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I would congratulate the owners of the organ but because they have ruined a perfectly unique organ by painting it in such horrible strong sick colours and by burning those beautifull BEAUTIFULL carved doors the organ SHOULD STILL HAVE....well I can't be fucking bovered! When ive sent the owners messages they are also very ignorant and ignore me on the internet which is very wrong so in my view they don't deserve my congratulations. They deserve a GOOD TELLING OFF!
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the owners of this organ should be ashamed of themselves for distroying such a stunning fairground organ. It looks just awful nowadays with a horrible modern paint scheme and terrible colours in my opinion. The orange on the bellringers spoils the organs look totally and the bandmaster has lost is nice traditional colours too. I am also sickened by the fact that the owners burnt and destroyed those beautifull carved doors that the organ had. The doors made the organ very special and unique.
sorry to say this but I much prefered the organ before. I think it was a disastrous decision to get rid of those BEAUTIFULL carved doors it had including the lovely old English art work it had. The organ looks completely different now and I can hardly recognise it to be honest. Still its nice that it has been restored. I think its very strange that the bandmasters head is painted gold here....it makes no sense to me as to why that is. Very unusual undercoats.
This organ isnt actually a Pierre Eich organ. It was built from the remainsof a 108 Key Gavioli Barrel Organ. Pierre Eich was the one who did this build and put his name on it. Mr Chiappa used to do the same. Len Cranes organ is the best example as it was a Gavioli but when rebuilt by Chiappas their name was put on it.
@faunaandflora67 No im not kidding the CDs of this organ were reviewed in the last issue of the Keyframe Magazine which is the magazine for the Fair Organ Preservation Society and it stated what i said about the organ in the review;)
The organ belongs to A.Reid and is part of his collection. Always plays well and never drops a note. I think theirs one other surviving pierre eich organ. Not sure where but im pretty sure theirs another. Great post.
I didnt know that their where any surviving pierre eich organs left. they sound really viberant sound. like that of early gaviolis only it has a sweeter tone too it. Great vid, Thanks leach
I saw this the other weekend and eventhough the organ is sounding great I hate the bells that the two female/male bellringers hold as they are far to tinny and it distracts your attention to the bells rather than the great rare organ itself.....
Hello, As you said those organs are rare, because Pierre Eich speciality was more at the pianola and orchestrion production. Those organs were made in Belgium with imported instruments ( violins and reed) from Germany and with mechanical and technical skill of own factory. The front was made also in Belgium by the firm Moulinasse. The factory was situated at Sint Amandsberg , a suburb of Gent.
In 1973 or also around, I've got a conversation with the sister of P.Eich, Clementine Eich. The old lady took some photographs with different well carved façades.And told me what I've said before.After a while she let me in a part of the old factory and I've seen a that moment a few unachieved pneumatical Jukeboxes.That was the last production item from P Eich.With the help of Emiel Baude I've bought a lot of pianolarolls at that time.Moulinasse was very specialised in wood carved horses also.
My, my, that's a long time ago. Are you from Belgium? Do you know what happened with all the Eich archives in the end? I only met Baude once, but unfortunately, he died before I got into real contact with him.
Yes I am from Gent. The archives where "bought" or "taken" by Adolf Baude. Who sold it to someone in Holland. Adolf Baude was the brother from Emiel Baude.I've never did a second visit to the factory, because Clementine health was'nt very good.May I say that "the factory" was occupied at that time also by a beer-merchand who rent for 90% the old building.
This one has 89 keys; I believe the scale is similar or identical to 89-key Gavioli. It used to have side panels which came from a Gavioli once owned by Becquart. I believe it still has some old books by one or more Belgian arrangers?
Thanks. Often mechanics are having keys not used and increasing the key number also, but Pierre Eich probably took here the most common scale.Organ sounds very good !
