Music box collector shares treasures with Harmony Museum
On the right note
Al Zamba shows his dancing girls music box Tuesday, March 28, at the Harmony Museum, 218 Mercer St., Harmony. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
HARMONY — Music boxes just hit the right note for Al Zamba.
His fascination with music boxes dates back to his childhood.
“When I was young I heard a music box. I love stringed instruments like the harp,” he said. “To me, the sound you get from a music box is unique. The sound you get from a music box comes from the wood.”
That youthful encounter with a music box set off a 40-year and counting occupation of collecting the musical instruments for the retired dentist from Evans City.
He can’t say how many he has.
“I never counted them. There’s a lot,” Zamba said.
