•A. B. Brill was an old-time carney [carnival] operator (I think) who published a cute mimeographed(!) catalog of plans for every imaginable carney ride, and for such treats as carney lemonade (no lemons) and corn dogs (you don't even want to know!). I purchased his calliope plans. They are, shall w...

•What was the auction number for the eBay calliope plans? I am getting ready to start building one on Dave Kerr's plans but would like to see any information available. Rodney Diehl

•Hello, MMDers, Once again I need your help in the form of information. Is there an attachment that will fit over the tracker bar of a CA-43 Calliaphone that will allow me to record on a MIDI keyboard and have it play the proper notes on the calliope? If so, is it easily installed and removed to all...

•Greetings MMDers, On 19 Nov last year, having built a 16-note air/steam calliope, I contacted MMD requesting ideas on how to automate it through a MIDI system. My thanks to Robbie Rhodes, Mike Knudsen, Harald Mueller and John Wale who gave good advice: I now have a much admired workable system. The...

•-- non-subscriber, please reply to sender and MMD -- I have just purchased a seriously large steam or air driven calliope from a scrap yard for the value of the metal in it. It has 32 whistles, steam manifold and electric solenoids. It is undamaged but dissembled and is minus the keyboard or contro...

•Bill wrote in MMD 040708: >> I would not contemplate operating 240V solenoids directly: >> it is far too dangerous if outside. You might try operating the solenoids on 48 VDC rather than the 240 VAC. This will reduce your shock hazard and you can use standard transistors driven from a MIDI interfac...

•Gidday, Bill -- Greetings from across the Tasman! I have just completed a 16-note brass whistle calliope which I run from a MIDI programme through a laptop, so may be able to help. I have a steam background, having made 3-1/2 inch and 5-inch locomotives and a 16-foot steam boat. I was inspired to b...

•Greetings Bill, My name is Michael and I live in Kiama just south of Woolongong. If you have not already found it, Dave Kerr's home page in Canberra may help you. Dave has built a calliope with MIDI control and there is a good description with pictures: http://members.iinet.net.au/~mydav/ I'm build...

•Hi All, For the Do-It-Yourselfers wanting MIDI control, check out http://www.ucapps.de/ , go to the forum and look at the MIDIfication thread. Also check out http://mmd.foxtail.com/Tech/mvdReijden.html for information on how Willy van der Reijden used the MIDIO128 version to add MIDI to his Frati-H...

•Hello All, If you don't want to build a MIDI decoder the hard way, I have MIDI Decoders and drivers for a wide variety of musical instruments. My products have been used to MIDIfy bells, carillons, calliopes, AC chimes, lighting controls and other MIDI control projects. Decoders are available from ...

•-- non-subscriber, please reply to sender and MMD -- For sale: my 1929 Tangley Calliope model CA-43 43-note original calliope. Play by hand or automatically with rolls (included). Very good condition, Bob Stanoszek restored it in 1985. It is serial #904 and it has original brass pipes and a new pla...

•-- non-subscriber, please reply to sender and MMD -- For sale: my 1929 Tangley Calliope model CA-43 43-note original calliope, with blower, restored in 1985 by Bob Stanoszek. Price $9,999. Located in Reno, Nevada. Frank Leto 5200 Summit Ridge Drive, #4312 Reno, NV 89523 tel.: 1-775-787-3990 email: ...

•We are eagerly looking for a Tangley calliope, either in the STA-43/53 style designed to be used indoors with a large enclosed cabinet, or a Tangley calliope built into an unusual original antique vehicle. Marty Roenigk Eureka Springs, Arkansas tel.: 1-479-253-0405 mroenigk@aol.com.geentroep [delet...

•-- non-subscriber, please reply to sender and MMD -- Looking for a 43-note Tangley or Miner calliope. If you know of or have one for sale please e-mail Thanks Glenn Hughes

•-- non-subscriber, please reply to sender and MMD -- History -- The Getz's steam calliope is a totally unique, one-of-a-kind musical instrument. It is, we believe, the largest steam calliope in the world. It consists of forty whistles of graduated sizes. These whistles are tuned by the amount of st...

•-- non-subscriber, please reply to sender and MMD -- I am in the process of building a 43-note calliope (wood whistles). Actually I did get it working but now I'm rebuilding with modifications which will require less maintenance. This past summer I was at a parade where I was lucky enough to see tw...

•The [steam] calliope was invented 150 years ago, having been patented October 9, 1855, by Joshua (Joseph?) C. Stoddard of Worcester, Massachusetts. I had not thought about it until my wife got an inquiry from a writer at Smithsonian Magazine, but they want to include mention of this anniversary in ...

•For sale: 42-note red calliope, approx. 21 D X 33 W X 53 H, playing multi-tune roll. This was bought some time ago. See the description at Ragtime Automatic Music's web site: http://www.ragtimewest.com/we02001.htm Priced at $2800.00 FOB Ft. Myers, Florida. Contact Wm. Endlein tel.: 1-239-656-6262 w...

•Hello All, In response to George Glastris' reference to the steam calliopes on the Delta Queen and Mississippi Queen, both of these riverboats do indeed have calliopes. My wife and I have enjoyed traveling on both of these boats on several occasions. The calliopes are always played when leaving the...

•Hello Everyone, Happy New Year! In regards to E.J. Quinby and the Delta Queen, at one point there was a Deagan Unafon along with the calliope onboard the ship. I've tried to track down what became of it. I was told by Captain "Doc" Hawley, who worked many years on the Delta Queen, that he thought i...