•I am new to this group and to the instrument I recently purchased, a Tangley CA 43 manual play unit, serial # 1135. With the unit came the following info -- an article from the Middlebury College in Vermont that this unit was sold by them in 1968. Previous to that the instrument was used by a trave...

•I have over 100 well-arranged single-track MIDI songs that were originally arranged for the Organeze and E-Player playing systems. They are wonderful songs that play well on band organs, calliopes, and pipe organs. Anyone interested in having these songs can contact Andy at andrew54915@yahoo.com.ge...

•I have over 100 well-arranged single-track MIDI songs that were originally arranged for the Organeze and E-Player playing systems. They are wonderful songs that play well on band organs, calliopes, and pipe organs. Anyone interested in having these songs can contact Andy at andrew54915@yahoo.com.ge...

•Hi MMDers, I plan to build an "indoor calliope" -- not as loud as an air calliope for outdoor use. I am borrowing some ideas from the plans by R. M. Stanoszek for building a Tangley calliope; however, I will use an organ keyboard, shortened to the requisite 43 notes, and organ pipes ranging in pitc...

•Hi Pat: I built a calliope as you describe a few years ago. The PVC pipes were easily made and sound surprisingly good. See and hear it at http://rpartos.org/calliope.html To answer your questions: 1) There are many thousands of MIDI files available on-line that can be played. The music is easily t...

•Hi MMDers, Thanks for the responses to my posting about an "indoor calliope". You have opened my eyes to greater opportunities with an "A" roll than just 43 notes. Since I have the following component choices, I have some more questions. I have: - 3 full ranks of organ pipes (1 metal, 2 wooden) fro...

•I am new at mechanical music instrument restoration. I am restoring a calliope and I need to check the pneumatic pressures (vacuum). The calliope has a positive pressure indicator on the air supply to the whistles -- it indicates 0 to 30 ounces per square inch (0 to 35 inches of water column). This...

•I have over 100 well-arranged single-track MIDI songs that were originally arranged for the Organeze and E-Player playing systems. They are wonderful songs that play well on band organs, calliopes, and pipe organs. Anyone interested in having these songs can contact me. Andy Kubica andrew54915@yaho...

•I have over 100 well-arranged single-track MIDI songs that were originally arranged for the Organeze and E-Player playing systems. They are wonderful songs that play well on band organs, calliopes, and pipe organs. Anyone interested in having these songs can contact me. Andy Kubica andrew54915@yaho...

•I have over 200 well-arranged single-track MIDI songs that were originally arranged for the Organeze and E-Player playing systems. They are wonderful songs that play well on band organs, calliopes, and pipe organs. Anyone interested in having these songs can contact me. A sample MIDI will be sent t...

•Thanks to Craig Smith and the others who called our attention to the Hallmark Disney Christmas Band. I was able to purchase a set and add them to the 'almost mechanical music' part of our collection. They are neat and a lot of fun. In poking around eBay I discovered that in 1994 Hallmark created a ...

•I recently acquired a Tangley CA-43 Calliaphone, serial 1373, manufacture date 1926, and supposedly owned by Hagenbeck-Wallace circus. It was mounted on a 1915 White truck which is in need of total rebuild but most of the parts seem to be there and it is still available. I bought the Tangley separa...

•[ Ref. "Seek Pressure & Vacuum Pump Units for Calliope", by [ Gene Calman, in 141216 MMDigest. -- Robbie These instruments were built some years ago. There were no plans; Mike Kitner had the design in his head and, basically, he built the blower boxes to fit the motor units. We built one for him an...

•[ Ref. "Seek Pressure & Vacuum Pump Units for Calliope", by [ Gene Calman, in 141216 MMDigest. -- Robbie We built my blower and vacuum units in two separate boxes. For the blower motor I purchased a used one on eBay that was from a carpet shampooer (3 stage IIRC). I really have to slow it down, and...

•I need to buy, rent, borrow, or steal a test roll for my 1926 CA-43 Tangley calliope and so far I haven't been able to locate one. Any help will be appreciated. I also have about 15 A-1TR rolls which came with the machine that I don't need. I would like to trade or sell these rolls. If there is any...

•I purchased the custom-built "A" roll player unit offered here a month or so ago [150820 MMDigest]. It had been connected to a 32-note calliope, which was sold separately. I also bought two "A" rolls; one is marked "Clark Orchestra Rolls A-102X for 65-note Rewind Electric Pianos". Does the "X" indi...

•Al Good writes: > Many of the tubes coming off the tracker bar have a "y" connection > to another hole in the tracker bar. Is there a tracker bar scale > available anywhere for this type modification? I have the scale that is used in my 44-note calliope. I would work for 43 notes too. Let me know i...

•Last year I purchased an "A" roll player that was listed for sale on MMD. The player came complete with all valves, tubes, and it is in great condition. This unit controlled a calliope on a paddle-wheel excursion boat. Assuming the calliope was a 43-note scale, does anyone have a scale that shows w...

•I have over 200 well-arranged single-track MIDI songs that were originally arranged for the Organeze and E-Player playing systems. They are wonderful songs that play well on band organs, calliopes, and pipe organs. Anyone interested in having these songs can contact me. A sample MIDI will be sent t...

•Does anyone have a good source for calliope MIDI files? Tom Noble