This organ only has a 92 key keyframe, so this will not be possible - that's what I've been told.

Ah I see Peter, thanks for the info. Makes sense!

Excellent - thanks again :)

Excellent, merci beaucoup!

I knew the piece was familiar but couldn't for the life of me remember what it was called... Thank you!

Thank you, you're very welcome! Totally agreed...

@@HarryYT22 You should definitely visit Peter one day, he has a very nice collection! I agree with you, Decap organs always put on quite the show with their percussion lol.

@@HarryYT22 Thanks Harry - the lighting is a nice touch and is similar to the "Toren Mortier" in that it changes colour depending on the registers selected...

@@dentry1929 Yes, none of the electronics work - it could really benefit from a full restoration.

@@MechanicalMusicTravelsja klopt

Thank you Stephen!

Thank you!

Thanks :)

Don't worry, I will be heading there again this year so will definitely get some video of the organ!

I'm looking forward to wait and see 👍

Merci!

Excellent, thank you very much!

As far as I know it's going to be at Haddenham on the 7-8 of September again this year. I will record it but by all means come along if you'd like to hear it in person!

@@MechanicalMusicTravelsI wish, but unfortunately, I live in the United States, not Great Britain.

Thank you!

Thank you!

seeing as its a dutch title, i think 1:50 schould be M'n schoonpapa (with another P)

@@OttoVonChesterfield234 of course - I've corrected it 👍

Thank you!

It does sound like Anderton and Rowlands even though the pitch on this organ is slightly higher at least 1 semitones sharp as A&R is Concert Pitch.

I agree with you there - this is a very "full" sounding 98 whereas the Sleeman organ is much more mellow and compact, given it was converted out of a smaller dance organ. Sadly the "dustbin lid" cymbal somewhat lets it down as well...

@@HarryYT22 It would've sounded pretty awful back then probably going by some of the other KZbin videos posted around then! You should try to see it next year, it's incredible in person.

@@MechanicalMusicTravels I have noticed a difference with the bandmaster now as well in most old videos of this instrument he doesn’t seem to move his head and other arm as much whilst as now they both move more. I had noticed one of the xylophone beaters is stuck up.

@@HarryYT22 A few problems, like the glockenspiel beater seemed to occur as time went on! Apparently it was a very hot day the following Sunday and the organ began to sound a bit worse for wear...

Yes the spring had come off underneath but it meant taking the front section off, not a job for at the rally. All sorted now​@HarryYT22

@@musicmachinesuk Thanks Ben, yes it really is sounding better than ever!

There's some great 98 key organs about now,one or two freshly overhauled like this one within the last year or two.Whites gavioli,this organ and going back a few years the ex Jennings marenghi.The former Noyce 98 key Andrew Whitehead will hopefully join them in due course after some work has been completed on it,maybe one for next year?

Not just Allan Guest,Andrew Pilmer and Russell Wattam also played a major part in getting this organ to play like this as well.

@@PeterMackett Thanks a lot Peter - it's great that the organ is (mainly) back to playing books again, I didn't think much to the previous MIDI system that used to be fitted!

@@MechanicalMusicTravelsyes

@@jorybennett5932 Thank you! 😁

They are the same books that you remember, i used to look after it for Frank at Dorset, still retains all the original repertoire from the Tom Albert days.

@@PeterMackett Back in 1975 I was told by the old guys that helped Tom Alberts the music books stored upstairs at Bury Road, Philip Alberts sold to The Whites Gavioli Team. I wonder if Frank was able to get them back. Perhaps those old guys were mistaken but knowing Philip Alberts I have always believed what I was told. I do have lists of the music books, it would be interesting to compare. Only a small amount of the music books travelled in the organ truck. It was a desperate situation at Bury Road. Vandalism & theft was unbelievable. There was a few fairground organs stored at bury Road that were just smashed up. Music Books 89 & 98 key scales were thrown out of windows into trees. I did save some of these but the weather was not kind to them.

One of the best!

@@unforgettable256 In person they are much more balanced with the rest of the organ - I'll admit that they do seem to have come out a bit loud on this recording.

I can see why you have followed it for so long - it's a cracking little organ!

It's been owned by Neil Osgodby from Barton upon Humber since 2023👍

Thank you Jory - I knew someone would get it in the end!

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