O Roll Test Orchestrion Plays "Beer Barrel Polka"

I like this arrangement because of the clever finale which superimposes the trills from "Stars and Stripes Forever" over the chorus. Even though the bells and the xylophone are playing the exact same notes, the bells accentuate the single perforation trills while the reiterating xylophone brings out the sustained melody notes. If you listen carefully you'll also hear "The Pennsylvania Polka" played as a counter melody right before the big finale.

[@gabbyhyman1246]

As kids in the 60s, my friend and would drive all over California to see orchestrions. To hear one play themes for silent comedies is the best! Thank you so much for this video!!!!

[@johnpommon1775]

Listen very carefully at 1:00 and you'll hear the Pennsylvania Polka in the piano accompaniment. 14 It went right by me until around the 10th time I enjoyed it. That is cleverest arrangement I think I've ever heard. Art Reblitz easily doubles the fun. What a genius and what a wonderful orchestrion! Lots of Seeburgs and Wurlitzers performing out there but this rebuild sounds the greatest to me. I'm no expert, just a huge fan! Thanks Bruce ~ Its a terrific restoration. Now I'm going back to hear the orchestrion play the Pennsylvania Polka.

[@brendarodgers5686]

There's a Sousa March in there too, toward the end.

[@johnpommon1775]

Wow, it comes after the PP. There is so much going on you really have to wait for it. That's Wild! :) By the way when I heard Bruce's orchestrion play BBP on U-tube I knew he was the guy for me. I got the bug when I was 11 yrs old as I heard & watched one play at Whitney's at-the-beach next to the Cliff House in San Francisco. I was so lucky to find Bruce. Bruce completely rebuilt and enhanced my old Operators partial Reproduco. He built the entire good-looking chests and pneumatics for the pipes, bells, xylo, traps and every instrument that could go into an orchestrion including colorful LEDs that follow the instrumentation. Bruce designed a neat looking fascinating selection device to actuate in time the many different accompanying instruments (equiv to two orchestrions) and all have their chance to solo along with the piano & traps. The selector allows the instruments to change & take their turn as the roll turns them on and off. It's the cleverest device I've ever seen & heard. :) :) :) :) :) 😃 My life long dream to enjoy a real pneumatic orchestrion at home became a reality. It's fun to see people's eyes get wide & smile when they hear & see a hundred year old orchestrion play from a paper roll.

[@ferociousgumby]

This is actually in tune! What a delight.

[@danfm1]

this is the best one i've seen so far, actually sounds like a human playing

[@chaoalex8497]

Finishing with a Stars and Stripes forever hybrid, fantastic!

[@raynarks]

Roll out the barrel.

[@msbeejones]

i fricking LOVE the finale. whoever arranged this my kind of person!!!

[@synapticaxon9303]

Very cool. The conspicuous use of PVC really makes this instrument! :]

[@pauldquam1]

Hi.. what a great arrangement.. thanks for putting it on KZbin.. Paul

[@kinkipup]

Great arrangement and orchestration

[@powellmountainmike8853]

Awesome ! I love orchestrions and carousel organs. This was a particularly interesting arrangement, with that melody from Stars and Stripes Forever woven in as a harmony.

[@mikejaggs6722]

That was Spectacular!! I love this stuff, wish we had something like this around here.... ❤❤

[@sergeyalekseev9624]

Классный звук !!! Трель превосходная !!! Ничего лучше не слышал.

[@MazSwanboroughSmith]

Oh wow, that was lovely to hear! Thank you so much ❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@aronricardovideo]

Gracias, por la generosidad de compartir esta maravilla con todos nosotros, y por ser quienes han restaurado y vuelto a la vida estos instrumentos fabulosos.

[@DuoArtOrgan]

Listen very carefully at 1:00 and you'll hear the Pennsylvania Polka in the piano accompaniment.

[@andrewbarrett1537]

@Sam Morex Probably playing another copy of this same exact "O" roll.

[@johnpommon1775]

Thanks Bruce! I missed it after a dozen plays. What an arrangement! That is so beautifully orchestrated. Now I can't miss it Bruce. thanks. What a beautiful restoration. Ear Candy! Thanks Bruce. :)

[@TomGavioli]

A very nice machine, thanks for sharing, Tom.

[@mj6962]

Unknown?!? OMG that’s BACK HOME AGAIN IN INDIANA!!! where that organ was for nearly two decades…. Before being moved to the Tampa area here. 😊

[@DuoArtOrgan]

It's the front of this orchestrion sitting in a window. Thanks for the kind words!

[@steelman86]

Great accompanying instruments! My orchestrion "O" only has a wood block, triangle, tambourine and snare drum! Always wanted a xylophone too!

[@SteamandThings]

A cracking arrangement! Brilliant!

[@おとはまちゃん]

Please keep uploading songs, it's fun!

