•I'm once again interested in the valves mentioned above, having discovered the OCTET Midi converter device (http://www.octetdesign.com). This is a MIDI-to-voltage gizmo that costs $251 for 128 notes (and that's a *very* compressed description). I know they've been discussed here, but would somebody...

•After reading a bit on a Dulcetone, a piano-like device with hammers that strike tuning forks, I would like to learn more about this instrument. I found one yesterday in a thrift shop! Bruce Clark [ Brother Doug Rhodes knows of one in Victoria, BC, but the only [ other instrument he's aware of is i...

•Bob, Have you thought about using a turkey call type device for your clucking? The ones we have seen in our area are small lightweight boxes with a lid which pivots on one end. The box is made to resonate by rubbing the moveable top across the edge of the box. The size is about 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" x 6"...

•Jack Littlepage inquired about his Reed-Pipe Clariona. The "Reed-Pipe" device fits over the music roll and gives the organette some expression. Hopefully, Jack's still has the reed-pipe device attached. An excellent source for rolls for the Clariona and other organettes is Ed Schmidt's Music Rolls...

•Is there anyone out there that is working on (or knows about) an interface unit that would make a PianoCorder into a MIDI device. I have been servicing PianoCorder Units for some time now and I've built up a clientele. Some of these people have expressed an interest in obtaining a unit that would a...

•I own a Knabe/Autopiano from 1912. I need technical information about a device the piano is equipped with. Thanks to Dean Randall I know that I have the Flexotone-Soloist model, but 90% of the mechanical linkage has been removed from my piano. Does _anyone_ out there have a piano equipped with a co...

•Unforeseen problems with PowerRoll Hi friends. The PowerRoll seems to be a great device, and it works wonderful, but here are a few cautions that should be observed with it. Turbine pumps. When subjected to long plays a turbine motor is prone to overheating. The PowerRoll has a "jukebox" mode (exte...

•Wayne's description of a pneumatic roll reader sounds interesting. I considered making a similar device. I got the idea from observing float type flow meters. Using a tapered flow meter tube would allow for adjustment of the switch point to a specific flow. I considered how many mechanical and elec...

•Yes, Seeburg advertised that the KT Special had an "ingenious device for on and off flashing of colored lights behind tambourine and drum heads." This device consists of a pneumatic operating a light switch, controlled by a lock and cancel mechanism tubed to 39 (lights on) and 37 (lights off). The ...

•Here in Michigan it is almost impossible to legally operate a steam calliope due to state safety regulations regarding the use of steam devices. It was so bad here, as in some other states as well, that the railroads were having a devil of a time meeting state regulations although the federal gover...

•Having read the very interesting postings about frequency meters in 991217 MMDigest I could not resist posting a picture of a device that may have been the first frequency meter ever made. It is a tiny instrument based on the principle of a siren. It was designed in the 19th century by a Frenchman...

•Dear MMD and Lars, The PowerRoll can be run by any device that plays MIDI, including a Macintosh. The key is whether you have the proper MIDI files. All of the scanned files offered for the PowerRoll by Spencer Chase include MIDI files which can operate the PowerRoll from either Macintosh or Window...

•I recently purchased a Wurlitzer theatre organ (Op. 989) which came with a reproducing player device and something like 140 rolls. I know nothing about this player device and am trying to find sources for understanding the machine. The interface with the organ is straightforward enough, but the pla...

•Greetings, List! I have heard about a device/attachment called a PowerRoll that attaches to a player piano, thus making it MIDI adaptable, as well as play pre-encoded (recorded) computer disks. I was telling a friend who has a 7' Mason & Hamlin with an Ampico A Reproducer about it and now we are bo...

•While on the subject of Standard and Autopiano I'd like to tell about a problem I had with the tracking device, so that no one has to go through what I went through to find the solution. I rebuilt an Autopiano wind motor and tracking device. The piano was unrestored and still working so I guess it ...

•I use a MIDI Portman P/PC and the appropriate Windows driver. The device connects to the parallel port of your computer and provides full MIDI In/Out to any software package. I've been using this for years to drive various instruments, including Allen Digital Organs, my own converted Conn Artiste, ...

•As I've said before, the PowerRoll is a wonderful device. I believe Larry Broadmoore really wants to deliver this product. I would suggest a business plan facilitated by a qualified business manager. With this in place he would stand a much better chance of courting investors. My two cents worth. J...

•In my opinion, the best form of MIDI controlled music will be a device that can sit on top of the tracker bar, and be played from a touch sensitive MIDI piano or keyboard. This will allow the full beauty of the instrument (band organ, etc.) to still sound as it was meant to, and how good the perfor...

•Here's an interesting business. They scan carvings with a laser device and replicate them. The scanner is portable, so they could scan an organ facade! http://www.visioncraft-usa.com/Vision_Homex.html Philip Jamison West Chester, Pennsylvania

•I recently purchased a Yamaha UX16 MIDI interface and wondered if anyone else out there was using one of these devices. I have setup a small direct-electric organ chest being driven by a j-Omega MIDI-parallel driver board. The UX16 provides USB to MIDI-in and MIDI-out to a laptop computer. The smal...