MusingMuso 0 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 post Share on other sites
nachthorn 0 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 post Share on other sites
James Goldrick 0 Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Ball 0 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 post Share on other sites
Vox Humana 0 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 post Share on other sites
David Drinkell 0 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 post Share on other sites
MusingMuso 0 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 post Share on other sites
David Drinkell 0 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 post Share on other sites
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