Building a Homemade Crank Organ

My project progress for building a "John Smith Busker" 20 note hand-cranked organ. (DIY "Organ Grinder" Street Organ / Monkey Organ.)

Sunday, May 4, 2014

Crank Handle Pt. 3

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I completed the crank handle and got it attached to the organ. Since I'm using a mitre gear arrangement with a side-mounted handle (as...
Sunday, April 27, 2014

Crank Handle Pt. 2

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I had a couple of wood pieces for options on the crank's handle - one was a wooden candlestick, the other was a handle from a wooden bea...
Friday, April 25, 2014

Crank Handle Part 1

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Ever since I started this build, I've been looking for a crank handle on various websites like ebay, hoping to find a vintage cast iron ...
Saturday, April 19, 2014

Fixing the con rod ends and pressure testing.

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I got some more washers, nut, bolts and other stuff from McMaster-Carr, so I thought I'd finish up and fix the con rod ends before movin...
Saturday, April 12, 2014

Spring Feet Revision

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It was pointed out to me on the Busker Organ Forum, that the reservoir spring "feet" that I had made out of dowel pins had a coupl...
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