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How to Build a Crank-organ
By Wallace Venable

Ron Schmuck said [240414 MMD]:

> I found a video that you might want to publish to other MMD'ers.
> https://youtu.be/rS5pn_x1Dbs?si=r9yxuVHCJqmyLnQe 

This video and the plans are certainly worth looking at for
amusement and reflection. We discussed this effort on the Busker
Organ Forum a short while ago. I can't find the link to our
comments at the moment.

https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/buskerorgan/ 

The plans are for a book playing organ which plays the books
pneumatically using a very complicated tracker bar which requires
very precise work on four axes to construct. It has an impressive
but complex bellows design.

It uses a 29-note scale, so few arrangements are available and,
as far as we could find out, you will have to punch your own books.
But the plans are _free!_

Our conclusion was you are far better off building one of John
Smith's organs if you want to play music.

Wallace Venable


(Message sent Thu 18 Apr 2024, 23:39:57 GMT, from time zone GMT-0700.)

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