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by Dampfboot
Mon Dec 21, 2015 9:34 am
Forum: Tips/Techniques
Topic: Which Paper to use / Welches Papier soll man nehmen
Replies: 6
Views: 21821

Which Paper to use / Welches Papier soll man nehmen

Hello @ All

I am new here - love the program and all the great arrangements contributed by the members already!

Which is your preferred paper quality/brand for best playing results and high durability?
by Dampfboot
Mon Dec 21, 2015 12:03 pm
Forum: Tips/Techniques
Topic: How to glue strips together / Wie klebt man die Streifen zusammen?
Replies: 12
Views: 37741

How to glue strips together / Wie klebt man die Streifen zusammen?

Please tell me what is the best way to glue strips together.
- Do you use an overlap - how much?
- Do you use paper glue or tape??

Thanks for any suggestion and help!
Rainer
by Dampfboot
Sat Jan 09, 2016 10:39 pm
Forum: Tips/Techniques
Topic: How to glue strips together / Wie klebt man die Streifen zusammen?
Replies: 12
Views: 37741

Re: How to glue strips together / Wie klebt man die Streifen zusammen?

Hi Robert, I found out the hard way by myself that gluing the strips by overlapping is not a good idea. The paper which came with the music box is 0.3 mm thick. I Thought I was lucky to find a 0.5 mm thick paper - with an overlap it is 2x 0.5 = 1mm thick. I tried to play that strip but it stuck in t...
by Dampfboot
Sat Jan 09, 2016 10:55 pm
Forum: Tips/Techniques
Topic: Which Paper to use / Welches Papier soll man nehmen
Replies: 6
Views: 21821

Re: Which Paper to use / Welches Papier soll man nehmen

Meanwhile I tried out several papers as punch card. The original paper strips which came with the music box are 0.3 mm (0,0118 inch) thick. For me it looks like they are some kind of plastic coated? My first trials with 0.5 mm thick paper ruined my first music box already because it was so thick tha...
by Dampfboot
Sat Jan 09, 2016 11:04 pm
Forum: Tips/Techniques
Topic: Automatic punch process from Music Box files - I did it!
Replies: 4
Views: 24787

Automatic punch process from Music Box files - I did it!

Today my 'Auto Electric Powered 30 Note Music Box' arrived from China. I just mounted it on a little piece of wood as sounding body. This is my first play with this machine. https://youtu.be/HWmgaMvvzMg Arrangement taken from the Music Box Strips page (Danke Hans-Martin Meyer-Georges for all this ni...
by Dampfboot
Sun Jan 29, 2017 7:36 pm
Forum: Tips/Techniques
Topic: Automatic punch process from Music Box files - I did it!
Replies: 4
Views: 24787

Re: Automatic punch process from Music Box files - I did it!

I am just back to this nice instrument -
So if someone is in need to get laser cut punch cards please don'T hesitate to contact me. I am not interested in big money because this is just a hobby.

By this you can send this cards to your friends also and you don'T cry to much if it is worn out...

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