Antique RPPC Organ Grinder Postcard Monkey Costume Street Performer 1904 Surreal | eBay An oddity!

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Vintage Organ Grinder TV Commercial - Late 1980s - Portland Nostalgia - youtu.be/QLSuo9Hludo #organgrinder #vintagetv #1980snostalgia #portlandoregon

Buttons... So Many Buttons! (And Switches and Knobs) Playing a theatre pipe organ inherently requires keeping track of a lot of things simultaneously - with many controls such as stop tabs to select what sounds play, thumb pi...

Buttons… So Many Buttons! (And Switches and Knobs) - All the details about the Organ Grinder's Lighting and Effects panel: www.pipedreamsfilm.com/blog/buttons... #organgrinder #theatreorgan

Historic theater organ at Cleveland High School seeks new home ahead of demolition A theater organ that has been housed in the Cleveland High School auditorium since the early 1990s will soon be removed as the school undergoes a modernization project.

KPTV News: Historic theater organ at Cleveland High School seeks new home ahead of demolition - www.kptv.com/2026/03/03/h... (The Organ Grinder documentary project contributed footage to this piece.) #theatreorgan #organgrinder

Bonus Extra: Don Feely performs "Powerhouse" at Organ Grinder Portland - youtu.be/pvcnRYWGcP0 #organgrinder #theatreorgan

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The Call of the Capitan - John Ledwon and the Multiple Mighty Wurlitzers John Ledwon is a music educator, theatre organ enthusiast, and experienced performer. We caught up with John (no easy feat, as he often commutes between Henderson, NV and Los Angeles) in November duri...

The Call of the Capitan – John Ledwon and the Multiple Mighty Wurlitzers - www.pipedreamsfilm.com/blog/the-cal... #theatreorgan #organgrinder #elcapitan

When Portland Had a Pizza Palace With a Pipe Organ the Size of a House There are some places that fade quietly into history. And then there are places that refuse to die because too many people still remember exactly how they sounded. I was born in 1981, which means I

When Portland Had a Pizza Palace With a Pipe Organ the Size of a House
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Two Monumental Legacies – Jeff Baas, The Kenosha Theatre, and Ray Shepardson - youtu.be/CzASNbm-4Kw - An Organ Grinder Documentary Project Special Feature @kenoshatheater.bsky.social #moviepalace #organgrinder #theatreorgan

Organs... In... Spaaace! - The Making of "Space Organ" (With the recent relaunch of The Muppet Show, the article title seemed appropriate. For those who don't get the joke, here's the reference.) In the late 1970s, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Superhero...

ORGANS... IN... SPAAACE! – The Making of "Space Organ" - www.pipedreamsfilm.com/blog/organs-... #theatreorgan #organgrinder

The Man In-Demand - Keeping Up with Dave Moreno Dave Moreno describes himself as an organ technician, organist, designer, and builder. Top photo: Dave working on the console of the Fair Oaks Community Clubhouse's Wurlitzer-Morton organ in Fair O...

The Man In-Demand - Keeping Up with Dave Moreno - www.pipedreamsfilm.com/blog/the-man... #theatreorgan #organgrinder

Leaping from Keyboard to Keyboard - The Many Musical Moves of Rik DeRose During our Southwest Road Trip, we passed through Palm Springs, stopping in to interview Rik DeRose. Rik shared some amazing stories from his musical career, ranging from a stint as a "pipe organ & pi...

Leaping from Keyboard to Keyboard – The Many Musical Moves of Rik DeRose - www.pipedreamsfilm.com/blog/leaping... #theatreorgan #organgrinder #yeoldepizzajoynt

Martin and the Mystery Men While visiting the Phoenix area during our Southwest Road Trip in November, we interviewed Martin Meier, who has a fascinating story about how he came to acquire the Denver Organ Grinder instrument, a...

Martin and the Mystery Men - Just what happened in Denver? www.pipedreamsfilm.com/blog/martin-... #organgrinder #theatreorgan

In Ye Beginning Over the years, over 100 restaurants with theatre pipe organs were established, most of them pizza restaurants. But where was the very first pizza restaurant to have a pipe organ? How did this all ...

