"BLUE BELLS OF SCOTLAND" Played On 1898 Olympia 15 3/4 inch Carved Case Music Box 

2:03 Is when the actual music starts

I have inherited a Regina Music Box with nearly 75 discs and your Olympia far exceeds the tone and musicality of mine. What a treasure you have.

Love the sound of this one, it literally sounds like it's happy to be playing

My mother had music boxes all over the house when we were growing up, she was born in 1935 so most of them were fairly old, playing waltzes and the like. I found your channel trying to find some of those old tunes that I never knew the name to, and was just amazed by this wonderful music box of yours, what a remarkable sound it has. Thanks for sharing...

This is quite lovely!... I noticed that even the discs were works of art.

I am really liking these music box videos. The men that made and invented these surely made the most of a gift that God gave them. They are in a class all by themselves, and such a nice getaway from all the "noisey" music we have today!

I was listening again today, and I am just blown away by the beautiful haunting quality, of the sound these works of art could produce. Since this music box is in it's original un-restored condition, it must have only been played on Sundays, for guests. lol I was thinking how these would have been great in Twilight Zone or Dark Shadows episodes.

I remember my nanny telling about these music boxes when I hered it on you tube I cred because the music was so beauty full and it reminded me of my nanny who is no longer here for many years xx

I can see why it moved you so. It sounds so sweet.

Delightful... clarity of sound and a lovely arrangement.

I swear, this is genuinely the most beautiful music box I have ever heard. It sounds like an orchestra that just has a happy mood to it in general.

Absolutely lovely. Thank you.

That is absolutely beautiful.

Beautiful machine. What a wonderful sound!

That sounds super lovely for a 117 year old Music Box:)! I like the craftsmanship of the cravings on the side with the picture inside the lid. It sounds like it should be played in a Teddy Bear Museum with Antique Teddy Bears:)! Nice Video, thank you:)!

maybe the most beautiful tone I have ever heard on a music box, Thanks!

i just discovered your channel and ive watched a few videos already and the olympia is such a great music box compared to the others of yours ive heard. the notes shimmer compared to the others. i remember when i was a kid i would go to antique stores with my family and i would always gravitate to music boxes if i saw one. my mother had a box from the 60s that i would listen to as a very small child almost every day. it has a carved gnome on the lid and if i could get my sister to lend it to me ill record a video of it. theres something enchanting about an antique music box. i feel transported to another time and place and sometimes another dimension lol

Jamal Hammadi loves Blue Bells of Scotland. He was later liked this music when he was a little. He used this when he was a kid at Mexican restaurant with SportsCar Fanatic 1996. I love this song so much. I was sad that SportsCar Fanatic 1996 has died in 2021.

Wow. How beautiful.

Wow! That is just beautiful!

I just love listening to these wonderful machines and imagining previous generations enjoying it too. Kind of gives me a sense of where I am. Weird perhaps. These machines are so beautiful. Thank you so much for uploading.

I agree, this is so lovely. How intricate.

SO beautiful!! Thank you for posting!!

My dear late Father was born in 1898 and this music will remind me and my late Mother was born back in 1910 and was born on Vancouver Island British Columbia and was a Scots/Canadian on her late Mother`s side of the family this music will forever be in heart until I part from this God`s green earth and this will remind me of them Father passed away back 1984 and my late Mother passed away back in 1975 mat they Rest in Peace God bless them both always love you Mum and Dad xx P.S That makes me half Scots/Canadian hence my name Alistair Richard May .

I swear, music boxes are like tiny orchestras. They have such a powerful song stored in a single disk instead of a stage.

It is so beautiful just amazing it takes my breath away

Sweetest tones of a lovely song! What a treasure to hear. Thank you for this gem!

Thanks for the fabulous share!

You are. correct, what a beautiful sound.

It's so precious..........thank you.

What a treasure! Thanks for sharing!!!

ABSOLUTELY,& MUSICALLY STUNNING TO ONES EARS AND SENSE'S!!! GOD BLESS YOU FOR PLAYING IT!!!

How lovely. Thanks for posting. Wonderful to own a piece like that.

