![]() ![]() And of course, let's not forget about the satisfaction you have when you make something great with your own hands :) It is true that commercial offers of such electronic modules for music boxes have already appeared but their price is relatively high. This little box can play any desired melody but preserving the unmistakable feeling of the 19th century. I will show you in this article how I made an electronic music box from an old mechanical music box. a small box, made in the 50-60s, in a very good condition but having the defective and irreparable musical mechanism it has become my favorite. I found the box that is in the first picture and I was sure it was a good choice but when I found the second one. ![]() So I started looking for an old wooden jewelry box suitable for transforming into an electronic musical box. On the sides of the box there were the play/pause next/previous track and volume up/down buttons. The electronic part was made up of a mini mp3 player that plays songs from an SD card and an arduino mini that controls the mechanical part consisting of a stepper motor with its driver. Below you can see a photo collage and a video of the operation. ![]() The wooden box was made in my brother-in-law's shop, I came with the electronic part and the mechanical part. The idea to participate in the 'Trash to Treasure' contest came from an older project of mine, a musical box with a ballerina (or princess) singing either old Christmas songs or classical lullabies (Brahms, Mozart.). ![]()
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