Organ Grinders
1/31/2017 | 26m 38sVideo has Closed Captions
Huell spends a day at Descanso Gardens in La Canada.
Join Huell as he spends a day at Descanso Gardens in La Canada to enjoy a good old-fashioned rally put on by the Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors Association. Everything form show box size monkey grinders to huge organs that once traveled through Europe, it’s a treat for the eyes and ears.
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Organ Grinders
1/31/2017 | 26m 38sVideo has Closed Captions
Join Huell as he spends a day at Descanso Gardens in La Canada to enjoy a good old-fashioned rally put on by the Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors Association. Everything form show box size monkey grinders to huge organs that once traveled through Europe, it’s a treat for the eyes and ears.
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>> Huell: HELLO EVERYBODY I'M HUELL HOWSER, AND HERE WE ARE IN DESCANSO GARDENS.
WE'VE GOT ABOUT 20,000 TULIPS BLOOMING, EVERYBODY IS GREEN AND BEAUTIFUL.
HUNDREDS, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE OUT HERE TODAY.
THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO VISIT ANYTIME OF THE YEAR.
BUT WE'RE HERE ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY, NOT TO SEE THE TULIPS, NOT TO SEE THE PLANTS AND THE FLOWERS, AND THE TREES AND THE WATER AND THE BEAUTIFUL GREEN GRASS AND ALL THE GREAT STUFF OUT HERE.
HERE WE'RE TO SEE SOMETHING AND WE'RE HERE TO LISTEN TO SOMETHING.
AREN'T RE, FRAN?
>>Eç HELLO, HUELL.
>> Huell: INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
>> I'M A MEMBER OF AMICA, WHICH IS AUTOMATIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS COLLECT ORS ASSOCIATION, BOY HAS A MOUTHFUL.
>> YES, WE'RE INTERESTED IN PAPER PLAYING--.
>> Reporter: IN ROLE PAPER OR PAPER PLAYING.
>> LIKE A PLAYER PIANO, OR WHAT THEY CALL BOOK MUSIC OR CARD BOARD MUSIC.
>> Huell: WE'RE GOING TO HEAR THEM AND SEE THEM TODAY.
YOU'VE GOT HOW MANY HERE IN.
>> ABOUT 20-30 INSTRUMENTS.
>> Huell: AND CAUSING A COMMOTION.
ARE YOU USED TO THIS?
>>, NOT NO WE'RE A LITTLE BIT MOREE >> Huell: ARE THESE AUTOMATIC MOVING ORGAN PEOPLE PRETTY GOOD GROUP OF PEOPLE.
>> THEY ARE, THEY'RE GREAT.
>> WE'RE WILD.
>> Huell: HERE IS A TRAIN COMING BY.
OH BOY, WE'RE HAVING A GREAT TIME.
LET'S JUST WALK OVER HERE.
HOWDY, HOW YOU ALL DOING--.
>> HELLO.
>> Huell: HERE WE GO, COME ON FRANK.
OH BOY, OH WOW.
JUST KEEP GOING.
TELL US, WHAT IT IS, NO NO, YOU DO IT.
YOU TELL US.
>> THIS IS A JOHN FRODIC, MONKEY ORGAN FROM BELGI UM.
>> Huell: WHERE IS THE MONKEY?
>> IN BELGIUM.
MOST EUROPEANS HAVE BOOKS, ROLLS ARE MORE US.
>> Huell: WHEN YOU YOU SAY BOOK, THEY JUST KEEP--IT'S EASY FOR ME TO SAY KEEP GOING.
YOU'RE JUST CRANKING THIS THING AROUND.
>> I'LL SHOW YOU.
>> Huell: OH HERE'S THE BOOK.
>> THERE IS THE BOOK.
>> Huell: WOW.
>> WHAT HAPPENED, YOU HAVE FLEE RANKS HERE.
>> Huell: OH YEAH, YOU CAN CHANGE THE RANGE.
>> YES, DIFFERENT PIPES.
>> Huell: NOW HOW HARD IS IT Eç TO CRANK THIS THING?
>> YES.
>> NOW YOU CHANGE HANDS.
