The
Keaton Music Typewriter is a rare found. According to CBS News, "There are fewer than a dozen known to exist". This bad boy will make it easier for you to write your music, compared to writting it out by hand. Just think how much time you could save. Since they are rare a username
jackredbarn on
Etsy has one available for sale. But don't expect it to be cheap.
A little short history from musicprintinghistory.org:
The Keaton Music Typewriter was first patented in 1936 (14 keys) by Robert H. Keaton from San Francisco, California. Another patent was taken out in 1953 (33 keys) which included improvements to the machine. The machine types on a sheet of paper lying flat under the typing mechanism. There are several Keaton music typewriters thought to be in existence in museums and private collections. It was marketed in the 1950s and sold for around $225. The typewriter made it easier for publishers, educators, and other musicians to produce music copies in quantity. Composers, however, preferred to write the music out by hand.
For more information: http://www.aquaporin4.com/etcetera/ETC.25.pdf
Gumby and the gang have arrived today on the
Google home page. This interactive
doodle takes five bouncing clay balls which quickly take the shape of Gumby and the gang. Gumby was a hit animated television series that aired back in the 50's. Even though it was aired in the 50's it has been a classic for most that were born in the 80s and part of the 90's.
The doodle is a tribute to the creator Arthur "Art" Clokey, who was known for popularizing stop motion clay animation. His character Gumby first appeared in the 1953 short film
Gumbasia, and became a hit on NBC all the way through the early 60's. The show apparently stopped in 1967 due to some issue. But it came back to life in the 80's on Fox, with reruns on Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network in the 90's. The series has been off the air since 2001.
So in celebration of Arthur Clokey's would be 90th birthday, let's give thanks to the man who made a green piece of clay into a classic.
A classic has been brought back and that is the
Polaroid SX-70. It was the very first folding SLR and the first camera to take integral instant film, only made up until 1977. This limited edition Polaroid SX-70 isn't a modern remake of the classic, it is the classic, restored so it works just as well as it did back in the early 70's.
In being that it's a classic and it's a limited edition be prepared to pay $300 bucks for this baby. Currently, the site
Photojojo is already out of stock but it looks like they will be shipping more in mid October. In the mean time you can just use
Instragram, but its got nothing on this camera.
