Love learning about all these cool electro-mechanical keyboards from your channel! This looks like something one could make relatively inexpensively via arduino these days. Would be a very fun project
Thanks very much - yes, I did actually attempted to make a set of these using a set of solenoids and some suspended pipes from B and Q - I have it all unfinished in a box somewhere!
Another interesting instrument. I'd not heard of these, but had come across (on record) a presumably similar instrument by Maas-Rowe(Sp). Not quite authentic bell sounds, but close enough, especially when it was made, and it has it's own distinct sound. Keep up the good work.
I had an idea for tubular bells operated by a set of bass pedals, but I never worked out how to actually do it. Now I do. Thanks, Deagan! And Steve, too, I guess.
Deagan was based in Chicago and are most famous for their giant tubular tower bells, which ranged from 5 to 32 notes. This would be one of their efforts aboard the electronic carillon bandwagon, where various US companies were competing with each other, including (as already noted) Schulmerich, Maas-Rowe as well as others. They were striving to create the sound of carillon bells at a fraction of the cost of the real thing. Deagan also produced the New World and Celesta-Chime instruments which work on the same principle as this one.
@@VintageKeysStudiomany of their tower tubular bells are still operational although the action uses electric solenoid plungers which are prone to periodic breakdowns. The sound is loud enough to be heard without amplification, unlike electronic “bells” which of course need outdoor speakers. Some guy in the States has videos of a Celesta-Chime but without amplification yet.
Oh, there are no actual bells inside that rare box. My heart was full of joy because I was very curious about the nifty mechanics which rings tiny polished bells inside - but there is no chime at all. It's rather like really fat strings, almost tubular strings yet flexible enough to choke my anticipation ... No, jokes beside. Many thanks for this great demonstration as always and a special type of sound which will be interesting to hear when further amplified the special Vintage Keys way, all the best :-)!
Curtis there are some Mass Rowe and Also Deagan contraptions with actual bells - one day I will get one of them. I saw a video of an abandoned church recently and that had one in, that still worked - I need to move premises...
@@VintageKeysStudio There are the Maas-Rowe Cathedral Chimes, which were also manufactured companies, such as Deagan, Mayland, Schulmerich etc. Then there are Deagan's tower chimes. Maas-Rowe's Grand Symphonic Carillon which contains many different voices manufactured from tuned bell metal rods, which are cut, bent, and have the harmonics ground into the individual rods at certain intervals. Maas-Rowe was originally in the Cast Bell, and Hand bell business, many decades ago. Most all current systems by the a fore manufactured companies are digitally sampled. The same can be said for Schulmerich, which has been owned by the Verdin company for 5+ years.
@@VintageKeysStudio Yes, nothing like a good old casted bell because it literally outweighs every other instrument in terms of pure mass. Fun fact: The Pingdingshan bell is 116 tons - that truly is Heavy Metal ;-)!
Our church has a set of Deagan Canto Chimes that the keyboard is attached to the electric organ. The tubular chimes actually hang above a stained glass window. We are trying to find someone who could repair the tubular chime itself as there are three notes that sound very flat or "gong". Perhaps it is clapper part? Any advise is appreciated.
Very probably the solenoid striking mechanism is getting stuck or there may be something slightly out of alignment. If it has just happened by itself, it is probably a fairly straightforward adjustment
@@VintageKeysStudio I tried something similar thing one time on a lapsteel guitar using a similar principal to the Gizmotron meets a hurdy gurdy. Infinite sustain lapsteel.
Saw one of these on the local CL and was curious as to what it was, I found this video... Wow, I love nearly all instruments but the sound of this thing gives me anxiety 😄
I wonder if there's a bloke atop the Elizabeth Tower in London with one of those who has to belt out the Westminster chimes every fifteen minutes? Is it you?
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Ah, the Doorbellophone.
A kindred soul. Nice hanging out.
Cheers Paul!
Love learning about all these cool electro-mechanical keyboards from your channel! This looks like something one could make relatively inexpensively via arduino these days. Would be a very fun project
Thanks very much - yes, I did actually attempted to make a set of these using a set of solenoids and some suspended pipes from B and Q - I have it all unfinished in a box somewhere!
@@VintageKeysStudio lol ‘unfinished in a box somewhere’ sounds too familiar
Another interesting instrument. I'd not heard of these, but had come across (on record) a presumably similar instrument by Maas-Rowe(Sp). Not quite authentic bell sounds, but close enough, especially when it was made, and it has it's own distinct sound. Keep up the good work.
