Ian Mizon I'll pass it on to him! Tbh that organ puts you at ease, it almost plays itself, it's fantastic!

On original relays with the re-it master xylophone still, isn’t it? Even cooler!

They were Wurlitzers version of swell pedal indicators.

+Paul John Purnell It's still running on it's original relays, the only modifications have been the addition of the piano and the quint and tierce couplers.

That's good, I regard Piano Attachment's and Couplers to be "Original" .... I'm just not too keen on the idea of parts of the Console and Organ being replaced with electronic alternatives ..... In regard to the Tower Organ, if The Ballrooms PA System is turned off would that mean no Piano? As I understand that the Piano on that is an Electronic Module .... So, say for practicing when the Ballroom is closed would whoever is practicing have to go to the trouble of turning the PA on ? ect ...

@@PaulJohnPurnell My apologies for taking so long to reply! Yes, the piano at the tower is a midi unit which relies on the P.A to be turned on, sadly. I miss the effect the old acoustic piano had, it was a big part of the sound.

@@OrganMusicYT The old piano is still backstage, but looks to be in pretty poor shape. Last time I saw it I could see a lot of the solenoids and wiring hanging haphazardly out of the bottom of it.

@@djsherz I'm not surprised. It most likely will never be used again. It's not seen as necessary as there are digital replacements. That said, the piano was never original to the organ, it was a replacement for the original piano.

It sounds quite different from the tower organ, though, using "Tower" registrations you can get a similar sound. Thursford has it's own unique sound.

Remember it IS a WurliTzer

It's a larger organ than the one in Blackpool, 5 ranks larger, and is one of the five largest in Europe.