Organ Update 24- Jan 2006
UPDATE Compiled by Boz Oram
boz@historyinharmony.com
www.historyinharmony.com
Welcome to Update Number 24 – and a big and hearty welcome to all of members on the Update. I also thank you for your continued support and please keep passing this update around – New people are welcome and all you have to do is email me at boz@historyinharmony.com and I’ll do the rest. All links and websites have been checked out beforehand. They all work just at the click of a button. I do need other interesting sites to see. Just send them to me and I’ll pass them on to the rest of you.
Well it would have been had I chosen to send it out before Christmas, so let me be one of the first to wish you Merry Christmas 2006. As it turns out, this email is subject to the 24-hour clock and bearing in mind that New Zealand is the first on the menu and the West Coast of the USA is on the other side of the time zone, then it was better to send it out in between Christmas and the New Year and therefore, not offend anyone. There are quite a few events going on from now here in the UK and I have listed a few for you to be going on with.
SINSHEIM Model Engineering Tour 2006
A bit of a chase up for the people who have booking forms for the German Museums and Model Engineering trip in January. Can those people who are going, please send them in asap as the hotel will need numbers, the same as us.
With regard to Sinsheim, I asked for some feedback re its move. So far I have received nothing, which means that you either haven’t got a clue what I’m talking about or you have never been to it. Please, if you have any thoughts about its removal from Sinsheim, then let Herr Witthur know at Messe Sinsheim, Neulandstrasse 30. D-74889 Sinsheim, Germany.
Many thanks to all who have sent their cards via email. I have to admit that we have thoroughly enjoyed all of them – its amazing what can be done nowadays.
Quote of the season
During the festivities, Linda brought out a pineapple for lunch with all of the skin still attached. One of our guests said “when I eat pineapples, they make my gums bleed” to which Linda’s reply was “You’re supposed to peel them first before biting into them”
Remember this particular EVENT is tomorrow!
From Dave Roberts
We have a lot of exhibits destined for Stotfold on the 29th December 2005. Try and come along if you can. Searle’s are hopefully bringing the McLaren Gun Haulage engine Bodicea and Sarah Marsh’s Burrell Gold Medal tractor!!! I feel honoured. Come along too!
Cheers
Dave
The proceedings start at 10am, however with the freezing temperatures that are being banded around by the weather forecasters, there may be a good thought to start a bit earlier than you had originally planned.
Also have a look at the website www.bseps.org.uk You will be pleasantly surprised by the fact that the Bedford Steam Club is 50 years old and as a consequence, they have a 3” Marshall traction engine as a raffle. Just join onto their website (free access) and have fun with it and I will look forward to trying to get to the run and the entertainment in the evening.
Gentlemen’s Day Out in London.
On Friday, I went to London on the Gentlemen’s Day Out and we had a very interesting time at the Imperial War Museum exhibition, but you really don’t get into the bowels of the building at all which is a different approach to those museums on the Continent; the Lamb and Flag that is one of London’s oldest pubs where bare knuckle fighting used to take place as well as the odd contract murder (and we think these days are hard!) plus looking at Messrs Horton gallopers which are by the London Eye, playing the Gavioli, and Noyce not playing their organ. There was another one in Covent Garden that was only 5 weeks old, however it also had on its rounding boards the word Victorian, which would have been great if the word Style was also somewhere in the myth that was being spread. I believe that there was another machine in Hyde Park somewhere, as well as Carters Steam Fair in Battersea Park. So well done London, for making the attempt at trying to bring people into the City. Oh and finally, courtesy of Reg Dore and Old Glory Magazine, we were able to travel upon a Routemaster Bus – a No 5 or a No 19 is the protected route and will continue until there is a change of heart.
Modern Mineshaft Saved
Those of you who were lucky enough to see the series of programmes on TV about Fred Dibnah and his escapades around the country on his steam traction engine as well as his steeple jacking days of cutting out sections of large chimneys and then stuffing wood, tyres and all sorts of combustible stuff to then be set light to. This in turn brought down the chimney; much to the great delight of the camera crews that heard the great man say “did ja laiike thaat” (sorry for those of you whose native tongue is not English, but that’s the nearest I can get to the dialect of Lancashire). Sadly, Fred died just a year ago, but before he went, he started on building a mineshaft in his back garden. Knowing what quality of workmanship he was capable of as well as actually showing people on film how to actually build something like that, we later found out that the local council had denied his work of art, planning permission. Fortunately, with the surge of apathy against silly legislation and Fred’s great following the Council has finally granted the mine shaft permission to be there, however the owners of the property have been instructed that they cannot do anything else with that land.