Can someone tell me where I can find sound effects of these kind of organs? (pipe organs, bells, piccolo, all that stuff that belongs to the traditional fairground music) I'm searching forever, but can't find some organs to use it for my music that I make! I prefer to have 'single shots' of an organ, or any fairground instrument... Thank you very much!
If you're looking for soundfonts of fairground organ voices (as in for use with electronic music creation) of this stuff, check iMOD forum... there's a post from Ben Jackson requesting fonts... I believe he got some from Peter Griffiths, who fooled a lot of people on the group with his "virtual fair organ" (see topic "New street organ" in the "organ building" section of the iMOD forum)
Try the free download of the Miditzer, an excellent digital emulation of a Wurlitzer theatre organ, which produces very similar timbres as a fairground organ.
no links allowed, so I try to work my way around it:
He's just making a joke about the fact that the mechanical figures on the organ front are sometimes called "puppets" or "statues", which is a close translation, but in fact the correct terms are more often "figures" or more specifically a "bandmaster" and "bellringers". I agree that it was a VERY little joke.
I'm not saying the Pierre Eich sound is not unique and wonderful (it is), but I hear the influences of those "schools" of organbuilding listening to this organ, more than I do a Hooghuys. (sorry for all the comments; youtube won't let me write more than 500 characters per comment!)
Judging from this example, Mr. Eich seems to have been able to combine some of the best (on my opinion) tonal attributes of both the French and German organs, as well as some Belgian influences. This is in contrast to another Belgian fairground organ maker, Hooghuys, who instead came up with a sound that was not a French or German sound, or even a dance organ sound (like Mortier), but a unique tone-idiom unto themselves.
At the time of Bowers' "Encyclopedia" and Reblitz and Bowers' "Treasures of Mechanical Music", no Pierre Eich fairground organs were known to exist; (at least, that is the implication those authors seem to give in their captions of the old photos of fairground organs he built). However, I now know of two in existence: the 65-key that used to be in Harris' gallopers (where is it now?), and this one.
As you probably know, Pierre Eich was a famous Belgian coin piano and orchestrion builder. (popular models include the "solophone" piano with many ranks of pipes, and the "super violin" with one rank of violin pipes and elaborate expression effects to imitate a real violin)
Lovely Instument. I know Jan van Eich.
nickelback1955 9 months ago
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I would congratulate the owners of the organ but because they have ruined a perfectly unique organ by painting it in such horrible strong sick colours and by burning those beautifull BEAUTIFULL carved doors the organ SHOULD STILL HAVE....well I can't be fucking bovered! When ive sent the owners messages they are also very ignorant and ignore me on the internet which is very wrong so in my view they don't deserve my congratulations. They deserve a GOOD TELLING OFF!
imejustperfect 9 months ago
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the owners of this organ should be ashamed of themselves for distroying such a stunning fairground organ. It looks just awful nowadays with a horrible modern paint scheme and terrible colours in my opinion. The orange on the bellringers spoils the organs look totally and the bandmaster has lost is nice traditional colours too. I am also sickened by the fact that the owners burnt and destroyed those beautifull carved doors that the organ had. The doors made the organ very special and unique.
poppinsexpert 10 months ago
nice
fairgrounddiva 11 months ago
sorry to say this but I much prefered the organ before. I think it was a disastrous decision to get rid of those BEAUTIFULL carved doors it had including the lovely old English art work it had. The organ looks completely different now and I can hardly recognise it to be honest. Still its nice that it has been restored. I think its very strange that the bandmasters head is painted gold here....it makes no sense to me as to why that is. Very unusual undercoats.
AuntieGavioli 1 year ago
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@AuntieGavioli I agree but the current ignorant owners of the organ seem to be pleased with what they have sadly done with the poor instrument
fairgrounddiva 11 months ago
Beautiful, and I quite like the way it looks there a bit like a royal doulton or wedgewood.
mesmoland 1 year ago
This organ isnt actually a Pierre Eich organ. It was built from the remainsof a 108 Key Gavioli Barrel Organ. Pierre Eich was the one who did this build and put his name on it. Mr Chiappa used to do the same. Len Cranes organ is the best example as it was a Gavioli but when rebuilt by Chiappas their name was put on it.
