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TitleStreet Barrel Organ 'the Haagsman'
CreatorGebrüder Bruder (organbuilder)
PlaceWaldkirch (Germany)
Year ca. 1885
Object number0011
Object categorymechanical instruments with organ pipes
Object namestreet organ, organ with cylinder
DescriptionCylinder organ with 48 keys and 5 manually operated stops.
Accompanying textsThe current cylinder with 10 melodies was arranged in the early 1950s by Louis van Deventer, who also maintained the organ.
For a street organ, a cylinder had several disadvantages compared to an organ book. A cylinder made the repertoire more limited. There are only a few melodies on it and the cylinder is a lot less easy to change than an organ book. Moreover, a cylinder is much heavier in weight and more vulnerable to external influences such as temperature and moisture.
This cylinder organ originated in Waldkirch, Germany. It is one of the first types of organ rented out in the Netherlands by firms such as Warnies in Amsterdam. As soon as the organ book made its appearance, these cylinder organs began to disappear. A special feature of this cylinder organ is that it was operated by the enthusiastic Haagsman couple in Wageningen. Thanks to them, it played on the streets until 1957, making it the very last cylinder organ visible on the streets of the Netherlands.
For a street organ, a cylinder had several disadvantages compared to an organ book. A cylinder made the repertoire more limited. There are only a few melodies on it and the cylinder is a lot less easy to change than an organ book. Moreover, a cylinder is much heavier in weight and more vulnerable to external influences such as temperature and moisture.
This cylinder organ originated in Waldkirch, Germany. It is one of the first types of organ rented out in the Netherlands by firms such as Warnies in Amsterdam. As soon as the organ book made its appearance, these cylinder organs began to disappear. A special feature of this cylinder organ is that it was operated by the enthusiastic Haagsman couple in Wageningen. Thanks to them, it played on the streets until 1957, making it the very last cylinder organ visible on the streets of the Netherlands.
Dimensions
geheel height: 156 cm
geheel width: 116 cm
geheel depth: 50 cm
width: 240 cm
depth: 140 cm
geheel width: 116 cm
geheel depth: 50 cm
width: 240 cm
depth: 140 cm
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