Strange how a town that has a gifted son who promotes, lives and puts a place back onto the map doesn’t realise what a gift they have been given. Good luck to the executors and family in the future.
Scandinavia Special Just a few places for you to visit if you want to enjoy this part of the world. All the sites mentioned have links to other places for you to go and experiment with. As per usual, the links are all hyperlinked, which means that all you have to do is double click on the website and depending upon the speed of your machine will come up with the required place. If you have a problem, go outside your front door and fine a younger person than you who will educate you how to work your machine.
Harbinger of spring in Denmark
Now it is time to look forward to the upcoming season regarding outdoor activities. In Denmark, the country's biggest all-round vintage fair, held in the small city of Graested, will be the event that starts it all in mid May. More precisely on the 15th and 16th of May. In 2004 the weather was perfect for the meeting, and all participants are praying that it will be the same this year, so we can have an excellent Whitsuntide amongst 10.000 people and many of the technical achievements from different parts of the world from the last 100 years.
Office of Græsted Vintage Fair:
Holtvej 81
3230 Græsted
Tel: (+45) 48 39 13 40
E-mail: veterantraef@veterantraef.dk
http://www.veterantraef.dk/
New events - the meeting's criteria
It has now been 9 years since the first meeting took place, and we hereby will encourage all enthusiast with veteran mechanics in their blood, to come to Graested, and have a couple of days with all the impressions that such a meeting gives you. It has been the meeting's criteria that nothing is impossible and everything can be done mechanically, and therefore also shown to an audience.
This year the very famous steam-motor cycle, owned and shown by Geoff Hudspith from England, was our guest again this year and further more he brought a steam driven-record player, to play the 78' records in the Coffee-tent, where the ladies are serving the guests dressed in costumes from approximately 1908.
The arrangers had seen to, that for the first time in Denmark we will see big steam engine tractors work with the things they were made for: Heavy loads. New this year is showing the "Heavy haulage" that is most popular in the English shows, but never seen before in Denmark, maybe even not in Scandinavia. But this year the Danish spectators could have the special experience to see the steam engine working at ultimate power. An arrangement has been made so that two engines from England at approx. 18 tons would be at the meeting. One is owned by Les Searle and mounted with at steam crane making a lift of 5 tons possible, the other is Endeavour, owned by Richard Piers - and last, the little Aveling and Porter, owned by Giles Romanes (Doc).
A very rare participant is coming from Rostock in Germany - a 1917 MAN steam tractor. This will be its first journey abroad - ever. This year three Stanley steam cars visited the fair. One from the Netherlands, and two from Denmark. The latter are the only ones in working condition in this country. But the most spectacular was the 1913 Stanley Mountain Wagon, owned by Jan Brinksma from Holland. We can also mention the stationary engines, vintage tractors, fire and rescue wagons, busses, trucks, cars, motorcycles, military vehicles, classic motor cross shown on a field made for this special occasion, steam trains, both on standard and smaller gauge. etc. The meeting has this year gained a 23.000 square metres sports field, with trees to shelter from the smoke and soot. Realising that all the steam engines do tend to make some cars look a bit dirty even if they were polished for the event, this area will be the new soot free place for the great number of veteran cars attending the show. The area is close to the original meeting area. The total area will now be 100.000 square metres - nine times more than the first meeting at this place.
If any are interested to participate, contact Mr. Soren Lindkilde on sl@veterantraef.dk or (+45)48 39 13 40 in evenings.
http://jernbaneklub.dk/djk-uk.asp
The Scandinavian countries also have a fantastic preservation world that we don’t hear too much about. A super website to start you off with is http://www.rubens.se/index_uk.html and is run by Tore and Tage Bloom.
Many of you will already know them as they brought their striking Munktells traction engine over here a few years ago. I originally saw it at the Bakkersmolen in Belgium in 1985 and they had brought it down the North Sea on a ferry to the show. As a side point, Munktells was bought up by Volvo a few years ago and the M in Volvo BM is the link to the company.
