Yamaha Music Sirens

[FS 2001]

Hmm, according to my thoughts, these music sirens are able to play bugle calls such as Reveille, Retreat, Taps & much of them.

[dDoskr]

I was wondering if theres any sort of official or unofficial notations of the songs played? For example, i would really like the notation of the exact of Arabesque no. 1 that is played by a Yamaha music siren in Hammatsu. This video shows it being played, if there's anything please tell me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRtSnjOvMws

[clarksburg_1000t]

I don't have anything for the Hamamatsu siren, but I do have the notation for the Okayama siren. They're on the Okayama website's music siren page.
Here's the sheet music:

[clarksburg_1000t]

The music siren flyer from the first page translated. Thanks Google.

[IHaveAName]

I was wondering if theres any sort of official or unofficial notations of the songs played? For example, i would really like the notation of the exact of Arabesque no. 1 that is played by a Yamaha music siren in Hammatsu. This video shows it being played, if there's anything please tell me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRtSnjOvMws

There isn't a music sheet for that specific version, but I'm sure you could check out any sheet for Arabesque and remove any notes outside of the Bb4-A6 range.

Also, for those who don't know, ModifiedCyclone recently found videos of the Nagasaki Okamasa music siren playing around the early 90's! Check out his tweets here:
https://x.com/NDEM_GR26_1282/status/1830056302409888244
https://x.com/NDEM_GR26_1282/status/1829316153346589007

[Knowledgeisnotfree]

Wow, I’m genuinely in awe of the work and detail behind your research of f these Yamaha Music Sirens. It’s fascinating how they managed to combine such intricate engineering with musicality, especially back in the day when such technology wasn't as advanced as it is now. The whole concept of choppers, stators, and pneumatic systems coming together to produce such hauntingly beautiful notes just blows my mind.

I’ve been captivated by these sirens ever since I heard one in a video. Even though I know most of them have been decommissioned, I’d still love to visit the places where they once stood. There’s something about experiencing history in person that deeply resonates with me, even if the sirens are silent now. I'm fascinated by how they worked, and reading about the mix of technical precision and artistic design is truly inspiring.

I can’t help but imagine standing near one of these majestic machines and hearing that eerie yet beautiful sound live. If anyone knows of a location where these sirens are still intact or preserved, even if they’re not in operation, I’d absolutely appreciate any info.

Respect to everyone preserving the legacy of these unique pieces of history!

Thanks for the Article, It has genuinely cured my longing and ongoing intrigue.

[Thesaurus_1003]

Wow, I’m genuinely in awe of the work and detail behind your research of f these Yamaha Music Sirens. It’s fascinating how they managed to combine such intricate engineering with musicality, especially back in the day when such technology wasn't as advanced as it is now. The whole concept of choppers, stators, and pneumatic systems coming together to produce such hauntingly beautiful notes just blows my mind.

I’ve been captivated by these sirens ever since I heard one in a video. Even though I know most of them have been decommissioned, I’d still love to visit the places where they once stood. There’s something about experiencing history in person that deeply resonates with me, even if the sirens are silent now. I'm fascinated by how they worked, and reading about the mix of technical precision and artistic design is truly inspiring.

I can’t help but imagine standing near one of these majestic machines and hearing that eerie yet beautiful sound live. If anyone knows of a location where these sirens are still intact or preserved, even if they’re not in operation, I’d absolutely appreciate any info.

Respect to everyone preserving the legacy of these unique pieces of history!

Thanks for the Article, It has genuinely cured my longing and ongoing intrigue.

theres is one in the town of Iga, Mie where you can see up close. there are a lot of videos about it.

[clarksburg_1000t]

I FOUND IT
The full official schedule for the hammamatsu siren
http://www.soundscape-j.org/pressreleas ... csiren.pdf
There's so much more here but there's a schedule that includes something very important: a new song! The song's called Traumerei (dreaming). Here's the schedules

Japanese version

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English translated version

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Ports Part 2
From the same document that gave the schedule, there's also this:

"The seven and a half horsepower motors each have
a different tone.
It is equipped with four sirens - eight holes (A note),
nine holes (B note), ten holes (C note), and twelve
holes (E note) - and the rotating body of the relay
operates on the composer to produce a beautiful
harmony. [.] This prototype is installed on the roof of
the company and is sounded ten times before and
after the gates open at 7:30 a.m. and close at 6
p.m., pleasing the ears of city residents.7"
This quote was from YAMAHA themselves

[IHaveAName]

Big news!
For those closely monitoring as of recent, you may have seen this post from many years ago.
viewtopic.php?p=32986&hilit=musical+siren#p32986

It talks about a siren on the top of a department store in Yokosuka in the 80's. Well, a brilliant find by a user on twitter confirms this! I used to think it was atop Saikaya since the store has been around since before the music sirens were being produced, but it's not. It's just two blocks southwest at the Mikasa shopping plaza! Check out the tweet, it includes a picture and its source.
https://x.com/taromen6/status/1850880528058388650

Something interesting that all will notice immediately, the music siren's choppers are small compared to the motor and the electromagnet housings. ModifiedCyclone and others have said that Yamaha did offer a smaller version of the music sirens, and if that's the case, this is likely an example of that. How neat!

[Thesaurus_1003]

BREAKING NEWS!
The music siren that has been believed to be at an unknown location has been found!
It is atop Suzuka Telecommunications Academy ,now Suzuka Shiroko University of Medical Science
https://x.com/musicsirenrt/status/1853154791356018758
As of 2021, it has been removed