•Just thought the MMD readers might be interested. I think that it is amazing that such an instrument has laid unknown for so many years. You never know perhaps a No 10 or a large Helios might turn up next! Let's hope that this instrument stays within the UK and doesn't end up in the States or Japan...

•I shall weigh in on the blower wind line controversy. I have installed numerous pipe organs, etc. (Lots of "etc."!) Yes, the shorter the blower line the better. However, you can make the wind line as long as you want and still have the pipes playing just fine, with some things to be noted below. Pi...

•Can you see that I'm so bored I'm watching the eBay auction? ;-)) Not really -- but I like sharing information, especially since I can provide additional info: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=522179072 This is a Bohemian reed organ and at moment for $350, which is way too che...

•I am researching Organettes at this time, but am not able to find photographs of the following organettes. If you are able to help do please contact me as soon as possible. If at all possible I would prefer a good series of photographs of an instrument taken _outdoors_ if possible , although I woul...

•[ originally published in Mechanical Music Digest 96.12.22 ] Following is the description of the tuning procedure for a Style 150 band organ taken from a manual (or pamphlet -- 4 pages) entitled "Directions for the Operation of the Military Band Organ" by the Wurlitzer Co. - - - - "INSTRUCTIONS FOR...

•-- forwarded message, please reply to sender and MMD -- The Frick Art & Historical Center, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is releasing a new CD of the M. Welte & Soehne Style 6 orchestrion that is the focal point of the Frick mansion's enclosed porch. This orchestrion is one of only four Style No. 6 ...

•Hello, I am writing in response to Matt Caulfield's query regarding 146 stops. I do not own an older 146, but do have a newer 146B. There are only two exposed stop knobs, both for the countermelody trumpets and stopped flutes. These are located outside the case. However, there is also a stop for th...

•Hi all: Some of you may have heard of the new band organ in Salem, Oregon. This is located in the Riverfront Park Carousel building. Several months ago, this organ was installed and built by the Johnson Organ Company, which is located in North Dakota. The folks at Johnson Organ call it "Style 163,"...

•Does anyone have a set of glockenspiel bars tuned to A-435, preferably the Deagan brand, for sale? I have a Wurlitzer 146 band organ that currently has Deagan glockenspiel bars, but at A-440 tuning pitch. This has created the need for the pipework in the organ to be tuned to the A-440 pitch rather ...

•Has anyone else played the computer adventure game, "Dracula: The Last Sanctuary?" A band organ plays a very minor role in the adventure. I don't know these instruments well enough to say whether it is an authentic representation of a real instrument or not. It has an ornate slightly bowed front wi...

•Hello all: It has been slightly more than a year since my last report on the Johnson Style 163 Band Organ that was installed during the summer of 2001 in the Salem Riverfront Park Carousel Building. [See 011101 MMDigest] I have made several trips to check on any progress in correcting the loud pres...

•-- non-subscriber, please reply to sender and MMD -- Joyland Park in Wichita, Kansas, is normally open from one or two weeks before Easter to the end of September. During the weeks that public school is in session, they are open on Friday evening and Saturday and Sunday from 2 PM to 10 PM. They boo...

•-- non-subscriber, please reply to sender and MMD -- I have read with interest the posts regarding the Johnson band organ at the Salem Riverfront Carousel. There has been a good deal of criticism of the instrument, the management of the carousel, the operators, and finally the technician who is try...

•Seeing the post about recutting "a great 4-hand arrangement" of "Jingle Bells" reminds me of one roll in my collection. It has to be one of the _worst_ Christmas rolls on record! I am generally not one to throw away playable rolls, but honestly, the only things saving this roll from the dumpster is...

•Dear Friends, I just want to inform you that this weekend we will open a new museum for mechanical music here in Bavaria. The museum is in a 500-year-old tower of the town wall of Beilngries, a small, medieval town in the heart of Bavaria, in an area of outstanding beauty. With the help of many col...

•Dear friends of mechanical music, For a study about early street organs by Gavioli of Paris, I am looking for information about street organs built by Gavioli in Paris before 1900. I would like to have information from anybody who owns a (small) Gavioli street barrel organ of any type. Please send ...

•George, You wrote: >> Is an orchestrion the same as a band organ? I'd appreciate >> hearing more information about these ["O"] rolls from anyone who >> can contribute. Thanks a lot. I built an orchestrion that uses these Style "O" rolls and I have a description on my web page that should answer you...

•Recently (3-3-05) my wife and I were in Las Vegas looking for something to do (I don't mean feeding a computer controlled machine that takes your money in record time). We decided to go back to the Forum Shops (I believe it's a part of the Caesars Palace) and really explore the place, and on the wa...

•Hello, Chris, I think you should start by deciding what band organ sound you like and then choosing a roll/book/MIDI scale from there. Once you make that choice, you can tweak the sound of your home-built organ, within certain limits, by your choice of pipe ranks and percussion. For my personal tas...

•In 051102 MMDigest, Jack Conway writes: > ... When tuning was started it was tuned to A=424 Hz. I asked if it > could be taken up to A=440, which has caused some pipes to go crazy > just as they were about to reach pitch. They may just need repair, > as the tuner has been doing as we go along ..." ...