The Rubens Historical Machinery Collection, is an extensive private collection of interesting veteran and vintage machinery. The collection contains mostly power producing machinery such as steam engines or internal combustion engines of various kinds. Also associated working equipment, vehicles, vintage tractors, tools and various kinds of road maintenance machinery. The collection mostly covers the period of 1860-1950.
The 40th Anniversary of The Danish Steamroller Club 2005
As a part of the activities of the Danish Railway-Club in Maribo, a group formed by Mr. Jørgen Permin, Svend Jørgensen, Bjarne Jensen & Poul Adamsen were looking for a steamroller to operate in connection with the train engine shed in Maribo. Mr. Svend Jørgensen wrote as vice president of the Danish Railway-Club to all persons, authorities and companies one could imagine having a steamroller one could take over. Several could tell that they had scraped their steamrollers, but a few could tell that they were still in possession of their steamrollers. During 1965 & 1966 the group made a picture of how many steamrollers there were left in Denmark and where they were situated. Among others Mr. Svend Jørgensen was in contact with the company Aug. Jørgensen & Troelsen, which was joint owner of a Vølund senior steamroller situated at "Dansk Dammann Asfalt A/S" in Brande. The ownership was interested in selling their steamroller and asked Mr. Svend Jørgensen to contact M. Sc. Aug. Jørgenssen if the group was interested in taking over the steam roller link. At 9 September 1965 Mr. Jørgen Permin, Svend Jørgensen, Bjarne Jensen & Poul Adamsen agreed on buying the Vølund Senior steamroller, and by that the Danish Steamroller Club was a reality. Read about the steamroller. Link (Just click onto this one – it’s a worthy website on the rebuild)
http://www.damptromleklubben.dk/ or click this one for English translation - DAMPTROMLEKLUBBEN
From Dr Andrew Leach
I can’t help but agree with plenty that Andrew says in this email but I’ll leave my comments till the end…
Dear Boz,
A subject that keeps coming up in conversation more and more recently is that of smoke from traction engines. The amount of filthy and harmful smoke coming out of some engine chimneys at a few shows is just not necessary for two reasons;
Point one is that the type of coal used is often of poor quality and relatively high sulphur content, ie it usually comes from quality English or Polish mines. There are far better lower sulphur steam coals available from these two countries as well as Indonesia, Australia, and parts of the USA. Also Scottish coal is better. But presumably they cost more.
Point two, it seems that a lot of so-called engine drivers just don't know how to fire an engine any more. I am not a steam man but know well how to light and keep a good coal fire going efficiently... little and often! They just seem to throw bucket loads of the stuff on which of course produces less heat and more yellow sulphur smoke. This in turn produces sulphur dioxide in the atmosphere - it also contributes significantly to respiratory disorders. It appears that there are many engine men who seem to have no idea or apparently just don't care. I suspect the latter is more likely especially as the coal is free anyway!
Of course there will always be smoke from engines but I can well remember the shows some years ago when it was just a whiff of smoke, rather than the 'P soupers' we see more frequently nowadays. Those engine drivers took pride in what they were doing and knew what they were achieving.
No doubt if you print this I will be shot down in flames as I am an organ man, not an engine man, but I do believe it needs debating. I know about the health hazards of this as I have been dealing with patients with respiratory disorders for many years and the problems are clearly on the increase. Just imagine for a moment what the inside of one's lungs look like after spending a week at some steam show? It doesn't make comfortable thinking!
Best wishes
Andrew Leach
Just a few points filling in on Andrew’s words. The quality of coal has deteriorated vastly in recent years, mainly due to the closure of the many pits that once were the lifeblood of the UK, and much of the quality coal is being exported to China. There are however many collieries that are still producing plenty of excellent coal and as an instance, I recently drove a ploughing engine whilst lake dredging and found that with the adage little and often, worked extremely well. Mind you this formula has always worked, especially with the correct sized shovel – to the uninitiated, that is small, not the massive things that I have seen. Most people who drive their engines on the road (for example the membership of the Society of Drivers and Enginemen SODEM) have a better understanding of firing and using coal efficiently as
a) they have miles to do and a bad fire is of no use and
b), it is pointless wasting it.
