Our Take The MB&F MusicMachine 2 is the second result of a unique collaboration between the avant-garde team at MB&F and high-end mechanical music box specialists Reuge. This limited edition version, made expressly for HODINKEE is clad in untreated gunmetal-colored aluminum. Only 5 are available, each numbered on the engraved baseplate. Case and Frame Outriggers: Bead-blasted and anodized aluminum;Dimensions: 11.8 inches wide, 20.1 inches long, 6.5 inches high, weighs over 17lbsAcoustically-enhancing platform: Gunmetal aluminum Movement and finishing MusicMachine 2 features two 3.72 movements (3 refers to number of melodies on each cylinder; 72 refers to number of notes on each comb); one movement is right configured; one movement is left configured (they rotate in opposite directions)Mainplate: nickel-plated brass, decorated with Cotes de Geneve. The mainplate holds both movements; each movement includes a mainspring, cylinder, comb and regulatorBarrels: Stainless steel; each with 6 heat-blued screws on top; grooved 'piston' sides Regulator: fan in stainless steelCylinders: brassCylinder supports: Nickel-plated brass Start/stop and continue functionsOne melody = one revolution of the cylinderThree melodies per cylinderLength of each melody: 35 secondsPower reserve per cylinder: 15 minutesMainsprings: Wound via propellersPins hand-applied and hand-polishedLength of pins: 1mm; diameter of pins: 0.3 mmPins per right cylinder: 1,279; pins per left cylinder: 1,399 Combs: steel alloy and lead; 72 teeth per comb; each comb attached to brass vibration plate by six heat-blued steel screws Melodies Right cylinder extracts from:Angie (1973) by Rolling StonesShould I Stay Or Should I Go (1982) by The ClashStairway To Heaven (1971) by Led ZeppelinLeft cylinder extracts from:Star Wars (1977) main title by John WilliamsImperial March (1980) by John WilliamsStar Trek (1979) main title by Jerry Goldsmith
