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Digital Pianos and Digital Guitars! Karaoke display on all MIDI units! Truly unique MIDI products. Not just player pianos. Allow plenty of time to down load the .wav files and view all the pages!
Plays in your home, with MIDI files from the internet! Wireless MIDI available on all units. Our 52 piece acoustic MIDI orchestras with congas, agogos, timbales, claves, guiros, bongos, Vibra slap, drums, crash cymbals, etc. Player piano and nickelodeons, carousel organs, bandorgans, calliopes, preassembled kits or ready to play. Player piano and nickelodeon conversion kits for any piano. Player piano rolls for orchestrions. We buy, sell and restore music boxes,
monkey organs, player piano, carousel organ antique instruments such as seeburg, coinola, Regina, Duo-Art Steinway player grands. Miniature MIDI valves, signal processors, replacement parts for Ragtime player pianos. Digital Jamaican Steel Drums! MIDI conversion of roto toms,
drums, cymbal, tambourines, triangles,Indian wood block, castanets, flute pipes, violin pipes, etc. General MIDI files. E-mail us for a free brochure and to be on our
mailing list. Send $10 for a color catalog and CD-ROM (MP3 and Mpeg) or Audio CD (Specify) to Ragtime, 4218 Jessup Rd. Dept. WS, Ceres, CA 95307 For parts and service call (209) 634-8475. For product questions call (209)667-5525 or Email us at ragtimewest@earthlink.net. 3 1/2" floppy disc MIDI playback recorder. Circus Wagon. Also known as a pianola, calliope, bandorgan player piano, pianola, calliope, draaiorgel,saloon,western town, draiorge, orguebarbarie , drehorgel, street organ, orgue de barbarie, orgue bernard, musique, mechanique
This is our Newest product known as ourBailaMaria
Setup for display at the IAAPA amusement park show convention in Orlando, Florida Nov. 13th-16th, 2007. It is a good example of what to expect when the instruments are mounted above the floor. This unit will be setup on a beach where a bar serving drinks will be placed below. It will be fitted with weather proofing clear vinyl siding which will roll of in good weather. Also, the bar can be moved back and a dance floor revealed. 16ft wide. Most of these photos were taken from the floor looking up at the cieling where the instruments are mounted.
Click on the photo to see a Video of it playing a clip from the song "Dulce Maria" From the movie "Mambo Kings" (9mb)
Click on this photo to see it playing
Click here to see a Video of it playing a clip from the song Brazil with lots of drums (19 mb)
Click on this photo to see it playing
Click on the photo below to see a Video of it playing House of the Rising Sun. This one is 48 mb long. Don't click unless you have DSL or faster
Click on this photo to see it playing
Click on the photo below to see a Video of it playing Candela with the Marimba
Click on this photo to see it playing
Click on the photo below to see a Video of it playing Besame Mucho with the 49 note concert Marimba
Click on this photo to see it playing Besame Mucho
SDm-5
This Little hut contains a MIDI operated steel drum fashioned by the Gold Record performing artist Tom Reynolds
of "Hamilton, Joe Franks and Reynolds" They took the song
"Don't Pull Your Love Out on Me Baby" to gold in 1971. Tom makes the steel drums for us. It contains Bass Drum, Snare Drum, High and Low Bongo Drums,
Snare Drum and Tambourine. Touch screen and Bill acceptor is standard. Click on a song below to download an MP3 of it playing.
Click for an MP3 of the above playing "Yellow Bird".
Click here for the above playing "Don't Pull Your Love Out on Me Baby
Musical Parade Vehicles
Attractions to Remember
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If you've heard one of these play in person you were undoubtably impressed. Shown at trade shows only playing acoustically, you need to hear the stage performance version which is fully mixed, and amplified with compressed bass drums.
Trade shows don't allow demonstration of this unit amplified. It is simply too over powering for fellow exhibitors. MP3 files are available on the MP3 page. Plays 47 percussion instruments with Bass Guitar, Guitar, Banjo, Flute Pipes, Accordion, 24 Bells and Piano and Steel Drum.
Sounds great with rock, classic, blues, jazz and many other music forms. Can be Horse drawn or with a tractor. 12 Volt DC or 110 VAC selectable. Plays 4 hours on a single charge. All acoustic instruments are mic'd and mixed for superior stage performance. Terrific
with live dancers and singers. A roof top stage is included (not shown) for performers. Holds 3 adults safely with safety straps and brass rails. Roof includes roll down clear plastic blinds for inclimate weather. Private demonstrations to prospective buyers available, please
inquire by calling (209) 667-5525
Click for an MPEG movie of the above playing "Jump".
Click for an MPEG movie of the above playing "Smooth".
Click for an MPEG movie of the above playing "TotalRecall". A good example of the Automated Kettle Drums which play a range of 14 notes.
Good enough for Lord of the Rings film director Peter Jackson's home in Wellington, New Zealand. Unbelievable sounds and MP3 files are available on our MP3 page. Plays 47 percussion instruments with Bass Guitar, Guitar, Banjo, Flute Pipes, Accordion, Bells and Piano.
Sounds great with rock, classic, blues, jazz and many other music forms.
Click here for an MPG of Peter Jackson's comment, "proud have the first Ragtime Automated Band in New Zealand".
Click here for our LB-BGJ playing a Beatles tune with Peter Jackson.
Click for an MP3 of the above playing "Cuban Pete" - ABCDGPS
"Click for an MP3 of the above playing Mission Impossible" - ABCDGJPS
A photo of Ken and Jamie Caulkins with Peter Jackson in his home in New Zealand.
