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A fairground organ is a musical organ covering the wind and percussive sections of an orchestra. Originated in Paris , France , it was designed for use in commercial fairground settings to provide loud music to accompany rides and attractions, mostly merry-go-rounds .
Replica Ch. Marenghi & Cie fairground organ (exhibited at Gloucestershire Steam & Vintage Extravaganza 2013) Charles Marenghi & Cie was a French fairground organ manufacturer. [1] [2] Charles Marenghi started his career working in the famous organ factory of Gavioli & Cie in Paris. By 1900, he was chief of the Gavioli workshops.
The development marked a turning point in the history of the mechanical organ, by allowing music to be almost infinitely long, and allowed Gavioli to become the most famous and prolific fair organ builders. [4] The Gavioli family had branches in cities such as London, Manchester, New York City and Waldkirch. [5]
Calliope on the Minne-Ha-Ha, a stern-wheeler on Lake George, New York Kitch Greenhouse Steam Calliope at the Ohio Historical Society – July 2006 Fairground calliope trailer being hauled by a U.S.-built traction engine – New Orleans Mardi Gras 2007 Steam calliope (c. 1901) built by George Kratz and used on the showboat French's New Sensation at The Mariners' Museum
The 52-key 'De Gouden Limonaire' (The Golden Limonaire) in the Museum Speelklok in Utrecht, The Netherlands Small Limonaire Frères street organ, with decorated facade. Limonaire Frères were an amusement ride, street organ and fairground organ builder, based in Paris, France, during the 19th and early 20th century.
The Organ collection Ghysels is a museum collection of mechanical dance and fairground organs. Since 2010 it is exhibited at the Kijk- en Luisterdepot (Watch and Listen Depot) in Kallo in Beveren, Belgium. It was brought together by Jef Ghysels from Schaerbeek. [1] Great part of the organs operated before the First World War. [2]
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Bioscope shows were fronted by the largest fairground organs, [1] and these formed the entire public face of the show. A stage was usually in front of the organ, and dancing girls would entertain the crowds between film shows. [2] Films shown in the Bioscope were primitive, and the earliest of these were made by the showmen themselves.