IT'S LIKE A JUGGLING ACT.
IT'S PRETTY EASY.
>> Huell: THIS IS GREAT.
AND YOU CAN--.
>> IT'S MUCH EASIER WHEN YOU KNOW THE SONG TOO.
>> Huell: ç& IT UP OR SLOW DOWN.
LET'S NOT MISS A BEAT.
THIS IS GREAT.
OH NOW HE'S REALLY MOVING.
>> THIS IS GREAT.
>> THAT'S ONE OF THE BEST MONKEY ORGANS AROUND.
>> Huell: THIS IS JUST GREAT.
>> HEY, YOU.
>> Huell: HOW DO YOU LIKE THESE MONKEY ORGANS.
>> HE'S NOT A MONKEY THOUGH, THAT'S THE BAD PART.
>> Huell: WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE MONKEY.
[♪♪♪] .
>> Huell: WELL NOW FRANK, YOU'VE GOT THIS ONE FIRED UP.
>> MADE IN ABOUT 1905 A FRENCH FAIR GROUND ORGAN.
>> Huell: BEAR GROUND.
>> FAIR, LIKE FESTIVAL.
THEY HAD A MANUFACTURING PLANT IN GERMANY.
THE COMPANY DATES BACK TO ABOUT 1940.
>> Huell: NOW ARE THESE ANTIQUES.
>> YES, THIS IS BUILT IN 1905.
ANYTHING MORE THAN 100 YEARS OLD,Eç IS AN ANTIQUE.
>> Huell: DO YOU CALL IT AN ORGAN?
>> YES, IT'S NOT REAL LOUD.
IT'S JUST PLEASANT.
>> Huell: WILL THIS EVER COME OUT.
>> THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A SCREEN THERE INSTEAD OF WOOD, LIKE THIS.
BUT THIS WOULD NOT HAVE A PUPPET SHOW.
>> Huell: THESE JUST TRAVELED AROUND THE COUNTRY SITE AT FARES.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
THE LIGHTS NORMALLY WOULD NOT BE ON IT, BUT THESE CAME WITH IT.
>> Huell: OH REALLY.
>> YES, WE'VE GOT PICTURES IN PARIS WITH THE LIGHTS ON IT.
IT HAS A GREAT SOUND TO IT.
♪ ♪ .
>> Huell: OKAY, WE'RE TAKING OUR TOUR, AND THIS IS EçA BIG ONE RIGHT HERE.
>> THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DUTCH STREET ORGAN IN THE UNITED STATES.
YOU SEE A LOT OF THEM LIKE THIS.
HERE, IT'S UNUSUAL.
>> Huell: OH MY GOSH.
IS THIS YOURS?
COME ON OVER HERE AND TALK TO US ABOUT THIS THING.
>> HOWDY.
>> Huell: LET'S STAND OVER HERE.
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT?
>> WELL, THIS IS A DUTCH STREET ORGAN, AND WE FOUND IT, ACTUALLY IN PARIS, BUT IT HAD BEEN PLAYING IN HOLLAND FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS IT WAS BUILT THERE IN 1928.
>> Huell: IT'S AN OLD ONE?
>> OH YEAH.
AND IT WAS ENLARGED IN 1952.
ORIGINALLY THEY WERE IN HAND-PUSH CARTS.
AND DAD WOULD STAND BEHIND IT AND MOM AND THE KIDS WOULD WORK THE CROWDS.
TODAY YOU FIND THEM WITH BATTERIES AND DC MOTORS.
YOU MAY RECHARGE THEM AND BACK ON THE STREETS.
BUT THEY WERE ALL IN THE STREETS OF HOLLAND, STILL TODAY AND THEY'VE BECOME A TRADEMARK OF HOLLAND.
>> Huell: HOW MANY SONGS CAN YOU PLAY?
>> WHEN I GOT IT, I THOUGHT MAYBE 150 SONGS, YOU SHOULD SEE THE MUSIC.
LET ME GIVE YOU A PIECE.
>> Huell: YEAH.
♪ ♪ .
>> Huell: LOOK.
>> IT PLAYS FOLDING MUSIC.
