[Octopus box]
Octopus box, in the 19th century, is 51 cm long, 29 cm wide and 23 cm high
Made in Switzerland. The octave box is made of wood, the shell is painted, and there is a musical mechanism inside the box. The pronunciation part of the eight-tone box consists of two parts: a drum and a reed. Each drum is welded with regular bumps, and there is a reed near it. When the drum rotates, the bumps scratch across the edge of the reed. Because of the different bumps, the pronunciation is different. In addition, the fixed rotation speed, rotating for one cycle, will play a fixed song
This eight-tone box is equipped with 10 rollers, each of which can play 4 pieces of music. You can change the rollers according to your preferences. The eight-tone box contains the sounds of various musical instruments. The clear and transparent sound quality brings people wonderful enjoyment. In terms of production, exquisite craftsmanship is required, so in the 18th and 19th centuries, the price of octave box was quite expensive, which was only spread in the imperial palace and the upper class, and the ordinary people were amazed
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