The 112 key Preston Gavioli / "Gavioliphone" fairground organ - April 2024

[@fairgroundorganman9188]

It's good to see it has a cymbal now.

[@HarryYT22]

This instrument is now one of my favourites in the Preston collection. It's just so mighty it literally filled almost the whole of the building! So glad I went inside the organ to look at the keyframe. So glad it has a cymbal now too as I believe originally it never had a cymbal!

[@MechanicalMusicTravels]

It's a very imposing instrument - both physically and musically! I think it originally had a cymbal, very few large organs came without them. If I remember it was George Flynn who rebuilt the instrument who decided that he didn't like the sound of it!

[@HarryYT22]

@@MechanicalMusicTravels I like the fact that the top facade makes the organ much bigger than it actually is.

[@musicmachinesuk]

Great video, last time I saw it was at the 2009 GDSF and I can remember Richard Preston saying hello to me.

[@sequen-cielscientific]

Thank you very much for these musical finds.

[@PeterMackett]

"Pique Dame" must be a new book as i have not heard it on this organ before.

[@MechanicalMusicTravels]

Correct, I think it was recently added to the organ's repertoire.

[@dennisspinkshappyforbusker2523]

Live and direct to the naked ear is best every time 😉😅👍

[@MechanicalMusicTravels]

Indeed - it can't be beat!

[@paulomattozo6682]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@121omePiet]

Hey! It has a cymbal finally!

[@MechanicalMusicTravels]

Yes, indeed - and what a difference it makes!

[@MechanicalMusicTravels]

@@kimmajkosaveukraineroadto1127 ??? It was only added a year or so ago.

[@robertharris5545]

It's sounds fantastic, the problem is that the automatic recording level can't quite cope with the organ & the acoustics of the building but it's still very listenable.

[@MechanicalMusicTravels]

Thanks Rob, indeed - sadly my camera didn't like the organ too much but it didn't turn out too badly I suppose.

[@BoB4jjjjs]

None of these organs sound nearly so good on video as they do in real life. They are brilliant to listen to.

[@MechanicalMusicTravels]

Indeed, especially with larger organs like this one.

[@RaggyAl1971]

It may sound grand in the building but its real sound is outside where it was designed to be,I do like the cymbal though,really works well with the organ.

[@MechanicalMusicTravels]

Would be nice to see it out and about one day, sadly neither the Gavi nor the Ruth have really been out since Richard Preston passed away.