Fairground Organ playing "I Wanna Say Hello"

A 50-keyless Fairground Organ (rebuilt by myself) playing from traditional perforated cardboard music which pneumatically controls 210 pipes and various percussion instruments to mechanically and fully automatically play.

Does anyone know the title of this tune? I've heard the piece on other organs so it should be a reasonably well-known song, it's just I don't know it! The book is an old Chiappa produced book which has had a new beginning page, hence no record of the title.

The instrument is still a working progress in so much as I'm presently constructing a façade and am yet to paint the refurbished display lorry, plus there are a few tweaks to the pipework once the façade is fitted. So no silly comments please about the lack of façade or tuning until (a) I've finished the project and (b) you've heard it in person! The sound quality on YouTube simply can't give full justice to the wide dynamic range of a large mechanical organ.

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This organ uses the standard 48 Gavioli scale, i.e. 22/12/8, with a couple of extra registers I've been able to fit in and add the existing old music library accordingly. The 210 pipes are spread as follows...

Melody (22 notes): 2x Stopped Flute, 2x Violin*, 1x Trumpet**, also 20-note Glockenspiel***

Accompaniment (12 notes): Stopped Flute, Open Flute, Doppelflute*, Cello*, Trumpet**

Bass (8 notes): Stopped Flute, Octave Doppelflute Helpers, 2x Stopped Flute (celeste and octave apart to imitate cello)*, Bass Trombone**

* = String Register
** = Forte Register

The registers also perform percussion note changeovers to broaden the musical range of the organ.

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[musicmachinesuk]

Hi Nick,

The song is called: "I Wanna Say Hello"

This song is also on 2 song book on the 98 key Gavioli at Thursford.

Ben :-)

[fairorgan]

Cheers Ben, many thanks for the info!

[Thijsie92]

Nice video, sadly I don't know the name of the tune, though it is familiar. Just one question, why are there 2 sticks on the bell at the front?

[fairorgan]

Hi Thijsie! Well spotted; I haven't tubed up the second bell striker just yet, as when I have the façade and bandmaster fitted the bell is probably going to have to be moved, or at least struck in a different way. Both strikers you see actually use a spare note on the side of each glockenspiel chest, as I originally made the glock chests for the full 22-note melody section, before loosing the lowest two notes to suit the bars available and optimise the overall layout scheme. All the best, Nick.

[ttay1122]

you put your left foot in you put your left foot out an shake it all about

[maryporte]

I know this tune but not the title......

[Thijsie92]

@ceredigio Yes, I saw that when it was posted 4 years ago.

[ceredigio]

@Thijsie92 The tune is called 'I wanna say hello', it is a Chiappa book but I do not know who the marker was, this arrangement is also on the 98 Key Gavioli on the Gondola switchback ride at Thursford.

[ceredigio]

@dalekbitch Thursford does have another Gavioli, an 87 Key, it's in the ex-Fred Coupland Gallopers which have been at Thursford since 2003!

[ceredigio]

@ttay1122 I somehow don't think those are the lyrics to this tune...

[guitboxchicken]

@redhot31121984 Exactly! If it doesn't play in tune, it might as well not play at all! 

[redhot31121984]

@guitboxchicken : the point is that an organ out of tune plays badly the things. Mine has been out of tune, and now I am really happy to hear it playing better.

Too many people think that band organ always plays things in a bad way - being out of tune does not help

[guitboxchicken]

@redhot31121984 ...and pretty badly at that. If it's not in tune, what's the point?

[anglerfly]

Restored by you

[rout8910]

Ellen Sutton sang it, His Sir-ship diddled the ivories. Search 'Ellen Sutton', and you'll find an upload of the 78. Top of the pops in its day. Everyone bought it, I gather. If there'd been charts, it would've been number one.

[redhot31121984]

out of tune...