118Verbeek 1 year ago
@118Verbeek you are joking me
faunaandflora67 1 year ago
@faunaandflora67 No im not kidding the CDs of this organ were reviewed in the last issue of the Keyframe Magazine which is the magazine for the Fair Organ Preservation Society and it stated what i said about the organ in the review;)
118Verbeek 1 year ago
The organ belongs to A.Reid and is part of his collection. Always plays well and never drops a note. I think theirs one other surviving pierre eich organ. Not sure where but im pretty sure theirs another. Great post.
Mclaren1O 2 years ago
Great organ!
Wurlitzer157 2 years ago
What is song at 0:00 called?Ive heard it on prestons 112 Key Gavioli on a DVD and have wondered what it is.
118Verbeek 2 years ago
I Think Its called: I follow the band
johnnydraaiorgel11 2 years ago
Almost right.
It's called 'Come follow the band' and it coules from the musical 'Barnum'. :-)
StuartMulcrow 2 years ago
Fantastic restoration by Peter Griffiths
dompteurcirque 3 years ago 5
@dompteurcirque Pity he scrapped the original case! Griffiths work was a very poor restoration. So much so that the organ had to re-restored !
chimpychompie 2 months ago
I didnt know that their where any surviving pierre eich organs left. they sound really viberant sound. like that of early gaviolis only it has a sweeter tone too it. Great vid, Thanks leach
AxisHome1 3 years ago
I love this stunning organ but I do so miss the carved doors with the gracefull carved work
98keygavioli 3 years ago
I saw this the other weekend and eventhough the organ is sounding great I hate the bells that the two female/male bellringers hold as they are far to tinny and it distracts your attention to the bells rather than the great rare organ itself.....
marenghiorgan 3 years ago
Hello, As you said those organs are rare, because Pierre Eich speciality was more at the pianola and orchestrion production. Those organs were made in Belgium with imported instruments ( violins and reed) from Germany and with mechanical and technical skill of own factory. The front was made also in Belgium by the firm Moulinasse. The factory was situated at Sint Amandsberg , a suburb of Gent.
phillemon70 3 years ago
Where did you get the interesting information about Moulinas? I'm curious to know, since Moulinas also had contacts with Hooghuys.
bietebouwer 3 years ago
In 1973 or also around, I've got a conversation with the sister of P.Eich, Clementine Eich. The old lady took some photographs with different well carved façades.And told me what I've said before.After a while she let me in a part of the old factory and I've seen a that moment a few unachieved pneumatical Jukeboxes.That was the last production item from P Eich.With the help of Emiel Baude I've bought a lot of pianolarolls at that time.Moulinasse was very specialised in wood carved horses also.
phillemon70 3 years ago
My, my, that's a long time ago. Are you from Belgium? Do you know what happened with all the Eich archives in the end? I only met Baude once, but unfortunately, he died before I got into real contact with him.
bietebouwer 3 years ago
Yes I am from Gent. The archives where "bought" or "taken" by Adolf Baude. Who sold it to someone in Holland. Adolf Baude was the brother from Emiel Baude.I've never did a second visit to the factory, because Clementine health was'nt very good.May I say that "the factory" was occupied at that time also by a beer-merchand who rent for 90% the old building.
phillemon70 3 years ago
AH, very interesting to know! I always thought Leonard Grymonprez managed to get his hands on the material.
It's a pity we know so little about Eich's activities. In the end, he was active for quite a long period.
bietebouwer 3 years ago
Yes, Leonard was something special. But the Baude's knew this fellow very well....and he did not get aproach with Clementine Eich.
His father Oscar Grymonprez is now 103 year !
phillemon70 3 years ago
Yes, I know! I visited Oscar a few times; he's now in a retirement home, as I understand from his wife?
bietebouwer 3 years ago
How many keys this organ?
