The original was reportedly a rube goldberg device with a four foot drum made of redwood 2x4s with a crank turning the drum against a heavy canvas tarp... producing a wind-like sound. Ray *********************************************** The CLASSICAL mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's HDMail High Deliverability Mailer for reliable, lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html