How to Fix an Overwound Music Box
Introdução
Ir para o passo 1The extensive use of a music box and winding the main spring excessively will lead it to fail. This failure is caused because the music box mechanism gets jammed, and then, you are no longer able to enjoy its beautiful tunes.
However, the music box that you have loved and cherished over the years can still be salvaged. This guide will help restore your music box to mint condition with some easy-to-do steps that will assist the restoration of the mechanism.
With minimal effort your music box will resume entertaining you with its beautiful tunes.
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Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to unscrew the screws at the base of the music box.
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Remove the outer casing and isolate the mechanism.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Very clear instructions. However my music mechanism has glue keeping it firmly to the base of porcelain box. How to release it so I can follow your instructions to repair it. It's a Lenox figurine of baby sitting & spinning on a Christmas gift. White with gold accents
Thank you
You should be able to loosen the glue with denatured alcohol, acetone or a heat gun, or a hair dryer if you don't have one. Then gently remove the music box. When your finished you can reglue the music box into the figurine with a household glue like E6000.
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With stuffed animals, use a seam ripper to undo the threads of where the fur is sewn, then sew it back together after the repair
I would add that unless it is a swiss mechanism you would be better off replacing. I do not usually restore these plastic ones.
