98 key Chippa/ Marenghi "Wonderland"

The organ featured in this video clip is the ex Pat Collins 98 key Chippa/Marenghi fair organ "Wonderland". The organ is based is the West Midlands(England).
The march being played is:
The Phamton Brigade

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• fairorgan
• bandorgan
• barrelorgan

[nicolaj0154]

is pat collins the maker of the organ?. ore the owner?.

[musicmachinesuk]

Hi niolaj0154,

The organ was built Marenghi for showman Pat Collins.The organ is currently owned by: Bill Hunt,(I think)its only organ the used to owned by Pat Collins that surived.

Ben

[Laddo32]

Not true. The organ from one of Pat Collin's early bioscope shows also survives at Crich Transport Museum.

[musicmachinesuk]

Thanks that info Laddo32,

I forget about the other one being at the Crich Tranway Museum. I've being played a couple of times inside the hall.

Ben

[cellopipe]

@craig1102003 Ah OK that's interesting and slightly different to what I have been told. There where other organs which came from the stores or yard at Sutton. I believe there was several Bruder organs which had Chiappas name on them as well as an Imhof Barrel organ used on a cake walk which a dealer bought and a 87 key Gavioli which went to the same dealer. There was also a very derelict 98 which came out of a Dragon scenic but l think that got broke up sadly. Did you visit Sutton at all?

[craig1102003]

@cellopipe - the ex Tom Smith organ was never used at Sutton Park. The Gallopers were sold to a distance member of the Collins familey, modernised and sited at Alton Towers. The organ,and other parts were later abandoned in Sutton Park. There was scrap machines from Collins's and elsewhere, it was seen as a convenient dumping ground by a number of people.  When the lease on the park expired, only Gumbles Chairoplane Organ, Collins's Scenic organ and Tom Smith's Gavioli were saved

[craig1102003]

@cellopipe - the ex Tom Smith organ was never used at Sutton Park. The Gallopers were sold to a distance member of the Collins familey, modernised and sited at Alton Towers. The organ,and other parts were later abandoned in Sutton Park. There was scrap machines from Collins's and elsewhere, it was seen as a convenient dumping ground by a number of people. When the lease on the park expired, only Gumbles Chairoplane Organ, Collins's Scenic organ and Tom Smith's Gavioli were saved

[cellopipe]

@craig1102003 Your also forgetting the ex Tom Smiths organ which came from a roundabout used at Sutton park.

[officialwaggroup]

superb

[musicmachinesuk]

@orchestrophone Andrew Whitehead maintains the organ he added the the wood blocks and the triangle to it and also has been some new music books been for the organ as well.

Ben

[ngf396]

There are about 750 pipes on the organ. Not many for such a large one really, but quite an unusual mixture. Sorry for appearing on the vid waving my arms about-someone was asking about the pipe layout and i was trying to show him, helped by my little lad dancing about in front of the organ as usual!

[Mclaren1O]

Great vid. Btw at some venues when u see this organ watch out for the bright yellow burrell showmans engine that somtimes comes with it. You cant miss it.

[johnnydraaiorgel11]

Please more!