| ORGANISING AN ORGAN Processes involved in making cinema organs. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6919 |
| Catalog #: | 193868 | |
| Clip Number: | 193868-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PSP 814 | |
| Timecode: | 01:31:37 - 01:34:25 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1933 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY: Craftsmen / Handmade INDUSTRY: Musical Instruments LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London | |
| Description: | ORGANISING AN ORGAN Processes involved in making cinema organs. "Organising an organ - The versatility of the modern cinema organ with its many sounds and effects is a cause of wonderment to most listeners. How can one instrument seems so many? - you ask. Here, then, is the answer." could be York Road Organ Works in London. Various shots show the processes involved in making a cinema organ. Men plane and drill wood. Molten tin and lead is pressed into a sheet then rolled into a pipe. The 'mouth' is soldered on. Electric wires and cables connect the numerous instruments to the main organ. Nice shot of men working on organ consuls in a workshop. Commentator says "And now we will hear Sidney Torch at Europe's biggest unit organ", but here the story ends. | |
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