Sounds fantastic and looks great. You should be very proud...another band organ saved from the ravages of time. I still can't believe that it is all together after staring at a pile pieces for so long.
as a kid the only times i ever heard band organs were at theme parks and carnivals. since then I've always associated them with fun and happy times. just listening to one cheers me up.
This is the music of Leroy Shields, a music professor at UCLA and conductor of the NBC Orchestra in LA, hired by Hal Roach Studios as the composer of the “incidental” and background music for Laurel & Hardy and Little Rascals comedies. Intended as one time use production music, much of it did not survive as sheet music. As others have stated here, much of the music was recreated and recorded by the Dutch Saxophone group “Beau Hunks” in the early 1990s on CD Title “On to the Show” (Getting hard to find) All these songs have names and descriptions of the films they were used in. It’s wonderful to hear it on the rolls of the Wurlitzer 165.
There is a CD of this era of music done by a Dutch group called the Beau Hunks. Absolutely marvelous. But I am so glad to have found this performance of the same music. Now the music was arranged and punched in what time frame? I love this!
Thank you for sharing this wonderful machine. I am familiar with the organ at Kennywood that Christina mentioned as I grew up next to the park. Never get tired of it. Have to go to see it every time I go home. Thanks again.
THANK YOU for posting this!! I LOVE the sound of a Wurlitzer! There is one at the Carousel in Pittsburgh, PA, in an amusement park called Kennywood. They maintain it beautifully and I always love to hear it play!
That organ sounds drunk as hell and plays too softly to the point where one of its pipes is out of tune. Go see the one at Hershey's, it sounds WAY better!
@@CBF1 They both play just fine.. I heard the one at Kennywood, but it may have gotten worse since the last time I went there. I agree about Hershey's though, they have the best kept Carousel and Band Organ I've ever seen.
Kennywood's one is voiced differently and it's air supply is a blower, I think the voicing on Kennywood's organ sounds terrible, original and perfectly-in-tune 153's such as Hersheys sound really good
As well as playing beautiful tunes.They made the outside very aesthetic .Detailed images of mountains and even animals .You’d think someone would be in the room dancing
Beautiful Wurlitzer #165. It reminds me of the Wurlitzer 165 number #3124 that operated on the Charles I. D. Looff Carousel at Playland at the Beach in San Francisco. Actually that Carousel had the Wurlitzer#165 and 2 Wurlitzer #153’s and an Artizian Style D band organ. Love this type of band organ music. Thank you
Oh yes,when I was at Glenn Echo one time-knew the man that ran it-he let me go behind the organ and climb up on its platform while it was playing the "Ben Her Chariot Race" and watched and heard the roof mounted crash cymbal-was so COOL!!!!A company in Baltimore restored their organ.And also let me pick a roll of songs to play!
@Thunkful2 The Duplex system these organs have is two tracker bars that offer continuous play,when the first roll rewinds the second one plays so doing away with an operator and pauses in the music!,the 166 has brass and wooden trumpets,the 165 just wooden ones
I think the reconstruction job you done is amazing . I've been around them all my life and seen them taken and not been able to put together again . Again nice job.
Remember enjoying an organ like this one at Glenn Echo Park,near Wash DC years ago.Would ride the merry go round it played for-then get off the ride and listen to the organ!the 165 is one of my favorite organs!!!!
A smaller 'sister' is on display in a candy store/emporium on the Strand in Galveston. Katy Lou. Can't tell you how... amazing... these machines are, and embarrassingly LOUD they are, but then you realize there were designed to be used in large indoor venues, or outdoors at parks and the like. They really are a wonder and make thinks like cell phones and mp3 players seem soulless by comparison.
i was little when we went to california and at a carousel one of these were present at griffin park i rode only once cause i was so fascinated by the wurlitzer
@RWBHere In the RadioTapesdotdom address, I had to insert spaces to get it to post. So to use this addy, one must copy the address, then paste it somewhere, then remove the spaces, then copy it again (without spaces) and paste it in the URL box. So remove all spaces (as for example between the . and the com)
@RWBHere Thank you so very much for telling me the name of that March, which is my favorite march, the name of which I have wanted to know for so long! I surely would be grateful if you made ur version available. You mean it doesn't sound like a Pipe Organ such as is played in Churches by human fingers? Of course it is impossible to really wound like a Pipe Organ from a couple of audio speakers, since the 3D effect of Pipes requires one to sit near them.
There is a truly wonderful band organ march at vandornsclockshop. com I don't know what happened to the former recording (which did not have the cyphers that you now hear) Does anyone know the name of that march?
@er10b Looks like a situation monitor (i.e; a stack of idiot lights) that tells the operator how the machine is doing. You aren't going to be pulling it away from the wall unless you absolutely have to, and the lights help out in that department.
what are the price ranges for these type of things? i saw one in Germany that was a bit smaller a guy pulled around in a cart. I thought it was the neatest thing.
