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New cabinet made and designed by a company in Italy especially for the Plerodienique movement.
Cabinet design has brass, pewter, and mother of pearl inlay.
Knee is inlaid with brass, pewter, and mother of pearl.
It took one week per leg to do the work. The curves and angles were very difficult.
oxidized tuning leads, had been improperly soldered and had rusted the underside of the musical comb
combs after rust removal, leads properly installed, comb tuned and new dampers installed
before restoration
before disassembly
before picture of motor
after polishing and plating
before picture of governor
after picture of governor has been re-bushed and plated
first play after set up of combs and cylinders
after complete restoration.
beautiful motion shot of the motor assembly.
This rare music box took several months to complete and many thousands of dollars to complete.
The end result was amazing. Another example of restoration by Porter Music Box Company.
The joy on the customers faces when they heard it for the first time, made all the work very worthwhile