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| Brand | Kikkerland |
| Color | Siler |
| Material | Paper |
| Special Feature | Lightweight |
| Style | Modern |
About this item
- Create your own musical melody
- Punch holes in the paper strips provided
- Happy birthday melody included to get you started
- Play any song you wish
- Paper strip refills also available
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Make Your Own Music Box Kit - 1200
Bring back the nostalgia of old-timey music boxes, but this time, you're the music master! This Music Box Kit will have the musician in your life giddy with childhood excitement! The easy to use Music Box hole puncher allows you to create your own melodies on lined paper strips and play them on the mechanism provided. Whether you're composing the next haunted music box tune or a charming romantic melody, we provide the classic Happy Birthday song to get you started!
Compose your own music box melody! Easy to use music box hole punch, sheet music strips, and music box mechanism!
Are you a musician, crafter, or tinkerer? You can become a music box composer with this easy to use Music Box Kit. Delight your family with this charming music box and your own unique melodies!
Product information
| Brand | Kikkerland |
|---|---|
| Color | Siler |
| Material | Paper |
| Special Feature | Lightweight |
| Style | Modern |
| Product Dimensions | 5"L x 2.5"W x 2.8"H |
| Capacity | 1 Pounds |
| Item Weight | 6.4 ounces |
| Opening Mechanism | Lift-Off Lid |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Pattern | Striped |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Unit Count | 1.0 Count |
| Item Package Quantity | 1 |
| UPC | 612615026308 803219554483 885739275987 |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00612615026308 |
| Manufacturer | Kikkerland |
| ASIN | B000HAUEFY |
| Country of Origin | China |
| Item model number | 1200 |
| Customer Reviews |
4.4 out of 5 stars |
| Best Sellers Rank | #220,377 in Home & Kitchen (See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen) #79 in Musical Boxes & Figurines |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Assembly required | No |
| Number of pieces | 1 |
| Batteries required | No |
| Import | Imported |
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Customers find the storage box's functionality, design, and ease of use to be positive. They describe it as a fun and addictive project for beginners. The box reads instructions like a program and is easy to figure out for intermediate musicians. Many customers appreciate its gift value and music box aspect. However, some have mixed opinions on the sound quality and build quality.
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Customers enjoy the storage box's functionality. They say it works well and plays all of its notes successfully. Many find it a great way to pass time and appreciate the app that comes with it.
"...The music is really, definitely worth the price...." Read more
"Works great. Here is a bit more information for those who want to compose some songs for this...." Read more
"...and I tell you what, the box still plays as beautifully as it did when I first purchased it...." Read more
"Great idea, disappointing execution. No accidentals can be played—limited to two octaves of the seven notes in the major scale...." Read more
Customers enjoy the design of the storage box. They find it unique and fun to create their own melodies. The box can be personalized by making your own box.
"...Otherwise it’s a great gift, and you can personalize it by making your own box." Read more
"...punch, the music box kit was amazing, I highly recommend it, it looks amazing and sounds beautiful." Read more
"It was super neat to get to punch out your own melody and hear it back. A really quality product as well." Read more
"Such a unique and fun musical toy!" Read more
Customers enjoy the product. They find it fun for musical beginners and experts alike. It's a nice gift idea and a good way to make music on your own. Many say it would be great for music classrooms.
"This a great thing to get if you want a fun craft project to make as a gift...." Read more
"...It sounds so pretty and it is fun to make your own custom tunes. This is not chromatic, so the note range is very limited...." Read more
"...All in all, a fun little hobby project." Read more
"...So these would be great for music classrooms, not as great as a recordable instruments. Overall I've purchased 4 units of this box...." Read more
Customers find the storage box easy to use. They say it reads instructions like a program, and punching in the song is simple once you've composed it. The sound quality is good, and transposing tracks is easy. Some mention that it requires time and patience to put together a single strip, but it's pretty easy to get what you want once you get the hang of it.
"...The gear system is already all put together, but it’s so much smaller than I thought...." Read more
"...that can help you determine where to punch, easy to figure out for an intermediate musician. Sound quality is good as well." Read more
"...It is a manual process and can be tedious if you look at it that way. But you end up making a product that is completely analog and mechanical...." Read more
"...It is small, simple, crafted well, and sounds nice. I bought the music box kit to make as a gift...." Read more
Customers find the storage box a nice gift for music lovers. They say it's easy to create a meaningful gift for an anniversary or birthday.
"...Otherwise it’s a great gift, and you can personalize it by making your own box." Read more
"This was an excellent gift and so easy to use...." Read more
"...This was a good gift and worth the price. Do consider the fine motor skills of the user...." Read more
"...That being said, it's very personal, unique and an excellent little gift idea that can mean a lot...." Read more
Customers like the music box. It's a simple and cute kit that they can make as a gift. They say it's great for making their own music, creating tunes on loop, and transposing songs. The quality is good and it has a cool 3D music box sharing option. Some find it okay if you can transpose the song, but more complicated songs won't work.