One of the situations that occur at rally sites though, is that you don’t get a thick fire hot by just toddling around a field doing nothing in particular, however, look at an engine working a threshing drum or a proper working showman’s engine pushing out many amps and the situation changes immensely. Maybe a bit of steam working wouldn’t go amiss either to show the General Public that these engines aren’t just playthings and were designed to a job of work.
Respiration.
People’s lungs are paramount for getting oxygen into your body – now a small amount of smoke will be absorbed and cleaned, but a heavy dose will create, as Andrew says, respiratory disorders. Let us not be the ones that kill off our hobby due to ignorance and plain bloody-mindedness. I am also a mechanical organ as well as an engine owner; I can see the different sides, but I must admit that I do not go to steam rallies now, as I don’t want the instrument in my care getting ruined by sulphur infusing into the leather, brass and metalwork. Paranoid? Maybe, but the end result is dirt, a lot of hard and unnecessary work.
Maybe the governing body of the traction engine movement would like to do a few workshops on how to fire a steam engine properly. You’re comments please as this is getting to a point where the GP will vote with their feet and go elsewhere to be entertained.
Hungerford 2005 Victorian Firework Spectacular 9th December 2005. http://www.hungerford.uk.net/
Having promoted it in various pages throughout the years, it’s always nice to visit the event as well! Arrival at the well-known town saw plenty of modern amusements amongst plenty of steamy engines and horse drawn vehicles, plus a couple of organs as well. The town had luck on its side once again with warm weather and dry surroundings (for winter) and with the star of the show being Robert Coles’s Earl Beatty, the Burrell scenic show engine, with other engines including Royal Star, the unique Wallis show engine, Turbo’s fascinating Foden – Freddy; Earl Kitchener, the immaculate Burrell of Dave Fowler, plus the Burrell Progress of the Newton family. Finally the engines of the Barker Family, the diminutive Garrett Verity and good old Charlie Burrell, the well-travelled and well-loved Defiance, the Gold Medal tractor. This engine really looks the business now with its new front end and canopy with excellent sign writing after its altercation with a low-loader swan neck last year. At the end of the evening’s festivities was a firework show and whilst talking to Louise, she pointed out that the fireworks were going off from where she parks her car with the comment “I hope my car doesn’t go up” I guess that what she meant was going up in flames, however with my surreal thoughts had in my mind her car going up in the air with consummate ease behind a rocket! Mrs Margaret Cook and Eric Fagg were at the keyframe of her Andreas Ruth organ with everyone having a natter outside the town hall and Dave and Joan had come up from Wincanton with their organ, plus a couple of other instruments included with the 42 special scale McCarthy. Interestingly enough this instrument duplexes and uses one note for a variety of uses.
The end of the evening is always a great time and I’ve just remembered another Burrell (you’d have thought we were in Norfolk with the amount of Burrells around) John of Gaunt. Yes the evenings’ return from whence they all came and the local engines road home and the greater distance engines return on a low-loader. The Wallis and two Burrells stormed up the hill out of the town, leaving Earl Beatty to be loaded and then finally the Barkers returning to the farm with their engines, one with a living van behind and the other with trailer of coal etc. A good evening and well worth the effort from all concerned.
Bournemouth German Market
In the last edition of the Update, I mentioned the Bournemouth Christmas Market and how much atmosphere there was. I have to say this – when Andrew was there with his Bruder organ of German origin, the place really was living, but I also went on the Wednesday before Christmas and it seemed to be a bit lacklustre except for the bar and the garlic mushroom stand. To those organisers who stage these shows, you wouldn’t go far wrong with hiring one of these instruments for the duration, such as a street organ, dance or small fair organ as you don’t need a loud noise. One stipulation though – make sure that the instrument is either in tune or is tuned just before the event takes place
Even more Burrells
Robert Coles, as many of you will know, is instrumental in the running of the special events at the Great Dorset Steam Fair and realised his dream of owning the Flag Ship logo of the Great Working of Traction Engines and latterly the GDSF. Well the engine in question, once owned by the late Ted Hine, is going out to New Zealand for a Burrell themed rally to be held at the Showground at Rangiora near to Christchurch on the 25 – 26 March 2006. You’ll also be able to see the 5 engines that came from New Zealand to the UK and stayed on their holidays for a little bit longer, as well as many more engines from all over the country (both North and South Islands). The following weekend, there will be a 45 mile road run of about 40 engines taking part including this engine from the Northern Hemisphere and there will be a professionally made video film of the rally and run, but don’t take my word for it, go there yourselves and enjoy the Kiwi hospitality. The engine in question is of course Quo Vadis and the engine will have the added advantage of playing with a set of Gallopers whilst out there.