And the scale is similar to Gavioli ?
As the owner took this organ many years for a Gavioli ?
Like Ruth and Hooghuys and Gavioli in their 89key models having a very close scale application.
phillemon70 3 years ago
This one has 89 keys; I believe the scale is similar or identical to 89-key Gavioli. It used to have side panels which came from a Gavioli once owned by Becquart. I believe it still has some old books by one or more Belgian arrangers?
bietebouwer 3 years ago
Thanks. Often mechanics are having keys not used and increasing the key number also, but Pierre Eich probably took here the most common scale.Organ sounds very good !
phillemon70 3 years ago
Can someone tell me where I can find sound effects of these kind of organs? (pipe organs, bells, piccolo, all that stuff that belongs to the traditional fairground music) I'm searching forever, but can't find some organs to use it for my music that I make! I prefer to have 'single shots' of an organ, or any fairground instrument... Thank you very much!
GIO29 4 years ago
If you're looking for soundfonts of fairground organ voices (as in for use with electronic music creation) of this stuff, check iMOD forum... there's a post from Ben Jackson requesting fonts... I believe he got some from Peter Griffiths, who fooled a lot of people on the group with his "virtual fair organ" (see topic "New street organ" in the "organ building" section of the iMOD forum)
KawhackitaRag 4 years ago
Try the free download of the Miditzer, an excellent digital emulation of a Wurlitzer theatre organ, which produces very similar timbres as a fairground organ.
no links allowed, so I try to work my way around it:
triple doubleU.virtualorgan DOT COM
Enjoy
aihoschema 4 years ago
Ive got this on DVD !
jennythewren 4 years ago
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EddyNickson 4 years ago
do we need bad language like that?
rachelbingham7 4 years ago
He's just making a joke about the fact that the mechanical figures on the organ front are sometimes called "puppets" or "statues", which is a close translation, but in fact the correct terms are more often "figures" or more specifically a "bandmaster" and "bellringers". I agree that it was a VERY little joke.
KawhackitaRag 4 years ago 2
some people find swearing offensive as do I!
gavioliorgan1 4 years ago
so why has the puppet in the middle got a golden head (mary porte) you have hooked me on that one! who can tell us?
emmawaltonhamilton 4 years ago
What ever happened to those two lovely carved doors that were on the organ years ago?
and why has the bandmaster got a GOLD head and the rest of the facade and figures are in a grey undercoat?????????
its weird!!!!!!!!!!!
maryporte 4 years ago
The figures and facade look like that because the organ is in the midst of restoration in this video.
Thijsie92 4 years ago
I'm not saying the Pierre Eich sound is not unique and wonderful (it is), but I hear the influences of those "schools" of organbuilding listening to this organ, more than I do a Hooghuys. (sorry for all the comments; youtube won't let me write more than 500 characters per comment!)
KawhackitaRag 4 years ago
Judging from this example, Mr. Eich seems to have been able to combine some of the best (on my opinion) tonal attributes of both the French and German organs, as well as some Belgian influences. This is in contrast to another Belgian fairground organ maker, Hooghuys, who instead came up with a sound that was not a French or German sound, or even a dance organ sound (like Mortier), but a unique tone-idiom unto themselves.
KawhackitaRag 4 years ago 2
At the time of Bowers' "Encyclopedia" and Reblitz and Bowers' "Treasures of Mechanical Music", no Pierre Eich fairground organs were known to exist; (at least, that is the implication those authors seem to give in their captions of the old photos of fairground organs he built). However, I now know of two in existence: the 65-key that used to be in Harris' gallopers (where is it now?), and this one.
KawhackitaRag 4 years ago
As you probably know, Pierre Eich was a famous Belgian coin piano and orchestrion builder. (popular models include the "solophone" piano with many ranks of pipes, and the "super violin" with one rank of violin pipes and elaborate expression effects to imitate a real violin)
KawhackitaRag 4 years ago