"...CDEFGABCDEFGABC. Sometimes this is okay if you can transpose the song, but more complicated songs won't work on this...." Read more
"...Other than the hole punch, the music box kit was amazing, I highly recommend it, it looks amazing and sounds beautiful." Read more
"This is a great little programable music box...." Read more
"...It was easy to use - and my son was able to create songs...." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the sound quality of the storage box. Some find it nice and easy to use, with a pleasant mellow tone that plays songs beautifully. Others mention concerns about poor sound quality, lack of bass notes, and volume issues that cause the music to play unevenly.
"...The controls are awkward sometimes, but the sound quality is good and it has a cool 3D music box sharing option...." Read more
"...my music box, and was extremely satisfied with the product: the sound was beautiful, the gears never failed, the whole thing help up extremely well...." Read more
"...And there is something very special to me about that. It sounds so pretty and it is fun to make your own custom tunes...." Read more
"...Also it has no bass notes, and the box is only tuned to major C...." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the build quality of the storage box. Some find it well-made and crafted, but others report issues like broken welds and holes.
"...The sheets, where you hole punch into, are good quality (they are not gonna tear on you if lay a finger on them)...." Read more
"...it all, but within 2 days of purchasing and minimal use, the machine itself has broken...." Read more
"...But you end up making a product that is completely analog and mechanical. And there is something very special to me about that...." Read more
"...A really quality product as well." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2019This a great thing to get if you want a fun craft project to make as a gift. The gear system is already all put together, but it’s so much smaller than I thought. Not a bad thing in the slightest, you just can’t make a cliche music box that girls in 90s movies have. Instead it’s closer to keychain size.
The music is really, definitely worth the price. The gears are made of plastic, so it doesn’t feel like it will shatter in your hands, but if anything were to break it would be those gears.
The sheets, where you hole punch into, are good quality (they are not gonna tear on you if lay a finger on them). But, even though they look long, you could probably only write the chorus of most songs on there. Also it has no bass notes, and the box is only tuned to major C.
Otherwise it’s a great gift, and you can personalize it by making your own box.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2014Works great. Here is a bit more information for those who want to compose some songs for this.
First, someone made a printable sheet that you can use for regular letter-sized paper (8.5" x 11.0"). Just google "Kikkerland goodies sheet" and you'll find the guy's project. I used 110 lb paper but I hear that other similar sizes will work, too. I don't know why they made it so expensive, so if you print your own then you'll be set for life. You can also tape multiple music papers together for a length like the refills. If you really cannot get any cardstock paper for some reason, you can glue two or three pieces of regular printer paper together, and that will also work.
Second, the gears have 4 little hooks that catch onto the holes. If you are trying to play a note twice very quickly, it might miss the second hole. Make sure they are about 8mm apart from each other. On the paper I linked above, that means that if you put a note on one of the vertical bars, you have to skip the next one before you can play it again. This is not an issue for different notes being played quickly.
Also, this is just personal preference, but I feel that the happy birthday song they give you is spaced out too much. It feels like you have to crank like mad to get it to play at a normal speed. If you halve the distances, you run into the risk of the above issue, but you can crank at a leisurely pace.
Third, if you don't have a wooden box for acoustics, you can just use either one of the two cardboard boxes that comes with it. It also comes with 3 little screws, so if you really want, you can screw it into place so it doesn't wobble so much.
Fourth, yes, it is diatonic, which means it covers two octaves and no sharps or flats. CDEFGABCDEFGABC. Sometimes this is okay if you can transpose the song, but more complicated songs won't work on this. Get a 30-note music box for that or something larger.
Fifth, someone already mentioned Music Box Composer for Android. It's $3.50 and works very well. The controls are awkward sometimes, but the sound quality is good and it has a cool 3D music box sharing option.
If anybody can find a good way to store and share songs, that would be great. So far I haven't found anything.
- Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2013**UPDATE** 9/15/2014: I've finally gotten another hole punch (I found it at a local craft store in just the right size) and I tell you what, the box still plays as beautifully as it did when I first purchased it. A long lasting gift in my honest opinion.
I've read all the review about this product, but did I never find anything regarding the quality of the hole punch that is included with the kit. I got my music box, and was extremely satisfied with the product: the sound was beautiful, the gears never failed, the whole thing help up extremely well. So having spent 2 weeks composing songs using a piano as reference, i tried to punch out my own songs, and two things happened.
1) I noticed that what I had played on the piano was different for the music box (i played an E-F chord on my piano, which was equivalent to the F-G chord on the music box. Minor problem, not an issue to me.)
2) The included hole punch (which granted punches holes much smaller than normal hole punchers, so finding another is a pain) has holes on both sides of device, that, whenever the pin doesn't line up with the hole and you try to punch it through, it comes out the other side, rendering the entire thing useless.
