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Posted on 17/01/25 08:38:22 AM

Steve Caplin
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Challenge 1037: The organ grinder

Liverpool may have had The Beatles, but La Rochelle has its organ grinder. He sang chansons as he turned the handle.

I like the fact that he dressed up for the occasion, but I find that blue cloth rather distracting. How could you help him to up his game in terms of appearance?

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Posted on 17/01/25 1:08:16 PM

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Challenge 1037: The organ grinder

Steve Caplin wrote:
I like the fact that he dressed up for the occasion, but I find that blue cloth rather distracting.

The headset too. Pity. Presumably the cloth is hiding the amplifier.

Something about the undecorated simplicity of the organ makes me think it's a modern re-incarnation of a traditional instrument.

Where does he get the perforated fanfolds? Does he make them himself? Is there a punch machine for it? If I am right about the instrument they presumably supply them too. Standard catalogue or can you order them from your own score?

Such a simple photo poses so many questions ...........

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Posted on 17/01/25 2:54:29 PM

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Re: Challenge 1037: The organ grinder

A bit crude perhaps, but then it is just a quickie... besides, he likes the way he is dressed.

Posted on 17/01/25 5:46:28 PM

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Re: Challenge 1037: The organ grinder

I looked at that monkey too but he looked so mangy and distressed I passed him over!

Of course nowadays animal rights and political correctness means they are all stuffed toys anyway. Trumpky anyone?

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Posted on 17/01/25 10:02:36 PM

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Re: Challenge 1037: The organ grinder

Not quite what I wanted, but definitely more traditional. A surprisingly difficult rebuild.

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Posted on 17/01/25 10:04:33 PM

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Re: Challenge 1037: The organ grinder

There were very few monkeys to choose from and I was in a hurry. I agree, he is a poor example.

Posted on 17/01/25 11:20:54 PM

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Re: Challenge 1037: The organ grinder

lwc wrote:
I agree, he is a poor example.

Here's a much worse one.

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Posted on 18/01/25 06:18:00 AM

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Re: Challenge 1037: The organ grinder

I like your decorations David. Good idea! His spare top hat needs a litle work.
Perforated fanfold paper has been around for over fifty years. They used it in teleprinters. Do they still have teleprinters I wonder.

Posted on 18/01/25 11:12:30 AM

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Re: Challenge 1037: The organ grinder

Mariner wrote:
Perforated fanfold paper has been around for over fifty years. They used it in teleprinters.

Computer fanfold had perforated edges which engaged with sprockets to drive it through the teletype. My first printer in the early seventies was a Diablo teletype. A massive noisy beast which worked with plain paper or fanfold (Fanfold transport on left). It used ribbon and daisy wheels which had the type face embossed on them. To change font you changed the daisy wheel.

Organ fanfold is a quite different beast with slots perforated all across its width which allow the air through to the pipes. When I was a boy I had a friend who had a pianola. It also worked on air but with perforated paper rolls.

I have discovered that there are apps which will convert music to printed barrel organ templates which can then be cut out by hand. That's what you call a labour of love!

Sorry Steve for the off topic(ish) diversion.

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Posted on 18/01/25 12:12:12 PM

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Dodgy memory. It was very early eighties. I bought my Tandy TRS80 in the USA in '78 and brought it back to the UK. The Diablo, also bought in the 'States, followed a year or two later.

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Posted on 18/01/25 3:27:03 PM

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Re: Challenge 1037: The organ grinder

"Do you know the piano is on my foot?"
"You hum it son and I'll Play it".

Posted on 18/01/25 3:59:42 PM

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Re: Challenge 1037: The organ grinder

His new gig...

Posted on 18/01/25 5:22:11 PM

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Re: Challenge 1037: The organ grinder

Ant Snell wrote:
"Do you know the piano is on my foot?"
"You hum it son and I'll Play it".

One of the classic PG chimps spots!

I shot a couple of those. The trainers were a husband and wife team who used have the most incredible rows on set! Between them and the chimps it could get pretty hysterical. Sometimes you didn't know whether to laugh or look the other way and pretend it wasn't happening ..........

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Posted on 19/01/25 1:23:07 PM

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