Showing posts with label calliope. Show all posts
Showing posts with label calliope. Show all posts

Saturday, April 14, 2012

American Queen Calliope

The 37 note American Queen Calliope...a calliope is also known as a steam organ or steam piano.



How do you pronounce calliope....“call-I-O-pee” or “cally-ope.” Either is correct, but, in 1890 the popular magazine Reedy’s Mirror published a short poem attempting to clear up this pronunciation problem.

Proud folk stare after me,
Call me Calliope;
Tooting joy, tooting hope,
I am the calliope.


Posted by Valerie