Bob Baker wrote:

> As an addendum to Matthew Caulfield's list of songs/rolls played on
> the Wurlitzer 165 Band Organ at Glen Echo Park in Cabin John, Maryland

As an addendum to Bob's addendum, Glen Echo Park is actually located in
the incorporated town of Glen Echo, Maryland.  For further info about
the park's history, I recommend the book by Richard Cook & Deborah
Lange.

Also, the "Dodgem" structure was recently restored by a mostly volunteer
crew, led by ranger Stan Fowler.  It was used last summer as a dance
pavilion, as the Spanish Ballroom is being restored.  The park service
is now working on a number of the older structures.

> Very, very few of the park's contemporary visitors realize how rare
> it is to find an intact Dentzel carousel, much less an original,
> restored Wurlitzer 165 band organ.

This might be one of the most original installations in the country, as
we have an intact Dentzel at it's original site, (although not the first
carousel in the park), in it's original building, with an organ at it's
original site (although not the first organ for this carousel).

> I think that Mr. Durward Center deserves our gratitude for having
> blessed this band organ with his considerable, ongoing restorative
> talents.  Any devotee of mechanical music should take the time to
> visit Glen Echo Park in Maryland, if they're in the Washington, D.C.,
> area during the late Spring through Summer seasons.

Highly recommended (but I'm biased!) :

  http://www.nps.gov/glec/indexext.html

Carl Zwanzig
Cupertino, CA