in about 1995 my miniature carousel group had a show at Dollywood. At that time I first saw the real carousel that I was trying to copy and saw the things that I wanted to change. The changes were so great that I decided to build a whole new carousel which is my second carousel and the one pictured here. This carousel is the same size as the first.

After many years of hauling my carousel to many shows, I decided to build a smaller carousel that was easier to transport and so I built this 28” dia. Carousel with 8 sweeps. This is the carousel that I have designed for my kts. It is also available in a 22” two row version.

Because we live in the city that is the Home of the Carousel and was one of the main manufacturers of band organs, along with the fact that Bernice was really involved in miniature carousels, Ed decided to experiment with building a miniature band organ.  After about 2 months of research, Ed built his first band organ in 2001. He has built more than 30 Band Organs to date and plan to expand to a few more different styles.
The original buildings that housed the manufacture of these organs still stand today and are over 100 yrs. old.