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Jenco Keyboard Operated Chrysoglott
By Jon Guy

The rock and roll bands in the 1950s used a keyboard operated bell
machine (glock) called a 'Jenco'.  It worked very well in the studio,
but required microphone pickups to get enough volume on stage.  I have
always thought of it as a Chrysoglott, since it has a piano-like hammer
striking a metal bar over a resonator.

I still have ours.  I have thought of automating it to play with the
piano.

Jon Guy


(Message sent Sun 6 Jan 2002, 16:09:23 GMT, from time zone GMT-0600.)

Key Words in Subject:  Chrysoglott, Jenco, Keyboard, Operated

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