•Life on the Mississippi Hello mechanical music lovers! My wife and I just returned from a two-day cruise on the Mississippi. I thought I would report on the mechanical music we encountered. Several months ago my wife was in LeClaire, Iowa. She heard a calliope playing and tracked it down to the riv...

•Mechanical Music Press announces its new page devoted to air calliopes made between 1900 and the 1930s. We include illustrated descriptions of the Ori Pneumatic Calliope, Tangley Calliaphone, Electrotone, Harrington/National New-Tone, Artizan Air-Calio, and Wurlitzer Caliola at this address: http:/...

•[ Ref. Brian Thornton in 160401 MMDigest -- To All, For more automotive type filters, try a truck parts supply. Russ Doering

•Regarding the calliope air filter: http://www.knfilters.com/hdfilters/heavy-duty-air-filters.htm http://www.knfilters.com/search/universal.aspx These are the best! They _will_ have your size, and they are washable cleanable. God Bless, Martin Gutzmer

•I finally got my calliope running except for a problem with the rewind mechanism which I think I can fix. However, as I knew to start with, this thing is L-O-U-D! I've had it out in public a few times but notice that my audience disappears quickly. No one has offered money to get me to move yet, al...

•The late Gordon Lipe had a fine National calliope, mounted on an antique pickup truck, which he played at various functions when he still lived in Skaneateles, New York, in the late 1960s. The first time he played it at a public event, he let it play continuously. Before long, people asked him when...

•My wife, Jan, and I became interested in the calliope "sound" in 2001 when we were looking for an addition to my Raffin street organs. The calliopes we heard live or on recordings were, however, too "shrill" or "piercing" for listening to for more than a few minutes. In researching calliopes, we sa...

•Hi, When I built the Wolfe Calliope about 30 years ago, we had the same problem. In a parade, it was okay because it was just passing by viewers on the street. But when it was stationary in a festival or a show, it quickly bothered the people nearby. So, I built a muffler for the pipes. In order to...

•Art Reblitz was wondering what ever happened to the Gordon Lipe calliope. Actually, I just may have it! I bought this Tangley calliope from the estate of Ken Peterson of Denmark, Kansas. It was on an early Diamond T truck with a red and white canopy over the back as he described. It had a later Che...

•Hi Group, Terry Bender's mention of a live performance on his calliope, drawing a crowd, reminded of an AMICA band organ rally I attended. We pulled into Santa Barbara's central park across from a large church on a Sunday morning. When we were greeted (and several times after that) we were told not...

•Regarding the request by Mr. Steve Bentley regarding "Calliope Rag" [171127 MMDigest]. Unfortunately, I've never seen the roll of your arrangement of "Calliope Rag." However, my late friend John Farrell issued an excellent arrangement on his "Ragmaster" series. The MIDI file is attached. The authen...

•[ Ref. 180301 MMDigest, FS: Tangley Calliope & Trailer >[ I played this very calliope, pulled by a baby elephant, >[ in parades at Disneyland 50 years ago! -- Robbie The note you added about playing the calliope was interesting! Did you use the gas engine or the electric motor? Thanks, John McConne...

•I've been contacted numerous times about recording MIDI music files to play on a Tangley Calliaphone, so equipped. I sold my keyboard several years ago and no longer have the ability to use my obsolete "Cakewalk" program. Happily, I am gearing up to produce MIDI files again! I can take your request...

•The "Annual" Calliope Festivals at Peru, IN are now history The Second Annual Circus, Calliope and Mechanical Music Festival at the International Circus Hall of Fame in Peru, Indiana, was held on June 16, 17 and 18, 2023. For fans of circus music, it was a wonderful event from a musical standpoint...

•My name is Jeffrey Donahue, and I am interested in calliopes. I collect calliope and circus music, recordings and sheet music. As a profession I restore vintage race cars, and I would like to restore a calliope. 1. Are there ever any old calliopes available in any, condition? 2. Are there any plans...

•It's nice to welcome Mickey Sadler from Dublin, Ohio. Interestingly enough, the first riverboat of record that was equipped with a calliope was the Unicorn on the Ohio River. Within three years an estimated five thousand riverboats had calliopes on them. As most of those riverboats sank as a result...

•As to how to pronounce Calliope, I guess perhaps I better ask my friend, Penelope, who loves cantillopes. Hal Davis

Hello! I got interested in calliopes this summer, just a week before we saw a short discussion about that instrument on this list. Recently, I purchased one, but I am in need of one replacement whistle. Does anyone know of a source----anywhere???? Thank you! Carl Shannon

The owner sent me an advance copy of this advertisement. He didn't say in what newspaper or publication it would appear. > CALLIOPE FOR SALE: Trailer-mounted Tangley Calliaphone Air > Calliope. Has keyboard and music roll playing capability > complete with gasoline engine-generator for parades. Opti...

> From: "William J. Sheehan" > > Subject: Calliope > > I think I would like to build a calliope as a hobby project. The finest calliope I have ever heard is a "from scratch" built unit in the Miami area. It belongs to and was built by Monty Carroll: (305) 271-7372, and he'd be glad to share him expe...