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Author Topic: ...just glue some gears on it ... Koch 'converted' to Steampunk for NickCB  (Read 4418 times)

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Nick Collis Bird

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Re: ...just glue some gears on it ... Koch 'converted' to Steampunk for NickCB
« Reply #20 on: September 10, 2018, 06:18:00 AM »

Thanks for the great comments! The glory should go to Roger T of Jolly Roger Accordions and what a great job he did.
 Anyway, later in the day I managed to knock two copper pipes off and lost a full head steam easy to put back though and no damage done. The only work I have done to it is add LED lights to the pallets, which really brings it to life when playing.
(Note to self.... stay out of the Red Lion or at least, don’t drink the cider)  :|glug ::)
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Re: ...just glue some gears on it ... Koch 'converted' to Steampunk for NickCB
« Reply #21 on: September 10, 2018, 01:31:54 PM »

Here you go, Jesse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odMCKR54VRc

I’ve heard a few steam calliopes play.  Never heard one in tune.  Most of them make a melodeon in need of some tuning sound like a Well Tempered Clavier.
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Elderly amateur musician hoping to stave off dementia by learning to play the melodeon.  Main instrument a Tommy, also D/G and G/C pokerworks,  a single row 2 stop Hohner, and a new addition to the free reedery, a rather splendid Paolo Soprani four voice 120 bass c-system chromatic button accordion.  Very shiny, very loud, and about the same size and weight as a small car.  Now I’ve traded me Benny with (ahem) a cash adjustment, to a three voice 60 bass Castagnari K3.

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Re: ...just glue some gears on it ... Koch 'converted' to Steampunk for NickCB
« Reply #22 on: September 11, 2018, 10:33:51 PM »

Thanks for the great comments! The glory should go to Roger T of Jolly Roger Accordions and what a great job he did.
 Anyway, later in the day I managed to knock two copper pipes off and lost a full head steam easy to put back though and no damage done. The only work I have done to it is add LED lights to the pallets, which really brings it to life when playing.
(Note to self.... stay out of the Red Lion or at least, don’t drink the cider)  :|glug ::)
Yep if I do another one I’d make a better job of fixing the pipes.
By the way, the reeds are Harmonikas' cheapest ones,  though I think they are pretty good to be honest. And they are more reasonably priced than a Hohner set.
Nick...can we see a pic with the lights?
« Last Edit: September 11, 2018, 10:37:17 PM by RogerT »
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