98 key Marenghi organ - Thursford Steam Gala 2023

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The wonderful 98 key Marenghi organ in the Thursford collection filmed playing during their annual Steam Gala event on the 2nd of July 2023. Excuse the slight ciphering in the last couple of songs.
~Tracklist~
0:00 I Want to be Happy
1:44 The Sheik of Araby
5:43 Tea for Two
7:22 The Last All Clear
11:35 Little Nellie Kelly Selection
20:21 Old Comrades
24:29 ~~Carl Frei Selection~~
24:30 ~Marie, de Meisje van de Compagnie
25:37 ~1933 March
26:53 ~We Gaan Naar Rome
27:54 ~Kannst Du Pfeifen, Johanna
28:43 ~Draaien

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@RaggyAl1971 Жыл бұрын

Lovely recording Lucas.

@MechanicalMusicTravels Жыл бұрын

Thanks Alan!

@backbayboy1 Жыл бұрын

A wonderful example of old world craftsmanship.

@le0nardus599 Жыл бұрын

Is anything known about this organ Especially the number of keys... And when it was built I cannot imagine that this organ has already 98 keys It must have had many more working keys I think of 112 keys Obviously it was changed to 98 keys on arrival in the UK So it was easier to exchange music

@HarryYT22 Жыл бұрын

I like this one. Another instrument I've always wanted to see in person. The church organ pipes on the side make the organ more look like like a dance organ than a Fairground organ.

@MechanicalMusicTravels Жыл бұрын

Good observation! This organ was originally a dance organ. I don't know when it came over to the UK, I believe it was purchased by George Cushing in the 1950's after it had been used on a fairground in Ireland for some time, but I could be quite wrong.

@chrisstephens2980 Жыл бұрын

@@MechanicalMusicTravels yes, it was owned by an Irish showlady named Mrs Barry, along with the 89 key Marenghi now owned by the 'Gavioli Trust'. George Cushing acquired the 98 key Marenghi after being tipped off by Victor Chiappa, it was the first instrument he purchased.

@PeterMackett Жыл бұрын

The large pipes at the side do play but you have to stand close to the organ to hear them, not sure what they are but similar to a diapason or 8 foot principle in a church organ, there is also a xylophone in the top but it hasn't worked for many years.

@christiantedesco1477 Жыл бұрын

Would they be part of the cello register ?

@PeterMackett Жыл бұрын

@@christiantedesco1477 A cello has a frein or bridge across the mouth and these don't , they are also made of wood and have a deep but soft sound, not a string tone as such.

@PeterMackett Жыл бұрын

26:53 We Gaan Naar Rome. (We're Going To Rome) 27:54 Kannst Du Pfeifen, Johanna. (Can You Whistle, Johanna) 28:43. Draaien.

@MechanicalMusicTravels Жыл бұрын

Excellent, thanks Peter.

@kyleethekelt Жыл бұрын

I love the sweet Marenghi sound. However, this could do with a bit of a tune, as the sweetness is sometimes turned towards shrill. Lovely recording. Ngā mihi, K

@MechanicalMusicTravels Жыл бұрын

Indeed, this Marenghi has always been a favourite of mine in the collection and it is an excellent organ. I think the shrill notes might just be my recording - the organ sounded wonderful (and very loud!) in person.

@kyleethekelt Жыл бұрын

i'm afraid it's tuning. It's particularly noticeable in the second tune where the octaves don't quite tune. (Perfect pitch is a two-edged sword). I have the Bill Nunne Marenghi on a CD and it's perfectly in tune. If your recording had been too loud it would have distorted. I love its sweet timbre; the piccolo doesn't bother me as it does on a Gavioli. Is that sweetness a feature of French-made machines in general? I one day hope to learn to identify the machines purely by their sound, since I can't identify them in any other way. 😊😊

@RobertInce-nl1oi Жыл бұрын

A couple of slipped reeds causing this, unfortunately on the prime note! Nothing to do with octaves!