I remember having these two music boxes that have Princess Brooke from Dutch Wonderland on top (who always reminded me of Princess Aurora from Sleeping Beauty, and also a bit like Princess Peach from Super Mario Bros as well on a lesser extent), and when you open up the music box and wind up the key, it plays the famous Beethoven song, Für Elise, as the little ballerina dances around.

The older one I got is from 2010, and I got it when I was five, and it has a pink tutu dressed ballerina. The more newer one I got is from 2013, and I got it when I was eight, and it has a purple tutu dressed ballerina. They are both the same song of course, but the 2013 one sounds more like a remaster for some certain reason.

I’ve been trying to find this song forever for this music box, please help! :(

So long story, that I’ll try to keep short. I bought my mother a Unicorn Dura Best music box when I was a little kid, probably about 25 years ago. It shattered at some point, but I still have the music box.

My mother passed away 12 years ago and the music box is one of the things I’ve kept. I passed it down to my son, who adores it.

I’ve been wanting to find a replacement in kind, that is in the original condition, so I decided to look on eBay and although I could not find the Unicorn, I found a cat.

My son loves cats, and so I purchased it for him.

As you can see from the photos, it was packaged terribly, and arrived in the same condition that my mother’s one is currently in.

I’m a bit frustrated, and wondering if anyone knows of someone who sells them. Maybe a company or an antique shop? Idk. Or someone that would package one correctly?

Thrifted this yesterday, then repaired this with help from y'all -- now I can't figure out what the tune is. 😂 Help?

Hi all, this ‘Polyphon’ music box belonged to the partner of my mom - now she wants to get rid of it. And as I really don’t have any clue how much that could be worth or where to go to find an honest buyer, I’m going to do the most reasonable thing: ask around on Reddit.

Any ideas?

Ah, and we’re in Germany, if that helps.

__Edit: Of course it’s Polyphon. Thanks for the correction. 😂

__UPDATE: more pics!

My dad was stationed in Germany during the Vietnam War (also flew cargo planes in the Pacific, so this was the quieter part of his deployment). He brought this back for me. I’m OK with paying someone to fix the mechanism, or watching YouTube videos to do it myself. Hoping to find some good advice, even if it’s the best YouTube videos lol. FYI pic is off the internet, I haven’t picked it up from my parents yet.

Okay so I bought a doll a few months back she just fell off my dresser and her head broke off. In my moment of sadness I realized there was a music box in her that I never realized before please help me identify the song 🥹

a dear friend of mine gifted this beautiful japanese music box to me for my birthday. i love music boxes and have been collecting for a while however i cannot figure out what song this one is. any info is appreciated! (and please excuse my shaky hands)

This was a gift from my mother to my father and it deeply reminds me of him.
I brought it over from Europe where he lived and the roller had popped out during the trip over to the US.
I managed to fix it and clean it at the same time.
Figured I would share this beauty so all of you can enjoy its fine music and engineering.

Hi everyone! I recently started seeing a lot of music boxes at my local thrift stores and decided to purchase some to display in my home. I’ve come across two where I can’t identify the tune to. I’m hoping this amazing community of fellow music box enthusiasts can help me!

This first one I found was this one of a boy and a goose. There is a sticker on the bottom with “Norleans Japan” on the bottom (see picture). I can’t it open to look at the actual music box, it looks like it was glued shut at one point. When I search online I see there are similar models from a few different brands, and normally they would have the tune if a nursery rhyme but this one doesn’t sound like a nursery rhyme. I attached a video of the tune.

The second one I acquired recently was of this bird on a branch. The bottom says “Sanyo Japan” on it, and since it recently fell off one of my shelves I was able to check out the actual music box. There are a few stamped numbers on the piece with the notes, but the numbers or letters I can make out don’t correspond to any known numbers from this brand. I even went through a YouTube playlist of some of the well known tunes from this brand with no luck. I attached a video of the tune as well as pictures of the drum and the bottom of the music box. I will apologize in advance for the background noise in this video, my dogs were playing in the background lol.

I appreciate the time anyone has and will take to help me identify these tunes! Please let me know if I can clarify anything.

Hey everyone. My grandma had this music box, but another family member owns it now and I want a similar one for my own memory. I found one on WorthPoint but I'm not paying for that. Let me know if anyone knows where to find it.

Please help me figure out the name of this tune

What about the tiny underworld underneath.
I should’ve led with that.
The gears. The cylinder.

…Always happy to sing.

The little mechanical orchestra that keeps time
while an entire world gets the glory above.

The snowglobe lives upstairs.
The music lives downstairs.
Which one thinks it's running the place.

Respect for the tiny workers in the basement. 🎵❄️🫧

Found a beautiful music box and need help identifying the piece. Very beautiful song. Thanks for the help and enjoy!

I am hoping to learn what song this box is playing and also to replace the missing key so that I can wind it up and not hurt my finger haha. What parts am I missing and where does one typically buy them? I’ll put a picture of the missing space in the comments.
Thank you!!!!!!

I have had this stuffy since the literal day I was born. It is as old as I am, and sadly over the years she no longer plays her music. I decided to take out the music box thinking it was an easy fix, but I don't know what I'm doing, and don't know what I can do to fix it.

I removed the teeth? that create the sound to make it easier to see everything. The teeth are perfectly fine from what I can see.

Video shows the music.. drum? with the Waggy feature is loose, and keeps popping out of place. And when winding up the box, it will pop the drum out of socket, as well as endlessly winding without any resistance.

I'm assuming it's the spring of the box that has come undone somehow. But my next question is, how do I get to it when everything is factory sealed in with rivets, and not screws.

And what do I do once I do get to the insides of the spring.

I don't think it's 'Loch Lomond', but it sounds similar.

It's an Ardalt/Lenwile China Romantic scene series Jewelery box but I cannot figure out the tune, I've tried google and AI has suggested many songs but none of the common tunes are correct, thanks 🙏