Favourite Fair organ Figures.

[Robert Heywood.]

Hello Everyone
One of my favourite things on the fairground organ are the ornate figures which grace the facades of our organs. And I just wondered if any one would like to share with me their favourite organ figures. My personal favourites are the 2 gracefully grand torch holders on the Ex Whites 98 Key Gavioli known as Britannia and Liberty. I also dearly love the bandmaster on the Irvins Marenghi and the 3 figures on the 89 key Gavioli known as King Carnival which is now in Ireland. I have joined on to this forum now so hopefully I will post some of my photographs of the Marenghi at Astle Park it was indeed a very rare sight but I felt priviliged to see it again after all these years.
From Robert Heywood(The Junior Chairman Age 15)