can be used, soft cloth can be used, and sprays used to clean circuit boards can be used).
10. Do not touch the movement with your hands, especially the toothed comb. If you accidentally touch it with your hands, immediately wipe your fingerprints with a dry cloth (having had a painful experience of playing with those teeth with your hands, and rust spots left on the teeth after a few months).
11. If the music box is dusty, you can use the mini vacuum cleaner for computer keyboards and motherboards.
12. The gears can be cleaned with a soft toothbrush, but never touch governor and endlessscrew (that is the one that rotates rapidly, used to control the power provided by the clockwork, I don’t know how to translate it).
13. If the protective glass is dirty, you can take it out and wipe it clean.