¡Aaatención! Graaanaderos a Caballo... ¡Maaaarch! ¡Síii es la Marcha de San Lorenzo, donde hay un órgano Locatelli de 1904 que los del Convento están dejando que se los coman los bichos!
This is actually a Wurlitzer CU photoplayer, which uses Concert PianOrchestra rolls. I think only 3 CUs are known to exist. You can tell because the roll on this one is playing percussion effects and making registration changes automatically. Only photoplayers using orchestrion rolls do this. The ones that use 88-note rolls only automatically play the notes, a person is needed to play the drum parts and make registration changes manually. Of course, the whole thing can also be played by hand.
Thies Wurlitzer is orignall a model YU for 88 notes rolls, the instrument was changed in a model CU, by replacing the readers and play with registration changes automatically also the percussion effects, the instrument can be redone as originally in 88 notes, I keep the two readres.
Now we can play rolls Mandoline Piano orchester and Philipps PM. We can also play by hand.
The "Y" designation always meant an 88n player. In the case of my home style 109-C Wurlitzer, which was suppsoed to have had a concert roll player, had theatre organs followed the same nomenclature, mine would be more appropriately called a style 109-Y with an 88n player.
Fewer than 10 Wurlitzer piano console theatre organs still exist intact--out of well over 500 built. While this style YU is pneumatic, the theatre organs are electro pneumatic.
This fantastic WurliTzer Photoplayer is upstairs in the "American Salon" of the Musee Baud in L'Auberson, Switzerland. It was restored by Michel Bourgoz. For a number of years it was in a collection in Rochester, New York. It is wonderful to hear this instrument play Philipps Pianella rolls. There are only 6 U class Wurlitzer Photoplayers known to exist; 3 CU and 3 YU. Of the 6 three have been restored; one by Michel Burgoz, one by Hathaway and Bowers, and one by Mike Kitner.
Harold Shaner never owned one. The one on the Carrousel Music recording was owned by Alan Stafford and was restored by Mike Kitner. Alan later sold it to Don Neilson. When Mike restored it, he set one side to play PianOrchestra Rolls and the other side was left to play Concert PianOrchestra rolls.
Oops, I was confusing this with Mr. Shaner's model "G". You're right. I guess that one and this one must be the only photoplayers around playing Mandolin PianOrchestra (Philipps PM) rolls. Wurlitzer never originally built any to play PM rolls, did they?
i feel like i'm at a carnival
BlackFrop 2 years ago
More videos please! :)
...and perhaps better sound quality? :)
clearater67 3 years ago
OH, GOOD, THE ARGENTINE ST. LAWRENCE MARCH!
¡Aaatención! Graaanaderos a Caballo... ¡Maaaarch! ¡Síii es la Marcha de San Lorenzo, donde hay un órgano Locatelli de 1904 que los del Convento están dejando que se los coman los bichos!
tockoriusoschael 4 years ago
hola tockoriuschael: yo toque en organos locatelli italianos y quiero conocer ese organo de SAN LORENZO, ¿como dices que esta ese instrumento?
rosaspon2007 4 years ago
This is actually a Wurlitzer CU photoplayer, which uses Concert PianOrchestra rolls. I think only 3 CUs are known to exist. You can tell because the roll on this one is playing percussion effects and making registration changes automatically. Only photoplayers using orchestrion rolls do this. The ones that use 88-note rolls only automatically play the notes, a person is needed to play the drum parts and make registration changes manually. Of course, the whole thing can also be played by hand.
KawhackitaRag 4 years ago
Hello !
Thies Wurlitzer is orignall a model YU for 88 notes rolls, the instrument was changed in a model CU, by replacing the readers and play with registration changes automatically also the percussion effects, the instrument can be redone as originally in 88 notes, I keep the two readres.
Now we can play rolls Mandoline Piano orchester and Philipps PM. We can also play by hand.
Cordially
les2decoppet 4 years ago
The "Y" designation always meant an 88n player. In the case of my home style 109-C Wurlitzer, which was suppsoed to have had a concert roll player, had theatre organs followed the same nomenclature, mine would be more appropriately called a style 109-Y with an 88n player.
Fewer than 10 Wurlitzer piano console theatre organs still exist intact--out of well over 500 built. While this style YU is pneumatic, the theatre organs are electro pneumatic.
Yaledmot 4 years ago
Where is this instrument? Are there more videos? This looks like a Wurlitzer style YU (88note player.)
These machines are very rare!
tld
Yaledmot 4 years ago
This fantastic WurliTzer Photoplayer is upstairs in the "American Salon" of the Musee Baud in L'Auberson, Switzerland. It was restored by Michel Bourgoz. For a number of years it was in a collection in Rochester, New York. It is wonderful to hear this instrument play Philipps Pianella rolls. There are only 6 U class Wurlitzer Photoplayers known to exist; 3 CU and 3 YU. Of the 6 three have been restored; one by Michel Burgoz, one by Hathaway and Bowers, and one by Mike Kitner.
RonPaulWOW 3 years ago
Which one of these is the Harold Shaner instrument heard on the Carrousel Music recording?
KawhackitaRag 3 years ago
Harold Shaner never owned one. The one on the Carrousel Music recording was owned by Alan Stafford and was restored by Mike Kitner. Alan later sold it to Don Neilson. When Mike restored it, he set one side to play PianOrchestra Rolls and the other side was left to play Concert PianOrchestra rolls.
RonPaulWOW 3 years ago
Oops, I was confusing this with Mr. Shaner's model "G". You're right. I guess that one and this one must be the only photoplayers around playing Mandolin PianOrchestra (Philipps PM) rolls. Wurlitzer never originally built any to play PM rolls, did they?
KawhackitaRag 2 years ago
wurlitzer photo player 8D
wurlitzermad 4 years ago