I've also had the pleasure of touring the Sanfillippo home, about ten years ago. I found myself at a loss for words when trying to describe it to people. The collection is so unbelievable, over the top. The quality of the workmanship on all of the restorations is incredible, meticulous, perfect. Walking in the front door and seeing just the Violano Virtuoso by itself is stunning, a machine that plays two violins! And it's just the tiniest precursor of the many other wonders in store there. Words don't describe the place, and pictures barely begin to! I was in constant awe of the scale of it all. As over the top as it was when I saw it ten years ago, it looks like it has actually been expanded since then!

I've only seen Chicago from the Greyhound bus depot...spent 14 hours there not that long ago in an unscheduled layover. Not the best part of town I assume but I came out of the experience unscathed so bonus! .....An old video but sorry to hear of the loss of your brother David. Glad you got the opportunity to use his eye in this movie. A nice tribute. Besides trains, cars and girls, I love old phonographs. I would say next to the telephone, the next great invention was music available in the household. Inventions that changed the very fabric of modern civilization and society. Many don't realize how obscure music was the average person just 100 or so years ago before Edison invented recording sound. I would love to hear Rick Wakeman on that grand Wurlitzer!! Another awesome video with awesome artifacts.

I'm more impressed by your tribute to your friend. That is what life is about.

I like the Chicago wear! Cool!

I've been a KZfaq "junkie" for some time, and to stumble across two great new sites at one time is tremendous! I've never heard of the "Place de La Musique" in Chicago (gotta go), and Toy Man Television. Now I've got more fun stuff to view when things get slow. Thank you!

Great video. I can't wait for part two. I really enjoy the way you narrate your videos. They're very well done. Keep up the great work. RIP David and thank you for bring this to your brothers attention, so all of us can enjoy too.

Waiting for part two next week. Great show as always.

That's just incredible! I love it all!!

Loved it so much! I seen a lot of the early musical instruments, and even some one of a kind here in the North. East. But owe my god so many I haven't seen. Loved all throe's big one of a kinds. I'll be looking foreword to next week. Thank you. Lou

My gosh what a wonderful place! I love this channel and how the videos are done. And, trust me, I am good at screwing around, but the San Felipos win the prize!

Wow, it's incredible. The organ is wonderful, I just watched the Start Wars video, and the sound is awesome, like a whole orchestra.

You guys are awesome i can totally picture you guys being close friends of the family or you guys having your own travel show.

Never boring always entertaining and oh so educational. Love the pipe organs.... marvel at the craftsmanship.

great episode! if just instruments takes up 10:00 minutes of an episode I can't wait to see what part two has in store!

Another good show you two! How much cool stuff is there in the US?? My return trip will have to be sooner than later!! Thanks again. Cheers from down under. Gregg:-)

Great video! Thank you so much! I'd love to see this place in person.

Be sure to check out the Netthercut / San Sylmar Collection in San Fernando, CA. They have an extremely large theatre organ, multiple orchestrians, many player grand pianos (including one that they play with an actual recording of George Gershwin), a huge hood ornament collection, a Canadian Pacific Hudson type (4-6-4) locomotive and one of the finest (if not the finest) car collections in the world.

I'm a kid again! Thank you

you guys are the best love what you do i love i love history and steam and everything from the past thats what made america the steam trains built in america and all the smaller stuff helped us to keep going steam cars steam boats it just great how hard people worked to keep things going in the day and cared about it not like today but you know what i mean

As I watched your video, it occurred to me, for as far as we have evolved with technology, we could easily find ourselves losing track of time to be equally fascinated by this older technology now, in that penny arcade! (and Im typing this out on my smart phone technology! They would be equally fascinated!😆😃)

I WAS THERE....YAYAYAY

Awesome!!

Was there tonight for a film festival, and the Star Wars theme from the organ is just ridiculous.

