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Magnificent Music Machines

DM and I have had a day off today so we went on a little outing to see a man who knows lots of stuff about organs - no, not the ones inside your body, the big belters that once entertained the masses in cinemas and theatres. What a wonderful experience.
Banging on the drums
Banging on the drums		 A German replica of a barrel organ
A German replica of a barrel organ		 columns on a fairground organ
columns on a fairground organ		 A Compton that's here for restoration
A Compton that's here for restoration
detail on the big Belgian fairground organ
detail on the big Belgian fairground organ		 One of only a dozen surviving organs from this manufacturer
One of only a dozen surviving organs from this manufacturer		 don't they look like boxing gloves?
don't they look like boxing gloves?		 Big belgian Jazz organ from Antwerp
Big belgian Jazz organ from Antwerp
Wurlitzer keys
Wurlitzer keys		 Built to please and last for life
Built to please and last for life		 the man himself
the man himself		 I'm a monkey.....or should that be organ grinder?
I'm a monkey.....or should that be organ grinder?
music
music		 pianola
pianola		 Wurlitzer pipes
Wurlitzer pipes		 There's that man again...playing that Wurlitzer
There's that man again...playing that Wurlitzer
Stop here for a FABULOUS time
Stop here for a FABULOUS time		 venus
venus		 wurlitzer
wurlitzer
Ric Yates20-Oct-2007 18:29
Hadn't spotted this before! Sam and I have a regular date at the Woking Beer festival each year in Woking Leisure Centre. It has a magnificant Wurlitzer in one of the halls and the talented Len Rawle plays it for the beer officionados each year!
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