A gracious host, here is Peter Jackson presenting Jamie Caulkins with the Elvin Star, Elvin symbol of immortality.
Famous NASCAR race car driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.
and his Country Special and Piano for his private saloon in his private Old west Town on his estate in Mooresville, NC.
Click on photo to see a Video of Dale in his Saloon with our products
Click here to go to Dale Jr's Webpage. You will find a link back here in Dales Garage under favorite sites.
This is our Newest Band Organ mounted on a Hot Rod Flatbed truck for Parardes
Click on photo to see a Video of this playing Besame Mucho
Grade 3 Solid Oak Cabinet on left, Cherry in Center.
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On the left is our Country special
On the right is our Bluegrass special
Wonderful! Our Bluegrass Special. Must be seen in person. Moret MP3 files are available on our MP3 page. Plays 15 percussion instruments with Bass Guitar, Guitar and Banjo.
Sounds great with rock, classic, blues, jazz and many other music forms.
Click here for: "Earls Breakdown" An mpeg Movie of the Bluegrass Special playing Bass Guitar, Banjo, Guitar and 15 drums. Around 10 MB and Worth the wait.Click on one of the song titles below to hear it play an actual
recording of it playing on MP3 format. Unfortunately I don't have any
recordings of it playing a song that uses the drums yet. It would sound
even better if they were playing. Great for your saloon.
Fisher's Hornpipe
Ghost Riders in the Sky
Cherokee Shuffle
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Redwing
Earl's Breakdown
Cripple Creek
Dueling Banjos
Earl's Breakdown
Oye Como Va
Ole Joe Clark
Touch screen available with our special jukebox program, screen shown below. Selections automatically picked from Sub Folder names within Juke Box folder. Scroll Aphabetically within folders. Great for organizing MIDI, MP# or MPEG files for instant access.
Also will work for pre recorded announcements. Great for many applications. Holds more than 20,000 songs on an average hard drive. Coin operated or Free Play. Works with Serial contolled Bill Acceptors and Electronic Coin Mechanisms.
Big Bertha on the left and Little Bertha on the right.
Click Here for the above playing Dayo in stereo 1.4 mb - 66 seconds - allow 8 minutes to download.
Click Here for the Z-42 playing Mission Impossible 386 kb - mono - 60 second
Click Here for Putting on the Ritz 517 kb - 60 seconds - mono
Click Here for an actual recording of the above playing an excellent Sousa March Medley 1.9 MB Allow 10 minutes to download.
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Click here for SE-1 (four pipe) sound clip
Click here for OE-3 (red 6 pipe) sound clip
Pneumatic Train Whistles webpage
Acoustic MIDI pages. MIDI products menu webpages
Automated musical orchestra instruments controlled by your computer!
Nickelodeons and Player Pianos - webpages
Acoustic MIDI Orchestra instruments - webpages
MIDI Caribbean Steel Drums - webpages
Click Here for "Volcano" 505 KB - mono
Actual recording of our Steel Drum Band!
Calliopes and Band Organs - webpages
Popcorn Machines, automated and musical - webpages
Band Organ Vehicles - for parades, circus etc. - webpages
Kits for all our instruments - webpages
Accordion Units webpages
Video Tapes webpage
Misc. Antiques, Music boxes, old cars etc., watch for frequent changes.
Ragtime Factory Tour and Company History - webpages
O Rolls for nickelodeons
Monkey Organ, Grinder Organ, Street Organ webpages
Steel drum band - hut
Until this summer this was at Isle of Capri, Lake Charles, LA - as a permanent attraction, now in the process of being moved
to Las Vegas to be set up in the Lady Luck Casino following reconstruction. Most likely in September, 2001. You can see another one at Piscilago Waterpark just out side of Bogata, Columbia. It is
the center attraction at the main gate and is complete with two moving robot Columbian men as well as a guitar and bass guitar.
Steel drum Gazebo
Large Orchestrion - MIDI
Click Here for a clip of the above playing a march 165 KB - mono
Click Here for a clip of the above playing New York New York 439 KB - mono
Roll operated stringed instruments.
New acoustic projects webpages.
Click on picture above for a sound clip of our small band organ
Click here to go to the MIDI Guitar page.
Click here to go to the Roll Operated Banjo page. The cabinet to the right is known as the Morena and the price as shown is $14,950
Click here to go to the MIDI Steel Drum page.
Seen here is my wife Maria and my son Jeff with our largest cabinet style Orchestrion. It is a MIDI Zm-AbCDEGJKPS with guitar, banjo, bass synth, pipes, glock, piano, accordion, Steel Drum and drums. The PC is located within, but a matching pedestal with touch screen is optional. Without it you may use your own PC or any MIDI player. Available in Cherry and light or dark Oak. Carving, as shown, is optional. Price as shown $149,950. There is one of these in Stock at the Ragtime Australia store near Brisbane, Australia.
Last Update: June 30, 2008
Web Author: Ken Caulkins
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Click here to go to the Ragtime Service Page - PDF files, mpeg videos and test files for various models
BW66m-AbCDK-7
This Model A shows off our BW66m band organ very well. Ask about our custom parade vehicles. This little band organ is on metal spoked wheels with rubber tires. It can be pulled in parades without the truck.
On the right is our Bluegrass special
Click here to go to our Style Z roll operated Web pageThis is our MIDI Zm-GRP with pipes, glock, piano and drums. The laptop pivots out from beneath the keyboard. Carving is extra. A touch screen panel may be installed in either top glass panel along with a coin op, or bill acceptor.
Click here to go to our Guitar/Piano and Banjo/Piano page.