Preston Court Dansorgel Mortier Dance Organ 'Neptune' plays 'Istanbul'

[perleeman]

Well done to David, Very nice indeed, the facade already looks impressive, I can't wait to see the end result! the 'Istanbul' arrangement is by Marcel Bartier (1897-1965), an absolute genius music arranger who I consider to be one of Belgium's greatest music arrangers who arranged music for these organs in their commercial heyday. In my opinion, these organs play at their best when they play original dance music such as this.

[nickn5nl]

@perleeman I absolutely agree, the front looks fantastic and I also find the original short Belgian/Dutch dance tunes bring out the best of these Mortier (and Decap) dance organs.

[perleeman]

Thanks!

[balmesh]

Very nice, too. Can Roger and David take this one around or is it stuck in a barn?

[nickn5nl]

Well it's owned by the owner of Preston Court, David has been restoring it, but, no, it is not on a trailer so will be in the (large) barn permanently.

[balmesh]

Thanks for that. Let's hope it gets regularly exercised!