Brunel 200
The most brilliant of modern engineers after Leonardo da Vinci, is the great Isambard Kingdom Brunel and he would be celebrating his 200th birthday in 2006. Well he isn’t here in body to share in the festivities, however the remainder of us are and the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard will be hosting a Celebration of Steam on the 8/9th April 2006. The dockyard is home to the Mary Rose, HMS Victory, which I guess you have had a bit of an idea about recently as well as HMS Warrior built in 1860, the first Iron Clad and a vessel that was heavily influenced by IKB. Further details are available from Jill Simmons and as you are on the internet, I’ll just give you that jill.simmons@historicdockyard.co.uk . Jill is looking for steam related exhibits as well as all sorts of related equipment such as packaging machinery and stuff that was being sent out to all corners of the world during that time. So just remember that IK Brunel may not be there in person, but his spirit lives on in everything that we do so isn’t it about time that we supported this icon of engineering. Website to start you off - http://www.historicdockyard.co.uk/welcome.html
COMPTON THEATRE ORGAN AT HAARLEM ORGAN MUSEUM Netherlands http://www.draaiorgelmuseum.org/
In association with the Dutch Organ Federation (NOF) and Municipality Haarlem, the plan has been developed to use the space above the toilets (in the museum) for a historical theatre organ, as it was used in almost all cities in the Netherlands in the large cinema theatres. The instrument was built by the English firm, Compton in 1935, and is one of the last organs to be built by this firm. Except for the impressive console of the instrument, which will remain on the main floor, all the organ pipes, the percussion, and the special sound effects for film accompaniment will be built into 2 organ chambers, of which the front is closed by swell shutters to regulate the volume of the sound. The future of this impressive instrument was threatened but a new life for it can start now. Also a system will be introduced to make it possible for use without an organist. It is the intention that on this instrument special concert evenings will be organised.
While in former days there was at least one theatre organ in a Haarlem cinema theatre, after the Second World War this type of instrument had entirely disappeared. We hope that the people of Haarlem, next to the 2 unique church organs of Müller and Cavaillé Coll, and the equally unique Kunkelsorgel in the collection of the organ museum, are able to see another very special instrument in their city in he near future.
Speaking to someone who had more than a passing interest in Cinema/Theatre Organs, told me that many of those organs were unfortunately destroyed during WW2, so this is rather a fantastic chance for the Continent of Europe to regain some of their heritage. Good luck to the team at Haarlem for firstly taking on the project in the first place and secondly putting their money where their mouth is. The town is increasingly becoming the organ capital!
Dear Sir or Madam,
As the Secretary of the Friends of Elvaston, a community group dedicated to preventing the disposal of Elvaston Castle Country Park by Derbyshire County Council, (DCC), to a private development company, I am writing to all the groups and associations which use the Park for rallies and recreational purposes. We understand that if the Estate is privatised, these facilities will be lost forever. We believe that the Estate should be run by a not-for-profit trust for the benefit of all present and future users.
Having exhausted all reasonable approaches to DCC, over a number of years, and to no avail, we have been left with no alternative but to take legal action to prevent the Park's loss to the public. To this end we have applied to the High Court in London for a Judicial Review. We sought the advice of a barrister. Upon examining the evidence with which we presented him he was optimistic and stated that we have an above average chance of winning our case.
We are now seeking contributions from all interested individuals and organizations that support our aims. If you support the objectives of the Friends of Elvaston would you please distribute our details to anyone you think may be able to contribute. Our details are below:
Thanking you,
Graham Mansey, Secretary, Friends of Elvaston, on behalf of the Committee, and the Community.