>> Huell: THIS IS A BOOK.
>> YES.
>>Eç Huell: I LEARNED THAT FRO OUR FIRST TOUR.
>> YES.
>> Huell: HOW OLD IS IT?
>> FROM THE '40s, MAYBEñr '30s.
>> Huell: THIS IS WONDERFUL.
>> WITH RUBBEREç ROLEERS AND LITTLE STEEL FINGERS POP UP ANDEç OPERATE VALVES.
>> Huell: THIS REALLY GETS YOU GOING.
>> THIS IS THE HAPPIEST MUSIC ON EARTH.
>> Huell: WHAT DO YOU DO WITH THIS, JUST PLAY IT IN YOUR BACK YARD.
>> YEAH.
>> Huell: I BET YOUR NEIGHBORS LIKE HAVING YOU AROUND?
>> YES, THEY DO.
WE WANT TO COME BACK HERE EVERY YEAR.
>> Huell: THIS IS JUST BEAUTIFUL.
LET'S TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT THIS, TROYE,ñr COME WITH US.
GET ON OVER THERE.
♪ ♪.
>> Huell: HA HA, THIS IS GREAT.
>>Eç THE GIRLS ON EITHER SIDE ARE VERY TRADITIONAL, THEY'RE CALLED BELL RINGER.
THE WOMEN IN THE CENTER, IS NORMALLY A CONDUCTOR BUT HER ARM IS BROKEN AT THE MOMENT.
>> Huell: CAN'T HAVE EVERYTHING.
>>Eç CAN'T HAVE EVERYTHING.
[♪♪♪].
>> Huell: THERE THEY GO.
WELL, LET'S SAMPLE SOME OPINION OVER HERE.
WHAT DO Y'ALL THINK ABOUT THIS?
>> SHE LOVES IT.
>> Huell: GETS HER SMILING.
>> THEY'RE CLAPPING AND SHE'S DANCING, HAVING A GOOD TIME.
>> Huell: HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OR SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
>> NO, WE HAVE NOT.
>> Huell: IT'S A NEAT THING.
>> IT REALLY IS.
>> Huell: AND YOU DID NOT EXPECT TO SEE OR HEAR THIS WHEN YOU CAME TO DESCANSO?
>> NO AND WE DIDN'T EXPECT ALL THESE PEOPLE.
>> Huell: HOW DO YOU LIKE IT.
>> I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW LOUD IT IS.
>> Huell: THE KIDS LOVE LOUD MICE I CAN.
>> YEAH.
[♪♪♪].
>> Huell: WE'RE TALKING A STROLL THROUGH--.
>> WE'RE HEADING TO THE LILAC DROVE.
>> Huell: THE LILAC GROVES.
WHAT ARE THESE?
>> CLAVIAS FROM SOUTH AFRICA AND WE'VE GOT A HUGE COLLECTION.
>> Huell: BOY THIS IS BEAUTIFUL, IN ITSELF.
>> YEAH, AND YOU'VE GOT CHERRYS OVER HERE.
>> Huell: WE'VE GOT CHERRY BLOSSOM.
>> YOU UM-HMM AND GLASELIAS.
>> Huell: THIS IS A GREAT.
>> IT ADS OT GARDENS.
>> Huell: WELL IT'S A HAPPY DAY, IT'S SPRINGTIME WHICH IS A HAPPY SEASON OF THE YEAR, AND TO YEAR THE MUSIC,Eç IT ADS ANOTHER LEVEL.
>> IT SURE DOES.
>> Huell: WE'RE HEADING TOWARDS--OH HERE'S THE LILAC GARDEN.
THEY'RE NOT IN BLOOM A LOT OF THE TIME.
>> NO, YOU JUST HIT IT.
USUALLY FOR A MONTH IN MARCH, LATE MARCH-APRIL, IT'S ABOUT A 350 KINDS.
AND WE JUST--IT'S A BEAUTIFUL GARDEN, IN FACT VERY JUST GOT VISITED BY THE LILAC SOCIETY.
>> Huell: OH EXCUSE ME.
WE'RE NOW HEADING OVER--FRANK COME ON.