In Ye Beginning - The one that started it all - Ye Olde Pizza Joynt! - www.pipedreamsfilm.com/blog/in-ye-b... #organgrinder #theatreorgan

Blacklight! John Ledwon at the console at Old Town Music Hall. #organgrinder #theatreorgan

Inspecting the setup for today’s shoot at Old Town Music Hall in El Segundo, CA, where we interviewed organist John Ledwon. John performs at the El Capitan in Hollywood. He talked about putting pipe organs back in to restored movie palaces, bringing our story full-circle. #organgrinder #theatreorgan

Setting up to film at the legendary Bandrika Studios earlier today to interview film composer and pipe organ enthusiast Nathan Barr. Assisting is my friend Kate Holdaway who I’m happy to work with again since her move to Hollywood! #theatreorgan #organgrinder

Photograph of the desert outside of Palm Springs. Palm trees in the distance are framed by mountains and a party cloudy but deep blue sky. A thick wooden post in the foreground bears a sign, "No Pets". Atop the post is a toy mechanical monkey , about 10" tall, with tiny brass cymbals in its hands. Colorful graphical text overlaid on the image says "Greetings from Beautiful Palm Springs, California".

The Organ Grinder road trip continues. Greetings from beautiful Palm Springs, California. (Monkeys not advised.) #organgrinder

Trains, Speedboats, and Automobiles In the early years of the Organ Grinder, the restaurant was an undeniable success. This allowed two of the original founders, brothers Paul and Jerry Forchuk - already from an entrepreneurial family -...

Trains, Speedboats, and Automobiles: Fast Living - literally - at the Organ Grinder - www.pipedreamsfilm.com/blog/trains-... #organgrinder

A Bittersweet Melody Echoes Through the Theatre Last week, the documentary's Southwest Road Trip commenced. The first stop on that journey was a somewhat solemn affair, despite being a visit to what is normally a location created to be beautiful...

A Bittersweet Melody Echoes Through the Theatre - A pilgrimage to The Egyptian: www.pipedreamsfilm.com/blog/a-bitte... #organgrinder #egyptiantheatre #theatreorgan

The last big road trip for the documentary has begun. First stop on Wed was in Coos Bay, Oregon - home of the Egyptian Theatre, where Organ Grinder organist Paul Quarino took care of and performed on the theatre's original Wurlitzer. The theatre is celebrating its 100th anniversary. #organgrinder

Soon! The first batch of official Organ Grinder T-Shirts went into production today! pipedreamsfilm.com/shop/ #organgrinder

Do Go In the Basement! Last Wednesday, we spent the whole day with Fred Hermes, Jr. at the “Basement Bijou” - a private home in Racine, WI, which notably features a movie palace, complete with balcony, in the basement - it ...

Do Go in the Basement! Meet Fred Hermes, Jr. and the "Basement Bijou" - www.pipedreamsfilm.com/blog/do-go-i... #theatreorgan #organgrinder

A mechanical toy chimp is sitting on the edge of the balcony rail in what appears to be an ornate movie palace complete with chandeliers and plasterwork. A Wurlitzer pipe organ console is in the background, on the stage. Pipework, not in its chests, is arranged in crates on the lower level.

Spent a full day last Wednesday covering a truly unique and special place. #theatreorgan #organgrinder

In addition to theatre pipe organs and pizza parlors, Wisconsin offers many recreational activities. #organgrinder

A mechanical toy chimp is being held up into view of the camera by the photographer. In the background is the console of a theatre pipe organ inside a pizza restaurant. The organ is illuminated in shades of blue and teal. Glowing inflatable Halloween decorations are on the floor nearby and on top of the console. We see the back of the performer, Perry Petta.

When visiting the Milwaukee area, discriminating chimps know that you can always have an entertaining time at Organ Piper Pizza in Greenfield, WI. Organist Perry Petta is at the console. #theatreorgan #pizza #organgrinder

A bearded man sits on an organ bench in front of a large theatre pipe organ inside a warehouse. He is holding a Hollywood-style clapper board, and smiling at the camera. "Dean Rosko - Extras - Take 1" is written on the board.

Last Wednesday, organist Dean Rosko stopped by while we were filming at Carma Labs to perform on the instrument - just for fun! Dean also has experience performing in “pizza and pipe organ” restaurants like Organ Piper Pizza. We hope to have his video up on YouTube soon. #theatreorgan #organgrinder

A mechanical toy chimp sits on the bench of a large theatre pipe organ console - four keyboards and many colorful stop tabs are behind the chimp.

Greetings from Carma Labs! We returned to the magnificent pipe organ inside a warehouse in Wisconsin last week to pick up some additional shots for the documentary. #theatreorgan #organgrinder

A gigantic theatre pipe organ is inside a large, mostly-empty warehouse. A group of five workers who had previously been moving furniture from an event stop everything when the organ begins playing, and hold up their phones to record the music.

When people encounter a theatre pipe organ for the first time, they become enchanted with delight! The documentary returned to Carma Labs last week to pick up some additional shots. #theatreorgan #organgrinder

The Organ Grinder documentary was back in Wisconsin last week, starting off with a visit to the historic Kenosha Theatre. #theatreorgan #moviepalace #organgrinder #kenosha