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Ruth Organ at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
By Robbie Rhodes

While prowling the Web I stumbled on the web site of Brass Ring
Entertainment, owner Daniel Horenberger, located in Sun Valley, Calif.
At the 'company history' page it states that they restored the 1910
Ruth band organ at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, California.
See

  http://carousell.com/companyhistory/companyhistory.html
  http://carousell.com/companyhistory/santacruzband.jpg
Attachment thumbnail At http://www.beachboardwalk.com/rides/looff.html I found some text about the 1911 Looff carousel: "Music for the carousel is provided by a 342-pipe Ruth und Sohn band organ built in 1894. The German-made music machine is one of the last of its kind. When it was renovated in 1979, many of the parts had to be handmade, a process which took months. The antique band organ underwent another major refurbishment in 1993, at a cost of over $25,000." Robbie Rhodes

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