Paper Organ!

Johannes Brahms and Robert Schumann both probably loved E.T.A. Hoffmann's novel Kater Murr, and I can certainly understand why. Michael and I have just started the second part of the novel, and so far Hoffmann's characters have discussed the lute, the tromba marina, the viola d'amore, and the paper organ.

The paper organ in the novel is said to resemble an instrument in the Imperial Court of Art in Vienna made by Eugenius Casparini (1623-1706).

Imagine my surprise when I did a quick search for "paper organ" and found that people can make organs that actually work out of paper and cardboard.





And while we are on the subject, why not learn about making "conventional" organ pipes from paper:



And then there's a paper ukulele.

If you haven't done so already, be sure to go to Aliaksei Zholner's YouTube channel and explore.

See you there!