Sadly there are only 12 actual 165's known. This is not a 165, it is a Bruder organ but modified in 1915 to the 165 scale. It has been restored to 165 and 166 instrumentation, this organ is a hybrid between 3 organs, thus being the only one of it's kind to exist.
@RWBHere As thanks for the march ID, I offer you another of my favorite marches, a very rare one called, " Whadda You Mean You've Lost Your Dog! (spelling of Whudda is uncertain for "What do you") The address starts with RadioTapesdotcom -- you know RUclips won't let u post a link. radiotapes. com / user / WCCO%20Radio%20-%20Cannon%20Theme%20Instrumental. mp3
So true; Wurlitzer never made a band organ which sounded really good. Their music arrangements also often let them down, especially later, when they started economising and repeating each tune on a roll, just to make more money from each selection. Robert Hope Jones taught them how to make excellent theatre organs though.
How do swell shutters work on something like this, since most things on an organ or player piano are either 100% on, or 100% off? Do they actually have multiple triggers for 25%, 50%, 75%, etc?
The same (usually suction operated) linkages that play the drums can be configured to work the swell shutters. Almost all band organs with swell shutters have just 100% on (open) and 0% (closed; off) but it is possible to also have triggers for 25%, etc.
The url for the Dog March I posted below for your benefit. However, RUclips's link fighter inserted a space in the middle of the word Theme, which has to be removed to get the address to work. Sneaky RUclips. radiotapes. com / user / WCCO%20Radio%20-%20Cannon%20Theme%20Instrumental. mp3 So remove all spaces, whether ones I inserted or one's that RUclips's computer inserted
The songs are: 1) Good Old Days (Our Gang Theme), 2) Let's Face It, 3) Little Dancing Girl, 4) Streamline Susie
This has to be one of the most beautiful band organ facades I've ever seen.
Probably one of the prettiest organs Ive ever seen on here. The colors are so classy!
Sounds fantastic and looks great. You should be very proud...another band organ saved from the ravages of time. I still can't believe that it is all together after staring at a pile pieces for so long.
as a kid the only times i ever heard band organs were at theme parks and carnivals. since then I've always associated them with fun and happy times. just listening to one cheers me up.
Glad to hear that! I am also a young mechanical music enthusiast!
This is the music of Leroy Shields, a music professor at UCLA and conductor of the NBC Orchestra in LA, hired by Hal Roach Studios as the composer of the “incidental” and background music for Laurel & Hardy and Little Rascals comedies. Intended as one time use production music, much of it did not survive as sheet music. As others have stated here, much of the music was recreated and recorded by the Dutch Saxophone group “Beau Hunks” in the early 1990s on CD Title “On to the Show” (Getting hard to find) All these songs have names and descriptions of the films they were used in. It’s wonderful to hear it on the rolls of the Wurlitzer 165.
Great organ. I'll never forget "The Little Rascals".
These band organs operate like magic!
Wonderful piece of history!! Thanks for sharing.
Fantastic restoration . Been around them all my life and this is the best rebuild I've seen .
WOW! SO neat! I love that it plays the Little Rascals theme!
I would never get tired of having this in my house.
I really love this band organ, and all of my kids are terrified of it! lol
There is a CD of this era of music done by a Dutch group called the Beau Hunks. Absolutely marvelous. But I am so glad to have found this performance of the same music. Now the music was arranged and punched in what time frame?
I love this!
Thank you for sharing this wonderful machine. I am familiar with the organ at Kennywood that Christina mentioned as I grew up next to the park. Never get tired of it. Have to go to see it every time I go home. Thanks again.
The music is very majestic and robust at the same time. It's good.
Thank you so much for restoring this beautiful work of art!
THANK YOU for posting this!! I LOVE the sound of a Wurlitzer! There is one at the Carousel in Pittsburgh, PA, in an amusement park called Kennywood. They maintain it beautifully and I always love to hear it play!
That organ sounds drunk as hell and plays too softly to the point where one of its pipes is out of tune. Go see the one at Hershey's, it sounds WAY better!
@@CBF1 They both play just fine.. I heard the one at Kennywood, but it may have gotten worse since the last time I went there. I agree about Hershey's though, they have the best kept Carousel and Band Organ I've ever seen.
Kennywood's one is voiced differently and it's air supply is a blower, I think the voicing on Kennywood's organ sounds terrible, original and perfectly-in-tune 153's such as Hersheys sound really good
check out DeBence Antique Music World in Franklin, PA. They have several of these organs in playing condition, and a lot more!
A magnificent specimen of an organ!
As well as playing beautiful tunes.They made the outside very aesthetic .Detailed images of mountains and even animals .You’d think someone would be in the room dancing
Amazing work of art and that you restored this! Brilliant!