Now for a real cracking website, just go to this one and you’ll get all of the details going on in Derby.
http://home.freeuk.net/derbygripe/castle.htm
NOW SOME MECHANICAL MUSIC MUSEUM NEWS
From the St Albans (in Hertfordshire) music museum
http://www.stalbansorganmuseum.org.uk/
Dec. 31 2005
New Year Party with Donald MacKenzie & Guests
Includes light refreshments (Bring your own Drinks)
Advanced Booking Only with payment please
20:30 To 00:30 £14.00
14/01/06 Nigel Ogden 19:45 £6.50
11/02/06 Alastair Kiernan 19:45 £5.50
11/03/06 Chris Powell 19:45 £5.50
08/04/06
Kevin Morgan 19:45 £5.50
31/12/05
13/05/06
Phil Kelsall 19:45 £6.50
14/01/06
10/06/06
Richard Hills 19:45 £5.50
08/07/06
Janet Dowsett 14:15 £5.50
11/03/06
From the musical museum in Brentford, near Kew Bridge
(or Gardens if the thought takes you there)
http://www.musicalmuseum.co.uk/ Brentford
From 25 October 2005 the museum has been closed concerning a large-scale renovation. The museum rooms are getting a new interior and the museum also builds a number of new rooms. For more information you can contact the museum by phone during office hours +31-(0) 30-2312789. We will be happy to help you out.
The museum is closed from October 25th – December 16th 2005. The museum is open to the public again on December the 17th 2005.
Utrecht Holland
Due to a major refurbishment, the museum in Utrecht has been refurbished and for those who think that mechanical organs are old hat, then just go onto their website. It IS the most comprehensive collection in the world that we, the general public can have access to at any time of the year. The instruments are in first class condition especially as they have their own workshop and technicians and are also instrumental in making sure that schools and colleges are part of the make up of the museum.
What does that mean? Well it means that in Holland, their heritage will continue to flourish. http://www.museumspeelklok.nl/speelklok/uk/
Preston Steam Services Open Days 1/2ND January 2006
Well known in the importing and spare parts world, Michael List Brain and his wife are opening up their palace of varieties again to all of us. He has a whole host of steam engines, many of which have been brought back to this country from some very obscure places around the world! Different makes, types and varieties for your perusals, as well as I believe five mechanical organs. All these are either restored or in the process of being done by ace organ builder and restorer David Burville, who seems to be having another project to do shortly – that being a replacement for de Kluisberg, the famous 101 key Mortier Dance organ that has gone to the excellent Saunders Collection in Stotfold. Hopefully we will be able to see this fantastic instrument during the road run on the 29th December. Returning back to Preston, the entrance is free and drinks and nibbles are on sale from 10am until 5pm. All are welcome; especially those with a chequebook who want to buy their dream of a steam engine. Further information from www.prestonservices.co.uk
Taunton New Year’s Day Road Run
http://www.somersettec.org/ The road run organised by the Somerset Traction Engine Society that clears out the cobwebs, and lets all of us to see the magnificent vehicles from the past, journey through Somerset http://www.somersettec.org/New%20years%20Road%20Run.html for details as well as entry forms. They also have forms on the gate if you want to just turn up.
The 3rd Gavioli gathering is due to be held at North Newington sports and social club, nr. Banbury, Oxon on the 2nd January 2006,
The line up at this moment is to be the 87 key instrument of Dan Shorey, as well as the 89 key instrument of the extremely well travelled 1890c Gavioli of Brian and the family Wells. Also. The Bruder of Andrew Leach is making a brave journey there in the fact that there is no protection from the elements! The club house will also host a selection of the smaller hand-turned instruments to keep you all amused whilst drinking and eating the varied selection of food on hand. All proceeds from this excellent event will go to the Helen House Hospice and the starting time will be from 11 am 2nd January 2006.
Further details http://www.fops.org/events/ceb_evt.htm
FINALLY FOR 2005
Grateful thanks to all of the writers who have continually helped me and contributed to this Update informative and up-to-date. Please keep the information coming in and I’ll keep posting it out to you all on a regular basis – in the last 12 months you received 20 different issues. Now I still haven’t got any response from you about places where we can all go to get things done and if you don’t help me, then you’ll get what I want and not what you want, so please help me out here. I do need information about events happening around the world. In the UK there are plenty of sources and you receive the website as to where to go on a regular basis, so no problem there but elsewhere is more difficult for me.
Good luck for 2006 and please remember a few words from Mahatma Ghandi; “an eye for an eye will make us all blind”. Please bear in mind that there are others in this world – don’t do to them what you wouldn’t have done to you.
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