Rob. What can I say? Wow, that's wonderful. Just out of curiosity, can you say for whom the restoration was done and/or where it's going to reside? Thanks. Avery Todd Houston, TX On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 2:28 PM, Rob & Helen Goodale <rrg at unlv.nevada.edu>wrote: > Hello all, > > Some of you are aware, (most probably not), that I've been restoring a > Wurlitzer carousel organ for the last several years. To say it was a train > wreck would be an understatement. Ultimately I ended up rebuilding the > entire cabinet, and all new veneer, lots of fabrication of missing or > unsalvageable parts, close to 150 SqFt of organ leathers, lots of replating, > the list is far too comprehensive to list. Needless to say it was a > colossal project. I've rebuilt my share of music machines but never one > that was in such poor condition. Nevertheless it is an exceptionally > special machine with a very special history. There was no ethical option > but to return it to *exact* factory condition. > > A video sampler has been uploaded on Youtube at the following link: > http://youtu.be/x6MJfMDpBt8 <http://youtu.be/x6MJfMDpBt8%C2%A0><http://youtu.be/x6MJfMDpBt8> > I've had a few reports that the link wasn't working correctly, if > so copy and paste directly into your browser. > > This organ was shipped new in April of 1925 to Norumbega Park in Newton, > MA. Norumbega was a very historically significant amusement park that > closed forever in 1963. To learn more a historical society for the park has > established a web page here: *http://www.norumbegapark.com/*<http://www.norumbegapark.com/> > > Rob Goodale, RPT > Las Vegas, NV > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20110509/347822ad/attachment-0001.htm>
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