Peterson Strobe Tuners have been around quite a while and for their 50th anniversary celebrations, the well-known sound company decided to pay a tribute to the organ by making one out of beer bottles! Astonishing as it is but the idea put forward by the companyâs designer Gary Rickert was actually going to be a recreation of a similar feat achieved over 200 years ago by one Mr. Johann Samuel Kühlewein who created a bottle organ for the pastor of the church on the island of Helgoland who got tired of paying for an organ tuner to sail out every month.
The modern version of the design uses everyday beer bottles polished off by employees of the firm and has each bottle is positioned right next to a small air pump with keyboard up front controlling the pumps. Since the liquid inside determines the kinda sound that comes out of the organ, the company decided to use mineral oil in place of water or beer even to make sure the instrument doesnât go out of tune. An amazing achievement in instrument design, the Beer Bottle Organ certainly is something that can make church a happening place to be at again!
Source: Dvice