Remember how I stated on MMD years ago that after each visit I pay
to Glen Echo Park in Glen Echo, Maryland, I would post how well or
poorly their Wurlitzer 165's performance was on the day I visited.

Well unfortunately, I got lazy and did not pay the slightest attention
to the "sicknesses" the organ was experiencing then.  Now the wait is
over and now here are my thoughts of how Ser. No. 3779's performance
turned out today.

1st: The swells didn't seem to be functioning at all for the first
time in my experience.

2nd: The castanets weren't present as usual below the snare drum
side wing, but luckily I was informed that they were taken to Durward
Center to have the mechanism rebuilt and refurbished.

3rd: The hoses for both the timpani beater on the bass drum and the
triangle are still switched around resulting in the triangle doing
quick, incessant "ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-dings" almost like a clock
chime.

4th: During the performance of Ralph Tussing's arrangement of "Please,
Driver" from roll 6707, due to a misalignment of the tracker bar, one
of the bass trombones let out a gurgling honk on every verse.

5th: As always, due to the misalignment of the tracker bar, when
shifting to rewind some rolls caused both the trombone and trumpet
pipes to squawk and bellow for a second or two.

6th and final: the flageolets were dead causing most quiet verses to
be "quiet" with just the flutes only playing.

Hopefully, when the newly renovated pavilion is completed by next year,
Wurlitzer 165 (serial no. 3779) will be sounding in her fullest glory
once more with each register following their correct perforations in
every tune.

Andrew Lardieri
Voorhees, New Jersey