This article is a full account of the restoration of a well-known fairground organ, which came to this country from a Norwegian showman. It's known as the Lunds Tivoliorkester Gavioli, although that name has now been painted over by the name of its present owners, Keith Emmett & Sons. I took on the task (formerly as Page & Howard) of looking after the maintenance of this organ since it arrived in England in 1986, and the full restoration undertaken in 2003.
The general order of work undertaken is listed below.
2 Dismantling
3 Bass pipes and chests
4 Reservoirs
5 Main chest
6 Riser
7 Reed pipes
8 Flue pipes
9 Installation of pipes
10 Glockenspiel
11 Keyframe and action relay
12 Drums
13 Final testing
This organ operates with cardboard book music, which runs through the keyframe mounted on the end of the organ. It operates on the keyless system, which means there are no keys in the keyframe - only a row of holes in a "tracker-bar" similar to a player-piano. This organ was built in Waldkirch, in the Black Forest, where "keyless" is the norm. 89 holes distribution
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