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FS: Parade Float & Reproduco Organ
By Don Bryant

1. Parade Float

Last year I built a parade float just for the State Fair of Texas.
They would allow only a float, horse & cart or one prominent person in
a convertible.  I built a cart that passed as a circus cart and use it
each night in the parade on the fair grounds.  I used it in the Cotton
Bowl Parade and two local parades.  In most parades I put the calliope
on the back of my pickup.  Dr. Bill Flynt played it in two parades.

Now the State Fair tells me that they are changing the on-grounds
parades so that the same music is played throughout the fair grounds
during the parade and they won't need the calliope.  I would like to
keep the calliope and use in on floats or put it in an antique pickup.

The parade cart that is pictured on my web site is now of no use to
me.  I would like to find it a home as is including the generator and
trailer.  It will carry two people, a generator, the turbo unit, and
my A43 Tangley for at least 20 miles on one charge.  Top speed loaded
is about 12 MPH.  Is there any interest before I place it on e-bay and
watch to see what if anything happens?

See cart at web site.  E-mail me for more information or pictures.

2.  Reproduco Player Pipe Organ at eBay

I found this in an estate sale and just had to have it.  I am busy,
overworked and getting slower each day.  Here is an item one of you
should have as a project.  Be careful, the reserve is lower than you
think...  :)

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3D339991921

Thanks.

Don Bryant, Bryant's Antique Players
4819 Stallcup Dr., Mesquite, Texas 75150-1143
http://www.bryantantiques.net/


(Message sent Wed 31 May 2000, 06:56:38 GMT, from time zone GMT-0700.)

Key Words in Subject:  Float, FS, Organ, Parade, Reproduco

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