Aeolian Concertola - Celebration Dinner Party - Video 14

Saturday 29th of May 2010 was a "Red Letter Day" for the continuing saga of Aeolian Organs and music at 27 Blackall Road. Paul writes:

"I acquired the Concertola at the same time as the Aeolian Pipe Organ Op1458 and eventually restored it during the first two months of this year. I decided that a suitable first outing would take the form of a dinner party, during which background music would be provided by rolls played on the Concertola. Not just any rolls however, but the ones that were last played when this machine still worked. And that was a LONG time ago....

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[petermackett37]

Fantastic organ!,how many notes  are on the tracker bar?

[musicurio]

On the organ CONSOLE there is a 116-note tracker bar whilst on the CONCERTOLA (a Duo Art organ player) there is a 176-"note" tracker bar. This is really 116 notes and 60 allied functions.  Thank you for your interest

[petermackett37]

@musicurio Thanks so much for the information,is the organ installed in your house and how many ranks of pipes are in it?,i think these Aeolian organs have a fantastic sound!

[musicurio]

All 29 ranks are installed in my house-including two 16' open ones (the string and diapason. I have also just added a 16' reed. This is NOT an original Aeolian one, alas, but very similar in scale and voicing to the 16' bassoon one found on larger Aeolian jobs.

[PipeOrganHymnsG0OJF]

Excellent

[musicurio]

@PipeOrganHymnsG0OJF ta

[harmoniumbauer]

Very, very beautiful! Have you a Aeolian Orchestrelle, also? I can see one of this at 0:40...

[RobinPratt]

Now THIS is my idea of PERFECT DINNER PARTY! Thanks so much!

[pianolasociety]

congratulations! brilliant!