I'm not geared up to take this organ on the road unfortunately. I do attend rallys on the east coast when I can. Thanks for the kind words, I'm still trying to make it better, I used other CDs (from Bill Black) to help get my organ to sound in the ballpark. It's not easy, at least for me.
@WENZINRB You could try asking someone like Bill Black, Tim Westman or Alan Erb about tuning the reed pipes (trumpets and trombones). They are finicky and can be hard to adjust if you don't know much about pipe organ voicing.
@WENZINRB The string pipes (violins, violas, cellos, etc.) can also be a bit difficult due to the pipe freins.
My friend Jerry Pell has a very nice Wurlitzer 125 restored by Alan Erb. Mr. Erb voiced the pipes very carefully, and the result is the sweetest-sounding 125 I've ever heard. You can see and hear it on Myspace. Go to the videos section and search for "Sierra Madre band organ rally" (or just "band organ rally").
not sure its a WurliTzer 146 check my vids of a 146
anglerfly 1 year ago
you can see on a website
anglerfly 1 year ago
Oh man, that is sooo cool to hear the Beach Boys on a old band organ. Pretty good arangement too, sounds pretty close to the original.
rotunda57 2 years ago
Forgot to add - this song is "Surfin' Safari", The song "Surfin" is a different Beach Boys tune, the very first one they did.
rotunda57 2 years ago
Do you take this to any band organ rallys?
Wurlitzer157 2 years ago
I'm not geared up to take this organ on the road unfortunately. I do attend rallys on the east coast when I can. Thanks for the kind words, I'm still trying to make it better, I used other CDs (from Bill Black) to help get my organ to sound in the ballpark. It's not easy, at least for me.
WENZINRB 2 years ago
I love your organ it sounds great you should make a CD.
Wurlitzer157 2 years ago
P.S. I think the tuning on your organ needs some touching-up, but it's not too bad.
KawhackitaRag 2 years ago
You are right. I try to tune it bit by bit, but never manage to get it all perfect. I do try but I must admit defeat in the short run.
WENZINRB 2 years ago
@WENZINRB You could try asking someone like Bill Black, Tim Westman or Alan Erb about tuning the reed pipes (trumpets and trombones). They are finicky and can be hard to adjust if you don't know much about pipe organ voicing.
KawhackitaRag 1 year ago
@WENZINRB The string pipes (violins, violas, cellos, etc.) can also be a bit difficult due to the pipe freins.
My friend Jerry Pell has a very nice Wurlitzer 125 restored by Alan Erb. Mr. Erb voiced the pipes very carefully, and the result is the sweetest-sounding 125 I've ever heard. You can see and hear it on Myspace. Go to the videos section and search for "Sierra Madre band organ rally" (or just "band organ rally").
KawhackitaRag 1 year ago
Very interesting! I guess the 150 roll scale is not for the faint of heart!
KawhackitaRag 2 years ago