model of an old-fashioned telephone

[Bitao]

It's one of the things I've done in the last 20 years. Inside is a miniature music box made in Japan. Shake the handle, tighten the inner spring and make a wonderful singing sound. In the Internet search of the same picture, I calculated the approximate size of the production.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Keith Black]

 A beautiful neat little piece, very detailed at that scale. 

[noel_colledge]

Thank you for sharing this Bitao, it is a wonderful piece 

[mtaylor]

Wow.  Beautiful work and I didn't realize how small "miniature" was until that last photo.  

[Keithbrad80]

Wow, this to me is incredible. From the selection of wood to shiny brass, even the fact that it really plays a little time when wound up is amazing, what kind of wood did you use? It looks maybe a burl? The veneer you used on the body must be paper thin, I count potentially 5 different wood species? Incredible work as always. 
 

Bradley

Edited May 31, 2021 by Keithbrad80

[Bitao]

4 hours ago, mtaylor said:

Wow. Beautiful work and I didn't realize how small "miniature" was until that last photo.

I was going to make this model smaller. I just couldn't get a smaller music box, so I doubled the size. . .😂

[Bitao]

4 hours ago, Keithbrad80 said:

Wow, this to me is incredible. From the selection of wood to shiny brass, even the fact that it really plays a little time when wound up is amazing, what kind of wood did you use? It looks maybe a burl? The veneer you used on the body must be paper thin, I count potentially 5 different wood species? Incredible work as always.

Bradley

 

I picked four different kinds of wood. Respectively are: Camphor, Red Sandalwood, Burmese Pear, Red Sandalwood Rhinoceros Horn (called in China) .

[michael mott]

Thank you for sharing this work, what a delight to find out that it is a music box. Exquisite looking work.

 

Michael