Sanfilippo Wurlitzer

[DexUnited]

what kind of monster made this instrument

[Streetcar1743]

I am a student organsit and learing professional organ playing thru the American Theatre Organ Society, and after my music session at the City Museum on the 3/17 Wurlitzer there, Al Haker, me and another ATOS member sat down and talked about organs. And after my playing there, I have learned some things about these grand works of art. Such as knowing a safe place to put the console, and judging by the size of this one, theatres are the only plces big enough to house them.

[tammyjc15]

Even though Jelani isn't in concert in this clip, what he's playing here sounds fantastic!

[MrKeys57]

onko missään enemänn videoita missä tämä J.Eddington soittaa?

mahtava muusikko, ja mahtavat urut!

[raikaljok]

@MrKeys57 Laita YouTuben inputiin (vasen yläkulma) Jelani Eddington ja sitten kneppaa search-nappulaa. Sieltä tulee hänen videoitaan enemmänkin.

[Streetcar1743]

Where is this organ???? I would love to come and play it!

[JonasClark]

@Streetcar1743 In the info. Victorian Palace, Jasper Sanfilippo's home, near Chicago. It is open by invitation only, but some Chicago-area theatre organ groups may be able to help get you in. Eighty ranks of pipes in this monster, coupled with a scaled-up replica of the largest console Wurlitzer ever built.

[Streetcar1743]

@JonasClark thanks for the info. I know that the bottom manual is the Accomp., and the one above it is the Great and the top one is the Solo. But since this has 5 manuals, which of the two directly is the Bombard manual and what's the name of the 5th manual?

[JonasClark]

@Streetcar1743 I'm used to Great being on the bottom, so that's unusual. I can't seem to locate a stoplist for the Sanfilippo organ, so I'm not sure, sorry.

[furrypeanut1]

@Streetcar1743 IF i remember correctly, (it can differ between organs) the manuals from bottom to top are, accompaniment, great, bombarde, orchestral, and solo. I also have a stoplist somewhere if you want a copy.

[acoustics101]

Great demo of a great instrument. I'd love to hear this one in person!

[daveplomin]

Jelani is a MASTER on these big organs! I have several of his CDS and am amazed that someone so young can master an instrument that was popular decades before he was born! Must be an old soul!

[daveplomin]

Looking forward to going to the Sanfillipo Estate for the Chicago Uptown Theater Benefit Sept 20!

[tempo78]

love this guy!

[bombarde1701]

This is a great organ! And there are some great recordings out there as well! I have Jelani's CD here and I love it! This instrument is capable of playing just about anything.

[SuperElBorba]

I hate him for his amazing 2ndTouch technique!!! - lol

[deancook652]

How many theatre organists do you know who can divide the pedalboard into two seperate combinations at tenor D, and use it effectively? Wow!

[Marshall7302]

That organ is fantastic i have yet to go there to see it personally. But i recently saw Phil Maloofs collection in his Las Vegas home, he has a 5 manual Kimball and the 6 manual Grand Barton from Chicagos stadum. And the computerized technology is very cool. Ive learnd that this is what is keeping the pipes alive, and the organ sound from dieing. Thanks for this video.

[KawhackitaRag]

Computer technology is very cool indeed for large organs and especially large custom organs that are not "pure"; that is, they were not originally built as one organ by a maker, but were assembled from parts of several previously-made organs. The Sanfilippo and also the Nethercutt organs are probably the best and largest of these.

However, for smaller and especially more original organs, ripping out the original electropneumatic relay and changing specification is probably not a good idea.

[ChucklesKeys]

This instrument sounds fantastic

[missourifatman]

The organ is easy on the ears and the organist is easy on the eyes :)

[Kiddman32]

Interesting to peek into what a world-class theatre organist is doing and thinking when he's up there performing the magic that he does :)

[raikaljok]

Yes, we were lucky when we got him to guide us for our album recordings.

[bombarde1701a]

@raikaljok I have looked high and low for Kalevi Kiviniemi's CD on the Sanfilippo Wurlitzer....is there ANY way to get it??