I have seen quite a few people referring to this event as "The Zolfo Springs Engine and Tractor Show", but it is actually called "Pioneer Park Days". It did have another name when I was a child, but for the last 20 or so years it has had this new name. I hope this helps anyone out when trying to look up information for it. Also, it is traditionally held towards the end of February, beginning of March, every year. We hold a parade on the Saturday of festivities. -C.
No, but they're related. The first band organ company in North Tonawanda was called the North Tonawanda Barrel Organ Factory, and was run by Eugene DeKleist. This was in the 1890s. Their organs were all cylinder-operated and are extremely rare today. After a few years, the company was renamed the DeKleist Manufacturing Co. Wurlitzer showed an interest by this time and acted as an agent for DeKleist organs. [continued...]
In 1906, several disgruntled DeKleist employees left the company and founded the competing North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works. In 1909, Wurlitzer bought out the DeKleist company and started manufacturing their own band organs. For more than a decade, Wurlitzer and NTMIW were practically the only games in town, with the exception of the tiny and unrelated Niagara Musical Instrument Manufacturing Co.
In 1922, several disgruntled NTMIW/Rand employees founded Artizan Factories.
Yeah, they're nearly identical except that for some unexplained reason, the Wurlitzer has 13 melody notes and 10 accompaniment notes, whereas the North Tonawanda has a more logical division of 14 melody notes and 9 accompaniment notes. (one note got moved over). Interestingly, the Wurlitzer 104 has the more logical division as well, since it was based upon the model 17 barrel organ, whereas the 125 comes from the model 18 barrel organ.
Finally, the Wurlitzer 125 has five wooden trombones that play all the time from the bass section (unless manually turned off with a draw stop), while the North Tonawanda 155 has three wooden trombones that play from their own three notes on the music roll, separate from the five-note bass section.
No sir, this is a model 155 owned by a collector in Pennsylvania, USA. The organ Preston had was a model 37 that has since been sold to a happy owner in Shropshire. These models are identical in pipework and scale, however the 37 plays from a pinned cylinder and has no drums, whereas the 155 has drums on side brackets and plays from a paper roll.
Interesting accumulator- I guess they couldn't be bothered with a take-up roll.
douro20 3 months ago
Are you sure that its only got 16 keys? it sounds better than 16 keys.
GermanStreetOrgan 4 months ago
I have seen quite a few people referring to this event as "The Zolfo Springs Engine and Tractor Show", but it is actually called "Pioneer Park Days". It did have another name when I was a child, but for the last 20 or so years it has had this new name. I hope this helps anyone out when trying to look up information for it. Also, it is traditionally held towards the end of February, beginning of March, every year. We hold a parade on the Saturday of festivities. -C.
csdmommy 1 year ago
Not all Wurlitzer 125's have trombones.
SeeburgMusic 1 year ago
U=Is this the one in bill black's carousel music?
anglerfly 1 year ago
Is north tonawanda Muical isntrument's co. the same as delkeist?
anglerfly 2 years ago
No, deKleist was the make of orans and such for Wurlitzer, then Wurlitzer bought them out and produced the machines themselves
wurly164 2 years ago
@wurly164 NOrth tonawanda is stared byL Eugene de kliest
anglerfly 1 year ago
No, but they're related. The first band organ company in North Tonawanda was called the North Tonawanda Barrel Organ Factory, and was run by Eugene DeKleist. This was in the 1890s. Their organs were all cylinder-operated and are extremely rare today. After a few years, the company was renamed the DeKleist Manufacturing Co. Wurlitzer showed an interest by this time and acted as an agent for DeKleist organs. [continued...]
KawhackitaRag 2 years ago
In 1906, several disgruntled DeKleist employees left the company and founded the competing North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works. In 1909, Wurlitzer bought out the DeKleist company and started manufacturing their own band organs. For more than a decade, Wurlitzer and NTMIW were practically the only games in town, with the exception of the tiny and unrelated Niagara Musical Instrument Manufacturing Co.
In 1922, several disgruntled NTMIW/Rand employees founded Artizan Factories.
KawhackitaRag 2 years ago
Are the WurliTzer style 125 and the No. Towanda style 155 in anyway related or based on the same thing or something along those lines?
Do they even have the same playing capabilities (regardless of the rolls)?
tregnier279 2 years ago
Yeah, they're nearly identical except that for some unexplained reason, the Wurlitzer has 13 melody notes and 10 accompaniment notes, whereas the North Tonawanda has a more logical division of 14 melody notes and 9 accompaniment notes. (one note got moved over). Interestingly, the Wurlitzer 104 has the more logical division as well, since it was based upon the model 17 barrel organ, whereas the 125 comes from the model 18 barrel organ.
KawhackitaRag 2 years ago
Finally, the Wurlitzer 125 has five wooden trombones that play all the time from the bass section (unless manually turned off with a draw stop), while the North Tonawanda 155 has three wooden trombones that play from their own three notes on the music roll, separate from the five-note bass section.
KawhackitaRag 2 years ago
The programmable synth of 1912!
BadAndUgly 4 years ago
is this the organ previously for sale on preston services
prestonjake 4 years ago
No sir, this is a model 155 owned by a collector in Pennsylvania, USA. The organ Preston had was a model 37 that has since been sold to a happy owner in Shropshire. These models are identical in pipework and scale, however the 37 plays from a pinned cylinder and has no drums, whereas the 155 has drums on side brackets and plays from a paper roll.
KawhackitaRag 4 years ago 3
I am conducting a survey of surviving instruments made by the North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works so that is how I know this :)
KawhackitaRag 4 years ago
It sounds like it could be "I love you a bushel and a peck."
Karlfalcon 5 years ago 8
It is
carousel19 3 years ago
it is what?
augpeh 2 years ago
@augpeh Its a bushel and a pek
anglerfly 1 year ago
Cool! But what's the tune playing?
rotunda57 5 years ago