Sarah Winchester's Mystery House

Some time ago I uploaded this video, simply called Winchester Mystery House, and I was warned recently by YouTube that something in the video might be copyrighted and that I might not own the rights. Since every photograph in the video came from my camera, I had to conclude that the music background was what they referred to, although they didn't say.

I had thought that Herr Mozart wouldn't mind my using a passage from one of his piano concertos as a tasteful backdrop to pictures of an interesting Victorian house, but noooooooooooo! Apparently not only does the composer have to be dead for at least 70 years, but the performers as well. Not wanting to run afoul of the DMCA, I removed the video and redubbed the background music. This time it is from a CD called "Neil/Armstrong." I have permission to use this music, as Tedd Armstrong (his professional name), the composer of the music, producer of the CD and the performer of all but the Neil tracks on the CD happens to be my brother. So YouTube can rest easy now.

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[arlichar11]

wow.. cool a tour guide there..well i want toi know what are the 50 rooms that are off limits and why? and whats up with the color scheme..doesnt seem rational for the time period,maybe just so not so dark in there? do people ever get lost there?

i know the bathrooms have window doors so that tours can see, but dont use them!

i personally think not everything thingn they tell u is true seems hype for tourists, alot of things that seem bizarre ,actually have good reason to be that way

[Largo64]

@arlichar11 The "off limits" rooms are unfinished and considered unsafe for tours. The house was always under construction during Sarah's lifetime, and many things were left undone when she died. The colors are the same as those when Sarah lived there. It wasn't so dark. there were gas lights in every room. As for the bathrooms, none of the plumbing works. The bathrooms are all locked so no one tries to use them. The public restrooms, separate from the house, are excellent . . . and CLEAN.

[Largo64]

cont.) Sure, there is hype about the place. I never saw nor heard anything spooky in two years working there, but there are others who claim they have seen ghostly things. I think that to see ghosts you have to believe in them first.

[gyqz]

OMG...you were a tour guide for over ten years?? Then you the ONE person to tell me if it is worth a trip over from across the pond ( I live in The Netherlands, you see). I've been wanting to see this house for so long, that I told everyone I'm going there this month.....but I can't ( for several reasons). Now I'm hoping to go next April.....I'm also dying to check out San Jose, so if you could be of some assistance...thank you very much in advance!!

[Largo64]

@gyqz I was a tour guide there for TWO years. I found the place to be fascinating, but I wouldn't advise you to take such a long trip just to see it. The tour of the house lasts 65 minutes, and the one of the grounds and basement about the same. You can spend as long as you like in the gardens. I would suggest you go to a website called Yelp with a dot and a com. There you will find many review from people who have visited the place. Some love it. Some don't.

[missyX45]

was the house supposed to have good and evil spirits

[Largo64]

@missyX45 Sarah was a spiritualist. She believed that some good spirits were guiding her design of the house so as to confuse not so much evil as angry spirits of people killed by Winchester firearms. I think she believed they were justified in their anger. Nevertheless, she never divested herself of the company, and continued to bank royalties on rifle sales as long as she lived.

[utleychase7]

U grew a beard Largo! Hahahahaha looking snazzy! ;)

[arlichar11]

@Largo64 thanks for reply// yeah that makes since about the unconstructed rooms... i didnt know if some rooms were just not seen because hard to get tour group into, or just dangerous because of how house is built,,,so now i understand! im sure the tour is much better in person, as most videos and shows only focus on the a few of the same features.. but in reality theres a lot of area ! thanksa again

[gyqz]

@Largo64 Thank you for your honest answer! But despite you advising me not to take the trip, I think I still will! Not only for the house, but to see San Jose. :-)

[akaolive]

Very insightful, thank you.

[MrDime1000]

I love the winchester mansion, Sarah is a wonderful ladie, she was told by a fortune teller to built a mansion in Jose California, if she stop, she'll be hauted by demons, she love the # 13, she did not like her picture taken by anyone, but only one pic was taken by a man who was hiding in the bushes, nd died in one of her fav rooms, she of course was not crazy, she was wonderful women, with a strong heart, she played the Piano, organ, and the volin, you can teach me more cause your a tour guide