This organ sounds AMAZING!!! Sounds so powerful and beautiful. Probably hard to tune it. And they need to open all the glass windows on the front to let all that sound out
It has 255 pipes... it's definetely one of my 3 favourites. My favourite Brass Band Organ from Wurlitzer, it's not just military sounding, it's ORCHESTRAL SOUNDING too!
To me they have their own sound unless if it's a Tom Meijer roll playing. I'd say the closest sounding organs to Wurlitzer's are Ruths. The 155 tracker bar does actually have 3 melody sections. Main melody, counter melody, and piccolo. Unique to all other Wurlitzer Band Organ roll frames and tracker bars.
@@CBF1 New informational the Kennywood 153. So kennywood has a ride called the whip where the cars whip you around on the turns. It was built in 1926 and was one of the new additions with the carousel in 1927. I was reading a book about Kennywood and it said the whip had a band organ until the early 1930s. My theory is that Kennywood took the 1916 153 and the other organ and repaired it, because back then Kennywoods carpenters and staff were very talented. The wooden coasters there where built by them under supervision of John Miller. So maybe they took the two organs and made one working one that’s on the carousel now. Maybe that’s why it has the 1916 pipes and facade with some 1927 parts and case.
@@SnowmisersInflatables Some theorize it was built in 1916 but re-serialled in 1927. What a way to gut a Wurlitzer 153 lol... who knows if the origins of Kennywood's Wurlitzer 153 will ever be found. Dentzel did however sell their carousels originally included with Wurlitzer 153's. Glen Echo Park's was one but they replaced their 153 with a 165... a far rarer and bigger organ. 24 165's, 170 153's... BIG DIFFERENCE! Both models, along with the Wurlitzer 155 Monster, are splendid either way. I'll have a Wurlitzer 155 Monster if I'm ever able to afford one... one is for sale and only 3 OF THOSE exist.
@@CBF1 bet that 155s a fortune. The 165 is my second favorite behind the 153, and 165s sound great, have a wide selection instruments, a triangle, castanets, and a set of drums. Some sites I’ve seen suggest the 165 is the most sought after carousel organ in the world, but I don’t really know if that’s accurate.
@@SnowmisersInflatables It is one of the most sought after and that is thanks to it's extremely symphonic and powerful sound. The 165 roll has around 11 registers(although only the extinct Wurlitzer 166 band organ used all 11 of them) while the band organ itself has around 6 or 7 registers I think... compared to only 2 registers on the Wurlitzer 150 rolls. LOL. I still love the 153's just as much as the 155's and 165's. As for the 155 that's for sale, yes it obviously is a fortune, although some 165's have sold for higher prices(example: Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk's). Selling for $135,000.
@khmam because it's was a very early model PTC. Mary Elitch wanted one that goes up and down so she bought a newer one and sold this one to Kit Carson County. Fun Fact: This is also the only carousel in America with it's orginal paint still on horses, and you can also see pencil markings too up close!
@@CBF1 There will also be video in December as I plan on going to Kit Carson County Carousel Christmas event which they'll have Christmas tunes playing!
This is the first time I've heard a Wurlitzer 155 play in C. Being in the United Kingdom having never yet seen a Wurlitzer Band Organ, and as there isn't much 155 music nor are there any other public 155's besides this one it takes a long time for new 155 videos or recordings to be uploaded. Had I 135 grand(and more to cover postage) I'd make the number of public Wurlitzer 155's different and I'd arrange lots of new music for the 155 rolls... it's definetely Wurlitzer's absolute BEST sounding Brass/Military Band Organ, this organ actually sounds orchestral and symphonic. It's at the top of my list with the 153 and the 165. Now where's my £135,000?
It's truly is a pretty organ and I know you want the one from mechantiques which I think would be a nice organ for you. Hopefully I plan to go back in December when they have a Christmas event and after that do like an annual trip. I live I'm Colorado but this was my first time going ever because I live in Southern Colorado and where it's located at it's almost near Kansas. So it's a 3.5 hour trip one way.
@@Wurlitzer146-A Yes I would make a hell of a lot of recordings out of it if I got it much like how Glenn Thomas does with his 165. Welp good luck with your next future visit... I have plenty of planned places to visit in the United States if I ever turn up there. Very busy in Europe right now with other hobbies that end up the same way as carousels did when they weren't recognised as real art or historical landmarks. I wonder if they'll let people record the 155 alone with no carousel ride? I'd certainly do that... it's worth asking!
I think one Wurlitzer band organ made its way to the UK. It was a Wurlitzer 150, and I believe it was eventually modified by Chiappa to include wooden trombones instead of brass ones and was converted to book music.
Those clarinets! FANTASTIC sound!
Best brass band organ from Wurlitzer to be honest. It's in my top 5 band organs list.
This organ sounds AMAZING!!! Sounds so powerful and beautiful. Probably hard to tune it. And they need to open all the glass windows on the front to let all that sound out
It has 255 pipes... it's definetely one of my 3 favourites. My favourite Brass Band Organ from Wurlitzer, it's not just military sounding, it's ORCHESTRAL SOUNDING too!