[@shaneodonnell7093]

Absolutely amazing and enjoyable to watch

[@brianduchowicz8993]

i love it,,reminds me of the house on the rock,they had stuff like this in theremstill do,,and white fence farm in romeoville il,,used too also,,they are the coolest things around,and they were from well over 100 years ago,,so cool

[@gregganderson5458]

This is the best!!

[@fortetwomusic]

I do enjoy a clever fusion of elements of multiple tunes (I like to do this myself). I'm glad I watched and listened before reading the description, because it's even better when it's a surprise!

[@stevenewell8153]

I play this clip a lot. It brings be joy!!

[@alansklenar2848]

Super,and the right tempo

[@Gumshrud1]

stunningly well done.

[@Rainmanxxl1967]

Great way to perform that bohemian Classic ! The piano is slightly out of tune but it M U S T be this way to Sound right

[@HerrSchytt]

Why pay money then I visiting the concerthouse, which I seldom do, when I can have some good time for free on youtube, indeed a merry tune, splendid.

[@spencerbergquist781]

Love it........I want one !

[@grandcarriage1]

Fantabulous

[@budionotjahjono905]

Antique music instrument ... Amazing

[@bencarter8324]

Stars and stripes forever at the end

[@Schillingsanders]

Mindblowing! I have a rare record with an agening Anton Karas playing this tune on the cither. He calls this tune "Rosamunde polka" Let me know a mailadress if you want me to send a soundtrack. Andy

[@susanoconnor9810]

Anders Schilling [e-mail] Please write. I will give you name and address for sound track.

[@andrewbarrett1537]

"Rosamunde" was the original title, or the original popular European title of this tune, it was later renamed "Beer Barrel Polka" in the USA.

[@dynamic881964]

More more more please !!!!!!

[@ElementofKindness]

A wonderful time, before synthesized music.

[@SunValleyPiano]

Amazing, The music then would have to be scored just for this instrument Amazing

[@theodorec1882]

Beautiful machine!

[@faerieSAALE]

Why did I have a sudden taste for Beer, and a Soft Pretzel Bun with Bratwurst and Sauerkraut?

[@dennisspinkshappyforbusker2523]

Air logic mind blowing machine💕

[@andrewbarrett1537]

Yup suction logic and switching just like in most vintage orchestrions.

[@rolandvonmalmborg1905]

0:01 Beer barrel polka= Roll out the beer barrel Polka (in Broadway musical "Yokel boy" 1939) / Skoda Lasky = Modranska polka = [czech] = wasted love. - 1927, Jaromir Vejvoda & Ingris /Eduard Text: Vaclav Zeman: Skoda Lasky (E-transl: L Brown) W A Timm,

[@ferociousgumby]

Bloody brilliant!

[@DEDEQUIER]

Qu elle belle machine .Ou peut on voir ce magnifique orchestrion,merci pour la video.

[@conidaniel3528]

top Gerät ! wenn du so eine Maschine besitzt hast du es geschafft :)

[@DEDEQUIER]

fonctionne a merveille ,BRAVO !!!!

[@Squeezer2006]

Truly Awsume!

[@Viktor-lp4cn]

Brilliance!

[@chaplieval]

Вот это магнитофон! Огромный!

[@mbcommandnerd]

I’ve been wondering: is that pneumatic relay system used in every single Orchestrion ever made or just this one? Because I think I’ve seen it in quite a few of them! It seems smart: using one set of holes on the vacuum bar to play multiple instruments just by switching some valves on and off at the right times! I mean, the roll and vacuum bar would have to be REALLY wide to play them all otherwise.

[@entretangoymate9938]

Una belleza este aparato!

[@tonybarde2572]

I want to go to Lambeau Field now

[@ColRAPR]

Outstanding !!!

[@togwam]

Fills me with whimsical Willy wonka vibes

[@peepas2633]

Turned me into a candy man 🍬👨

[@GreenBoy9000]

It's real life Animusic.

[@tonyferreira6679]

Bravo! Too much,cool!

[@stevenjohnson5197]

I like the authentic PVC piping 😅

[@bernhardreinisch7552]

Rosa munde schenkt dein Herz skoda lashy song from Tschech Bohemia❤

[@TuffEnuffIII]

I have an orchestron.. but, im looking for a repair guy thats in the Chicago area

[@marcozipagan7497]

🎉 Happy Earth Day! 🎊

[@Olafko]

Known in Germany as "Rosamunde" :)

[@Jacob-jq2ot]

Nice 👍

[@brianeifert4667]

That is really thanks for posting

[@phredd2]

Marvelous machine! Hideous arrangement!

[@andrewbarrett1537]

Was this arranged by the late Mr. Dave Junchen, or Hi Babit, or...??? Does anyone know?

