A single interview on How to Repair Music Boxes and other mechanical Collectibles Part 2

A single interview on How to Repair Music Boxes and other mechanical Collectibles Part 2 Ballerina music boxes, inlaid music boxes, musical jewelry boxes, cylinder music boxes, antique music boxes are delicate and beautiful. Like most of the early music and collector box to know in order to ensure their preservation, restoration and repair is sometimes necessary. For this work, it is important to choose a company that has reputation and an expert in this field. This is the second part of an interview with a music box and mechaical insturment repair and restoration expert, Jim WeirJim not all types of antique music box repair and restoration. His work includes the repair and tuning comb releading, dampering, cylinder repair, bridge work and bodies. Jim also offers a variety of music box and working on the disc cylinder music boxes .. Let's listen to what remains gives us a look inside this one business.6. What if your least favorite part of running your business? Your favorite part? "Documents. The treatment of taxes and customs (even though I have very good business with customs and transport). My favorite part? There is a satisfaction, finally, get a job done, there are a lot of satisfaction, finally, getting paid. "7th What are some of the box to your favorite music and collectors' items and why? "A 26" console model Stella. Belonged to the late Bruce Devine and was literally over (it was dropped from a crane during loading). Originally Bruce gave one of my customers that happened to me. So, my client has been awarded the operation, and I ended up working directly with Bruce. This is an "interesting" experience and a leaing curve very steep. In the end, though, the box does not sound good. Excellent line agreements. " 8th There is interesting history associated with some of its parts? "I do not pick up the boxes of music, without being very funny I can not afford. Some of the pieces that I worked in history, "as an example, the Star of the above. Another could be a 'long and short pin box Forte-Piano (manufacturer unknown) I have reviewed for a client in France. He had a presentation of silver plate on the lid, so gather a mayor who in 1847 was a kind of service to the people. " I am not in French politics, but half of the 19th century were turbulent times. One of the most beautiful stories is a box I completely restored an old woman in Edinburgh. He was in his 70th The table has been his family since new, and has heard the last game when I was a child. "9. What advice or suggestions would you give to those who want to start a business like yours, whether online or offline "I do not. Move things faster, now that we have the Inteet. To fully participate in this kind of work takes time, I want it all now "approach to the Inteet, does not favor. I was lucky enough to have the ability to see that I was able to tune and music directly in the workplace. If I were to give advice, I would say by all means participate in the musical box, or anything else that begins to drive, but try to keep a backup copy. The wisest thing to do? Leas that "quitting smoking" is not necessarily a personal failure, it is acknowledged that some options could be wrong. There may be a case of some music workshops that would be happy if now, 30 years ago, who had sold their lathes, tools and workshops, etc. assumption agriculture. Although not for me, I hasten to add. 10th For collectors and antique music box to find valuable and interesting parts of their collections, we suggest going online or offline? What about those who are starting a collection? "Take the advice of his friends. Not necessarily, but give some thought. Subscribe to sales catalogs of music box is a good way to see that things really selling, which often give the selling price of the previous year. Go to your music auction, if you can not necessarily buy anything, but to watch, to get a sense not only for the quantity of items to sell, but for what sells and what does not. Try to find why it seemed that a good image is not sold. If you are truly interested in buying a box of music, a dealer or private seller or auction can save a lot of anguish if you are a person who knows what they're seeing along the checkbox and advice that repair costs before buy it.A plus repair costs can be detailed, if a potential client or e-mail I wrote (including myself), with a good description of a table in need of repair, I want my best to advise them to As the repair would cost before they can participate with a lot of money to buy it. Do not pay for it or the majority of restaurant owners, giving advice that we all hope for the work if the customer goes and buys canned. If the box is a good example, can be expensive, may be one worth paying the repair time and check it out in the direction of the sellers. I did this, a collector with an armed detail as possible the cost to repair something that is interested in buying is in a strong position to assert in the case of the sale price with the seller. " Jim concludes with this statement about their hopes for the future: "To lea more about the work and pay the mortgage. Well, there is more to life, but in one way or another, the bills have not yet been paid. Most of my work now is the time of the merchants, what I'm hoping that advertising is the Official MBSI, I would like to attract more direct work to the public. In theory, I could make my public prices, but in practice I can not, at least not for customers in the United States. They have to pay shipping costs, and the simple fact is that if a music box comb needs work, work, or a bottle full of restaurants, there is an upper limit to the amount of salary for most people what worked, no matter how long the job takes. People must make decisions, your car broke down, and your washing machine leaks from the old music box he inherited from his grandmother squeaks. How to spend your money? This is because, in reality, the sun shines and the time to retu to the laboratory. "I want to personally thank Jim for taking the time to share with us this valuable information about your business, how to get a Sneak Peak into the world of music box repair and restoration. Jim Weir can be reached combwork@aol.com or by phone / fax: 01144-1575-572647.Established in May 2005, is a gift box music store specializing in products such as inlaid ballerina music boxes for ballerina rooms d? cor, whimsical carousel music boxes and musical jewelry boxes. The company provides interesting information for music lovers of all ages. Owner Monique Hawkins is also the author of the blog "What you never knew music and owner of the shop eBay Monique Music Box", in Monique can be contacted at (540) 858-2885.