Here's a music box that Wyatt would love to build!

Slaton · Post by **Slaton** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 6:33 am

The Wintergarten Marble Machine--- this is something else altogether!!!! The kind of machine that my friend, Wyatt the Micamonster, would drive miles to go see in person!!

See the video here

https://youtu.be/IvUU8joBb1Q

For details about the machine see link below

http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/2/111478 ... ce=twitter

Anil

edisonphonoworks · Post by **edisonphonoworks** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 6:51 am

That machine is awesome!

Post by **emerson** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 6:59 am

Some gift he has to create that wonder.

Post by **CarlosV** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 7:31 am

Wow! Put together creativity and electromechanical skill and hard work and lots of time, and that's what you get: Willy Wonka's pianola.

Very good to watch, thanks for posting. And from the text, there seems to be a community of makers of such machines. And I thought that gramophone collectors were the nutty ones, but these people lost their marbles!

MicaMonster · Post by **MicaMonster** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 7:51 am

I especially liked how he used an easily reconfigurable music roll made out of Lego Teknik block and peg strips!

My issue is that I don't have the CNC gear cutters to make such wonderfulness. If I did, you wouldn't see me emerge from the shop until I finish converting my Sprinter to run on steam power.

What would make it better? If it was operated by a goat walking on a treadmill. That will totally sell me on this.

BRAVO!

Post by **snallast** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:11 am

Who is going to find this - and be absolutely amazed - and restore this in 110 years? I say: WOW!!

FloridaClay · Post by **FloridaClay** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:34 am

Fantastic--and great fun! Thanks for posting.

Clay

Post by **outune** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 9:39 am

There is a home webpage for this machine including several "Prologue" videos on how it was built- fascinating!

This guy thinks in blueprints and complexities... I bet his dreams are amazing.

http://www.wintergatan.net/#/m.m.machine

Brad Abell

winsleydale · Post by **winsleydale** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 10:44 am

MicaMonster wrote:I especially liked how he used an easily reconfigurable music roll made out of Lego Teknik block and peg strips!

My issue is that I don't have the CNC gear cutters to make such wonderfulness. If I did, you wouldn't see me emerge from the shop until I finish converting my Sprinter to run on steam power.

You should check out the Reliable Steam Engine Company. They have full-case steam engines literally designed to fit in yor car's engine compartment, and with a Sprinter, you'd have room in the back for a boiler AND passengers!

http://www.reliablesteam.com/

VintageTechnologies · Post by **VintageTechnologies** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 3:31 pm

Amazing. Was this machine inspired by Animusic? If you don't know what I'm talking about, Google "Animusic" and watch it on YouTube.

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