CIRCUS CALLIOPE MUSIC CD For Sale

Day at last! What excitement and anticipation spread throughout thetown! A trip in the early hours to the railroad yards to watch theunloading of the wagons, animals, etc., and then the rumblingcaravan\'s long trek to the Circus grounds. If you were lucky, yougot a job hauling water to the thirsty elephants although it seemedas if the trips to the water tap to fill the buckets would neverend. At last you were given a pass for the performance. The firstthing you did was walk slowly through the Menagerie tent to look atthe strange and intriguing animals. Most of these you had seen onlyin books. What a thrill! Next, the CIRCUS CALLIOPE(CALYOPE) wasplaying, warning the town that the Circus performance would soonbegin and the people began scurrying to the grounds.Taking a seat, you hoped you would be able to see every bit of thefascinating acts. The great music began with a heraldic sound andthe Ringmaster announced the Grand Entry. Prancing horses, lumberingpachyderms, bouncing clowns, lovely ladies, and handsome men paradedaround the tent. A tremor of excitement goes through your body - theCircus is beginning! The mighty music from the CIRCUS CALYOPEcontinues and changes pace with the various acts - moving marches,lively gallops, beautiful ballads, and wonderful waltzes. Only toosoon the tremendous Circus was over.Long after the Circus has gone its way, passages of familiar tunescome back with a haunting tilt or strain to nudge the memory of amarvelous day at the Circus. Brought back are the smell of the hotpopcorn, the feel of gooey candy apples, the distinctive odor of theMenagerie and tanbark, the menacing crack of the whip, theRingmaster\'s spiel, and the waves of happy laughter ripplingthroughout the tent, along with the oh\'s and ah\'s heard during somespectacular aerial act.This wonderful CIRCUS CALLIOPE (CALYOPE) is a Wurlitzer Caliola with44 wood pipes and is ideal for Circuses as it has a beautiful toneand remarkable volume. It plays from a paper roll or may be playedmanually from the keyboard on the back, creating beautiful musicaleffects. This machine was made in 1928 and uses the regular 65-noteWurtitzer roll. Operated by a 1/2 h.p. motor.
Specifications: Height to top of scroll, 5 feet 4 inches; heightwithout scroll, 4 feet 8 inches. Width, 3 feet 7 1/2 inches; depth,2 feet 10 inches. Weight, 435 tbs. with coun tershaft and drivewheel. 44-note keyboard for hand playing. 44 pipes.
Paul Eakins obtained the machine from the estate of a Showman andimmediately restored it to its now brilliant state in bothappearance and sound. The case is a bright red and the fine goldscrolls are hand-carved. The front screen depicts a colorfulFlamenco dancer scene. The raised panel on the lower front has apeaceful take and mountain scene.
For five and one-half months the CIRCUS CALLIOPE (CALYOPE) was onlocation at the New York World\'s Fair at the Ringling Museum of theCircus. Along with another calliope belonging to Eakins, it wasshown and furnished the music for an hour-long spectacular on\"PT Barnum and the Circus\" on NBC-TV. The \"CircusReminiscence\" exhibition at the famous Hallmark Gallery on 5thAvenue played the music of this CIRCUS CALLIOPE (CALYOPE) during theentire show from March 2 to April 29, 1966 via tape, adding to thenostalgic realism. Millions heard and saw this striking machine onboth the \"Today\" Show and the \"Tonight\" Show onNBC-TV. Among other triumphant appearances was a 10-dayparticipation in a special exhibition at Madison Square Garden;being featured on ABC-TV and NBC-TV News Specials; and shown at thegreat Midsouth Fair in Memphis, Tennessee.

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\"12thSTREET RAG\"

\"CALIFORNIA,HERE I COME\"

\"THEMAN ON THE FLYING TRAPEZE\"

\"HOMEON THE RANGE\"