YOU MUST WATCH THE HARP TWINS PLAYING THERE THEY MADE SEVERAL VIDEOS THERE EVEN WITH THE STEAM ENGINES , TRAIN , AND AT THE GRAND STAIRCASE , AND MORE . There very talented . And played in Europe and south America

I hope to make it to the D&RGS / D&RGW territory someday to visit some family and some of the amazing railroad history that is out west from Chicago. Recently got an HO Scale trains SD40T-2 Tunnel motor in the Rio Grande scheme mainly because of all the videos I watch on this channel and I’ve recently discovered family in in New Mexico. Plus my father really wants to put mountains on my HO railroad lol.

That Sanfilippo looks incredible... I you're into pipe organs you should see the Wanamaker organ in Philly. Very impressive. While in Philly a tour of Cheese Steak places would be in order too. (I've tried many of them and so far I prefer "Jim's".) I always enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing them.

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They have a Wurlitzer 180 at the sanfilippo collection

The large Mortier dance organ was built in Antwerp,Belgium,not France,they were used in dance halls in Belgium.

thats Dave Calendine at the organ playing .. too bad we didnt get the audio of that.

A fellow named KIMBALL used to work for DISNEY years ago as a cartoonist and retired where he thought he was safe from the crowds. He had a working railroad until the neighbors moved next to his property, then they had the road stopped.

What a GREAT place. How did you arrange a tour? More than 100 steam engines? I suspect that there's more than meets the eye and that he was collecting all that stuff one step ahead of the scrapper. Good for him.

Very cool your mentions about your friend David

Every body needs a theater organ! :D Jack

7:30 Hupfeld Phonolizst Violina 7:44 Wurlitzer 157(To the right of the Hooghuys organ, with a Wurlitzer 153 next to it) 7:54 Wurlitzer 157, 153, 150, and one of the 12 known remaining Wurlitzer 165's(to the right of the 150) There is also a 180 in the collection(1 of only 3 known but 1 of the 3 is heavily modified and has no case) I've got to see the Sanfilippo collection! And when I do I will record the wurlitzers and maybe some others.

You'll find those street organs are still in operation in overseas. I enjoy listening to their music as I have my meals.

Great video, and this might sound like a silly question, but can you just turn up and visit the place or do you have to book in advance?

That is so kool

Can u go to Michigan there is a rail road museum in owosso they have the polar express there they give rides during December but I think it's open Daley its really cool

Who gets to claim "Largest"? The Organ Stop Pizza Parlor in Mesa Arizona claims to have the "World's Largest Wurlitzer Theater Organ". Their videos are also on KZfaq and it does indeed look larger than this one.

'Toy Man you have done it this time. I am, "Over the Moon-Gob-smacked" by this place. Yes, I've read about it. seen pictures, have kept-up with the Wurlitzer Theater Organ and how when parts of the "Mighty Wurlitzer:" were out for restoration it had "stand-in" digitally sampled sound from it's own pipes to cover while whole ranks were refurbished. But that pales in comparison to the vastness of the collection. When the "Bride", pictured in profile photo, gets back from church she is going to watch this episode. Cannot wait for next week. Would a "Wednesday's Fool" on this place be to much to ask? :Greg

So tell us is what it was like growing up when most of this stuff was new😊

Jasper is a personal lifelong friend of my grandfather. I’ve swam in his pool before

Sorry to say but the largest theater organ is in Atlantic city and there is also the wannamaker organ in Philadelphia

He would be a safer driver if he kept both hands on the wheel when he was commentating.

Makes my 2/10 1928 Wurlitzer Theater Organ look like a kazoo!

Chicago is Far Left. San Francisco is also extreme Left.

why the need to be towed by another car sitting there in your car talking and pretending to be driving¿ Why not just talk in your living room or at the place you are visiting. This isnt a major Hollywood production is it¿ That rich guys digs with his collection is amazing. Should be left to the SMITHSONIAN Museum when he kicks the bucket.