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Dorney Park Wurlitzer 153 Band Organ
By Cassidy Juraniec

Hello, for many years I've been dreaming of visiting Dorney Park and
its Dentzel carousel and Wurlitzer 153 since it's drivable where I'm
from. I finally got to go see it in person with my dear old friend,
Andrew Lardieri, and I recorded this video of it. He identified the
tune playing which is "Hearts of Promise," arranged by Mikey Mills
from roll 14538 tune 02.

The description of the band organ itself from Andrew's words,
"The bells turn on constantly, the snare drum is silent and the bass
drum cymbals are loose, but other than that, it is a well maintained
organ compared to many years back when it was in poor condition,"
which to me, is very impressive for an antique band organ still
operating at an amusement park.

Here is the link of my video I uploaded:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQsKpTWH7QY 

A wonderful day to remember for a long time!

Cassidy Juraniec

[ Compare the condition with these earlier videos:
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iUk9KCuRiU 
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8d0xAg1Dd58 
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prP5QPbMbE8 
[ -- Robbie


(Message sent Thu 11 Jul 2024, 22:07:45 GMT, from time zone GMT-0700.)

Key Words in Subject:  153, Band, Dorney, Organ, Park, Wurlitzer

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