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"A" Roll Tracker Bar Connections for Calliope
By Al Good

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" indicate that
the tracker bar scale was modified to accommodate the 32-note scale?

With help from a couple COAA friends I plan to make an air calliope
using wood organ pipes.  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?

Thanks for your comments.  My email is
algoodproducts@comcast.net.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to reply]

Al Good

 [ Paul Freiling's 43-note wooden whistle calliope is described at
 [ http://www.mmdigest.com/Gallery/Calliope/freiling.html 
 [ -- Robbie


(Message sent Sat 10 Oct 2015, 17:15:11 GMT, from time zone GMT-0700.)

Key Words in Subject:  Bar, Calliope, Connections, Roll, Tracker

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