GDSF 1974

GDSF 1974
Having just purchased my first 35mm slide compatible scanner I can now share with you some GDSF pictures from 1974. Most of the organs there are still going strong today. Comments welcome. Derek

This 52 key Bursens was then owned by Tim Blythe and sounded identical to the above 52 which was then owned by Norman Hobbs.

I wonder if the boy with the recorder is a present day forumer. He would be about 40ish now.

This Limonaire used to be owned by a Steve Neville, I wonder who owns it now.

Wow, great, certainly for younger members ... I hope to see more of this!

Hello everyone, Very interesting slides, Derek. Nice to be able to compare the two pictures of Cushing's Bursens; when it was new & this week, looking unchanged apart from the 3 figures. Interesting to see 2 other Bursens there, one with a front that looks as if it has been made up from something far more impressive, where are they now? Still going to GDSF as well. Some of the others have changed very little. Is that Bernard Broads' Sleighbell Marenghi? What became of the 2 dance organs & the trumpet Gavioli? There is also an interesting looking home built job, what happened to that? Was Robert Finbows' twin display vehicle a unique concept? I wonder who stuck the glock on the front of the little German organ? It looks like there was plenty of room inside the case. Nice to see Alan Pell's first organ there as well. An intriguing collection. Any more where that came from? Rob.

Hello Rob No, there are no more Dorset pictures from 1974 but there are a few from Hadlow Down during the same year. Derek

Great pictures Derek. You beat me to it with the slide scanning. I have thousands of slides and a Nikon scanner, but no time to spare. I intend to scan most of them, but don't hold your breath. Regards, John

The 'german organ' is a 68 keyless limonaire, then owned by steve neville

Was Robert Finbows' twin display vehicle a unique concept? Here in America you sometimes see it with smaller organs. The most I've seen on a trailer is three, in two different instances. One has a W153, a 105, and North Tonawanda(?) ~125; the other has a 146, a Niagra, and an Artizan. Two organs are commonly seen. Mike Grant, for instance, has a 105 and a 126 set up to play alternately without assistance. The control box even allows the roll to rewind before shutting the organ off.

The Limonare in the same lorry as the dance organ are both in the cotten mueseam. Although I love french organs, that organ in particular(the Limonare) sounds great but is just not my cup of coffe. Thease pictures are great for the history of our hobby.

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