Is this the ONLY 175 Model band organ WurliTzer built? I read in a book by Q. David Bowers that a band organ by WurliTzer in the 170 series, only one was built. Is this it? Does this use the 165 music system, Calliola Rolls, or another music system by WurliTzer?
The organ was built by wurlitzer , the lights and wings were already at the museum so they just added them to play with the music. If you see my other videos of the wurlitzer 164 band organ, it's the same organ, pipe wise. Both made about 100 years ago
There were 5 style 180s built. The first 180 built (3439, now at Sanfilippo's) has a set of 30 reiterating uniphone bells. The last one built (4275, now in Texas) left the factory with a 30-note single stroke glockenspiel. The incomplete 180 at Nevada City Music Hall (4182) built in-between those two, may have had a glockenspiel but details are hazy because it had a very strange life before ending up in the music hall, and not much is known about its earlier uses and appearance/instrumentation. It might not have ever looked like the catalog photo, but this is uncertain. By now, at least, it has a 30-note glockenspiel. As to the other two, the 180 which was shipped out to Ocean Park in the Venice, California area (3765), was of standard appearance as per the one known photo of it (and I think it also makes a brief appearance in a film as well). But this organ was destroyed by fire, with Mr. Herb Vincent salvaging some parts of it, so we may never know if it was exactly like one of the extant ones, like the catalog spec., or slightly different. There was one other 180 built, which is the most mysterious one of all. This is number 3612, which was apparently originally shipped to Chicago, IL in 1923, and then later repaired and reshipped to Frank S. Hagy in Harrisburg, PA in 1932. This organ was rebuilt to Caliola rolls at that time (since 180 rolls were extremely expensive in the Depression) and is noted in the factory records at that time as having "no bells". The above is as per the actual Wurlitzer ledgers.
Magnificent including the visual lights. Has any band organ ever had such a visual display (even colored wings) gives the organ soul.
What a magnificent beast
Bro! I've gotta say, It's the last one made! And it also sounds like my recordings!
@@DavidBurgessMechanicalMusic It's the only one ever made actually.
Nice tour! Great tune.
thank you
Thanks for the great tour of this magnificent organ!
Can we see behind it when it's "in action" in a future video?
I would love to see that!
The other video shows more of the back, Liberty Bell March. There aren't any lights back there. But this is basically a 168 but with registration
Wonderful sound!
This is the only organ I've seen to feature both an uniphone and a glockenspiel, sweet!!
The 166 on my page has it as well
The 166, 175, and 180 all have them.
Sounds like it has Una-Fon bells as well as orchestra bells.
Yes it has both, plus the same pipe work as the General in my other videos
@@wurly164 It sounds to me that the General is louder though.
@Sam Morex it us. This organ has registers, and ranks of pipes are shut off to change volume. The General is full all out full volume all the time.
@@wurly164 Yup no registers in the 164 at all. The 175 is the Orchestral 164.
@@CBF1 the 175 didn't have them either, Joe added them
The 2nd set of bells reminds me of the bells in a Nickelodeon or an Orchestrion.
Uniphone bells play like a orchestrion.
Really cool looking band organ ! I wish I could hear it when it's in tune. Some sour pipes that need touched up.
With that many pipes you will get a couple that go out especially the brass
Is this the ONLY 175 Model band organ WurliTzer built? I read in a book by Q. David Bowers that a band organ by WurliTzer in the 170 series, only one was built. Is this it? Does this use the 165 music system, Calliola Rolls, or another music system by WurliTzer?
Yes this is a one of a kind organ, that uses 165 rolls but now has MIDI on it as well. It's basically a 164 organ pipeline.
Two sets of bells!
Glockenspiel and uniphone bells
Sibelle Grisé
Yeah this organ has a lot of...bells
@@wurly164 Sure is beautiful though. Hopefully visiting ATT Summer of 2019 before or after I visit HersheyPark for the Carousel's 100th b-day!
@@rebelrailz. we would love you to come down, over 200 machines to see, many of my videos are of the museum
Really like this instrument! Was this custom built? The lights and”wings” really add another dimension to the music this beautiful organ plays!
The organ was built by wurlitzer , the lights and wings were already at the museum so they just added them to play with the music. If you see my other videos of the wurlitzer 164 band organ, it's the same organ, pipe wise. Both made about 100 years ago
I've gotta say, I love the double bells! Does the 180 have double bells, or does this last 175 have the double bells?
The 180 has set of bells, this is the one and only 175, same pipe work as the 164
+wurly164 one set sorry
There were 5 style 180s built.
The first 180 built (3439, now at Sanfilippo's) has a set of 30 reiterating uniphone bells.
The last one built (4275, now in Texas) left the factory with a 30-note single stroke glockenspiel.
The incomplete 180 at Nevada City Music Hall (4182) built in-between those two,
may have had a glockenspiel but details are hazy because it had a very strange life before ending up in the music hall, and not much is known about its earlier uses and appearance/instrumentation. It might not have ever looked like the catalog photo, but this is uncertain. By now, at least, it has a 30-note glockenspiel.
As to the other two, the 180 which was shipped out to Ocean Park in the Venice, California area (3765), was of standard appearance as per the one known photo of it (and I think it also makes a brief appearance in a film as well). But this organ was destroyed by fire, with Mr. Herb Vincent salvaging some parts of it,
so we may never know if it was exactly like one of the extant ones, like the catalog spec., or slightly different.
There was one other 180 built, which is the most mysterious one of all. This is number 3612, which was apparently originally shipped to Chicago, IL in 1923, and then later repaired and reshipped to Frank S. Hagy in Harrisburg, PA in 1932. This organ was rebuilt to Caliola rolls at that time (since 180 rolls were extremely expensive in the Depression) and is noted in the factory records at that time as having "no bells".
The above is as per the actual Wurlitzer ledgers.
What the rolls numbers
No idea
What year was this organ built?
1917
@@wurly164 ok thx
Is that organ for sale
No, none of them are for sale
Espanita Waltz (roll 6529)
Is that playing by rolls or midi
Rolls, but can be midi
I love this organ so much when you going to sell it
@@EvanGreba-ic9nd How much money do you have ?
What the total you going to sell this organ
@@EvanGreba-ic9nd 250 k