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The steam calliope is also known as a steam organ or steam piano. The air-driven calliope is sometimes called a calliaphone, the name given to it by Norman Baker, but the "Calliaphone" name is registered by the Miner Company for instruments produced under the Tangley name.. Later, an employee of Stoddard's American Music, Arthur S. Denny.
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steam whistle is a device used to produce sound in the form of a , which creates, projects, and amplifies its sound by acting as a vibrating system. [1] The whistle consists of the following main parts, as seen on the drawing: the whistle bell (1), the steam orifice or aperture (2), and the valve (9). (10) is actuated (usually via a ), the.
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The steam piano or 'steam organ' is known by the name calliope. It works on steam or gas and more recently, compressed air, which is sent through large whistles that were originally locomotive whistles. The sound of the calliope is so loud that it can be heard in the radius of miles. Its loudness was constant and couldn't be controlled.
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In 1845, the American Joshua C. Stoddard re-invented the instrument, designing a mechanical version with pinned cylinder rather than keyboard. Stoddard called his steam organ the calliope, and it quickly became a favorite on showboats travelling the Mississippi and other major rivers - much as Mason imagined. Image:.
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The steam calliope is also known as a steam organ or steam piano. The air-driven calliope is sometimes called a calliaphone, the name given to it by Norman B.
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A calliope is a musical instrument, a steam-whistle organ to be exact. It consists of a set of whistle pipes and a music box-style organ. The organ's keyboard controls the steam entering into the pipes to play the appropriate cord or sound.
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An Authentic Steam Organ played on the Natchez Riverboat, New Orleans 15th September, 2014
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A selection of tunes played by a beautiful fairground organ powered by a traction engine. If you like Fairground music please leave a coment.
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calliope, in music, a steam-whistle organ with a loud, shrill sound audible miles away; it is used to attract attention for circuses and fairs. It was invented in the United States about 1850 by A.S. Denny and patented in 1855 by Joshua C. Stoddard. The calliope consists of a boiler that forces steam through a set of whistle pipes. Either a.
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Curious Facts From The Organ's History - Westfield Center WATER AND AIR The concept of the organ appears to have been created in 246 BCE by Ctesibius of Alexandria. He invented a mechanical flute-playing instrument with wind pressure regulated by means of water pressure, called a hydraulis. TOOTLING WHILE ROME BURNS
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A calliope (see below for pronunciation) is an American and Canadian musical instrument that produces sound by sending a gas, originally steam or, more recently, compressed air, through large whistles —originally locomotive whistles. A calliope is typically very loud. Even some small calliopes are audible for miles.
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The High Tide Organ in Blackpool, England is a nearly 50 ft. sculpture with 18 pipes attached to a seawall. As the tide moves in and pushes air through the pipes, the organ sounds. Then there's water in another form: steam. The calliope (or steam organ) arose in the 19th century, during the height of the Industrial Revolution and the age of.
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A calliope (see below for pronunciation) is an American and Canadian musical instrument that produces sound by sending a gas, originally steam or, more recently, compressed air, through large whistles —originally locomotive whistles. "Calliope, the wonderful operonicon or steam car of the muses" - advertising poster, 1874 'Margie'