Hi All,  I just finished the new booklet!  The booklet is 63 pages with
over 100 drawings.  The booklet is, "How to Build a Simple Mechanical
Organ".  This new booklet replaces the old "Building a Barrel Organ".

The new design can be built in three weekends.  The organ is built
using 1/4" PVC or Lexan plastic.  I built the organ using standard home
shop tools.  The sound still comes from harmonica reed plates and I am
still using canvas for the bellows.  The new bellows use cardboard
stiffeners instead of paint on one side.

The organ drum is made from a 4" piece of PVC pipe.  It is pinned with
staples.  The new design is the size of a small cat sitting: 10" x 10"
x 12".  Since it is the size of a cat and it sounds like a harmonica, I
named it Harmonicat!

This small monkey type crank organ is the perfect winter project.  The
booklet is a step by step guide.  There is a drawing for each part,
subassembly drawing and assembly drawings.  This project cost between
$50 and $100 to build.  For more info please stop by my web site at:

  http://members.bellatlantic.net/~barrel/

John Conrad Kleinbauer