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Band Organ Recordings
By Rick Caldwell

Received the following message from someone visiting my web site.  May be
of interest to some on the MMD list.  Rick is not a subscriber to MMD,
so perhaps someone might want to email him direct, copy to MMD.

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 From:          "Dona Hoyt / Rick Caldwell" <boxtop@peganet.com>
 To:            <smythe@MTS.Net>
 Date:          Tue, 4 Feb 1997 18:01:03 -0500

Great site!

As a college student in 1969 it was my pleasure to see, hear and feel a
Wurlitzer Military Band Organ close up. It was at a small theme park in
Salamanca, NY. That sound is still in my head 'til this day. It honked,
whistled, clanked and banged itself into my head and my heart forever. I
can still hum the tune it played.

At that time, I was finishing my degree in trumpet at Duquesne University
in Pittsburgh and was playing shows at the park.  The park was called
Fentier Village and the instrument was on loan from a nearby owner.

Please, where can I find CD recordings of these magnificent instruments.
Where can I hear one near here?  Thank you so much for continuing to keep
these instruments and their music alive.

Best wishes,

Rick Caldwell¶
616 Virginia Dare Lane¶
N. Ft. Myers, FL 33917¶
941-731-8787

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(Message sent Wed, 5 Feb 1997 21:10:43 CDT , from time zone -0500.)

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