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Carousel Band Organ Tree Ornament
By Robbie Rhodes

Carole said, "Close your eyes," and my kids corrected her: "Close your ears!"  She fiddled with an ornament on the other side of the Christmas tree, and then I heard the unmistakable sound of a Wurlitzer 150 playing "Over the Waves"!  It's an obvious gift for a carousel nut.  When a tiny button is pushed it plays for about 20 seconds, and then the sound stops, thankfully!  It seems to be an audio wave file recording, reproduced through an all-too-small loudspeaker.

The ornament is a miniature carousel gazebo with a horse in the style of Charles Looff, about 3 inch diameter by 5 inch high.  It's powered from an empty lamp socket in a twisted-pair string of 15-volt Christmas lamps. Carole says she bought it on sale after Christmas last year for less than $20.

  "Keepsake Ornament", Magic Collector's Series,
  (C) 1995 Tobin Fraley.  "Authentic music supplied by
   Carrousel Music, Chambersburg, PA."
   Sold by Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Robbie Rhodes


(Message sent Wed 4 Dec 1996, 05:08:32 GMT, from time zone GMT-0800.)

Key Words in Subject:  Band, Carousel, Organ, Ornament, Tree

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