STILL wanted: Musical Bear
October 22, 2020 11:19 AM Subscribe
In 2001 I bought a musical teddy bear for my then newborn child. At age 20 he still loves it (and it still works!). I am looking for something similar for my new granddaughter.
The bear played Schumann's "Traumerei" (it was the only bear in the shop that didn't play "Small, Small World"), and due to an error in attribution we called it Schubert. But the shop where I bought it is long gone, and the company that made it went out of business four years ago. So mefites, do any of you know where I could purchase a toy bear that is:
I would prefer to order this online or by phone from a reputable source. I know I might find one on ebay, but I am little leery of the potential problems. I am quite happy to order it internationally.
As a last resort, I will use https://www.personalizedfriendlysongs.com/, which will build me a bear with any audio file I choose to send them, but that's a bit too much choice for me.
The bear played Schumann's "Traumerei" (it was the only bear in the shop that didn't play "Small, Small World"), and due to an error in attribution we called it Schubert. But the shop where I bought it is long gone, and the company that made it went out of business four years ago. So mefites, do any of you know where I could purchase a toy bear that is:
- soft and lovable
- about 12 inches tall
- mechanical, not battery operated (Schubert has a small metal key in his back)
- plays some classical theme, preferably not "Traumerai", but definitely not the Brahms lullaby
- not previously owned
I would prefer to order this online or by phone from a reputable source. I know I might find one on ebay, but I am little leery of the potential problems. I am quite happy to order it internationally.
As a last resort, I will use https://www.personalizedfriendlysongs.com/, which will build me a bear with any audio file I choose to send them, but that's a bit too much choice for me.
This elephant plays Bach's Minuet No. 1
I didn't spend time looking through all the possibilities but that was just the second hit for this Amazon search
(One re-read of your question I see that you're looking specifically for a bear. Sorry! I'll still post this though, in case you consider expanding to other animals.)
posted by trig at 1:15 AM on October 23, 2020
I didn't spend time looking through all the possibilities but that was just the second hit for this Amazon search
(One re-read of your question I see that you're looking specifically for a bear. Sorry! I'll still post this though, in case you consider expanding to other animals.)
posted by trig at 1:15 AM on October 23, 2020
I think wind-up musical animals are not that popular anymore; I think your best bet is to follow the earlier suggestions to modify a bear you like. Here are the plush listings from The Music Box Company - it looks like the elephant already mentioned is the only option that doesn’t play Brahm’s Lullaby. There’s also a pull-string bear that plays Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
There are a number of boxes available on Etsy that would work.
posted by Kriesa at 4:26 AM on October 23, 2020
There are a number of boxes available on Etsy that would work.
posted by Kriesa at 4:26 AM on October 23, 2020
Response by poster: Meh, I gave up. So I got her a non-musical bear, declared it to be continuously playing 4′33″, and named it John Cage. You don't even have to wind it up!
posted by ubiquity at 10:29 AM on November 24, 2020
posted by ubiquity at 10:29 AM on November 24, 2020
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