Leaving Lismore (Valse Eccossaise) - Chris Lawton at his home Compton organ

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Me playing my 1950s Compton electronic organ - the same company that produced the famous cinema organs in the 1930s as well as church organs.
I am playing a little heard nowadays Scottish folk tune called "Leaving Lismore" which is also known as "Valse Eccossaise".
The organ uses the electrostatic method of tone generation as first developed by Leslie Bourn in the late 1920s and was recently given a full service by the late organ expert and electronic engineer Lucien Nunes. Nobody could have done a better job and I will forever be grateful to Lucien for his wizardry. He has left me with a lasting legacy.
For more information on the John Compton Organ Company Ltd and to see me play other Compton organs, please click on the following link for my site dedicated to the John Compton Organ Company Ltd:
comptonorgans.y...
REQUEST: I am always on the lookout for Compton organs to play - particularly electrones - so if you know of any churches which still have these then please do let me know. I will happily give a donation or pay any applicable room hire charge.

[@hammond1167]

Very nice Chris!! :)

[@keithcolley5559]

Some nice sounds in that one - especially liked it from (I think) about 40 secs

[@ChrisLawtonorganist]

thanks mate! In the first part I was trying - as close as possible - to create the sound of a 1930s Compton melotone unit

[@Musician-Lee]

A nice piece of organ history you’ve got there. Very nicely played too

[@ChrisLawtonorganist]

@@Musician-Lee thank you for your kind comment