TIME TO SWITCH FROM LILACS TO WHERE WE'RE GOING NOW.
>> THIS IS A TANGLY CALAPY, IT WAS A MADE BY A GUY NAMED NORMAN WHO HAD A COLORFUL LIFE.
I CAN'T TELL YOU EVERYTHING HE DID.
>> Huell: THIS IS A MONKEY ORGAN.
>> YES, IT'S MADE IN AMSTERDAM, THE FAMILY IS THIRD GENERATION.
>> Huell: WOW.
THIS IS A LOT OF FUN.
>> YES, IT IS.
HAPPIEST MUSIC ON EARTH.
>> Huell: I'VE HEARD THAT BEFORE TODAY.
CAN YOU TURN ON YOUR CALAPY FOR US.
>> I SURE CAN.
>> Huell: I HATE TO STOP.
>> ALMOST OVER.
>> Huell: WE'RE ALMOST FINISHING THIS.
GREAT.
NOW HERE GOES THE CALAPIE.
OH, CRANKING IT UP.
OH, THAT'S MODERN.
[♪♪♪]Eç .
>> Huell: NOW TELL US ABOUT THIS.
>>Eç ABOUT 1920 TO 1925.
>> Huell: WHERE WOULD THIS HAVE BEEN USED?
>> CIRCUSS, SIDE SHOWS.
THEY ADVERTISE THAT IT CAN BE HEARD OVER A QUARTER OF A MILE.
>> Huell: I BELIEVE THAT.
AND IT BRINGS PEOPLE IN TO THE SHOW.
>> THAT WAS THE IDEA.
>> Huell: WHAT DO YOU DO WITH IT?
>> GO AROUND AND HAVE FUN PLAYING IT.
>> Huell: YEAH.
>> AND IT PLAYS FROM STANDARD NICKALOADIAN UENZ.
>>Eç Huell: I LIKE THE PIPES U HERE ON TOP.
THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.
>> THEY'RE TUNED WHISTLES LIKE A TRAIN WHISTLE.
NOT JUST LIKE THE ORGAN PIPES, THESE HAVE A CURVE OF AIR THAT GOES UP 160 DEGREES.
>> Huell: IS THAT WHAT MAKES THEM A CALPY.
>> YES, AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES THEM SO LOUD ALSO.
>> Huell: WELL, THE MUSIC HAS BROUGHT ALL THE BIG WIGS, INTRODUCING YOURSELF.
>> I'M DIRECTOR HERE AT THE GARDENS, AND THIS IS A PHENOMENAL DAY TO HAVE ALL THE MUSIC, AND TULIPS, EVERYTHING COMING TOGETHER FOR US IN SPRING.
>> Huell: IT'S A GREAT IDEA FOR THIS MUSIC.
>> WE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT THE MUSIC AND GARDENS GO TOGETHER.
IT'S JUST SO JOYOUS, IF YOU'RE NOT HAPPY, THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG.
>> Huell: WERE YOU SURPRISED AT HOW MUCH A DIFFERENCE THIS MUSIC CAN MAKE?
HERE WE GO, HERE'S A GUY RIGHT HERE.
KEEP GRINDING KEEP GRINDING.
YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP GRINDING.
>> SO GLAD TO SEE YOU, HUELL.
I HOPE YOU'RE GETTING MORE THAN THE TUP I WILLS.
>> Huell: TELL ME HOW HARD IT IS--HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN GRINDING?
>> SINCE 9:00 O'CLOCK.
TRY IT.
>> Huell: BUT AFTER A WHILE--.
>> AFTER A WHILE, I TAKE A BREAK.
OR I USE MY LEFT HAND.
>> Huell: WONDER WHAT THOSE ORIGINAL MONKEY ORGAN GRINDER, THEY TO MAKE A LIVING?
>> YES.
>> Huell: YOU'RE JUST DOING IT FOR THE FUN.
>> YES, JUST FOR THE FUN.
AND MY COMPANION HERE.
I LIKE TO SEE MY CHAPTER GETTING A LITTLE ATTENTION.
I WATCHED SO MANY OF YOUR SHOWS, I THINK IT'S TIME.
