July 21st, 2010
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By BRENNE MEIROWITZ
Reuge music boxes are entirely handmade. The company employs only the finest cabinetmakers in Switzerland and Italy to produce their products, using inlays from over 100 different types precious wood imported from all over the world. With regards the musical movement, music is first taken from a piano score. The music arranger then selects an easily recognizable portion of the score and then transforms it into a computerized file. If you in the market to purchase high quality music boxes, there is no reason to look any further than Reuge.
The history of how Reuge Music first began manufacturing exquisite musical time pieces, music boxes, and musical time pieces began with its founder, Charles Reuge in 1865. Reuge was originally a watchmaker from the Val-de-Travers, Switzerland. In 1865 he moved to Sainte-Croix and begins making unique and sought after pocket watches with musical movements, and opened a music box “counter” about a year later. In other words, he went from just having a basic workshop to opening a retail store. At about the same time, however in 1877, Thomas Edison invented the phonograph, which had somewhat of a negative impact on the whole music box making industry, especially as it became perfected and merchandised for mass distribution. However, despite Edison’s invention, and the forthcoming invention of radio, television, tape players, and digital music players, music boxes remain in demand, while the phonograph is antiquated.
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June 20th, 2010
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By BRENNE MEIROWITZ
Did Mozart listen to his physician when advised to slow down? We at Reuge Music have done some research and it seems that he may have died from a sore throat. When Mozart died at the age of 35 on December 5, 1791, the true cause of his death was never determined. There were numerous and often romanticized speculations that he died from living a life of overindulgence in alcohol, food, women, and ultimately succumbed to exhaustion. This is clearly the case as portrayed in the dramatized narrative of composer Salieri in the 1984 film, “Amadeus.” Scholars in the past have contemplated numerous and certainly more plausible theories of the young composer’s death including suspicions of poisoning, rheumatic fever, Scarlet fever, tuberculosis, renal failure, Henoch–Schönlein purpura, trichinosis, or severe edema.
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June 13th, 2010
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By BRENNE MEIROWITZ
Reuge, makers of some of the finest music boxes, singing birds, wrist and pocket watches with music automata was founded by Charles Reuge, in 1865. Showcasing the world’s finest pieces of music automata – Reuge music boxes are made entirely by hand. Reuge employs only the finest cabinetmakers in Switzerland and Italy to produce their products, using inlays from over 100 different types precious wood imported from all over the world. With regards the musical movement, music is first taken from a piano score. The music arranger then selects an easily recognizable portion of the score and then transforms it into a computerized file.
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