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100 Year Old Scheitholt/Tennessee Music Box

Posted by Jim Morris on August 14, 2016 at 1:42pm
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This was brought to me for some repairs by a gentleman who told me his grandfather made it long ago. He remembers as a boy his grandfather playing it but it'...

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  • Jim Morris August 18, 2016 at 2:54pm

    Thanks shane!

    Thanks Wade. These look like heavy staples - maybe the kind used for chicken wire fencing. 

  • Wade August 18, 2016 at 12:53pm

    Beautiful sound - I made a few dulcimer CB instruments using similar item for frets - staples!

  • Jim Morris August 17, 2016 at 11:02am

    It was my pleasure Noah. I'm hoping you'll be playing You Are My Sunshine on it soon. Grandpa Webster will be smiling down for sure!

  • Noah Kraus August 17, 2016 at 8:48am

    Jim,  Thank you very much for bringing my Grandpa Webster's music box back to life.  Of course you have visitation rights!  Hopefully--eventually--my playing will do it justice.  Noah

  • Jim Morris August 16, 2016 at 7:32am

    Yup Clock!

  • Clock The Wolf August 15, 2016 at 11:01pm

    100 years of goodness!

  • Jim Morris August 15, 2016 at 7:38pm

    Thanks Derek. I liked this old thing so much I'm planning on making as close a replica of it as I can.

  • Derek Rose August 15, 2016 at 7:20pm

    Cool old piece.

  • Jim Morris August 15, 2016 at 1:17pm

    Thanks Nancy, I'll be more careful about guessing folks ages. Turns out I'm closer to 70 than Noah is! I'll apologize in person when I see him later.

  • Jim Morris August 15, 2016 at 1:15pm

    My apologies for rounding up your age Noah. I was taking artistic license for a more dramatic story! The good news is that it's ready - I'll give you a call.

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