Hi All,  A bit of a tangent on the live vs. puppet monkey thread.
I am currently building a 'pyrophone' type barrel organ in the form of
a 6-foot high baboon.  He has the pin barrel in an open chest cavity,
which is actuated by turning his tail.  The melody is played out of a
'Mohican' of eight steel organ pipes on his head, which utilise ignited
propane gas to resonate the air.

I've a simple model and animation on http://www.thepressurecompany.org/ 
> devices > baBoom.  He'll be ready for show in June.  Will post photos
if anyone is interested.

Follow  http://www.backtree.myzen.co.uk/aa/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20&Itemid=32 

Regards,
Jon Large
Manchester, UK
http://www.thepressurecompany.org/ 

 [ Pyrography is the art of decorating wood or other materials with
 [ burn marks.  Cow-pyrography utilizes a red-hot branding iron to
 [ decorate the cow's hide.  More about hot gas pyrophony at
 [   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrophone 
 [   http://oddstruments.com/pyrophones-and-explosion-organs/ 
 [ -- Robbie