So say I were wanting to transcribe Toby Fox's THE WORLD REVOLVING into a jaunty, fast-paced Fairground Organ track... where would I start? Is there any kind of "limit" to the tempo speed? How many instruments are there? What are they, specifically? Can they all be playing at one time, or is there a limit to that? What scales can they reach? I know this video is two years old, and it's a wild shot in the dark to hope for a response, but hey why not give it a shot?
I often wish that the innards of these wonderful machines were featured more in posts and this has done so in spades. I’m not technical at all so I don’t grasp much of what you talk about, but I love it just the same. And when the music starts I get such a thrill, as if I’m experiencing it over 100 years ago. Thank you for your hard work and boundless enthusiasm.
What _I'd_ like to know is: How would I go about composing or arranging music for this beautiful machine? Ever since hearing "To the Shock of Miss Louise" in the 90s and growing up riding the gallopers at Southsea Fairground in the 80s I've wanted to compare for one. Many a night my brain has kept me awake hammering out tunes in my head. First I assume i would need a mapping for watch of the keys/slots in the cardboard programmes.
Never seen an organ grinder with such POWERFUL REEDS AND BASS EVEN more impressive is the tremello! Thats because the video is fake. The organ in the audio used would not fit on a little hand cart as itd have multiple ranks, tall pipes, and weigh a ton.
Wrong! The video is entirely genuine, with unedited sound, recorded live on my mobile phone. I do however take it as a complement that you disbelieve how amazing my organ sounds. I suggest you have a browse of my other videos to hear more instruments in my collection, and more of this Raffin with it's brilliantly powerful reeds and bass, and action fast enough to sound like it has a tremulant. The organ has 119 pipes in total, and weighs around 56kg (without cart).
I love the sound of this organ, I had the pleasure of hand winding this book on it at Jonny Lings at the weekend........ideal for hand winding as its short!