Comments on: Rolmonica "pocket player piano" from 1930s Johnson Smith Catalog (Video)

By: Deidzoeb

Deidzoeb — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 12:40:00 +0000

I assume reeds would be too difficult to 3d print at this point, so it might be cheaper & easier to design a 3d printed rolmonica case to fit over a traditionally constructed harmonica.

By: Deidzoeb

Deidzoeb — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 21:57:00 +0000

Johnson Smith–fuck yeah!

By: Stefan Jones

Stefan Jones — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 21:37:00 +0000

I wrote up the Rolmonica (and Chromatic Rolmonica) for the Dead Media list!

http://www.deadmedia.org/notes/4/049.html

The 1929 catalog reprint has a photograph of the Our Gang (“Little Rascals”) crowd posing with Rolmonicas!

By: Lemoutan

Lemoutan — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 18:24:00 +0000

That’s OK. Nobody wrong ever risked being pedantic.

By: Robbo

Robbo — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 18:23:00 +0000

I SO want one. This is the kind of thing that could be 3D printed – and think of the market for music scrolls – and scroll mashups – and Rolmonica music videos to match anything with a ukulele playing gal (although I love all of those too).

I want one!!!!!

By: LightningRose

LightningRose — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 18:14:00 +0000

Very cool! I want one!

By: GregS

GregS — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 17:48:00 +0000

At the risk of being pedantic, I’ll point out that bakelite is plastic – it was one of the first synthetic plastics invented