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How to Build a Crank-organ
By Wallace Venable

Ron Schmuck said [240414 MMD]:

> I found a video that you might want to publish to other MMD'ers.
> https://youtu.be/rS5pn_x1Dbs?si=r9yxuVHCJqmyLnQe
Attachment thumbnail This video and the plans are certainly worth looking at for amusement and reflection. We discussed this effort on the Busker Organ Forum a short while ago. I can't find the link to our comments at the moment. https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/buskerorgan/ The plans are for a book playing organ which plays the books pneumatically using a very complicated tracker bar which requires very precise work on four axes to construct. It has an impressive but complex bellows design. It uses a 29-note scale, so few arrangements are available and, as far as we could find out, you will have to punch your own books. But the plans are _free!_ Our conclusion was you are far better off building one of John Smith's organs if you want to play music. Wallace Venable

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