Amazing harmonium organ - Church medley

[crustylion321]

WTF is up with this retarded song

[delfreak]

And at the end of song You probably drop dead .....

[Offshoreorganbuilder]

To use a technical term, your bellows are "buggered!" Thanks for the posting. No need for trips to the gym with this beauty in the house, though. (The pedals are supposed to be worked with ANKLE movements, rather than the whole body approach. Full marks for persistence though.) By the time this had ended, I was exhausted.

[Belgologies]

@Offshoreorganbuilder Thanks for the comment, but please read others comments before posting...

[Offshoreorganbuilder]

@Belgologies Thanks for the reply. If you mean that others had commented on the bellows, then, yes, I did see them, but your efforts to keep the wind in are the main feature of this video (whether you intended this, or not) and I'm afraid I could not resist, as no doubt many others will fail to do in future. Did you ever get them repaired, by the way? Hope so!

[Belgologies]

@Offshoreorganbuilder Yep, that's what I ment. The bellows are not fixed yet, because I had to repair some instruments before it, and to restore the house I bought to set all of them in ! This big harmonium is one of the tops I'll ork on, after a Baltahsar and a piano waiting for me ! So much to do... so few time... so much pleasure !

See you and thanks for your words, Bob.

[Offshoreorganbuilder]

@Belgologies Good luck! I look forward to another video at some point, when it's all up and running.

[luc649]

Name of intro song please...is it schnappi schnappi schnap by any chance ?

[Belgologies]

@luc649 Yes sir, I hope I'll have no copyrights problems :)

[luc649]

I wanna hear " smoke on the water " on that...pleeeeease ! pom pom pom...pom pom ....po pooooooooooommm....

[Belgologies]

@luc649 HUm... I'll find the score, and I come back with a video !

[donovad2007]

you have the organ grinder, where is the monkey?

[Belgologies]

@donovad2007 I have an iguana and a parrot, but it's not so easy to move them to markets :)

[Zylstra555]

You are pumping the pedals fairly quickly... perhaps the reservoirs need some fixing-up/replacing?

[4freespeech]

Dear Lord, brother, you are getting a real aerobic workout! You look like Lance Armstrong pedaling down the home stretch. Better see where the leaks are in

your bellows or gallery. If an old lady had to play that instrument she'd keel over

from a heart attack right in the middle of church! If all is well you should only have

to slowly pedal even to get maximum volume. Nice organ though.

[Belgologies]

@4freespeech Ha ha ha, I love your soincerety and your humor sense. This 2-years ago video was indeed a real sport adventure... as his recent moving !

[PipeOrganistSC]

You don't care for Schnappi? LOL

[Belgologies]

In fact, I'm sacred ! YT will perhaps delete my video soon...

[decimaquinta69]

Fantastico

[doothless]

Ouch! Not today, I have a headache.

[KmusicSteve]

I love being German!! What a good song at the beginning and nice playing by the way!!!

[Belgologies]

Ah ah ah ! Please enjoy it, because YT perhaps will delete my video because of this misuse of copyrights of something. I'm serious !

[etbuk]

Amazing instrument! What's his stoplist? Congratulations! :)

[Belgologies]

Hé hé, wierd indeed. It just has beem moved in my new house : I had to break my door to make it come in !

[altpapapi]

It seems this harmonium organ needs the bellows repaired. An instrument in good repair would not require this amount of leg work just to charge the air supply. These things can really make a frightfully non-harmonious sound. Whew!

[Belgologies]

... Yes, see all comments below :)

[BeerMoneyLive]

seems like so much work to play, but i must find one and try it.... i love it!

[Belgologies]

He he, it will be a great adventure if you find and play it, I hope it for you.

I just moved it, but my house door was too slim : an other adventure !

[Darthymerej]

this is a good way to work out at the same time become a Virtuoso, who said musicians are fat?

[Belgologies]

In fact the weather is sunny here. Musicians are fat ? Well, I'm not musician then :)

[WHSLDSPICC]

Schnappi das kleine Krokodile. Great intro song!

