Hope it stays dry.

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A Few old Keyboards

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I have just posted up on 'Monkey-Organ',

some of the outdoor goings-on over the weekend

at the Milton Keynes Museum.

Inside the museum itself,

can be found some of the most interesting rooms,

packed with 'goodies' from by-gone days.

Here are just a few.

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Fairground toys and rocking horses in the nursery.

And on a musical theme.

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A Street Barrel Organ.

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A small portable Harmonium.

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A large organ rescued from a small church.

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And a Reed Organ - or is it another Harmonium?

I've never been quite sure which is which. (Deb?)

I used to have one but had to get rid of it to make space.

A sad day.

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Opens days at Amersham.

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Amersham Organ Museum is the place to see some smashing Fair Organs. They are open one day every month during the winter, the latest is today 7th Feb. The January meet was cancelled due to the snow. The March one is also on the 7th.

It is a good chance for like minded people to get together for a chat. I meet up with several "small" organ owners to get news, udates and in my case, let friends have copies of my latest arrangements.

The Museum is the lifetimes work of Teddy Reed who has been collecting Fairground Organs for over fifty years.

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I know I popped up this link before, but it may be new to some of you.

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Amersham Museum Day

Had another excellent afternoon at Amersham Museum. Lots of good company, lots of news and of course lots of excellent music. 

John Smith, the designer of the "JS 26 note Universal" organ, was there and we had a nice long chat about arranging and the use of MIDI files. He tells me he is going more over to the use of MIDI in the playing of his organs and has decided to hand over the "organ plans" part of his business to his son.

The 46-key Limonaire organ had been moved from the position in the above photo into the main area and was in particularly good 'voice'.

The next open day will be in April but they have not yet decided on a date. For those interested in going along you will need to check the web site. The address is:-

28 Plantation Rd. Amersham on the Hill, Bucks.

Web site: www.fairorganmuseum.co.uk

A Day at Amersham

Amersham Organ Museum is the place to see some smashing Fair Organs. They are open one day every month during the winter, the latest was yesterday 8th Feb. It is a good chance for like minded people to get together for a chat. I meet up with several "small" organ owners to get news, udates and in my case, let friends have copies of my latest arrangements.

The Museum is the lifetimes work of Teddy Reed who has been collecting Fairground Organs for over fifty years.