Tannhäuser - Ouvertüre - Ruth Style 39 Fairground Organ (The Double Ruth)

Tannhäuser - Ouvertüre. Comp. Richard Wagner. Arr: Rudolf Weisser for A. Ruth & Sohn.
This organ owes its name to the fact that the size of the case had to be doubled when the instrument was expanded to its current size. This was necessary because the starting point was that the demanding music of Richard Wagner should be optimally played on this instrument! The "Double Ruth" served from 1923 on the Achtbaan Waterchute of the fairground operator Jean Benner and later in the fairground attractions of the Hommerson brothers.
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