No, not creating an artificial liver out of beer bottles.
Peterson Strobe Tuners create actual pipe organs out of beer bottles.
To answer all the most asked questions:
- Yes, the sound is actually produced by blowing air over the tops of real bottles.
- Yes, we “tune” it ourselves using Strobe Tuners of which we are the sole manufacturer.
- Yes we empty the bottles ourselves too!
- No, you don’t have to keep re-tuning the bottles due to evaporation. We use a mineral oil as a tuning medium because it doesn’t evaporate. (An epoxy is used on permanent installations.)
- Yes, you can play it with a keyboard OR as a MIDI device.
- Yes, the entire organ is made here in Chicago, we are a 54 year old organ component manufacturer (Radio City Music Hall in NY contains some of our equipment).
- It takes about 2 months to make a Bottle Organ, unless its a custom job with fancy features.
- Yes, it’s an extremely effective attraction for your exhibit, lobby, plant tour, or restaurant to name a few. (Just ask anyone who travels down our aisle at trade show conventions!)
- YES, whether it’s “Ninety-Nine Bottles Of Beer On The Wall” or a Bach fugue… It Sounds Fantastic!
The site is chock-full of goodness, including photos, a demo movie, samples of several songs, and schematics. (You’ll need the Adobe Flash Player.)
