Free Reed

Band Organ

Tonawanda, New York
United States

c. 1920's

Height:: 90 inches; Width: 80 inches; Depth: 32 inches

Band Organ that has been electrified. Sixteen brass bells, Sixteen Flute/Whistles, Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Cymbal, Xylophone. The bellows are operated by an electric pump in the bottom. It uses piano rolls, which serve as a music storage medium. The paper rolls are a continuous roll of paper with perforations (holes) punched into them. These perforations represent note control data, in which a reading system known as a 'tractor bar,' triggers various notes to be played as it is read.

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