Greetings, all.

Mike Amoroso asked:

> I would like to find out if anyone knows anything about a "Ragtime Band
> Organ" that I found offered by a catalog company, Hammacher Schlemmer.
> It is housed in an oak cabinet (43"w x 23"d x 86"h), contains eight
> instruments (43 note calliope, 27 note glockenspiel, bass drums, snare
> drums, cymbal, tambourine, triangle, castanets).  It is pneumatic and
> operates on "O" rolls, and can also be optionally MIDI controlled.
> Catalog price is $11,500.

The Hammacher-Schlemmer catalog is indeed an "upscale" version of the
Sharper Image catalog. Just a couple of years ago they were featuring the
QRS/Pianomation/Story & Clark piano with percussion and glock.

I wish Ken Caulkins @ Ragtime good fortune in "mass marketing" mechanical
music; but from the criticisms I read on the 'web about poor H-S customer
service,
[http://falcon.sonic.net/kbell/critics-corner/hammacher-schlemmer.html]
Ken may need more than just good fortune.

-Pete Woodworth