Yes Tony, I actually have a broken keyboard from an old Mass Rowe carillon. It has an ignition key in it to make it run!
I had an idea for tubular bells operated by a set of bass pedals, but I never worked out how to actually do it. Now I do. Thanks, Deagan!
And Steve, too, I guess.
Years ago, I had a demonstration unit made by Schulmerich. Same exact concept - two octaves, amplified.
Deagan was based in Chicago and are most famous for their giant tubular tower bells, which ranged from 5 to 32 notes. This would be one of their efforts aboard the electronic carillon bandwagon, where various US companies were competing with each other, including (as already noted) Schulmerich, Maas-Rowe as well as others. They were striving to create the sound of carillon bells at a fraction of the cost of the real thing. Deagan also produced the New World and Celesta-Chime instruments which work on the same principle as this one.
Thank you very much for the info, Kevin. I now wish we had access to all these instruments!
@@VintageKeysStudiomany of their tower tubular bells are still operational although the action uses electric solenoid plungers which are prone to periodic breakdowns. The sound is loud enough to be heard without amplification, unlike electronic “bells” which of course need outdoor speakers. Some guy in the States has videos of a Celesta-Chime but without amplification yet.
Okay I’m hooked. This is better than , …. Antique road show. That’s all I could think of.
Getting end-of-Acoustic Curves vibes!
Here's lookin' at you, Quasimodo.
Oh, there are no actual bells inside that rare box. My heart was full of joy because I was very curious about the nifty mechanics which rings tiny polished bells inside - but there is no chime at all. It's rather like really fat strings, almost tubular strings yet flexible enough to choke my anticipation ... No, jokes beside. Many thanks for this great demonstration as always and a special type of sound which will be interesting to hear when further amplified the special Vintage Keys way, all the best :-)!
Curtis there are some Mass Rowe and Also Deagan contraptions with actual bells - one day I will get one of them. I saw a video of an abandoned church recently and that had one in, that still worked - I need to move premises...
@@VintageKeysStudio There are the Maas-Rowe Cathedral Chimes, which were also manufactured companies, such as Deagan, Mayland, Schulmerich etc. Then there are Deagan's tower chimes. Maas-Rowe's Grand Symphonic Carillon which contains many different voices manufactured from tuned bell metal rods, which are cut, bent, and have the harmonics ground into the individual rods at certain intervals. Maas-Rowe was originally in the Cast Bell, and Hand bell business, many decades ago. Most all current systems by the a fore manufactured companies are digitally sampled. The same can be said for Schulmerich, which has been owned by the Verdin company for 5+ years.
@@VintageKeysStudio Yes, nothing like a good old casted bell because it literally outweighs every other instrument in terms of pure mass. Fun fact: The Pingdingshan bell is 116 tons - that truly is Heavy Metal ;-)!
Our church has a set of Deagan Canto Chimes that the keyboard is attached to the electric organ. The tubular chimes actually hang above a stained glass window. We are trying to find someone who could repair the tubular chime itself as there are three notes that sound very flat or "gong". Perhaps it is clapper part? Any advise is appreciated.
Very probably the solenoid striking mechanism is getting stuck or there may be something slightly out of alignment. If it has just happened by itself, it is probably a fairly straightforward adjustment
Thank you for information. It happened on its own. How does one adjust the solenoid striking mechanism?
Such a simple concept but super cool. Add in a mechanism to apply a rotary bowing system for sustained notes and you'd have a hell of a trippy unit.
I have thought of this, also for a piano too - loads of work though!
@@VintageKeysStudio I tried something similar thing one time on a lapsteel guitar using a similar principal to the Gizmotron meets a hurdy gurdy. Infinite sustain lapsteel.
Please play riders on the storm by the doors on this instrument
Hilarious, but I can't imagine ever making use of it.
Saw one of these on the local CL and was curious as to what it was, I found this video... Wow, I love nearly all instruments but the sound of this thing gives me anxiety 😄
I wonder if there's a bloke atop the Elizabeth Tower in London with one of those who has to belt out the Westminster chimes every fifteen minutes? Is it you?
Yes, I have to admit it is
If I was a character in a film, I'd like to be called Deagan Electravibe. (No, not JUST that kind of film...)
Also, well done Steve for making it through a video whilst pissed.
Sounds like frying pan hitsound left 4 dead 2.