The history of the mechanical music begins in the Flanders. An ingenious bell ringer invents a cylinder with pins which operates cams, which then hit the bells.

• 14世纪，机械音乐起源于14世纪的佛兰德斯。一个聪明的撞钟人发明了一个上面竖起的钉的木圆柱体以开动凸轮，然后把推动力传递到锤子上以令到它可以敲打铃。即编钟。