Paul Eakins' Belgian Band Organ 1960's KENTUCKY STATE FAIR

Paul Eakins and the the Mortier Belgian Dance Organ in the mid 1960's at the Kentucky State fair.

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• paul eakins
• band organ
• morttier
• belgian organ

[anglerfly]

Is it possible to Crank it?

[kazombie]

@anglerfly You could turn the wheel to run the bellows if you wanted to.....

[anglerfly]

Thanks ofr posting! Its rain proof?

[petermackett37]

@KawhackitaRag I believe this organ to be earlier than 1912,Mortier first fitted Jazz Flutes in that year,we have the prototype organ over here in England and this one does not have them.The Xylophone is typical Hooghuysand may be a later addition but the Vox Humana may be original as there is one other Mortier in Arnhem,Holland that has an original rank fitted when it was built.Is the front of this organ original as the pillars are very Gavioli in style,it could be a Gavioli/Mortier.

[KawhackitaRag]

@petermackett37 you're right! Unless you have the serial number, I will make a guess that this organ was built circa 1912-1914. This seems about the right time period for this key size Mortier organ with these registers. Some people have privately communicated to me that this organ might contain some Hooghuys parts, such as the vertically-mounted xylophone (which does appear to be Hooghuys and not at all typical Mortier) and the Vox Humana pipes.

[petermackett37]

No way was this organ built in 1885,Mortier didn't start his business until the early 1900's!

[Wurlitzer157]

Wow!