Howard wrote..
when you get the actual music boxes, keys and the extensions in your hands...and have the patterns for the church worked out...let me know... i can't do a sketch ...without a little more info...especially due to the winding hole location on the music box...you might have to mount the music box on inside of the back wall or side wall...but it can be done... how many churches do you plan to make?...
Howard thanks for your response. The music box does have mounting holes on the metal part that is encased in the plastic box that surrounds the music movement. After testing the sound with and without the plastic surround, I am thinking I would want to keep the movement in the plastic box since it seems to be louder when the movement is in the box.
Here is a photo of my Grandma's country church.
https://picasaweb.google.com/1140906961 ... 1735379074This is the only slide image I have, and this is from the 1960's, before several remodels and a handicap entrance was added. I have not finished the church design. I do not plan to add basement windows, a basement door or the chimney. Right now the main part of the church is 5 by 2 inches (excluding the entrance/tower). So far I have most of the church designed in Inkscape software. If you use the right arrow on the link above you can see where I am so far with the design. The tower is giving me some trouble. It appears to be a six sided tower and I am trying to work through the math. The Inkscape software is giving me trouble and is not working with the Cricut Design Space platform. It imports very huge, I resize the image, it looks great on the screen then when I try to cut it, the size changes to very tiny. I might have to use graph paper and a craft knife. Not the end of the world, but it will take more time, especially since I want to make more than one. At least two this year.
But back to the music box, since the church is long and narrow, I am thinking that the music box movement will need to be towards the back on one of the side walls. I still want to add a light hole to the very back panel. Maybe I can convert/redesign one of the back windows to be a hole for the t-key. So, what do you think? maybe an L-shaped piece of wood and some of that plumbers strap? I do have an electric drill a very nice hand held Japanese saw and a small wood miter box. (think picture frame size) Thanks for offering to help.
Maria... love your music box too. It looks pristine. Thanks for sharing.
Debbie W