This video beautifully illustrates the roll changing mechanism on a Wurlitzer band organ having a duplex roll frame/tracker bar that begins approximately 3 minutes and 9 seconds into the video and last for a few seconds; additionally, the roll brake becoming engaged is well illustrated at approximately 5 minutes and 47 seconds (plus a few seconds) into the video. Anyone who ever wondered about how the duplex roll frame cams and roll brakes worked should watch this video.
Band organs are fun to see and hear, and they are masterpieces of automation. I like how the entire first song is played on the right roll mechanism. Interesting how perforations not only play the pipes and drums, but also are pipe registers. These are what turn a set of pipes on or off, giving the organ a louder or softer sound, and a certain perforation tells the system to shut off the note valves, start rewinding. The other roll starts promptly to keep the music going constantly. Another 2 perforations are the commands for opening and closing the Swell shutters (vertical blinds on the organ’s front side) to control music volume just as a church organist does.
This was the 153 right in front of the museum. We spent a lot of time around this organ. It's in great condition, and the owner has great taste in music. It is impossible to post "too much" of this organ!
@@khmam I don’t really know, but I think he might’ve been adjusting the tracker bar so it pressed against the roll more firmly, since it wasn’t reading the notes very good.
Great video of this most excellent instrument. These rolls must require a lot of air, because in the first number a few of the bass notes sound a little like farts, so that bellows is being taxed to the limit but the overall sound is still very good.
Well YOU CAN HAVE YOUR MIDI CRAP! I still prefer the old way of doing things. Now days people have to have all the computer garbage. People today have become so damn lazy that if they can't do it with a computer or their phone, they don't want to do it! We used to leave the house to get away from the phone! Now people panic if they don't have their damn phone with them!
That fantastic instrument has a very pleasing sound! Good arrangements, too. Thanks for preserving and playing it for us! - Pat
This video beautifully illustrates the roll changing mechanism on a Wurlitzer band organ having a duplex roll frame/tracker bar that begins approximately 3 minutes and 9 seconds into the video and last for a few seconds; additionally, the roll brake becoming engaged is well illustrated at approximately 5 minutes and 47 seconds (plus a few seconds) into the video.
Anyone who ever wondered about how the duplex roll frame cams and roll brakes worked should watch this video.
These band organs were basically Midi before Midi
Band organs are fun to see and hear, and they are masterpieces of automation. I like how the entire first song is played on the right roll mechanism. Interesting how perforations not only play the pipes and drums, but also are pipe registers. These are what turn a set of pipes on or off, giving the organ a louder or softer sound, and a certain perforation tells the system to shut off the note valves, start rewinding. The other roll starts promptly to keep the music going constantly. Another 2 perforations are the commands for opening and closing the Swell shutters (vertical blinds on the organ’s front side) to control music volume just as a church organist does.
This was the 153 right in front of the museum.
We spent a lot of time around this organ. It's in great condition, and the owner has great taste in music.
It is impossible to post "too much" of this organ!
SteamCrane Actually, the owner was nice enough to let me pick out rolls for most of the rally!
Thank you for sharing this very fine video of the WurliTzer 153 and the original green paper roll music selection!!!
At 3:24 What was he doing?
@@khmam I don’t really know, but I think he might’ve been adjusting the tracker bar so it pressed against the roll more firmly, since it wasn’t reading the notes very good.
These are both original Wurlitzer-arranged rolls.
3:12-The Woodpecker Song
funny and marvelous, idk what to say, this is incredible.
beautiful wurtilzer.
I heard these two 2 musics when I was 6yrs old...what are the name of these 2 tracks?...
"Allegheny Sweetheart" and "The Woodpecker Song"
Great video of this most excellent instrument. These rolls must require a lot of air, because in the first number a few of the bass notes sound a little like farts, so that bellows is being taxed to the limit but the overall sound is still very good.
Schönes Orgelchen! Dankeschön ... und BG
This is funny because it kind of worked like MIDI does today
Well YOU CAN HAVE YOUR MIDI CRAP! I still prefer the old way of doing things. Now days people have to have all the computer garbage. People today have become so damn lazy that if they can't do it with a computer or their phone, they don't want to do it! We used to leave the house to get away from the phone! Now people panic if they don't have their damn phone with them!
Never once did I say that I liked MIDI better than any analogue methods.
@@stanley_427 Never once did I say that you liked MIDI. I'm just saying that to everyone out there and not just directed at you!
@@lilmuscledude2003 Uh, when you use the word "you," that means you are directing your comments to that person.
The sound of this band organ reminds me a lot of the JB66...
The JB66 was based around this organ
good video and sound quality of this fine organ - what adjustments is he making to the green roll - thanks mikey
sousafan100 I guess it was an alignment issue...
You would br correct.
When the roll shifts over and goes off the brass thing( tracker bar) there’s a nob that you can turn to adjust the tracker bar left to right.
I want it
Bruh 🙄
Cam seen that’s not nice
Cam deen that’s not nice
Edrraarr🐵
Sounds better than a mikey mills arrangement 100%
Does not sound good at all