MusingMuso Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Mine is all pneumatic. I haven't ever heard of an electric one. DW ================================= They exist apparently, and after a bit of a dig I've come across one. http://members.socket.net/~rtaylor/aeolian_pipe_organ.html OMG........Look at this for engineering complexity:- http://members.socket.net/~rtaylor/concertola_player.html No mention of mercury-dip contacts, but mention of silver contacts and relay boxes etc. http://members.socket.net/~rtaylor/tracing...ion_wiring.html It probably means that the one I stumbled across in my youth may have been unique in the UK. MM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nachthorn Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I found it quite fascinating, in a fairly horrible way, I must admit. There's a merry-go-round in Plymouth city centre with a player organ that sounds just like this recording. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Goldrick Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Ball Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Note the pedal cadenza at 7:47 (!) No - that's in the left hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vox Humana Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 There's a merry-go-round in Plymouth city centre with a player organ that sounds just like this recording. A foghorn and a calliope. What more could one want? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Drinkell Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 A foghorn and a calliope. What more could one want? I have the Tibia, but the Diaphone is on the other side of the harbour just below the light-house, so ensemble is difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusingMuso Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 I have the Tibia, but the Diaphone is on the other side of the harbour just below the light-house, so ensemble is difficult. =========================== Only on the other side of the harbour, I would have thought. :angry: MM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Drinkell Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 =========================== Only on the other side of the harbour, I would have thought. :angry: MM There has been quite a lot written about Hope-Jones's innovations in the way of dividing an organ between various locations and providing a detached console. I like to see mine as the logical outcome of such ingenuity. The light-house is about a mile away as the gull flies (a lot further by road, as the harbour gets in the way), so a console in the Old Ship Tavern would seem to be a reasonable compromise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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