"Hi, I'm Chico!.."
One of the YD-20 Anatoly ZAYA-RUZO's street organ placed onto custom made wooden trolley. Automaton - monkey Chico, - has moving hands, leg and head, which are activated with hidden levers.
Since this picture was made a lot of different organs have been played on this cart. The only "units" which do not change are: Chico and Anatoly...
If you want to hear them please use this link to the movie.
Since this picture was made a lot of different organs have been played on this cart. The only "units" which do not change are: Chico and Anatoly...
If you want to hear them please use this link to the movie.
BACK DOOR ORGAN
Several street organs were made with the loading door at the back. The purpose was to use the top of the organ for automata - mechanical dolls. Here is one of the "automata organ". Although, there wasn't a big demand for such a layout, I do not forget this design, and want to make one more for myself with the "puppet theatre" on the top.
You can see a short movie with this organ here.
You can see a short movie with this organ here.
Famous Russian composer playing "Yankee doodle" organ
Sofia Gubaidulina, a prominent Russian composer (check WIKI) plays a street organ in Kazan, Russia. Standing on the right is an owner of this organ, popular composer and singer Dmitry Bickchentaev. Dmitry uses the organ in his numerous concerts together with other instruments from his collection.
A fragment of a concert you can see here.
A fragment of a concert you can see here.
MIDI organ in process
Here is a MIDI organ (in process) made for one of the customers. Most parts are similar to the standard YANKEE DOODLE models. The main difference is in 20 solenoids which are installed in the pressure box, and the bellows which are enlarged approximate by 25% in order to achieve more air flow.
allen's new cart
Just finished my cart for my (YANKEE DOODLE - AZ) organ. The cart comes apart and folds flat. ;-) Thought you'd like to see the photos.
Still got some tweaking to do though but it's my own design. I took photos of the entire construction but these 2 are basically the finished product.
Regards
Allen
Still got some tweaking to do though but it's my own design. I took photos of the entire construction but these 2 are basically the finished product.
Regards
Allen