Blackpool Tower Wurlitzer (Part 2)
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- In part two of this video, Organist Nigel Ogden continues his tour of the historic Wurlitzer Theatre Organ at the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool, England. Several examples of various pipes and percussion effects are shown with many views behind the organ console within the pipe chambers.
Nigel also gives a demonstration of how second touch works and how effectively it was used by Reginald Dixon.
The segments I've selected from this video were used by permission of Valentine Music Ltd. www.valentinemusic.co.uk
The complete DVD titled 'The Organist Entertains' can be purchased from any of these suppliers:
www.soundandpicture.co.uk
www.nostalgiadirect.com
www.organ.co.uk.
NOTE: NOVEMBER 26, 2011:
Folks, I've been notified of audio sync issues with the Black Tower videos. This has just occurred in the last few days. Apparently, UA-cam has made some encoding upgrades that has affected these older videos. I am hoping they find a fix soon. My apologies.
I hear that! I'm 20 and I love the Blackpool Style! Its nice to know there are other young people out there with a strong interest in organs :)
I have always loved hearing BESIDE THE SEASIDE on TV documentaries when seasides appear !
Then I really got into this music in my twenties when I started to learn organ and keyboard. I am now 50 - and my interest has never waned.
Awesome! I'm speechless at the engineering involved! Brilliant stuff!
i wish i was as good as nigel ogden he is one of my heros
Excellent.... Thanks for posting !!
thanks for shareing
now that's playing!
Yep, plenty of thanks and credit to Robert Hope Jones who gave us the 'unit orchestra.' He merged his organ building operations with Wurlitzer in 1914 but never got to see the real success of his creation. Sad story.
The Wurlitzer hasn't been replaced, just the Wersi, the Wurlitzer is still used as normal.
Nigel plays OLD PIANNA RAG - as good as Phil here.
Excellent
No, the Roland is in addition to the WurliTzer & replaced the Wersi electronic. They use the different instruments for different things.
Nigal at his very best. You should try this vidio through a home cinima system. Make sure that no one is in next door mind.
2:21 - name of the song?
@caspercat0 not the 30s/40s/50s Dixon they dont. Hardly anyone plays like that.
2:21 "Organist goes crazy" had that song
The point of my earlier comment was that that piece was featured in the video I mentioned.
hey, what's the name of the piece nigel plays after lets face the music?
I class Nigel as the best of `Blackpool exponents` although he doesn`t always play in that vein.There are a lot others around who shall be nameless who outdo Dixon.Its like Reg on Steroids.Nigel gets a happy medium.
Well, I'm 21 and "3dwurli" is 24 and we both love the Blackpool style! Far more interesting than the likes of Jelani Eddington, technically impeccable but soulless...
Nigel handles the WurliTzer very well,as does Phil Kelsall in his own sort of way.Reg only used the quint couplers sparingly which is ok as very are not very musical.Ive heard some nice stuff from RW but mostly hes just pratting around at the console waterfalling getting faster and crossing his legs over.Actually imho the blackpool sound is now killing the theatre organ as only the really old geysers like that.Actually saw RW and PK at the tower in the early eighties.
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@dlo693 much more flexible too, and "fuller".
What is the ragtime song he plays?