Thank you James for your comments. I've been playing since I was 12, though this was only the 2nd time I've played a theatre organ.

Many thanks for your kind comments. I thoroughly enjoyed doing this, and sadly I'm a long way off being a pro. I've been playing electronic organs since I was 13, primarily for my own amusement, though for a little while I did have a residency in a social club whilst I was a student.

Thank you Gary. This is now 18 months ago, but I will treasure the memory for ever.

Thank you Stephen, it was pretty daunting knowing I was playing an instrument that has been played by so many famous organists.

Thank you, it was a bit daunting playing in such a wonderful venue.

@@ianclare5721 been there and done that one. The acoustics are amazing.

​@LeighWilbraham This was only my second time ever playing a theatre organ, the previous time was 44 years earlier 😂😂😂

Thank you for your kind words. It was an unforgettable experience. A few mistakes here and there, but not bad considering I only had a week to practice the playing.

Thank you for you nice comments. It was an honour to play such an iconic instrument.

Thank you for your kind comments. This was almost exactly a year ago and the memory is as fresh as ever. Not something I'll forget for a long time.

Thank you for your comments. It was quite special to play this iconic organ.

Thank you, it was a bit daunting, but very enjoyable.

Thank you for your kind comments, I thoroughly enjoyed my time on the Mighty Wurlitzer. The organist helping me was David Hindle, one of the team of resident organists at the Tower Ballroom.

Thank you for your kind words, I thought it was going to be harder to play than it was. I was expecting more of a delay from playing the notes to actually hearing them.

@@ianclare5721 There is zero perceptible delay in the mechanism of a pipe organ with an electronic, or electro-pneumatic action. Any delay from the organist's perspective is acoustic - the time it takes from the sound to get from the pipes to you. That only happens when you are positioned a LONG way from the console. Luckily, the pipes in the Tower Ballroom are right over your head so the sound is instantaneous. Over at the Winter Gardens when playing the Opera House Wurlitzer, you hear it several times - the sound bypasses you at the console, travels 130ft and slaps back off the rear walls of the stalls, circle, and Balcony at slightly different times and travels another 130ft back to you at the console (roughly 1/4 of a second delay per wall). Again, with the Wurlitzer in the Empress Ballroom, you hear "mush" as the sound rolls around the room and works its way to you, eventually. In the room though, both sound perfectly fine.

Thank you for your kind words, I had a week to pull the set together and practice. It wasn't perfect but I'll remember the experience for the rest of my life.

Thank you for your nice comment, there were a few mistakes in there, but as I'm not a professional musician, I can live with them 😂

Thank you for your kind comments, I had a week from receiving my gift to actually sitting at the console and playing the Wurlitzer for an hour. I have never practiced so much as I did during that week, and my performance was far from perfect, but it will always be something to treasure.

Thank you, there were a few mistakes in there, but not bad as I only had a week to practice.

Thank you for your kind comments.

Thank you for your lovely comments, I'm currently sat in the Tower Ballroom, waiting to photograph the Blackpool Music Service Choir of the Year competition.

It was a fantastic experience, made even more special by having my family there to see it.

Thank you, I've been playing organ since I was 13. Spanish Eyes was the first piece I ever played in public. 3 years later, I was resident organist in a British Legion club.

It is indeed The Lonely Shepherd or its correct title is Einsamer Hirte. It was written by James Last. There is a story behind this, I can only play from reading the music or from memorising the music, I can't play by ear. This piece of music wasn't sold in England back in the 80s (not sure if its still the case), a friend wrote to James Last to explain and he sent a photocopy of the music for me to play.

Never ever dreamt I play the Tower Ballroom Wurlitzer

Thanks Bill

It helps to keep the organ in tip top playing condition, so well worth it.

​@@dogsbody49 Granted (NPI), but for that I'd expect 3 hours with it, or a ' Close the door on your way out'. The terms-and-conditions are ridiculous..