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Posted by kfvorwerk@gmail.com on April 18, 2008, 7:26 am
Please log in for more thread options > On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:28:34 -0700 (PDT), "kfvorw...@gmail.com"
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> >> I dunno nuttin bout calliopes, but in my enthusiasm for pipe organs,
> >> I've accumulated some large pipes. They are tuned by the very precise
> >> method of cutting a strip of metal out of the top of the pipe (in the
> >> rear, where it can't be seen). The strip is not detached at the
> >> bottom, but rolled up (down); it kinda reminds me of the metal that
> >> used to come off of sardine cans.
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> >> These are open-ended pipes, though. I don't know how they tune closed
> >> pipes.
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> >> When I get my regenerative blower going this summer, I'm gonna find
> >> out how they sound. Maybe someday I'll actually find an old pipe organ
> >> for sale that needs work (meaning I can afford it).
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> >> Thanks for the calliope whistle link, BTW
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> >> Joe
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> >It's not unusual for churches to get rid of their pipe organ to
> >replace it with an electronic one. No more tuning money out and they
> >don't seem to appreciate the old pipe organs. Could be inexpensive if
> >you did the removal. We could have had one for a very reasonable price
> >in the 70's but would have had to pull up the floor on the second
> >floor to have the height. Make friends with some church organists and
> >put the word out that you want one.
> >Karl
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> Heh heh, my wife was music director for her church for 25 years, but
> they already had an electronic one. One contact she made offered me a
> B3 for a good price, but I was broke at the time, so that fell
> through. However, what you suggest is exactly what I keep my eyes
> opened for. Turns out a co-worker lives "next door" (in the country)
> to a person whose family builds pipe organs. She mentioned that there
> was one in storage in OH with minor damage (split wood pipes, etc)
> that had come out of a funeral home years ago, and could be had for
> under a grand. Unfortunately, the contact name I had was in the
> Phillipines installing an organ, and when he got back, it was gone.
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> I'll never give up hope, though.
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> I built my living room with 12 foot ceilings, so I can make anything
> fit that I'm likely to find. I saw some photos of a guy who installed
> his large pipes horizontally in a conventional-height room. Still, you
> need a lot of volume (cubic feet, that is) to make a pipe organ sound
> right. Won't do too well in a small space, even if it fits.
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> Joe
Good luck. You''ll probably find one sooner or later.
Karl
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