Beautiful Wurlitzer #165. It reminds me of the Wurlitzer 165 number #3124 that operated on the Charles I. D. Looff Carousel at Playland at the Beach in San Francisco. Actually that Carousel had the Wurlitzer#165 and 2 Wurlitzer #153’s and an Artizian Style D band organ. Love this type of band organ music. Thank you
Oh yes,when I was at Glenn Echo one time-knew the man that ran it-he let me go behind the organ and climb up on its platform while it was playing the "Ben Her Chariot Race" and watched and heard the roof mounted crash cymbal-was so COOL!!!!A company in Baltimore restored their organ.And also let me pick a roll of songs to play!
what a great sound - i love a band organ in top shape - i like the tour around the organ too - its a keeper - thanks wurlitzer166!
wurlitzer 165
I love the "face" of this thing. How has Stephen King not written a book about one of these things that's haunted and kills people yet?
good one!
because they are positive. that's why!
That's really random...
LOL
Actually Thats a great idea. Someone should turn him onto this video.
@@CBF1 under-appreciated comment. You pulled out all the stops for that one!
@Thunkful2 The Duplex system these organs have is two tracker bars that offer continuous play,when the first roll rewinds the second one plays so doing away with an operator and pauses in the music!,the 166 has brass and wooden trumpets,the 165 just wooden ones
This is great to actually see an unobstructed view and the organ so you can see the parts move. Sounds good too.
I love how the organ looks like it is talking to you when the swell shutters open and close.
I can't believe I've never seen one of these before considering I love the music of this period so much what a beautiful instrument
I think the reconstruction job you done is amazing . I've been around them all my life and seen them taken and not been able to put together again . Again nice job.
What a beautiful organ! It sings so proudly and strong I love it!
Remember enjoying an organ like this one at Glenn Echo Park,near Wash DC years ago.Would ride the merry go round it played for-then get off the ride and listen to the organ!the 165 is one of my favorite organs!!!!
Beautiful restoration/rebuild!!! Keep the videos coming.
Dad and Infavorite show in the afternoon.
Watched this on the 10th year since this video was uploaded. (19/02/2020)
Happy 10th year on RUclips, Wurlitzer #4591!
Thank you for sharing this! I love all kinds of pipe organs, but especially I love theatre pipe organs and band pipe organs. :-)
Glenn this is great! The organ has that true "jolly" sound. You cannot help but smile listening to it!
tld
A smaller 'sister' is on display in a candy store/emporium on the Strand in Galveston. Katy Lou. Can't tell you how... amazing... these machines are, and embarrassingly LOUD they are, but then you realize there were designed to be used in large indoor venues, or outdoors at parks and the like. They really are a wonder and make thinks like cell phones and mp3 players seem soulless by comparison.
you can literally hear them breathe!
At 1:18 That is my Favorite tune
i was little when we went to california and at a carousel one of these were present at griffin park i rode only once cause i was so fascinated by the wurlitzer
Which year was it when you rode it?
Band organs are incredible
My grandmother owned a Restaurant in DC. She ordered a Jukebox, and they Delivered on of these!
what a gorgeous instrument!
We visited Bayernhof Museum in Pittsburgh today and got to hear many of these wonderful instruments. If you ever are in the area, check it out!
Love L&H and their Music. Would like to hear a real clear recording of this roll.
Note: Playing with audio settings makes this sound even better.
The Beau Hunks released CD's with many of the music of Leroy Shield. There also on spotify
Like that little lighted registration indicator thing.
Music was much better in 1915 than in 2015.
If I was a kid back in 1915, I could listen to this for hours.
Glenn Thomas, you're my hero!
Excellent. Appreciate you posting this.
Very sweet tone
Beautiful music, great sound and a very attractive organ without human figures all over it.
Goosebumps
Originally known as Our Gang same film and actors just renamed ' Little Rascals'.
you can put next to the kiddy carousel
I wish I get to see this organ
Unfortunately it is in a private collection...
Hal Roach, not Hall Roach, but who is counting? Great instrument and roll. Not the usual Wurlitzer ooom pah roll!
Sounds glorious!
I knew it! That’s a very high tech fair ground organ or dance organ
Not necessarily a theatre organ
@RWBHere
In the RadioTapesdotdom address, I had to insert spaces to get it to post. So to use this addy, one must copy the address, then paste it somewhere, then remove the spaces, then copy it again (without spaces) and paste it in the URL box. So remove all spaces (as for example between the . and the com)
Reminds me old days riding on Coney Island Carousel 😀
Very nice looking new facade! It needs tuning and voicing, and it seems to be starving for pressure on heavy passages, but still a great sound!
@briguyri1977 Its a role system, but has lights to show what registers are in use
What happened to this organ?
Great Band Organ!
