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Mechanical Organs

Hand-cranked busker, barrel, street and fairground pipe organs — the theory, history and craft, plus building your own from published plans.

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Building Organ Pipes

Building Organ Pipes 7 volumes deep dive Live

Encoding The Music

Encoding The Music 7 volumes deep dive Live

Fairground And Dutch Street Organs

Fairground And Dutch Street Organs 7 volumes deep dive Live

History Of Mechanical Organs

History Of Mechanical Organs 8 volumes deep dive Live

How Organ Pipes Make Sound

How Organ Pipes Make Sound 8 volumes deep dive Live

John Smith Universal Organ

John Smith Universal Organ 11 volumes deep dive Live

Materials Construction And Restoration

Materials Construction And Restoration 7 volumes deep dive Live

Steam Organs And Calliopes

Steam Organs And Calliopes 7 volumes deep dive Live

The Case Facade And Figures

The Case Facade And Figures 7 volumes deep dive Live

The Hobby Crank Organ

The Hobby Crank Organ 8 volumes deep dive Live

Tuning And Voicing

Tuning And Voicing 7 volumes deep dive Live

Turning The Crank

Turning The Crank 7 volumes deep dive Live

Wind Systems

Wind Systems 7 volumes deep dive Live