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Book about the manufacturing of music boxes : Dr Wyss’ workshop – The technical and musical genius of the manufacturing of music boxes.
This book has been published by the history club of the Sainte-Croix region and the Museum of
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Book about the manufacturing of music boxes : Dr Wyss’ workshop – The technical and musical genius of the manufacturing of music boxes.
This book has been published by the history club of the Sainte-Croix region and the Museum of Sciences and Arts of Sainte-Croix.
Authors of this book : Jürg Wyss, Marc Hösli, Jean-Claude Piguet with the contribution of Etienne Blyelle.
Dr Jürg Wyss has a real passion in mechanic and history and is interested in the manufacturing of music boxes. He collected manufacturers’secrets as weel as the machines and the tools they used and doomed to disappear. He created a workshop showing the handcrafted and industrial heritage of music boxes. This workshop can now be seen in the Museum of Sciences and Arts of Sainte-Croix. This booklet has been made with the contribution of Etienne Blyelle and with Claudine Glauser’s wonderful pictures.
Summary of this book : Un collectionneur passionné - L´histoire de la boîte à musique à Sainte-Croix - Le mouvement à musique - La platine - Le clavier (17 pages) - Le cylindre ou rouleau (33 pages) - Le barillet ou rouleau - Le finissage (modérateur ou régulateur) - Les fournitures - Images d´ateliers et d´usines.
169 pages – Written in French – About 300 pictures and drawings.
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