As you turn the crank on the side of the organette it moves 3 bellows up and down that create a vacuum. The music acts as a valve, so when a hole in the music roll passes over the center area (tracker bar) it allows the air to be sucked in which actuates a reed inside. It is very similar to a player piano in it's operation.
Wondering, Can you take accordion reeds and install them in these machines?
garden40846 1 year ago
Yes, but the reed block would have to be modified.
hdraperz 1 year ago
If you know how this works can you explain it to me somehow? This is really cool.
onlyonetigger 2 years ago
As you turn the crank on the side of the organette it moves 3 bellows up and down that create a vacuum. The music acts as a valve, so when a hole in the music roll passes over the center area (tracker bar) it allows the air to be sucked in which actuates a reed inside. It is very similar to a player piano in it's operation.
hdraperz 2 years ago
Very Nice
wurly164 3 years ago
Thanks!
hdraperz 3 years ago