Hello,

My name is Jack Steiner, I live in Ohio. I am just your average citizen
and woodworker but my son is a musician who wants a calliope. I can't
find one that we could even begin to afford. So if I could find plans
I would attempt to build one that would probably be powered by air. I
need detailed plans for the keyboard, valving, and pipes. If anyone
could help it would be appreciated. Perhaps someone knows where to find
a set of plans somewhere.

 [ Bob Stanoszek used to publish a set of plans for an air Calliope
 [ that was "Tangly-ish" in finished appearance.  I purchased a set
 [ of these plans a long time ago and was quite happy with them.
 [ However, I must warn the reader that there's some educated
 [ interpolation required.  This is a big project. Bob reported
 [ his new address and telephone area code in Digest 1998.03.10:
 [
 [    http://mmd.foxtail.com/Archives/Digests/199803/1998.03.10.06.html
 [
 [ > Robert M. Stanoszek
 [ > 17641 Sagamore Road
 [ > Walton Hills, Ohio 44146
 [ >
 [ > 330-467-8271
 [
 [ Robbie is in the process of trying to arrange for a set of
 [ plans for a Steam Calliope to be posted on the MMD Website.
 [ Building and operating a steam calliope is a major undertaking
 [ and requires special skills to do it safely.
 [
 [ There's a collection of additional information about calliopes
 [ posted on the MMD website at:  http://mmd.foxtail.com/Calliope/
 [ Be sure the check out Carl Freiling's "wood whistle" calliope
 [ pictures on this page.  Carl built this calliope from scratch
 [ without plans!    -- Jody