[@DuoArtOrgan]

Hi Andrew. Art Reblitz arranged this tune. He incorporated themes from the Pennsyvania Polka, Under the Double Eagle and Stars and Stripes Forever

[@history2tube]

Hi Andrew and Bruce, I arranged this for A, G , and O rolls for Durrell Armstrong in March 1972. The O-roll version was the 22nd roll that I arranged on my drawing board, long before MIDI. Dave Junchen and I each supplied arrangements for the new 10-tune rolls and we had a long list of rolls to arrange. Then Durrell had a falling out with a partner and the project never went forward.

[@sammorex2543]

@@history2tube Did you by any chance arrange this piece for the Seaburg Coinola at House on the Rock as well? It sounds the same as what was heard there on that machine!

[@DEDEQUIER]

MagnifiquE !!!merci

[@KawhackitaRag]

I like this arrangement too! It is witty and very 1960s pop at the same time! And you're right, the combination ending really sounds great on your set-up with the single-stroke bells and reiterating xylophone! I'm sure this instrument would sound great on a recording, if you ever chose to make one! What is the instrument visible just to the left and behind this one? It looks like another orchestrion!

[@mikekukral2148]

This is a Czech song called Škoda Lasky, composed in Prague around 1940. Unrequited Love is a translation of the title. It's commonly known there as the Modřany because that's the neighborhood there it was written.

[@Kathy61954]

AMAZING !

[@1943L]

One of the better sounding instruments there.

[@drehorgelbernd]

Fantastisch

[@Napoleonlova]

i love this!

[@kerryincolumbus]

Just imagine how REALLY incredible this would be if the piano were in tune! great video!

[@barbaramoran8690]

If you hadn’t said piano was out of tune I wouldn’t have known it .You must be a pianist who has played the best instruments .I never played any instrument .

[@matthewwyman1581]

I think the detuned piano makes it better

[@irshadgill3531]

Bravo bravo bravo

[@dynamic881964]

Fantastic !!!!!!! :-)

[@sujasuja6022]

Melihat sistem ini byk org TDK mampu menilai,ini sangat rumit.

[@12TribesUnite]

WOW 🤩🤩🤩

[@grandcarriage1]

WOW!!!

[@DuoArtOrgan]

Sure Jeff - anytime!

[@alipakdin7372]

When and where has this instrument been built?

[@robotwolf]

how many notes are on that roll? Is it more than 88 or do you split the 88 into sections?

[@DuoArtOrgan]

There are 66 piano notes that play from holes 20-85 on the tracker bar. The rest of the holes in the tracker bar control other functions. This may be helpful: www.mmdigest.com/Archives/Digests/200111/2001.11.24.07.html

[@DEDEQUIER]

SUPERBE!!! MERCI

[@dangerousnoodle3730]

At 1:33 what's the song that the xylophone is playing

[@DuoArtOrgan]

It’s playing the trio from The Stars and Stripes Forever - a very well known march by John Phillip Sousa.

[@dangerousnoodle3730]

@@DuoArtOrgan oh thanks

[@JohnMassari]

Is this instrument midi activated as well?

[@archiviste600]

Et la pub de Pullin qui prend encore en otage les lecteurs de vidéos. ça commence sérieusement à faire chi... !

[@daveslivinski8941]

👍👍👍

[@rocketaroo]

👏😎

[@dennisspinkshappyforbusker2523]

nice.

[@dennisspinkshappyforbusker2523]

Cool🤗

[@eisemanrenyardjake]

What's the name of the first tune it plays in this medley, please?

[@DuoArtOrgan]

Hi there, it's not really a medley but an arrangement of one tune - The Beer Barrel Polka (sometimes called Roll Out the Barrel). The arranger has cleverly worked in several other tunes to ornament the main song. Listen for the following: The Pennsylvania Polka, Under the Double Eagle March, and Stars and Stripes Forever.

[@sammorex2543]

@@DuoArtOrgan This "O" roll arrangement is identical to the one played by the Seaburg Coinola at House on the Rock in Spring Green, WI (which was made from a Duo Art). Just listen to this recording of it! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJS9Xpqvpq6SabM

[@CBF1]

is this customly built?

[@joemAwesomeMan]

Oh god! no! Not that 'steady app'! It ruined it :(

[@bernhardjosefhermannlenz9269]

anneliese polka! praha /praga! rosamunde,..etc

[@janikmeier8470]

cool

[@C.A.1020]

Fking amazing !!! :O

[@dennisspinkshappyforbusker2523]

Neat, 👌

[@増田裕廸]

自動オルガンの一番初めです

[@lazzer408]

What camera are you using?

[@DuoArtOrgan]

+lazzer408 Hi there. I just used my iphone camera - nothing special!

[@lazzer408]

+DuoArtOrgan ok. was wondering because it has some weird haze/jitter. Nice machine btw.

[@linadia]

Back when midis were not a thing:

[@carymoys2018]

Fun because we drink beer

[@balintmate5308]

Hungarian „sej haj rozi”