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Bottle-phone Turned by Water Wheel
By Berley Firmin

Hi!  Speaking of the bouteillephone or bottle-phone, _years_ ago
the "Woodwright's Shop" guy on PBS built one that used a wooded barrel
with studs placed on it that turned by the means of a water wheel.
The barrel pins, or studs, operated levers that struck bottles filled
with varying amounts of water.  It played some simple melody.

I've been meaning to build one for a water garden that would operate
from my free-flowing artesian well.

Berley Antoine Firmin II



(Message sent Sat, 6 Feb 1999 08:52:30 -0600 , from time zone -0600.)

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