Music Box

It's a given fact that music makers can always brighten up an afternoon, so I made this really awesome music box. The great thing is that it actually sounds pretty good. I’d be lying if I said it was capable of knocking out purple haze but with a bit of fiddling and tuning a simple tune is well within reach. My son thought it was super cool anyway and spent lots of time customizing the outside! The secret to get it to work well is to have the raised bridge – it makes all the difference. 

I cut a three inch hole in the middle of a box and used six split pins at either end. It’s also worth using a fairly strong box so that it doesn't collapse under tension.