89 Key Gavioli Fair Organ - Keyframe 2.Jan Verbeeck Arrangement.

[ceredigio]

Love the keys clicking!

[theofficialgomfo]

I thought the book was called " Here we are again "?

[petermackett37]

@theofficialgomfo That is the first line of the song but the correct title is the one i have given,Here we are again is a different song altogether.

[karaokewoman4life]

This is sooo cool Peter.... just like a music box but MUCH bigger..... It's amazing all those little holes tell which keys to play.... Way cool!! jackie

[petermackett37]

@karaokewoman4life Thanks so much,Jackie,as they say a picture tells a thousand words!

[deinecinderella]

Dear Peter a beautiful arrangement of organ playing

thank you very much for your video

your girlfriend Jutta

[petermackett37]

@deinecinderella Thanks so much,Jutta,glad you enjoyed it!

[jd450lh]

Very interesting, Peter. Whoever makes up the sheet music (or whatever it is called),must be a very talented person. Hey, I finally got a look at your face and believe it or not, you are pretty much as I pictured you. (I mean this in a good way). Keep those videos coming my friend as I find them very interesting.

God Bless,

Jeff

[petermackett37]

@jd450lh Hi Jeff,yes you finally got to see me close up,it must be you're intuition that made you guess what i look like! They are called music books,as you can see they are made of folded cardboard and the tune is then marked onto them a punched out,this system was first patented in 1892 so there is nothing new about it,there are many people still arranging and cutting the books today,this is a recut of an old one from the 1920's.So glad you find them interesting!

God Bless,

Peter.

[ceredigio]

@petermackett37 A Whitehead recut I take it? This organ has a few of them in its library, judging from your other videos of it! The original book must have become damaged?

[petermackett37]

@ceredigio Andrew Whitehead recuts many older books and this is one of many on the organ,this organ had no music when it was imported from America.

[ceredigio]

@petermackett37 Andrew totally rebuilt the organ of course when it came here from the States, so as it had no books with it I would guess all its initial repertoire was cut and supplied by him, have any other markers added to it? (not just ones like Andrew who recut vintage arrangements?)

[petermackett37]

@ceredigio Most of the music has been bought second hand by Brian from various places and there is a good variety of arrangers with it now,Kevin Byrne has arranged several new books for it too.

[ceredigio]

@petermackett37 Does the 'click' when the bridge is put down result from the keys being set just prior to playing?

[petermackett37]

@ceredigio No,it is just the latch on the bridge locking into place,it doesn't affect the keys,just pushes them down.

[bietebouwer]

Indeed, typically Jan Verbeeck :)

[petermackett37]

@bietebouwer Sure is! It's funny but there are some old Marenghi books with this organ and the arranging style is identical,it makes me wonder if Marenghi ordered music from Jan Verbeeck and put their label on it,it's another mystery!

[ceredigio]

@petermackett37 Great arrangement! What were Mr Verbeeck's life dates and when was he active in marking? I take it he was related to Jimmy Verbeeck (and therefore I guess to Johnny as well?)

[petermackett37]

@ceredigio Jan Verbeeck was active marking music in England from 1920 to 1935 when he returned to Belgium but he was still marking music over there,he was brother to Jimmy and Pierre and would have been Johnny's great uncle,i believe,his style is very distinct and easily recognised!

[ceredigio]

@petermackett37 As this song is from the Great War this may be one of his earliest arrangements, judging by the dates you have given when he arranged in the UK