98 Key Gaudin Concert Organ plays Grand March from 'Aida' at Widnes Rally, 2010

This 98 Key Gaudin Concert Organ was originally a larger instrument but was re-tubed to enable playing of 98 Key VB (Gavioli) books.
The organ was rescued from a very derelict state and gradually restored to its former glory, and then again more recently underwent further restoration by members of the Show Organ Society.
It is heard here at the Widnes (Fairground Organ Preservation Society North West) Rally on 26th September 2010, playing the Grand March from the opera 'Aida' by Verdi.

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[AuntieGavioli]

there are lots of video clips of this organ on our channel but as usual the fair organ enthusiasts won't bother watching them :(

[nickn5nl]

@AuntieGavioli I've watched some of them, good videos.

[Totallyfairorgans]

great! you should check out our video of the organ and the others from the weekend!

[nickn5nl]

@Totallyfairorgans I will do :) Thanks.

[balmesh]

Very interesting. A valiant attempt to play the classics!

[nickn5nl]

@balmesh Yes, it does a fairly good job considering. Another video I'll post tomorrow shows a far better organ (Duncan Mallows' Leach/Goodwin Concert Organ) for the job of playing classics...

[bietebouwer]

@ceredigio Yes, i'm well aware of that: see my website hooghuys.com :)

[ceredigio]

Who arranged this book? It is a very good arrangement!

[ceredigio]

@bietebouwer Albert Bequart also owned the two Hooghuys organs at Thursford before George Cushing bought them.

[MrVideoRater1]

@AuntieGavioli Why do you say that, surely this organ is a fairground organ enthusiast's dream?

[bietebouwer]

@IanPostlethwaite Thanks for the info, Ian! I have no idea about the organ's prior use, alas ...

[IanPostlethwaite]

@bietebouwer thats correct it was purchased by Albert Becquart, and was stored in the Becquart family depot. In 1966 it belonged to Pierre Janssens, one of Becquarts relatives, before being purchased by George Parmley. I don't know much about the organs use before that unfortunately.....

Sadly it has been much altered, its missing its top proscenium and much of the beautiful carved work was 'butchered' in an attempt to apparently increase volume.

[AuntieGavioli]

@nickn5nl thanku so are yours 

[Totallyfairorgans]

@balmesh Hi, sorry but full links to other videos don't seem to be allowed by YouTube in these comments. This is as much as I can post. What you do is to remove everything up to youtube . com / in the address box at the top of the screen, then you copy and paste the bit I've posted above that starts with watch? after the / . Press the Enter key then you should see the video. If not search for musicmachinesuk and then look for their Whites Mammoth Gavioli video. Hope you get to see it!