•Tangley calliopes usually bear a nameplate on the side of the case stating that instrument was originally voiced at the factory to play at operating pressure, e.g., 3/4" or 1", meaning 3/4 or 1 psi. Below is a short table of calliope air pressure, relating water column inches (in-H20) and pounds-fo...

•What does the announcement of a Railroad Fair have to do with the MMD? Not much, but I will be there with my Miner calliope once again (I've participated for several years now). Stop by and say 'Hi' if you visit! The Railroad Museum at Ardenwood presents "Washington Township Rail Fair with two gues...

•[ Ref. Art Reblitz in 151114 MMDigest ] The promise of a new site devoted to the history of the calliope instantly drew my full attention and jogged my memory back to my first experience seeing and hearing a genuine steam calliope. It was the late 1950s or early '60s that the Cristiani Brothers cam...

•[ Ref. Art Reblitz in 170716 MMDigest -- Responding to Art's question, "Has anyone seen it recently," I have! I am the one Gordon Lipe sold his National calliope to, fulfilling my fascination with calliope music. I coined the name "Painted Post Calliope Co." since I lived in Painted Post, New York...

•Hi calliope lovers, I was intrigued by Art Reblitz's question on calliopes and old trucks. I don't have the one he was inquiring after but another, similar in intent. In the early 1990s Mike Hanchett built a few Tangley-type machines. One he mounted in a 'circus wagon' on the back of a 1952 Interna...

•Our website attracts attention to both street organs and calliopes. I received a request for help in finding a calliope for a Shrine Circus event next March in Reno, Nevada. The message is contained below. Cody also said he could work with a band organ. If you know of anyone who can help Cody, plea...

•I am working on a proposal to refurbish the steam calliope built by Arthur Davis that is described on the MMD website here: https://www.mmdigest.com/Gallery/Calliope/davis.html The calliope recently made its way to the San Francisco Bay Area. In researching the calliope I learned that Davis also bu...

•I have a calliope CA-43 built by the Tangley Company. In conversation with Dan Dohman of Miner Company LLC (Kirksville, Missouri), he placed it at about 1928 era. It is missing the serial number tag, S/N 1135. If anybody makes blank tags or someone who has a calliope of about this vintage, could yo...

•[ Ref. Ron Maland in 200510 MMDigest ] Ron, I have attached a copy of the data plate from my Tangley SN 1369. The dimensions are 5-1/4" x 1-3/4". Let me know via personal message if you need a better quality photo. Jim Quashnock quashnock@aol.com.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to reply] [ https://w...

•I'm looking for information as to cubic feet per minute (CFM) of wind and vacuum are required. Also, where would we find indication of year of build? Pete McFall

•[ Ref. 211020 MMDigest, History of Cozatt Organ Company ] Hi Jody, I still have the Cozatt calliope pictured in the article at https://www.mmdigest.com/Calliope/Cozatt/index.html It is a popular machine and still playing great. Nice to see her on MMD again. Thanks! Jim Welty Fairborn, Ohio ...

•The 2023 Circus Calliope and Mechanical Music Festival will be held on Friday June 16th, Saturday June 17th, and Sunday June 18th at the grounds of the International Circus Hall of Fame outside Peru, Indiana. Details and tickets are available at https://circushalloffame.com/circus-calliope-and-mech...

•For sale: I have an CA-43 calliope for sale, S/N 1135. It was originally at Middlebury College, Vermont. I bought it a few years ago with the hopes to restore it but I had problems with my eyesight. I'm 76 years old. I would like to sell the unit unfinished. I have redone the top, painted, and all ...

•"STEAM ORGAN EXPLOSION!" on YouTube There was a steam calliope incident at the Hesper-Mabel Steam Engine Days in Mabel, Minnesota, on September 7th or 8th, 2024. Initially it was described as an "Oregon Steam Explosion," but thankfully it was actually a propane fire. It is a reminder that steam cal...

•[ Ref. 240912 MMDigest I've found more on the Hesper Mabel Steam Calliope fire. The biggest source was a YouTube video of the calliope playing on the show grounds just prior to the parade during which the fire occurred. Video #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSUvOULvSSY Hesper - Mabel Steam Engi...

•For sale: Calliope and Wagon Calliope: 43-note brass pipe air calliope, plays F to B. Can be hand played, played by SD card, paper roll, or computer drive. Adjustable air-supply to control the volume. Wagon: All oak frame and floor. All Amish wheels, and the 5th wheel is made from oak. Trailer : Al...

A source of calliopes here in the Northwest is Matt Neill at 21420 NW Nicholas, Suite 'O', Hillsboro OR 97124, 503/645-5222. Matt also runs an electronic Organ repair business. He has recently made several instruments for cruise ships/ sternwheelers.¶ There is also a used Cozatt caliope for sale in ...

•There are three steam calliopes in Indiana, and you can hear them play at the 39th annual Circus City Festival Parade on July 18th at 10:00 A.M. in Peru, Indiana. Jason Hahn [ We have requested more information from Jason on this event and the [ calliopes involved. Is any MMD subscriber close enoug...

For many years there has ben a steam calliope at the Cuyahoga Valley Festival near Akron, Ohio. It's a wood burner and has a well worn, kind of beat up keyboard, that actuates notes with wires. Tuning is done previous to a performance, but I forget if it was with a wrench or a hammer! Andy Cohen, a ...

Jody, You wrote: > Until I went to the band organ rally in Flint last > month, I'd only ever seen one calliope. I saw it > in Issaquah Washington (near Seattle) in late summer > of 1983. I was visiting a park there that had a steam > locomotive on display and was attracted to the sound of > the call...