•-- forwarded message, please reply to sender and MMD -- For Sale: Steam calliope built by Arthur Davis of Seattle, trailer mounted for parades. Operational, does need TLC, all mechanical manuals and blueprints are included. Located in Quartzsite, Arizona. Contact: Ed Waits, tel.: 1-928-927-8519, mo...

•We are still looking for a "home model" Tangley Calliope in an organ style case and voiced for inside use, for our own use. Also an original advertising vehicle with a factory installed Tangley Calliope. Marty Roenigk Eureka Springs, Arkansas tel.: 1-479-253-0405 mroenigk@aol.com

•Howdy! Just wanted to let folks know that I will be offering steam calliope whistles in the spring of '07. I can tune them for any key or chromatic. Can also be blown on air -- lots of air. One octave or whatever you like. All bronze construction. Sizes from one-inch base to eight inch. Will post a...

•My air calliope project is moving forward. I have the brass tubing and a blower unit and have been making pipe bases from UHMW polyethylene. I will get a John Wale MIDI board and a keyboard. I know most calliopes are 43-note. Why is that? How much would I be giving up by making a 20 to 25-note call...

•Bruce asks whether he should build a calliope with a smaller scale (range). On a 20-note organ, the scale is F to D -- a little over 2 1/2 octaves. That's a total of about thirty-three notes. But the 20-note scale leaves out most of the sharps; so it is diatonic. The typical air calliope can be pla...

•For a traditional calliope played with a keyboard, a 20 or 26-note scale is very limiting. The decreased number of pipes is achieved by having a lot of keys on your keyboard which simply do not play. If the organ (whether calliope, band organ, or reed organette) is played mechanically, an arranger ...

•I agree with everything said so far about the proposal to build a calliope scaled down to 20 or so notes, rather than the standard 43. In particular, that such a scale would be best played mechanically (e.g., by MIDI) rather than by hand. One consideration not yet emphasized (though mentioned) is t...

•Mike Knudsen said: > I agree with everything said so far about the proposal to build > a calliope scaled down to 20 or so notes... Mike is, himself, an arranger/composer of 31-note music. > So, I strongly recommend a 20er, 26er, or 31er scale, suitably > transposed to the instrument's pipe sizes. T...

•This is a catch-up on the current state of the steamboat Delta Queen and its treasures, which have been mentioned in this list before. I just returned from a delightful five-day cruise on the vessel. The DQ is one of only six (I am told) steam-powered paddlewheel boats currently plying American riv...

•Looking for a Tangley 53-note calliope, preferably in the home model case. Email: mroenigk@aol.com.geentroep (removing geentroep). Phone: 479-253-0405. Marty Roenigk 75 Prospect Ave. Eureka Springs, AR 72632

•-- non-subscriber, please reply to sender and MMDigest -- A new web site was launched recently by the Morecraft Manufacturing Company, to promote their steam calliopes. The link for the web site is http://www.steamcalliope.com/ Zach Morecraft

•Hi Robbie, You remarked in 080620 MMDigest: >[ The salvage value of the brass, by weight, is probably >[ a few thousands of dollars. I believe you are a bit high on the value for brass in a set of 44 calliope pipes. You can get the current spot market prices on almost any metal at http://www.recycl...

•> It's definitely 43 pipes, not 44, and some private correspondents > are pretty certain that she has a standard Tangley set, good for > high pressure air or steam. Let me correct myself. One of my private emails stated that the Tangley pipes would be voiced for a mere 1 PSI, or 27 inches of air pr...

•Has anyone taken over Dave Miner's calliope business? One of my customers is in need of a part. Paul Manganaro [ The successor firm of Miner Manufacturing Co. is [ [ The Miner Company [ P. O. Box 36 [ West Point, Iowa 52656 [ Phone: (319)-837-6486 [ e-mail: info@minercompany.com [ http://www.minerc...

•For the last month I've been corresponding with Dan Dohman at the Miner Company, the successor to Miner Manufacturing's calliope works. I recently acquired a Miner Mfg. Co. CA53 Tangley calliope and Dan has been extremely helpful in providing information and parts. I've had to make a few minor repa...

•I have for sale a Tangley reproduction calliope. The pipes and the top plate are original Tangley, the rest was manufactured in 1992. Very well done and playing well, in excellent condition, ready to go. The blower and vacuum source are self-contained in the cabinet. Located in York, Pennsylvania. ...

•-- non-subscriber, please reply to sender and MMD -- I bought a Cozatt calliope organ, and I am in the process of restoring it. The organ was in working condition when I bought it. The restoration is going well except for the pipes. I gave them to a brass restorer and when I got them back many will...

•We have just brought in a scarce National calliope (most extant calliopes are Tangleys). It's complete with original Acme blower, in a "circus" trailer, both needing restoration, but only $8500. See it on http://www.mechantiques.com/ Also, we have a second Violano coming in. Marty Roenigk - Mechant...

•I never did get around to making the Tangley calliope. Does anybody need the plans: "Tangley Air Calliope Building Plans Model CA-43," by R. M. Stanoszek, 1979. For a couple of bucks and shipping, I'll send them to someone. See photo at http://www.repanshek.com/TangleyAirCalliope.JPG David Repanshe...

•-- forwarded message, please reply to sender and MMD -- For sale: Air calliope by Cozatt, Model No. 2. Dimensions: Width 26-1/2", Length 52", Height 37-1/2". Weight complete is approximately 250 lbs. The organ is located in the Canton area of Baltimore City, Maryland (zip 21224). Pictures are avail...