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Looking for a small well-built band organ? Your
search stops here!
"get by" if you wish. Some patching and tinkering here and there
would put it in operating condition.
The organ is of 46-key specification using the famous Bruder keyless
system (which uses cardboard books and operates like a piano tracker
bar). It comes with a wonderful library of Carl Frei, Sr. music! (See
"From Music Boxes to Street Organs" for written encomiums about
Frei musical arrangements.)
A truly lovely band organ! 53495.00 (Stock o. BRU-2479)
ENGLAND, JAPAN, BELGIUM, AUSTRALIA
Through our shipping doors automatic musical instruments go to aU
parts of the globe. A Violano Virtuoso and a Hupfeld Phonoliszt
Violina to a dealer in Belgium, a reproducing piano to a collector in
Japan, a pipe organ roll player to New Zealand, a Seeburg nickelodeon
to the Far East, a number of fine music boxes to London... Whether
you live next door or halfway around the world you'll find that the
best buys come from Hathaway and Bowers, Inc.
-Terry Hathaway
-Q. David Bowers
DECAP ORCHESTRION/ORG;AN IN CLASSIC CASE
With richly carved and ornamented front...
This lovely orchestrion was manufactured by Decap Brothers of
Antwerp, Belgium several decades ago. With its classic and beautiful
front is resembles the large piano orchestrions of the 'twenties. The
instrumentation consists of many ranks of pipes (the interior is,
literally, crammed with them) ranging from small scale flutes to large
bass pipes. An interesting rank is the metaUophone . - small flute pipes
with metal diaphraghm resonators.
Adding to the musical output of the pipes are the trap effects of a
large bass drum, a snare drum, a cymbal, and a triangle.
The instrument was designed to use Decap orchestrion rolls - but
considering the similarity of the tracker bar and considering the
excellent music available on Arburo rolls - we would recommend
converting it to use the Arburo selections. This can be done simply by
re·arranging the tubing. We'll furnish you with a copy of our Jazz
Orchestra instruction manual so you'll have the correct layout and
other information.
This Decap orchestrion is unrestored but in immaculate condition. It
will be a true pleasure to work on. Refinishing of the case wiu not be
necessary. Count on having to re-do the cloth and leather parts, but if
past instruments we've worked on are any indication, this is more
optional than necessary. As is the case with any instrument you ever
purchase from us, we'll happily recommend sources of materials,
provide restoration advice (or we can do it here), or help you in any
other way we can.
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The orchestrion measures 9'6"'high, 6'8" wide, and 3'8" deep. As
the facade and the chassis are integral, the entire unit can be tipped on
ItS Side for easy moving through a low doorway. The case is of light and
dark oak a"d is ornamented with many plaques and carvings. At the
center IS. a section of art glass (with one small plain piece broken).
Surroundmg this beautiful multicolored panel are 19 light sockets to
prOVIde mteresting illumination. The entire result is beauty in the
claSSIcal orchestrion idiom.
If you like dance organ music, but have been frustrated at finding a
choice one in a "traditional" case, then this is for you! A similar but
slightly smaller one was recently sold by a dealer for $5,000.00. You'll
have to look hard and long to come close to this value for just:
$3900.00 (Stock No. DEC·1800)
LOW COST SHIPPING
We offer you expert packing and shipping service to anywhere in the
world. And, best of all, this is done for you at our cost (no commission
is added) - without a pelUly of profit! Now you can skip all of the
details, we take care of everything. AU you pay is our actual cost.
Another H&B service.
-Terry Hathaway
-Q. David Bowers