Met MX for lunch @ Meat Smith on Telok Ayer Street
The Musical Box Museum further down Telok Ayer street was the main reason why we were in this area...
Love the Peranakan tiles in the Museum Cafe / Museum Shop
the admission ticket came with a section of a song - only if we buy the $38 instrument that can play the punched sheet... nopx... we didnt buy it... not worth it just to listen to a fraction of an unknown song... wahahaha
Thankful for the compulsory 40 minute museum tour by the museum staff, Angie... Learnt a bit on the history of Musical Box, in awe with the construction of each & every one on display and was 陶醉 in the melodies that were played...
the inside of a 1st generation musical box... (about 150 years old)
the spikes were attached on one by one mainly by women while other parts were all handmade by men... and to make ONE musical box at the very very beginning required a team of craftsmen and craftswomen 1 to 3 years... made us think how rich the buyers of these 1st generation musical boxes were lo...
the inside of a 2nd generation Musical box...
we even got the chance to 'play' a few of the musical boxes on display... it's a skill to play them well cos it needs the 'player' to use a CONSTANT SPEED to turn the handle to ensure that the melody is played out as it should be...
the inside of a 3rd Generation Musical Box
the museum had it modified so i had the chance to 'tong' a penny in for a song... =D
then mx 'tong' a silverish coin to play the 2nd generation of jukebox....
really very interesting to see the disk move up based on the song that was selected
Enjoyed the tour MUCH MUCH !!! Thanks for planning such an educational hatchday activity for us... i luv luv...
popped into Pantler a few units down the same stretch of road to take a rest and to have cakes & tea...
Thanks for being in my life... wouldnt have gotten through without you these few years... like you have my back, i have yours too... 😘😘😘
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