[Belgologies]

Yes indeed ! Very childy-kitshy :)

[decimaquinta69]

Eccellente

[Belgologies]

Thanks a lot ! More videos to come after my moving :)

[dakiandjeo]

5 stars!

[Spongebob11223344]

be a bit lighter on the pedals. you should never have to top (or bottom) them out. EVER!

[Belgologies]

Thanks for this advice; I will practise it.

[powerspade]

You have a leeking bellows also air is syphoning through a faulty valve. The organ was made around 1860. I know this to be right as I play the exact model organ in my Chapel. I also repaired it and fitted new bellows,the sound now fills the chapel and sends shivers up my spine every time I play it

[Belgologies]

Thank you so much for your message, I will check the bellow more deeply when my moving will be finished. Do you know perhaps the name of the manufacturer ? It's a french/belgian one, but who ?

[realoption88]

very nice

your music have inspired me with nice and warm feeling

thank you so much

[Belgologies]

Thanks for your message. I will mpake another medley video this year for Christmas ...

[blacksky0]

canticorum jubiloo0o0!!!

XDDD

[Belgologies]

Si senor ! Un grande ecclesia classico :)

[Lifecomesfromwithin]

What is that hymn please that starts around :15? I know I've seen it in one of my books and I can't find it! It's driviving me crazy not to find it cause it's such a nice one! :) Thanks! You play so much with no music - do you play by ear, or just memorize easily? I admire what you do and how well you do it.

[Belgologies]

Hello; thanks for your comment. At the beginning, I studied the horn ! But never the keyboard. I think I can memorize, but not a lot. I play most of the time by ear, but I know the notes I play. For your question, can you please verify the timing ? At 00'15'', it's the Dutch child song :)

[Belgologies]

So ...

- impro

- 2'16'' : Thine be the glory, from Haendel, Judas M. Also knew as Canticorum Jubilo.

- 3'29'' : Joy to the world

- 4'58'' : Abide with me

- 5'30'' : [from a Christmas mass]

- 6'00'' : Adeste fideles

- 6'56'' : 'free' extract from Guilmant toccata

- impro

Do you get what you searched for ?

[mmcodomino]

where did you get that harmonium O.o

incredible playing

magnifique (?) =P

[Belgologies]

Thanks a lot ! I found it on a second-hand bargains website... I thought I was dreaming :)

[cirederf3]

hello! your harmonium is anormally leaking! you should'nt have to pump so fast, if it would be in good form...

However, the sound is not very loud: verify your pump! :)

[Belgologies]

Hello; sorry to give yous ome contradictions. In fact, I pump too fast, I know. But this instrument has no leak at all. Even if the sound of this video is very bad, you cannot hear a parrot screaming when I play it !

[cirederf3]

hello! your harmonium is anormally leaking! you should'nt have to pump so fast, if it would in good form...

However, the sound is not very loud: verify your pump! :)

[maciej852456]

A co to za debilska piosenka na początku!

[JamesEncliffe]

I think it must be leaking some wind! At least the pumping is good exercise :-)

[Belgologies]

Hello, in fact there is no leaks at all. This instrument is really powerfull ! You can't talk when I play :) But I have to recognize that I pump too much, my feet have tendancy to keep the same tempo as the song. I'll have to practise !

[etbuk]

Is a Christophe et Etienne...

[Belgologies]

I don't know : I disassembled it (go on my blog), and didn't find any medal or inscription ! I'm sure it's a french harmonium, but from who ? If you have an idea ... :)

[ofacteur]

Est-ce que votre harmonium possede un 32 pieds baryton? jaimerais entendre les differents voix ondulantes! Merci!

[Belgologies]

Bonjour; un '32 pieds baryton' ? Qu'entendez-vous par là ? Je ferai sans doute une petite vidéo ce week-end des différents jeux. Je la mets sur YouTube au début de la suivante ...

[etbuk]

what is the song at the time 5:07?

[Belgologies]

It comes from the 1847's Henry Lyte hymn text, "Abide with Me." It's a 'cantic' very often used in the english-speaking churches (both catholic and anglican). Then it's a traditionnal christmas song, but I don't remember the title.

[etbuk]

Thanks!