•Claudine Jones lamented the sorry state of the musical accompaniment at the Tilden Park carousel and asked, "What's the consensus on the best CD available for this purpose?" My opinion has always been that when the band organ itself is not played or cannot be played, the recordings used instead sho...

•I'm going to follow up on this issue; it was my understanding the first time we went to Tilden Park this July, that we were in fact listening to a CD. That's what the employees said. Then fast forward to this past incident in September and suddenly they got nuttin'? I don't think so -- doesn't make...

•I figure it's time I weighed in on this unfortunate issue. When I was working in Berkeley in the mid-1970s, I had the privilege of carting my (quasi-) mobile recording rig up to Tilden Park on a number of Sunday mornings and taping both of the organs. When the big Ruth/BAB organ was in tune, it was...

•[ Claudine Jones asked, "What's the consensus on the best CD [ available for this purpose?" Any CD of band organ music, from either Chris Carlisle Music or Dr. William Black at Carrousel Music, is suitable for use on a carousel. David Stumpf

•This is an interesting discussion. Some years ago the fellow who ran the carousel for years, I forget his name, told me he would contact me to have the organs restored. Shortly after that he was gone, retired I believe. When I contacted the folks who took over the franchise, the lady told me she ha...

•Well, there's good news and bad news, folks! I had an extended phone conversation with concessionaire Terri Holleman Oyarzun, who, to my surprise, actually turns up along with her husband and son as owner/operator of "Goats R Us", providing fire control and weed abatement services. When does she ha...

•My company, Brass Ring Entertainment, has been taking care of the Tilden Park carousel and organs under contract with the county [East Bay Regional Parks District] for close to 20 years. The restoration of the building, the carousel and the organ are taking place in steps as money becomes available...

•I am posting this query on behalf of a friend who is somewhat of a Luddite. He has a telephone but no Internet connection. He is interested in learning the status of the B.A.B. 66-key band organ music rolls that are or were used on the larger of the two organs [the Ruth organ] on the merry-go-round...

•This is an update on the status of the Tilden Park merry-go-round band organs. By way of background, my family has built and owned the Tilden Park Steam Trains (Redwood Valley Railway Co.) for 65 years. The merry-go-round came to Tilden Park in 1948. Ross Davis and Harry Perry ran it for many years...

•I have finished getting the old tapes I have of the Tilden Park organs onto CD. There are four disks of the large B.A.B. organ, each at least 70 minutes with 28-30 tunes (three 10-tune rolls). There is one disk of the small organ, 19 tunes, 45 minutes. Each disk comes with a tune sheet, at least as...

•Can any MMDer post pictures of the Tilden Park band organs, circa 1977, to go along with A. B. Bonds' fine recordings? (Possibly Marc Elbasani, MMD 2/99?) I've searched the web, but have only come across pictures of the carousel. Is there a web site where I can find these pictures? Thanking you in ...

•-- non-subscriber, please reply to sender and MMD -- I have just received the 5 CDs of the Tilden Park Organs that A.B. Bonds had recorded back in the middle 1970's and early 80's. Here's my email to Mr. Bonds regarding the recordings he had made. George Karpel - - - Subject: Tilden Park Recordings...

•Thanks to the efforts of Dan Robinson and George Karpel, among others, I have been able to sort out the tune lists on the Tilden Park tapes nearly completely. There are a few loose ends and I would appreciate any help I can get in resolving them. Incidentally, the consensus is that the large organ ...

•Dear MMDians, I have received a complete set of the band organ CDs produced by A. B. Bonds as a Christmas gift from a friend, and they have now rekindled my appreciation for band organs. I must say that, insofar as basic field recordings of the merry-go-round band organs at Tilden Park are concerne...

•Thank you, Claudine, for finding the concessionaire for the carousel, and for including the address. When I was there in 2009 I was given a phone number by the ticket agent that was supposed to belong to the concessionaire, but it was a dead end. I will _today_ mail a set of the five compact discs ...

•I am Russ Doering, I live in Sunnyvale, Ca. I have interests in Player Pianos and Organs, both air and electric controlled and with MIDI. Here is my two cents. Ref: MMD 96.11.14 The large Bandorgan at Tilden Park uses 87 key BAB rolls. The 66 key rolls mentioned may be for the small organ at Tilden...

•Well, I have not been up to Tilden Park in Berkeley in a couple of months; the last time was when the music was cut off by a bad tape cassette player. To fast forward through this story, the original problem with the organ seems to have been that without a sound baffle and a safety fence, local ord...

•Dear MMDers, Marc Elbasani wrote in MMD 990218 regarding the Tilden Park organ identity: > ... the Ruth organs of Waldkirch are known to have stopped flutes in > front of the trumpets (as helpers), whereas Bruder organs have cellos. > ... in front of the trumpets, I see quite clearly a rank of stop...

•It is our pleasure to announce to MMD readers (at Tim's request) the arrival of Andrew Tilden Baxter, born to proud parents Tim and Lynn Baxter, Monday evening August 20th at 8:35 PM. Andrew weighed in at 7 lbs 13 oz and is 21" long. Lynn and Andrew are both doing well, as is the proud daddy. Andre...

•-- forwarded message, please reply to sender and MMD -- The Tilden Park Merry-Go-Round is up for a grant to repair the organ (which would be great, it is a lovely organ). As a public service American Express is taking votes on the Bay area restoration projects most worthy of its support. Please log...