These Foolish Things....Gulbransen Transistor Theatre Organ

[paulj0557]

@wurlitzer60 I'm passing up a working Gulbransen E for $50 because I'm told it's all flute and I'm afraid I'll drive 130 miles to hear a Hammond. Any idea what it will sound like? Also a T-200 that looks very interesting. Don't mind it being spinet. I have a Wurli 4500 and a Thomas Palace III. Wow that K of your is heaven!

[musicalnine]

EEYAHHAHA JIM PLAY LIGHT MY FIRE

[paulj0557]

Wow, nice playing and a beautiful very special sounding organ. I saw a post on craigslist from the 11th of November 2010 for a sale on the morning of the 13th in Louisville KY for a Rialto and a taller Leslie ( did Gulbranson make tone cabinets that look like Leslies? ) anyway, that post is still up. If the lucky buyer sees this post let us know what you got that day. If someone who saw it but didn't buy it , let us know how it went. Thanks

Oh', and if it's still available tell us that too. Thnx

[patsaxon]

It sounds nice for an older organ! You also play great too! Keep that organ going as it is a classic!

[andydork]

I like it. great job!

[figaro589]

the keyboard lights remind me of close encounters of a 3rd kind

[RialtoTwo]

You do play very well. Wish you would upload more.

[wurlitzer60]

Thanks. My Gulbransen isn't in great shape right now. I think a bunch of capacitors need to be replaced so vids are on hiatus. I need to take a video of myself on a real theatre pipe organ to post.

[jamesbkozak]

This is just wonderful playing. I love your arrangements and your registrations. Who are you and how can we get you playing out in the wide world of theatre organs? There is so much of the same old thing around. What you play is just so refreshing.

[shorttim77]

Would love to hear you play on a big theater organ! GREAT!

[trio321b]

Very nice! I "discovered" my first Rialto K when the seller thought they had a Rialto II. I was thrilled to get an early K (1107 model) with a 100GK. Great sound! Got the Rialto K bug big time and found an 1135 with piano option, 102 and 103 Leslies with space generators. Although it's probably the most loaded Rialto K they did change the tremulants taking out the photocell and using just Leslie. My first K with 100GK is still my favorite sound. Thanks for posting.

[HD7100]

Your 101GK has a three channel rotosonic drum that rotates at tibia trem speed. Harmonically rich voices such as strings and reeds do not sound good rotated at that speed. C and C# are fed to two 6x9 speakers like in the 100GK except they are also fed to two of the speakers in the 3 channel drum through a tuned choke that filters out the high harmonics. The combination of vibrato and tremolo was thought to give the bright voices an ensemble sound.

[wurlitzer60]

Yes. I never liked the sound of the strings/reeds coming through the tibia leslie. Only one channel (C#) even has vibrato right now through the leslie for some reason. The main trem (non chorus) operates through some light sensitive thing I guess, which doesnt do much really. And all of a sudden the tibia stopped working and will only come on if i have the main chorus tremulant on.

[HD7100]

In the original Rialto K that was meant to be played through a 100GK Leslie, The rotating light unit provided both vibrato and tremolo. It modulated the pitch of the oscillators and also modulated the amplitude. I am not sure but they may have used a different type animation unit when they used a 101 Leslie.

[steverabb]

I always liked the Gulbranson sound, I used to play one when I was taking lessons back in high school. BTW, nice song selection, one of my favorites, I was going to put this up myself, but you did so well with it, think I'll pass and just listen to yours.

[wurlitzer60]

Thanks. I enjoy these smokey jazz ballads.

[EddieE1977]

Full marks. Lovely song, played very well indeed! You certainly know your way around the Gulbransen; here's hoping you get the niggles fixed (although I must stress I couldn't hear any problems!) and please post some more. Excellent.

Eddie.