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A barrel organ (also called roller organ or crank organ) is a French [1] mechanical musical instrument consisting of bellows and one or more ranks of pipes housed in a case, usually of wood, and often highly decorated. The basic principle is the same as a traditional pipe organ, but rather than being played by an organist, the barrel organ is ...
Chordophone. Caha di orgel (/ˈkaha di ˈɔrɡəl/ KAH-hah dee OR-gəl) is a mechanical music instrument that bridges the gap between a barrel piano and an organ. [1] It plays a significant role in Aruban, Bonairean, and Curaçaoan culture. [1] In the Kingdom of the Netherlands, "Kaha di òrgel" has been officially recognized as part of the ...
Organ grinder at the Kristinestad summer festival in 1989. The stereotypical organ grinder was a man, bearing a medium-sized barrel organ held in front of him and supported by a hinged or removable wooden stick or leg that was strapped to the back of the organ. The strap around his neck would balance the organ, leaving one hand free to turn the ...
Mr Tomasz – the short story's main character, a solitary retired attorney, connoisseur of art, owner of a collection of rare trinkets and stylish furniture. He enjoys leading a quiet life, writing letters, giving legal counsel, and taking walks in the city. He finds himself attracted to the little girl who moves into the opposite flat.
Mechanical organs, which include the barrel organ and Orchestrion. These are controlled by mechanical means such as pinned barrels or book music . Little barrel organs dispense with the hands of an organist and bigger organs are powered in most cases by an organ grinder or today by other means such as an electric motor .
John Langshaw. John Langshaw (1725–1798) was an English organist and an organ-builder. Leaving organ cases to others, he specialised in the mechanics, in particular those of chamber barrel organs. He left his native Lancashire to work in London, but returned to Lancashire in 1770.
Apollonicon. The Apollonicon was a self-acting barrel organ, built by the English Organ builders Flight & Robson in London and presented to the public the first time in 1817. Said to have been the biggest barrel and finger organ ever built, it was an automatic playing machine with about 1,900 pipes and 45 organ stops.
Foucher-Gasparini was a builder of barrel organs. It was based in Paris, France and existed from 1865 to 1928. Gasparini travelled from Italy to learn organ building, forming a partnership with Frenchman Foucher in Paris from 1865. The organs were noted for their soft tones, with their trademarks being the rounded shape of the front piece, with ...