German traditional Gifts - handmade wooden art from the Erzgebirge in Germany

Product Information - Wooden Music Box Nativity Scene

This Music Box is a product made by Richard Glässer Seiffen. The 18 tone musical mechanism plays the tune SILENT NIGHT... Particularly with their Music Boxes Glässer show their ability of producing little masterpieces. More than 70 years of experience make Glässer Music Boxes an extraordinary art work.

General information on Richard Glässer Music Boxes:
Tradition Music boxes playing the prettiest Christmas tunes have been some of the most popular Yuletide decorations in the German Ore Mountains for decades. Inside they contain an intricate musical mechanism. The elaborate miniature angels ushering in Christmas emanate a charming festive atmosphere delighting both eyes and ears and conjuring up your own fairytales in your mind!

Apart from music boxes featuring Christmas / nativity motifs, they are also available with other melodies and designs for use all year round and for other festive occasions:
- Easter Music Boxes, featuring Easter bunnies and chicks
- Children 's birthdays Music Boxes, decorated with teddy bears or fairytales,
- Music Boxes for all seasons.

A clockwork spring in the musical mechanism drives a revolving disc on which a set of pins has been placed. The pins strike the teeth of a steel comb which has been tuned and so play the melody. The old-fashioned sound is very different from that produced by modern electronic audio equipment.

Use Wind up the mechanism using the key provided with the Music Box. Start the music box by gently tugging the wooden knob to the side. To stop the music, push the knob back in again. When the music box is being wound up, the disc turns backwards. Make sure you don't hold the disc as otherwise the axis will break.

Musical mechanisms come in various sizes and volumes depending on the music box in which they are used. They usually have 18, 22, 28 or 36 teeth. The more teeth they have, the more expensive they are.

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