Aeolian Player Pipe Organ

Add &fmt=18 to the URL to hear in stereo. Nutcracker Suite, Waltz of the Flowers. Aeolian Duo Art roll 3486, Orchestral residence organ Aeolian opus 1280, 3M/34R, plays both paper roll and MIDI files, Concertola ten roll automatic changer demonstrated, views of pipe chambers, MIDI on screen display. Google Aeolian Opus 1280 or opus1280 for full history.

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[1motoxkid]

@ampicoab Thank you so much for sharing this with us... This organ is fantastic and I'm sure you know you've done an incredibly good thing by preserving it the way you have. A few questions if I may: What are the little ties on the pipes for? Looks like string or something? How are the pipes secured to the toe board so they do not fall over? Would it be possible for you to give us a video tour of the blower room, some detail on the jackbox, and perhaps show the swell engine while it's running?

[ampicoab]

@1motoxkid I'll answer the easy questions. Short pipes are held vertical in their toe holes by "rack boards". The rack board is about 6" above the toe board and is mounted to the toe board. Each pipe goes through its rack board hole which holds the pipe securely. Taller pipes cannot be supported that way and have racking behind the pipes and much higher over the toe board. Those pipes are tied to the racking structure for support. The ties are strings or cloth strips.

[ampicoab]

@1motoxkid As to showing "behind the scenes" operations of the more mechanical stuff, that will require another video shoot and some good music. I spend about two hours total time per finished video minute on the organ videos, so it will be another major project. Maybe this winter.

[1motoxkid]

@ampicoab I certainly hope you do. This organ is magnificent and again I thank you so much for sharing it with everyone. Whereabouts is it located, if I may? Can folks visit with it?

[ampicoab]

@1motoxkid Your comments are appreciated.  I was curious how you knew about the "jackbox" yet were not familiar with normal pipe racking. ??

More information about this organ, including location is on my web site. That site is on my channel page in my info box.

Various groups and individuals do visit my collection.

[767373jae]

The iPod of 1901!

[ampicoab]

@onlymario21 The organ lives in its own music room.

[DonaldFranklin67]

@ampicoab I enjoy this video of Opus 1280 playing "Waltz of the Flowers", especially at this time of Christmas. This is one of my favorite You Tube videos. I love the ending of the video where you placed the Nutcracker on the organ bench. I think that is cute! Well, I wish you Merry Christmas, happy holidays, whatever..keep up the good work!

[1motoxkid]

@ampicoab I'm no expert. I know what a jackbox is, a toe board is, what a rank and manual is but there are intricacies I'm not familiar with. I'll visit the website. Thanks!