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This is a project from about ten years ago. It is a replica of a pump organ that has been in the family for almost 100 years. My sister had it for several years, but got one that was in better playing condition. I got the old one so it would stay in the family, but wanted my sister to have something to remember the old one by.
It’s about 3 inches cross, made from walnut.
The knobs behind the keyboard are little brad nails.
The black sharp keys are snipped pieces of wire.
It has some dust in the nooks, but then again…usually the big on does too.
-- Jon






























24 comments so far
Russel
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posted 677 days ago
Most interesting. Looks cool.
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TomFran
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posted 677 days ago
That is neat! Miniature work is very exacting. Nice job.
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scottb
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posted 677 days ago
cool keepsake!
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GaryK
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posted 677 days ago
Very cool. I love miniature works.
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Chris
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posted 677 days ago
I know I couldn’t do this kind of work.
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TreeBones
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posted 677 days ago
Very cool, nice details.
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MsDebbieP
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posted 677 days ago
that’s amazing and I bet it is cherished almost as much as the original
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roy
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posted 677 days ago
beautiful!!! i love the detail.
i love the mini’s
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rikkor
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posted 677 days ago
Gee whiz, that is nice.
Brandon
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posted 677 days ago
I have a hard enough time making things look good at full scale….nice work.
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Grumpy
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posted 677 days ago
Very fine detailed work Jon. Well done.
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cheller
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posted 677 days ago
That is an impressive piece of work.
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jeffthewoodwacker
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posted 676 days ago
Have to be very patient to build those!!!!
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Karson
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posted 676 days ago
So how does it play?
Nice job on the re-construction.
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DrSawdust
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posted 676 days ago
I love family heirlooms. Way to go!!!
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JonJ
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posted 676 days ago
So how does it play?
Not sure Karson, I’ll have to carve a little stool, so the first person that comes along small enough to play it will have something to sit on…. :)
-- Jon
cajunpen
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posted 676 days ago
Very creative work and an excellent thought for your sister.
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CharlieM1958
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posted 676 days ago
Nice!
My head hurts just thinking about making something that tiny.
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jockmike2
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posted 675 days ago
Nice piece. mike
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mot
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posted 665 days ago
Wow! Even more impressive is it’s scale!
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David
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posted 603 days ago
I’m glad you didn’t just title the project with “Minature Organ”. Hummmmm we might be reluctant to look. I made the typo of titling a project “Bowels” instead of “Bowls” ~ I got some cute comments so quickly corrected my error.
But seriously: minature work is so exacting. You have my admiration and respect. Thanks for sharing your work, it’s outstanding.
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Sawdust2
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posted 603 days ago
I’ve seen a full sized pump organ. This is a really good miniature replica.
Lee
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Scott Bryan
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posted 603 days ago
Hi Jon,
This is an interesting project. I simply don’t know how I missed it when you first posted it but I am glad it came up on my review list.
I simply would not have the patience or perseverance to complete a project like this. It requires a lot of attention to detail and a great deal of patience to work with such small parts in order to achieve the level of detail that you have done here.
Nice job. And thanks for sharing.
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Kewl
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