Before we wrap thing up here in the bar, I want to share with you, one of our most spectacular side projects. A lemon fell in my lap, so I made some lemonade.
Every bar needs a juke box. Nothing enhances the taste of a Mai Tai like a little Martin Denny or Les Baxter playing in the backround. Back in the day, who didnt want a Wurlitzer, filled with the latest 45s, in their rumpus room. (If your confused, duck duck go it. lol). Problem was, they were damn expensive, then if something went wrong, finding someone to repair them was difficult and costly.
So, like with everything else, here at the Rapa Nui Ranch, we thought outside the box. 5 cocktails, a slight headache, and 50 bucks later, here we are.........
What your looking at, is an old pump organ from the late 1800s. The bellows are rotted, so it has long since bellowed its last refrain of amazing grace. In fact, I was told that this bad boy was once owned by the mayor of Noblesville Indiana. Not sure if thats true, but if it is, Thanks Dude! The patrons at The Rapa Nui Ranch are forever grateful. You have given us the gift of The Lounge O Luxe 2000.
Now the top half is just for decoration. Its just a big box, with some solid, fake, wood pipes stuck on the front. Whats unusual, is the fact that the wood box on top, makes this thing 9 feet tall, and it wont fit in most homes with 8 foot ceilings. Not sure how that fits into a major selling point but who knows, maybe 8 foot ceilings were a 1900s thing.
Anyway, its going in the garage and not the house, so its not an issue in this instance, lets get started.
The first thing we did was strip out some hardware and remove enough of the piano keys to fit in a wireless bamboo computer keyboard. Next, where the sheet music usually sits, we mounted a 27 inch monitor, and then added a wireless touch pad mouse, to give you control, while still being inconspicuous.
We then removed the fake, wood, pipes from the box on top and stripped out the ugly, pink fabric behind it.
Every bar needs a juke box. Nothing enhances the taste of a Mai Tai like a little Martin Denny or Les Baxter playing in the backround. Back in the day, who didnt want a Wurlitzer, filled with the latest 45s, in their rumpus room. (If your confused, duck duck go it. lol). Problem was, they were damn expensive, then if something went wrong, finding someone to repair them was difficult and costly.
So, like with everything else, here at the Rapa Nui Ranch, we thought outside the box. 5 cocktails, a slight headache, and 50 bucks later, here we are.........
What your looking at, is an old pump organ from the late 1800s. The bellows are rotted, so it has long since bellowed its last refrain of amazing grace. In fact, I was told that this bad boy was once owned by the mayor of Noblesville Indiana. Not sure if thats true, but if it is, Thanks Dude! The patrons at The Rapa Nui Ranch are forever grateful. You have given us the gift of The Lounge O Luxe 2000.
Now the top half is just for decoration. Its just a big box, with some solid, fake, wood pipes stuck on the front. Whats unusual, is the fact that the wood box on top, makes this thing 9 feet tall, and it wont fit in most homes with 8 foot ceilings. Not sure how that fits into a major selling point but who knows, maybe 8 foot ceilings were a 1900s thing.
Anyway, its going in the garage and not the house, so its not an issue in this instance, lets get started.
The first thing we did was strip out some hardware and remove enough of the piano keys to fit in a wireless bamboo computer keyboard. Next, where the sheet music usually sits, we mounted a 27 inch monitor, and then added a wireless touch pad mouse, to give you control, while still being inconspicuous.
We then removed the fake, wood, pipes from the box on top and stripped out the ugly, pink fabric behind it.