Original copy of Ralph Tussing's next-to-last Style 125 roll ... has this ever been recut?

W125_3270_06 Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo (John's Wurlitzer 103, 9/10/22)

W125_3270_03 Silver Bells (John's Wurlitzer 103, 9/10/22)

W125_3270_02 Jingle Jangle Jingle (John's Wurlitzer 103, 9/10/22)

WURLITZER 165: Buttons And Bows (Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, 9/15/22)

WURLITZER 165: At The Balalaika (Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, 9/15/22)

WURLITZER 165: Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' (Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, 9/15/22)

WURLITZER 165: Barnum And Bailey's Favorite March (Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, 9/15/22)

Unknown Tune, Balboa Park NTMIW Band Organ

Unknown Waltz, Balboa Park NTMIW Band Organ (brief voice-over at 0:24)

Wintersteen Wurlitzer 145, recorded mid-1990s at Old Town, Kissimmee, Florida. Audio from "Round & Round," a VHS video of several antique carousels. Tunes made complete through the magic of computers.

W150_13153_06 I Still Love You (Wintersteen W145)

Roll 13308 ("Polish Roll"), tune 3. Believed to be Jimmy McHugh's "One More Waltz" until Wurlitzer 180 roll 15077, tune 2, was identified as that tune (Feb. 2024).

Unknown Wurlitzer 150 Waltz (Roll 13308, wrongly shown as "One More Waltz")

Broome County NY Wurlitzer 146-A rebuilt by and recorded by Mikey Mills

Unknown Wurlitzer 150 Waltz (Rolls "1017X" and 13427)

Unknown Wurlitzer 150 March (Rolls "10XXY" and 13427)

The last Wurlitzer Style 125 roll arranged by Ralph Tussing (T.R.T. Manufacturing Co). (Note, Tussing copied tune 1 from a Wurlitzer master, along with, possibly, tune 5 ... the Wurlitzer roll with that tune no longer exists, so I can't compare the arrangements.)

W125_3271_01 The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down (John's Wurlitzer 103)

Recorded by John Kavanaugh, Sep. 14, 2024

Glen Echo Park Wurlitzer 165 -- "Organ Grinder's Swing" (roll 6705-6706)

You may have heard "Kiss Me Again" on a Wurlitzer 150-roll band organ before, but probably not this version!

Cedar Point Wurlitzer 153 -- lesser-known version of "Kiss Me Again" (roll 13136)

The organ recorded was probably a late-style Wurlitzer 146-A with no bells.

13224_10 If You Were Only Mine (1x) (Wynn)

13224_06 You've Got Me In The Palm Of Your Hand (1x) (Wynn)

13224_05 Lazy Day (1x) (Wynn)

13224_04 Having A Good Time -- Wish You Were Here (1x) (Wynn)

13224_03 When Old Vienna Was New (1x) (Wynn)

13224_02 Holding My Honey's Hand (1x) (Wynn)

13224_01 My Heart's At Ease (1x) (Wynn)

Roll 6519, tune 3, played by the Seabreeze Park Wurlitzer 165 in an early recording.

"The Sweetest Story Ever Told" (1x) (Seabreeze W165, early recording)

Roll 6519, tune 10, played by the Seabreeze Park Wurlitzer 165 in an early recording.

"Lullaby," from "Erminie" (1x) (Seabreeze W165, early recording)

Audio from YouTube. Wurlitzer 145 band organ with 146-B front, recorded at Rocky Point Park, Warwick, Rhode Island.

"Hosia Siusia" (Polka) Rocky Point Park Wurlitzer Band Organ

Wurlitzer 125 unknown tune (Pullen Park, Raleigh, NC)

(Note, the organ's manual draw stops were being activated on this recording.) This roll is from a group of rolls that Play-Rite put together using tunes from earlier rolls, but it's unknown what this tune is or what roll it came from. (It's followed by the Sousa march "Manhattan Beach," also sourced from an unknown roll.)

Roll 3506, tune 1, mystery waltz (Doug Hershberger's Wurlitzer 125)

Please let me know if you recognize this tune!

Wurlitzer 165 Unknown #3 of 4, two step (6532_05, Seabreeze W165)

Unknown Album (10/16/2014 4:53:37 PM)

Wurlitzer 165 Unknown #2 of 4, waltz (6521_02, ex-Carrousel Music W165)

Wurlitzer 165 Unknown #1 of 4, waltz (6516-A_07, ex-Carrousel Music W165)

Lover of carousels & their music... Editor & publisher, "Merry-Go-Roundup," Natl. Carousel Assn... Self-proclaimed musicologist/archivist of American band organ music (all Wurlitzer formats plus the 8-holes-to-the-inch rolls).

Daniel Robinson

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