Lars Fosdal Steampunk doesn’t mean non electronic. It means a device that runs off of steam, typically of Victorian aesthetic, using devices and techniques no later than the Victorian era
Icalasari This thing could be steam driven. It’s mechanical after all, even if it probability has electric motors. But it is non-electronic. Perhaps it lacks the rusty iron, brass, copper and leather?
Lars Fosdal its an electric one and is designed for undercover use. steam ones are bigger and more substantial and were designed for outdoor use. this would have once been powered by the dynamo off a showmans engine
moseyo tam I attended a ragtime recital at the Brune-Reutlinger Mansion in San Francisco. The owner has a large collection of these machines (Player Piano’s, Mechanical Orchestras, Orchestrions, Nickelodeons) in his ballroom. Luckily Mr. Reutlinger happily fired up each machine so we could hear a song from them. http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/There-s-nothing-mechanical-about-it-Player-2689122.php
Randy Roley That is due to planned obsolescence; it’s no accident that products only last a certain amount of time. Companies do that on purpose for the sake of dollars.
Icalasari Lars Fosdal
“The motive force for a fairground organ is typically wind under pressure (kinda steam-like) generated from mechanically powered sets of bellows mounted in the base of the instrument.”
“A calliope (also known as a steam organ or steam piano) is a musical instrument that produces sound by sending a gas, originally steam or more recently compressed air, through large whistles—originally locomotive whistles.”
The Victorian Era lasted from 1837-1901…both the fairground organ and it’s cousin the calliope were created/in use in the late 1800s.
Impressing
I wonder what we make today, that will work and be impressive in 100 years…
That’s a good question, Jørn Einar Angeltveit!
Lars Fosdal I KNOW right? i didnt know such musical instrument exists like this.
Lars Fosdal steampunk? lol
Eskmm1 as in non-electronic.
Lars Fosdal Steampunk doesn’t mean non electronic. It means a device that runs off of steam, typically of Victorian aesthetic, using devices and techniques no later than the Victorian era
Icalasari This thing could be steam driven. It’s mechanical after all, even if it probability has electric motors. But it is non-electronic. Perhaps it lacks the rusty iron, brass, copper and leather?
Lars Fosdal its an electric one and is designed for undercover use. steam ones are bigger and more substantial and were designed for outdoor use. this would have once been powered by the dynamo off a showmans engine
moseyo tam I attended a ragtime recital at the Brune-Reutlinger Mansion in San Francisco. The owner has a large collection of these machines (Player Piano’s, Mechanical Orchestras, Orchestrions, Nickelodeons) in his ballroom. Luckily Mr. Reutlinger happily fired up each machine so we could hear a song from them. http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/There-s-nothing-mechanical-about-it-Player-2689122.php
Randy Roley my thoughts exactly 🙂
Randy Roley That is due to planned obsolescence; it’s no accident that products only last a certain amount of time. Companies do that on purpose for the sake of dollars.
Icalasari Lars Fosdal
“The motive force for a fairground organ is typically wind under pressure (kinda steam-like) generated from mechanically powered sets of bellows mounted in the base of the instrument.”
“A calliope (also known as a steam organ or steam piano) is a musical instrument that produces sound by sending a gas, originally steam or more recently compressed air, through large whistles—originally locomotive whistles.”
The Victorian Era lasted from 1837-1901…both the fairground organ and it’s cousin the calliope were created/in use in the late 1800s.