A Winter's Tale (Mustel Harmonium)

[Rev Tony Newnham]

Hi

Something a bit different to start with - a well-known song, but played on a rare keyboard instrument, a Mustel Art-Harmonium. Recording from a concert in 2013.



Every Blessing
Tony

[JohnT]

Hi Tony. Liked that instrument. A lovely performance. Starting to feel like Christmas with snow on the way tomorrow. John

[kens]

What a lovely rendition Tony. Also reminded me of my childhood in the 30's when the lady next door
played her foot pumped harmonium. Nostalgia reigns, Ken S.

[Rev Tony Newnham]

Hi

Yes, the Mustel is a the "Rolls-Royce" of Harmoniums. They cost about the same as a small house when new! The example I'm playing there belongs to a good friend who hires them out. He'd just finished restoring it, and did me a very good deal on the hire, and left the organ in the church for a week or so & asked me to give it a good play & report any issues before it's first big commercial hire. (There was one very minor issue which you'd never notice unless you were listening for faults.)

Easy access to good Harmoniums is one thing I miss since we moved here, but hopefully I'll have my Harmonium back from restoration before too much longer!

Every Blessing

Tony