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Steam Calliope Owned by L. S. Burr
By David Dewey

Gordon,  I'm not certain, but is this the one that Hal Wilmunder
had?  I don't know where it is now, since Hal fell off his steamboat
[the "Elizabeth Louise"] and drowned last year.  I also remember
a calliope on the tender of McCloud's 25 back in 1970; I think it
came from the S.F. Bay Area.

I've always wanted to build one; I even have plans from the Live Steam
Magazine and a bunch of brass tubing set aside.  Someday...  (Meantime,
there's an AcoustiGrande with a Welte player waiting to be rebuilt for
the living room -- as soon as I finish the living room!)

Steamcerely,
David Dewey

 [ Hal Wilmunder's steam calliope, built by Ernest J. Wilde, is
 [ pictured at http://mmd.foxtail.com/Calliope/wilde.html  -- Robbie



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