Stunningly beautiful sound. and its certainly got a very moving tone. Thanks for sharing it with us.

How beautiful

Simply magical!

Fine tune on a really fine machine!!! Thank you for sharing!

Everything in that music box is beautiful.

Absolutely beautiful sound,

Beautiful case!

Beautiful

That was incredibly beautiful!

I love the song!

What a treat! Magical!

Amazing

fantastic

A pleasure as always to listen to your videos

That is soooo nice

The ring King !!

I am blown away - absolutely beautiful.. perfect in every way. What a treasure!

GORGEOUS!

Absolutely beautiful :)

It resonates nicely.

In the era before mass media, this must have seemed like magic.

soo nice :)

Very very good

it is very short but very very sweet .....love the great sound

Wonderful melodies! Nowadays these types of music-boxes are electronically imitated by some quartz clocks because they contains electronically recorded and programmed circuit board of sound chips connected to speaker.

Why do these music boxes always make me cry?

Outstanding tone -- you lucked into another great box!!!

thank you.....

Absolutely Heavenly 😇

I love it.

Pure Beauty.

Wow!

I grew up with this.

My uncle Lewis Andrew Shepard have this at home when i wasn't here back in 2017.

Felicitaciones, por tan hermosa rareza " no había visto algo de esa magnitud, yo poseo una " vitrola" de 1900 .saludos desde Chiloé chile.

WOW!

@rocketrelics Thank you so much! I'm pleased to hear that you enjoyed this.

@Westtoledoguy Thanks! Good to hear that you enjoyed this.

My boyfriend loves the music, He even made a song: Mulan Music Box. He even loves made that song for me and everyone :D Lovely!

I have this Olympia and this song disc, among others. It is breathtaking! The sound far surpasses the Reginas.

@mermodfreres Thanks Jack! Always a pleasure to hear from you!

I have heard that the discs that play the music for the Olympia are very fragile so from the amazing sound this machine makes, the Olympia and its discs have survived the tests of time and I think previous owner(s) have taken good care of it.

This thing kicks butt. What is there not a Fisher-Price toy that worked in the same sort of concept?

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Do you have any suggestions/tips for removing corrosion on these zinc discs? I can't find any information on the web for this and you are so knowledgeable. As always, thanks for all of your wonderful videos.

@JochenKopf Thanks for the nice comments, JochenKopf. My Olympia music box featured here in the video is definitely not the one that the gentleman you mentioned in your comment has for sale. Happy New Year to you as well.

I absolutely love the sound of these music boxes, do you have any advice on aquisition?

Wow

And you don't need electricity, or batteries. Wonderful technology.

@mayatatyana1 Thank you Maya! It's always a pleasure to see a comment from you!

@amiedetherese Thanks for your always gracious comments!

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Wow, what a nice arrangement, like on the Polyphon with 15,5" discs. I bought this disc in Nordhorn, where I was in September. I don't own a Polyphon yet, but when I do, I will upload the disc. - I imagine, this is not the Olympia machine from Mark, right? - Nice regards and a happy new year from JochenKopf

how much did that music box set you back, I have often wonder. I enjoy just listening. Very relaxing music after a noisy day at work, 👍

Just love this. So so beautiful. Just wish I could share with friends. A 2 minute silent intro is long even for my patient friends. Would you consider posting another shorter version of when the music starts? Still it's very interesting. I think you could write a historical blog about this. I would read with a great interest. The musicality of these intricate players is completely captivating.

this video is more than to play music. its about the instrument that plays the music.

I wish there is a way to copy or preserve this music disc as it literally is the same one as freddys and kt would be nice to have the nice polyphone to play the same disc.

So beautiful I would love to talk to the creator of this Chanel.

Stupid question: Are the discs interchangeable between makers and disc sizes? I can figure a box wont have enough teeth for a disc larger than its made for, but can it play any smaller discs?

Doug: what kind of camera and microphone set do you use for your recordings??

@joephelps11 Thank you!

I wish i was born in the 1800s now

How many pins is this?

Were are you buying these from

It takes 58 seconds to turn the disc a round. How much you paid for this fine instrument? Thanks.

With this you can out hipster the hipster

Bayfresh might be like this.