•A good home is sought for a beautiful calliope car. The car is a 1915 Model T Ford with a built-in calliope, built by Dave Miner, then the owner of Miner Manufacturing in Iowa. (He has recently passed away and turned over the company to a coworker.) The car is totally restored and the running gear ...

•-- non-subscriber, please reply to sender and MMD -- I have been learning a lot in reading the MMD Archive -- what a treasury of practical experience in building pipes, etc.! I've found a couple of email addresses along the way, but none of them has been valid. Also, everyone who has used a MIDI in...

•Hi Joe, take a look at my calliope at http://rpartos.org/calliope.html I'd be glad to offer you any help in building a similar instrument. As far as the MIDI interface goes, it's simply a matter of using any software MIDI player (I use Winamp) outputting via a USB MIDI cable to a hardware MIDI deco...

•Anyone thinking of building their first MIDI instrument may find my building Topsy package very useful. This describes the building of my compact 64-key MIDI organ, most of the text goes into the implementation of MIDI for the first-time user, specifically regarding mechanical organs. It is a very ...

•I have a set of 42 brass calliope pipes, never used, ranging in size from about 1" to 3-1/2" diameter. Wonder whether anyone is interested in acquiring them? Don Hattendorf dhattendorf@sbcglobal.net.geentroep [delete ".geentroep to reply]

•For sale: Tangley Calliope, circa 1923, with roll player system, model A-43, serial number 897, powered by a Roots blower with electric motor. The calliope and the blower were recently refurbished and the calliope was also tuned. The calliope was restored in 1979 by Ron Cappel and in 2008 by Emmitt...

•Some years ago I bought a calliope sight unseen (except for a couple of fuzzy pictures) from an eBay auction. It turned out to be a Cozatt Model No. 1, in rough, unplayable condition. It ended up sitting in a friend's garage while I contemplated getting around to fixing it up one day. Then the MBSI...

•In response to the question about Miner Manufacturing Company in Donnellson, Iowa, my name is Dan Dohman and I am continuing the business under the name of Miner Company in West Point, Iowa. West Point is my home town and it is near Donnellson, Iowa. I started working with Dave Miner after his seco...

•[ Ref. Larry Claus in 100813 MMD ] Larry, I have contacted the director of the New York Museum of Transportation for you. I'm waiting for a reply and will let you know when it arrives. When do you need it, and do you live nearby? I've packed and shipped some large stuff but a calliope wagon is real...

•For Sale: Tangley Calliope #992, restored, with approximately 60 music rolls. For description go to http://www.carousels.com/ and click on calliope restoration. Original unrestored blower included. Bill Black carousel@pa.net.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to reply]

•For sale: two octaves of steam whistles built into a 1960 fire truck, remotely played by pianist siting in the cab with the driver. Wonderful for parades. $10,000 to $20,000. Soon to appear in eBay. For photos and its music write soon to hoebel@princeton.edu.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to reply]...

•I have an air calliope in which the valves on the manifold, and pipes, are laid out similar to a Tangley (though the pipes are definitely not Tangley -- more like a Cozatt). It was a real basket case and seems to be a very modified "mutt" that doesn't match up to any other calliope I have found on ...

•I have the following leftover pieces from rebuilding my H43 Tangley Calliope #823 built in 1923. This unit was hand played only; I created a player stack and Artisan MIDI for it. 1. Front lower sheet metal panel with foot cutout for the calliope player's feet; 2. Upper front panel with cutout for p...

•I offer for sale my original National 53-note calliope, circa 1921, restored and maintained by well-known craftsman and restorer Tim Westman, one of the finest in the business. This was built circa 1921 by Harrington, plays style "A" rolls, and has a nice supply with it. It is powered by a modern H...

•We are getting close to having my "mutt" calliope use the "A" roll player. My roll player uses an electric motor, so I don't need vacuum for that, just for the pneumatics, lock-and-cancel, etc. I still need to come up with a vacuum source and am hoping that an old player piano suction box will work...

•The amount of suction for a calliope depends on how tight your stack is and the amount of tension or pressure required to move the key. I would say 10 to 12 inches should handle almost any situation. Don Teach

•Larry Claus asked about vacuum level for a calliope in yesterday's MMD. When I built my stack for a playerless calliope, I took the vacuum off the inlet of the pressure pump for the whistles and got the required 20" of vacuum that I needed. What does Larry have as a wind source? Pete McFall ...

•The San Mateo, California, chapter of the Shriners has a Tangley A-43 calliope mounted in the back of an old fire truck. Over the years it has gone from good to bad to worse. I volunteered to take a look at it this week (though I have no experience with calliopes) and I found the following. (It is ...

•Fellow Mechanical Music Enthusiasts: I am looking for the following: sheet music or music books [folios] for calliope tunes and circus themes -- calliope rolls with patriotic and military themes (not just marches), but others are okay, too. Where can I find them? Many thanks. Richard Price Albuquer...

•I have a calliope mounted in a 'circus wagon' on the back of my 1952 International pickup truck. I can play music rolls on the calliope or I can play CDs through a sound system. I am seeking patriotic songs on CD, played either on a calliope or a band organ (or similar). I will also consider CDs of...