>> Huell: ARE YOU SURPRISED AT THE REACTION, YOU EXPECTED THIS?
>> YES, YES, WE DO.
IT BRINGS BACK CHILDHOOD MEMORIES, IF NOTHING ELSE.
>> Huell: I'M GOING TO SWITCH OFF WITH YOU.
>> GOT IT.
>> Huell: THIS IS GREAT!
>> YOU CAN SEE THE TULIPS DANCING.
YEAH YEAH.
>> Huell: WELL IT'S A GREAT AFTERNOON HERE.
LET'S PUT A LITTLE PLUG FOR DESCANSO, THIS PLACE IS OPEN ALMOST EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR.
>> EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR, EXCEPT CHRISTMAS AND JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR THERE IS SOMETHING HERE TO SEE AND BLOOM.
>> Huell: AND IT DOES NOT CHANGE JUST BECAUSE IT'S SPRING, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL TIME.
BUT THERE IS SOMETHING TO SEE HERE ALL YEAR LONG.
>> OH YES, WE'VE GOT ROSES AND THEN THE CAMILIAS COMING IN.
ALL THROUGH THE FALL AND WINTER, AND RIGHT NOW THEY'RE OVERLAPPING WITH THE TULIPS.
>> Huell: YES, ALL IS RIGHT.
>> WHERE YOU CAN COME CELEBRATE SPRING.
>> Huell: WE'RE GOING TO PLAY A LITTLE BIT LONGER IN YOUR GARDEN.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> Huell: AND THIS IS WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR.
FRANK, THIS IS THE KIND OF MONKEY ORGAN, I WAS THINKING OF.
>> THESE WERE ALL OVER THE STREETS OF NEW YORK.
LA GUARDIA HAD THEM BANNED BECAUSE THEY WERE ALL OVER THE STREETS.
>> Huell: THERE IS JUST A STICK THERE.
>> YEAH.
>> Huell: JUST ON A STICK.
LET'S TURN IT AROUND, YOU'VE GOT A STRAP AROUND YOUR NECK.
>> YES, THIS SUPPORTS THE WEIGHT.
>> Huell: IS THIS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL?
>> YES, IT WAS ABOUT IN 1910 IN BROOKLYN NEW YORK.
>> Huell: OH MY GOSH, THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF WORK.
LET'S HEAR IT.Eç OH YEAH!
[♪♪♪].
>> Huell: AND YOU SAY LA GUARDIA HAD THEM OUTLAWED BECAUSE THERE WERE TOO MANY.
>> YES, PICTURE THE BUILDINGS AND THIS SOUND ECHOING THEM OFF.
>> Huell: AND THEY PROBLEM NEW YORK, HAD A PROBLEM--OH KEEP GOING, THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
>> THAT'S FANTASTIC.
>> Huell: AND THEY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE MONKEYS, THERE WERE A LOT OF MONKEYS.
>> YEAH, MONKEYS CAN BE AWNRY.
>> Huell: NOW WHAT KIND OF A LIVING CAN AN ORGAN GRINDER MAKE, CAN HE SUPPORT HIS FAMILY?
>> NOT REALLY, IT WAS TOUGH GOING.
>> Reporter: SO THEY WERE OUT THERE GRINDING AWAY TRYING TO MAKE MONEY.
>> TOOK THEM ALL THE TIME TO FEED THE MONKEY, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT HIMSELF.
>> HE'S DRESSED LIKE AN ITALIAN.
>> THE ITALIANS, STARTED THE BUSINESS.
ANDñr WHEN ITALY WENT INTO DEPRESSION, THEY MOVED TO GERMANY OR OVER TO THE STATES AND STARTED CONTINUING THE BUSINESS.
>> Huell: SO THERE IS A WHOLE HISTORY TO MONKEY GRINDING.
>> OH YEAH ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
>> Huell: THIS IS A VERY RICH PART OF OUR MUSICAL HERITAGE.
>> YES, THE IMMIGRANTS AND SETLERS, WENT TO NEW YORK AND CHICAGO STARTED THE INDUSTRY THEY KNEW.