Many attempts and ideas to fix it ended up in failure. So to those who may end up with the same problem I had, I figured it'd be nice to post where you could find a replacement, or at least the size of the hole it punches as reference, assuming that all of them are made the same relative size.
The diameter of the holes made from my hole punch is 2mm or 3/32"
You can find Euro hole punches on here but they're METAL hole punchers, so I am unaware of their effective use on paper, but hey, then you can make metal strips.
http://www.amazon.com/Euro-Metal-Punch-Pliers-1-8mm/dp/B003JD9VX2/
----------- 1.8mm Metal Hole punchers
http://www.amazon.com/Metal-Punch-Pliers-1-25mm-44158/dp/B003L7PLNK/
----------- 1.25mm Metal Hole punchers (if you want smaller holes. just make sure your accurate.)
http://www.amazon.com/Fiskars-12-23508897-Punch-16-Inch-Circle/dp/B0001DT3YU/
----------- 1/16" Hole Punch (a bit smaller holes, just be accurate)
http://www.amazon.com/Fiskars-12-23518897-Punch-8-Inch-Circle/dp/B0001DT3ZE/
----------- 1/8" Hole Punch (slightly larger, be careful with holes that have to be close together)
A long review, I know, I apologize, but I hope this helps someone else as much as it did me. Other than the hole punch, the music box kit was amazing, I highly recommend it, it looks amazing and sounds beautiful.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2025With 15 notes and a small price point I didn’t know what to expect. The box sounds really nice. Warm deep and sentimental. Just like I would want a music box to sound like. I did not think I could have so much fun, plotting melodies and punching holes. It is a manual process and can be tedious if you look at it that way. But you end up making a product that is completely analog and mechanical. And there is something very special to me about that. It sounds so pretty and it is fun to make your own custom tunes.
This is not chromatic, so the note range is very limited. But the constraints are good for creativity. I think. And I am practicing on a 15 note before jumping into a 30 note music box.
I think I found a new hobby.
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Dalila MaganinhoReviewed in Germany on November 24, 20245.0 out of 5 stars Perfektes Geschenk für Musiker
Die Spieluhr ist wirklich super niedlich und hat eine tolle Qualität. Ich habe sie einem Musiker zum Geburtstag geschenkt, und er hat sich sehr darüber gefreut.
MohanReviewed in India on November 29, 20235.0 out of 5 stars Works Smoothly
Interesting product. I was searching for one quite sometime. Prefer if they also have a fully assembled version instead of DIY so I can directly send as a gift.
Norman12Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 24, 20235.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly impressive quality
I bought this as an experiment, as I'm looking to make a music box with a tune I can't find on standard music boxes, and I've been very pleasantly surprised at how good it is. The quality of the sound is excellent - much clearer and louder than I expected.
For my project I was considering using a normal music box and making a customised barrel for the tune I need. But having watched a couple of YouTube videos of people who'd tried that (and they were far more skilled craftsmen than me) this product seems much easier to use, and the sound quality is much better than they achieved. I would definitely recommend using this if you need a music box with a rare tune, rather than trying to make your own drum/barrel.
The unit itself is pretty solidly constructed, not as fragile / plasticky as it looks in some photos, and the mechanism that translates the holes in the paper into plucks of the comb is more substantial than I thought too. It will serve as a long-term mechanism and I imagine the punched paper could easily be replaced with something stronger like a thin strip of metal if you needed something permanent.
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Sergio CReviewed in Spain on May 19, 20235.0 out of 5 stars Magnífico regalo
La compré para el cumpleaños de una amiga y le encantó. Le hice una caja personalizada en impresión 3D para montarla y quedó magnífica. Como pegas diré que sólo tiene notas blancas (15 tonos), por lo que deberás buscarte las castañas para arreglar las canciones. Puedes probar con una caja de 30 tonos que parece que esa sí incluye notas negras.
La cajita trae 3 partituras en blanco y una con el de cumpleaños, una perforadora y las instrucciones. Si quieres hacer tus propias partituras, puedes usar papel de 180gr.
La compré para el cumpleaños de una amiga y le encantó. Le hice una caja personalizada en impresión 3D para montarla y quedó magnífica. Como pegas diré que sólo tiene notas blancas (15 tonos), por lo que deberás buscarte las castañas para arreglar las canciones. Puedes probar con una caja de 30 tonos que parece que esa sí incluye notas negras.5.0 out of 5 stars
Sergio CMagnífico regalo
Reviewed in Spain on May 19, 2023
La cajita trae 3 partituras en blanco y una con el de cumpleaños, una perforadora y las instrucciones. Si quieres hacer tus propias partituras, puedes usar papel de 180gr.
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MicheleReviewed in Italy on November 6, 20215.0 out of 5 stars Interessante
L’ho comprato per un amico e non nascondo che prima di regalarlo…diciamo che ci ho giocato un po’ 😁…ero scettico ma è perfettamente funzionante e molto semplice e divertente…regalo piaciuto molto





















