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Feb 20, 2026

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Fourteen Pins, One Crooked, and a Hymn Stuck in Brass

Cylinder Music Box Transcription Punching

Fourteen pins. That's all I punched before I ruined the cylinder.

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The Cylinder Knows Where It Left Off

Circular Buffers 🔗 Cylinder Music Box Transcription Punching

A brass cylinder and a ring buffer both solve the same problem: what happens when you reach the end?

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🎮 Brass Ear Listen to a music box melody and punch pins onto a cylinder to recreate it.