Nice to hear the clarinets play solo without the trumpets, these bigger Wurlitzer organs have more of a European organ sound than the smaller models.
To me they have their own sound unless if it's a Tom Meijer roll playing. I'd say the closest sounding organs to Wurlitzer's are Ruths.
The 155 tracker bar does actually have 3 melody sections. Main melody, counter melody, and piccolo. Unique to all other Wurlitzer Band Organ roll frames and tracker bars.
@@CBF1 New informational the Kennywood 153. So kennywood has a ride called the whip where the cars whip you around on the turns. It was built in 1926 and was one of the new additions with the carousel in 1927. I was reading a book about Kennywood and it said the whip had a band organ until the early 1930s. My theory is that Kennywood took the 1916 153 and the other organ and repaired it, because back then Kennywoods carpenters and staff were very talented. The wooden coasters there where built by them under supervision of John Miller. So maybe they took the two organs and made one working one that’s on the carousel now. Maybe that’s why it has the 1916 pipes and facade with some 1927 parts and case.
@@SnowmisersInflatables Some theorize it was built in 1916 but re-serialled in 1927.
What a way to gut a Wurlitzer 153 lol... who knows if the origins of Kennywood's Wurlitzer 153 will ever be found. Dentzel did however sell their carousels originally included with Wurlitzer 153's.
Glen Echo Park's was one but they replaced their 153 with a 165... a far rarer and bigger organ. 24 165's, 170 153's... BIG DIFFERENCE! Both models, along with the Wurlitzer 155 Monster, are splendid either way.
I'll have a Wurlitzer 155 Monster if I'm ever able to afford one... one is for sale and only 3 OF THOSE exist.
@@CBF1 bet that 155s a fortune. The 165 is my second favorite behind the 153, and 165s sound great, have a wide selection instruments, a triangle, castanets, and a set of drums. Some sites I’ve seen suggest the 165 is the most sought after carousel organ in the world, but I don’t really know if that’s accurate.
@@SnowmisersInflatables It is one of the most sought after and that is thanks to it's extremely symphonic and powerful sound. The 165 roll has around 11 registers(although only the extinct Wurlitzer 166 band organ used all 11 of them) while the band organ itself has around 6 or 7 registers I think... compared to only 2 registers on the Wurlitzer 150 rolls. LOL. I still love the 153's just as much as the 155's and 165's.
As for the 155 that's for sale, yes it obviously is a fortune, although some 165's have sold for higher prices(example: Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk's). Selling for $135,000.
Does anyone know the name of the second song? I only know that the first of the two songs is "Take Me Out to the Ballgame"
Strangely, the horses on this carousel do not jump up and down.
@khmam because it's was a very early model PTC. Mary Elitch wanted one that goes up and down so she bought a newer one and sold this one to Kit Carson County. Fun Fact: This is also the only carousel in America with it's orginal paint still on horses, and you can also see pencil markings too up close!
Great vid
PTC #6! The Monster Wurlitzer!
Yes, the only public one of the 3 existing.
@@CBF1 There will also be video in December as I plan on going to Kit Carson County Carousel Christmas event which they'll have Christmas tunes playing!
@@alexanderlee5682 who? Is that like an amusement park or carnis?
This is the first time I've heard a Wurlitzer 155 play in C. Being in the United Kingdom having never yet seen a Wurlitzer Band Organ, and as there isn't much 155 music nor are there any other public 155's besides this one it takes a long time for new 155 videos or recordings to be uploaded.
Had I 135 grand(and more to cover postage) I'd make the number of public Wurlitzer 155's different and I'd arrange lots of new music for the 155 rolls... it's definetely Wurlitzer's absolute BEST sounding Brass/Military Band Organ, this organ actually sounds orchestral and symphonic.
It's at the top of my list with the 153 and the 165. Now where's my £135,000?
It's truly is a pretty organ and I know you want the one from mechantiques which I think would be a nice organ for you. Hopefully I plan to go back in December when they have a Christmas event and after that do like an annual trip. I live I'm Colorado but this was my first time going ever because I live in Southern Colorado and where it's located at it's almost near Kansas. So it's a 3.5 hour trip one way.
@@Wurlitzer146-A Yes I would make a hell of a lot of recordings out of it if I got it much like how Glenn Thomas does with his 165.
Welp good luck with your next future visit... I have plenty of planned places to visit in the United States if I ever turn up there. Very busy in Europe right now with other hobbies that end up the same way as carousels did when they weren't recognised as real art or historical landmarks.
I wonder if they'll let people record the 155 alone with no carousel ride? I'd certainly do that... it's worth asking!
@@alexanderlee5682 yes that is one of them!
@@alexanderlee5682 it's such a jewl. Highly recommended!
I think one Wurlitzer band organ made its way to the UK. It was a Wurlitzer 150, and I believe it was eventually modified by Chiappa to include wooden trombones instead of brass ones and was converted to book music.