Regina Info?

[Zeppy]

Perhaps slightly off topic, but still mechanical music, and I figure like me, there would be some overlap in interest. I have always wanted a Regina, and managed to pick one up at a reasonable price at a local auction. Besides the fact that it's a single comb Regina, that plays 15.5 inch disks I know nothing about these guys. Any good sources for info or reference material out there? Is there a way to date the machines? Thanks all.

[Raphael]

This appears to be a Regina Style 13. A good source of information is Q. David Bower's "Encyclopedia of Disk Music Boxes". You can obtain a Certificate of Origin from the Musical Box Society, www.mbsi.org , but you may need to join the organization to do so.

Nancy Fratti sells reproduction lid pictures: [email protected]

Lastly, in a shameless self-promotion, I sell new disks for Regina music boxes: http://www.musicaltreasuresofmiami.com/3c-disks.html

Raphael

[Zeppy]

Thank you Raphael. I knew I could rely on "the team" to get a start.

BTW...could you send me your prices for your disks? Thanks

JP

[Raphael]

I have them listed on eBay: https://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_ipg=5 ... ami&_sop=1

If you buy them directly from me, shipping is free and you save the sales tax as well.

Please contact me by direct email if you wish to purchase: [email protected]

Thanks,
Raphael

[Zeppy]

BTW....you wouldn't know if Nancy Fratti is selling her repros on ebay as theoldewoman? I order one of these a couple of days ago, and was just wondering

https://www.ebay.com/itm/264547380800?_ ... 0667.m2042

[Raphael]

No, she doesn’t live in Wisconsin and doesn’t use eBay. That’s somebody else.

Raphael

[tictalk]

Hi JP, Congratulations on your first music box, it looks nice, I know this is blasphemy on a phonograph forum but I play a tune on one of my music boxes much more often than listening to a phonograph record.

[randymullx]

You do not need to join MBSI to obtain a certificate. They charge $5 to look up your serial number in the original Regina factory records and will send you a certificate showing when it was made and who it was originally sold to....pretty cool info to have.

[Zeppy]

Just order my certificate. Kinda excited to find out the details! Thanks all.

And for the record...holy cow, these things are heavy. I threw my back out carrying this into the house. Much heavier than it looks (compared to a similarly sized phonograph).

JP

[Zeppy]

And look what arrived today