•Hello all, Just read all the MMD posts about instruments being played on the Fourth of July. We left town just after a parade and just returned yesterday. I played my calliope, which I call "Windsongs", at the Stone Mountain, Georgia, annual parade. This was my sixth year in the parade. Stone Mount...

•-- non-subscriber, please reply to sender and MMD -- Do calliopes have to be "too loud"? My wife and I commissioned Dave Miner, of Miner Manufacturing Co., to build us his first-ever 58-whistle Tangley Calliaphone. Since we wanted a more mellow, quiet sound, we also asked Dave to put a "hood" on th...

•Terry and Jan Bender brought this fine instrument to Marietta, OH, last week and I can attest to the fact that it is very musical as well as being mellow. Their entire setup, trailer and all, is up to the very high standards that the Benders are known for. Hopefully, they will be at Midway Park out...

•[ Ref. 040615 MMDigest, Seek CD Player with MIDI Output Rodney, If you are looking for a method of playing MIDI files on a calliope, you should ask my friend Tom Newsome [Castlewood Pipe Organs] about the system that he installed last fall on a calliope in Perth, Australia. It doesn't even need a p...

•I'm in the planning stage of making an air calliope and have been researching how to make the pipes. I plan to use brass tube and PVC plastic pipe for the sizes that brass is unavailable. I have studied Dave Kerr's site as well as others: http://members.webone.com.au/~mydav/calliope.htm I have rebu...

•Ref. "calliope" in 070226 MMDigest, Source of Brass Tubing for Calliope Pipes, and name mispronunciations. As a child I once lived next to a railroad track which was a freight line. There were cars which had the name of "Phoebe Snow" on them. I would laugh myself silly pronouncing the name fee-bee ...

•Hi: What is the tool or method to raise and lower pipe stops in the Tangley calliope pipes? If the plugs are frozen how do you un-freeze them? Thank you Marv Horovitz [ I used a slide hammer (slide hammer puller). The shaft screws [ into the threaded hole in the center of the tuning plug (normally ...

•For years in the 1970s we had my 1920 Tangley C-43 out to literally hundreds of parades and static events, mounted on a 1920 made but 1909 model Autocar truck. We certainly never had any problem with frozen tuning plugs, although the vibration of moving the truck (either on its own steam or on a fl...

•Hi, Let me make a suggestion about tuning the calliope. _Do not_ just bash the tuning plug up and down. Consider where the force will go. If you hit the top of a frozen pipe (either up or down), it will tend to stress all the joints at the bottom of the pipe. It would be better to remove the pipe f...

•[ Craig Smith wrote: > Hi, Let me make a suggestion about tuning the calliope. _Do not_ > just bash the tuning plug up and down. Consider where the force will > go. If you hit the top of a frozen pipe (either up or down), it will > tend to stress all the joints at the bottom of the pipe. Nearly 20 ...

•The Cultural and Entertainment District in Keokuk, Iowa, has been exploring the possibility of hosting "The Great American Blowout" along the Mississippi River. Our vision is to invite calliope owners from around the Midwest to come to Keokuk for a calliope festival and concert. We will be planning...

•Oh Matt, While you were toiling away at the Library of Congress [before retirement!] I was busy building a calliope wagon for a local businessman, Andrew Wolfe, to use as a trade attraction for his business. Andy published the many local papers in the area around Rochester, New York, as well as thi...

•Craig Smith wrote about his experience with Mr. Wolfe's calliope that is now at the New York Museum of Transportation, and the collection of 'A' rolls from the Clark Orchestra Roll Company. Have the 'A' rolls ever been scanned and MIDI files produced? They would be appreciated by the few MIDI-fied ...

•Ed, Contact me off line if you or someone else is interested in scanning the rolls. I could at least get you a list of roll numbers and probably gain access to the rolls if need be. Craig Smith near Rochester, New York

•Hi All, Does anyone know anything the Cozatt Organ Co.? They made a 49-pipe calliope back in the late 1970s. Thanks, Blaine Warner Central New York State [ See http://www.mmdigest.com/Archives/KWIC/C/cozatt.html and [ http://www.mmdigest.com/Gallery/Calliope/Cozatt/index.html [ -- Robbie ...

•I have the plans for building a model CA-43 calliope written by R. M. Stanoszek. I think I bought it circa 1980. If anybody has a set and has building knowledge of this thing, I would sure appreciate some help. There is lots of explanation for the metal frame and miscellaneous stuff but only a blue...

•Sometime back someone posted notice that they would like to buy an "A" roll of Christmas music. I had a roll punched and now I can't find the person's email address. If that person would contact me, I have an excellent Christmas roll for a calliope. Gary McGaughy gmcgaughy@earthlink.net.geentroep [...

• I have a calliope with a player mechanism. There are a number of rolls on the market for calliopes. However, I have not been able to find a roll of patriotic songs and/or armed forces anthems. Such are in popular demand for parades and picnics. Does anyone out there know where I can get such rolls...

•-- non-subscriber, please reply to sender and MMD -- I have been referred to you by a subscriber. I am trying to locate a Calliope organ/performer for a circus fund-raising event for five local non-profit organizations. This event is planned for June 9, 2013, in Dahlonega, Georgia, which is located...

•[ Ref. "Seek Pressure & Vacuum Pump Units for Calliope", by [ Gene Calman, in 141216 MMDigest. -- Robbie I delivered Dad's Tangley calliope a few days ago. The player system appears to be in good condition but I had to use my skills as a machinist to rework the swollen large gears to restore cleara...