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A large pipe organ, but instead of the conventional keyboards, pedals
and stops, there are two side-by-side playing positions (P1 & P2)
and an
engineer's
console behind P2. For exceptionally large organs, there is a fourth
seat for the navigator/radio operator.
The keyboards and pedals are
conventional, but the stops are
operated
by toggle switches. The blowers are controlled by handles
positioned
between the two players, analagous to the throttles on an aircraft.
The
music is presented on head-up displays in place of the windscreens.
There is an autopilot for playing the boring bits.
The design allows exceptionally long pieces to be played without
risking crew fatigue.
P1 sits, by convention, in the left-hand seat.
Link
http://en.wikipedia...i/Edwin_Albert_Link
Edwin Albert, to be exact. [RayfordSteele, Feb 27 2014]
The Mighty Wurlitzer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wurlitzer
"Radio City is the only ... installation to have two identical ... independent consoles" [8th of 7, Mar 01 2014]
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As an aside, the first air combat training simulators
were built using technology developed for organs
and player pianos. See the link about Link. |
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Brilliant! [Wish I had thought of this.] |
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I grew up in a home where my nuclear physicist
father constructed a pipe organ in our living room,
using pipes from a church organ that was being
demolished. The blower was located in the crawl
space under the house, and stops could be selected
by toggle switches. |
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You said organ… Then you said cock… Huh huh… |
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[+] The engineer's prime job would be to keep the air-chamber full, the navi's to change stops. It's a bit easier to visualize with an electronic modular-synth which requires physical patch cords being changed, but steampunk + pipe-organ + airplane... autobun. |
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No, the pilot-in-command would change the stops when required; the
navigator would keep track of the displayed scores, and handle
external communications. |
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The engineer would monitor and adjust the blowers, keep an eye on
overall performance, and be prepared to do running repairs if
necessary - but would also be a fully-trained organist, of course. |
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…Then you said “adjust the blowers”…
…oh, and “exceptionally large organs”…
…then you said “exceptionally long pieces”…
…and, um… “fully-trained organist”… |
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This would be useful for driving a Wurlitzer at speed. |
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[+] Creative/ except that [ytk] is making me laugh by
pointing out the double entendre of naughty
language!! |
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[ytk], go and wash your mind out with soap and water. |
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My girlfriend was asking if I had any examples of a double entendre, so I gave her one. |
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When [ytk] has finished with the soap, you're next. |
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// This would be useful for driving a Wurlitzer at speed // |
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Ahhh, the Mighty Wurlitzer... corners so much better than the
traditional racing Bass Drum, and even has the edge on a Leather
Omnibus in slippy conditions. |
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This means, of course, that for safety reasons the seating will be
manufactured by Martin-Baker ... |
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There is definitely a gap in the market for musical instrument ejector seats. |
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I can just see, at the symphony, the 2nd viola, in the middle of a particularly challenging passage looking more and more frazzled before they finally stop playing, reach down and pull the handle... |
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No-one would ever see Tschaikovsky's "1812" in quite the same way
ever again ... you should post that ... |
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