@RWBHere
Thank you so very much for telling me the name of that March, which is my favorite march, the name of which I have wanted to know for so long! I surely would be grateful if you made ur version available. You mean it doesn't sound like a Pipe Organ such as is played in Churches by human fingers? Of course it is impossible to really wound like a Pipe Organ from a couple of audio speakers, since the 3D effect of Pipes requires one to sit near them.
These songs sound better through the band organ than they were originally.
Over the top cool!
Hal Roach..............not Hall Roach!
Nice Carousel Organ.
Oops the last comment was 7 years ago I guess I'm a little late or a little early
There is a truly wonderful band organ march at vandornsclockshop. com
I don't know what happened to the former recording (which did not have the cyphers that you now hear)
Does anyone know the name of that march?
I'm in love.
Unless that's a concrete house with impact windows I'm sure you
can hear that clear down the block!
It’s concrete floors and insulated walls, the building isn’t near the neighbors
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@er10b Looks like a situation monitor (i.e; a stack of idiot lights) that tells the operator how the machine is doing. You aren't going to be pulling it away from the wall unless you absolutely have to, and the lights help out in that department.
what are the price ranges for these type of things? i saw one in Germany that was a bit smaller a guy pulled around in a cart. I thought it was the neatest thing.
If it has brass 166 horns in it, that makes it a 165 & 1/2!
magical
Wow!
whats the first song it plays called?
The Good Old Days.
+randall williams AKA The Little Rascals' theme song.
My only problem with having it in the house is when it turns itself on at night
oh shit!!! if that woke me up I'd jump out the window lol...lol what if it woke up the neighborhood! !!! too funny!!!
Lemon Lime Clorox That is almost impossible since it needs a EXTREMELY long note sheet so it can play...
Todd Berner I would kill someone if that happened
How so? This is for carousels. And it turns when the Carousel/Amusement Park is opened.
At least it would be a good alarm clock though!
Freaking AWESOME! How long did it take to reassemble? Where did yo find it? It sounds like the sound of summer.
❤️
little rascals!
Ahhhh the little rascals
3:38 My favorite part.
With that large wheel on the back is it possible to drive this organ by hand?
Love this so much. I want to own one my self. How much did you pay for it
Lol, If you have to ask, you can't afford it. ;) The restoration alone probably cost more than a house...
Sadly there are only 12 actual 165's known. This is not a 165, it is a Bruder organ but modified in 1915 to the 165 scale. It has been restored to 165 and 166 instrumentation, this organ is a hybrid between 3 organs, thus being the only one of it's kind to exist.
@RWBHere
As thanks for the march ID, I offer you another of my favorite marches, a very rare one called, "
Whadda You Mean You've Lost Your Dog! (spelling of Whudda is uncertain for "What do you") The address starts with RadioTapesdotcom -- you know RUclips won't let u post a link.
radiotapes. com / user / WCCO%20Radio%20-%20Cannon%20Theme%20Instrumental. mp3
sound like band that is hard on the liquor :D
So true; Wurlitzer never made a band organ which sounded really good. Their music arrangements also often let them down, especially later, when they started economising and repeating each tune on a roll, just to make more money from each selection. Robert Hope Jones taught them how to make excellent theatre organs though.
How do swell shutters work on something like this, since most things on an organ or player piano are either 100% on, or 100% off? Do they actually have multiple triggers for 25%, 50%, 75%, etc?
The same (usually suction operated) linkages that play the drums can be configured to work the swell shutters. Almost all band organs with swell shutters have just 100% on (open) and 0% (closed; off) but it is possible to also have triggers for 25%, etc.
was this restored by the top band organ restorer Don Stinson? It looks a lot like his work here.
Nope. Don Stinson never got near it
I see.. are you saying that because he refused or because he wasn't asked? it's so well done I thought maybe he'd done the restoration.
@@hankaustin7091 Joe Hilferty restored it. He's one of the best wurlitzer experts out there.
Thats a spectacular organ!!! Where is this?
Glenn Thomas collection.
What's the name of the last song it played in this video?
@asaprental It'd cost less to try and build your own!
send me all the tunes
scary!
@Wurlitzer157 Trust me it was in perfect tune
The url for the Dog March I posted below for your benefit.
However, RUclips's link fighter inserted a space in the middle of the word Theme, which has to be removed to get the address to work. Sneaky RUclips.
radiotapes. com / user / WCCO%20Radio%20-%20Cannon%20Theme%20Instrumental. mp3
So remove all spaces, whether ones I inserted or one's that RUclips's computer inserted
"Hal Roach" not "Hall Roach".
Duplex, what does that mean? Does it mean that 2 organs were united? What is the diff between the 165 & 166?
Thunkful2 I believe that means there are two spool boxes so it never has to be silent while one of the music rolls is rewinding or being changed.
Duplex means it has 2 scroll frames, one plays after the other one rewinds.