>> Huell: AND WHEN WAS THE HEYDAY?
>> PROBABLY THE TURN OF THE CENTURY.
>> Huell: IN NEW YORK PROBABLY.
>> YES.
>> Huell: OKAY.
LET'S GRIND A LITTLE BIT MORE.
>> OH YEAH.
[♪♪♪] ♪ ♪ ♪Eç ♪ .
>> Huell: NOW I'VE HOOKED UP WITH LLOYD.
WE'RE STANDING IN FRONT OF?
>> A MANUFACTURED IN 190 IS.
>> >> Huell: WHERE?
>> NEW YORK, I THINK.
>> Huell: THIS IS AN ALL AMERICAN ORGAN.
>> YES, SIR.
>> Huell: NOW IS THERE A HIERARCHY AMONG THESE THINGS?
DO SOME OF YOU FEEL LIKE SOME OF YOURS IS BETTER THAN THE OTHERS.
>> WELL, I'M ROUDER THAN EVERYBODY ELSE.
>> Huell:Eç PERFECT SAID BECAUSE SIGN YOU HAVE OUT HERE.
"I REALLY DON'T CARE FOR THE MUSIC, BUT I LOVE THE NOISE IT MAKES".
>> Huell: OKAY, NOW WE'VE HOOKED UP WITH--WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
>> DAVID.
>> Huell: AND THE NAME OF THE ORGAN IS TRUDY.
>> YES.
>> Huell: SO YOU NAMED THE ORGAN.
>> YES, IT'S SORT OF AN EUROPEAN TRADITION.
>> Huell: REALLY.
>> YEAH.
>> Huell: HOW DID THEY GET THEIR NAMES, WHO WOULD NAME THEM.
>> THIS WAS NAMED AFTER A GRANDMOTHER, A PERSON I NEVER EVEN REALLY MET.
>> Huell: REALLY.
>> YEAH.
>> Huell: I UNDERSTAND YOU MADE THIS ORGAN.
>> YES, I'M THE BUILDER.
HOW HARD IS IT TO DO THAT?
HOW DO YOU KNOW HOW TO DO IT.
>> YOU DON'T KNOW.
SO YOU HAVE TO LEARN.
IT'S NOT REALLY HARD EITHER.
JUST TAKES A LONG TIME.
THIS ONE I STARTED BUILDING IN 1985 AND A LOT OF IT, I HAD TO MAKE OVER.
>> Huell: DID YOU BUILD IT THE OLD FASHION WAY.
THE WAY THEY WOULD HAVE 100 YEARS AGO.
>> YES, THERE ARE NOT A LOT OF PLANS FOR BAND ORGAN.
THERE IS SOME BOOKS ON CHURCH AND CLASSICAL ORGAN.
AND THESE ARE BASED ON THE SAME PRINCIPLES.
>> Huell: WE'RE STANDING BACK HERE, BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF THE LOUDEST ONES WE'VE HEARD.
>> I HOPE THAT'S A GOOD THING.
>> Huell: YEAH, IT GOES THROUGH THE PARK.
>> GOODñrñrEç MUSIC, SHOULD BE .
>> Huell: LET'S WALK UP CLOSER AND LISTEN TO THIS WONDERFUL--WE'LL LISTEN TO TRUDY.
>> SURE.
♪ ♪ ♪ .
>> Huell: OKAY, NOW WE'VE COME TO ANOTHER PART OF THE GARDEN, WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT NOW.
>> ANOTHER FRENCH.
>> Huell: SO THE FRENCH WERE BIG IN THIS?
>> YES, ONE OF THE LARGEST AND OLDEST.
>> Huell: ARE YOU THE OWNER.
COME HERE AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
>> I'M DAVID BURNSTEEN.
>> Huell: TELL US ABOUT THIS THING.
YOU'VE GOT FOR RENT IN THE FRONT.
>> YES, I GO ALL OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RENTING THIS THING FOR SPECIAL PARTIES AND SPECIAL GRAND OPENING.
AND ANY KIND OF SPECIAL EVENT WHERE YOU WOULD HAVE A GARDEN PARTY.
>> Huell: SO THERE IS A MARKET FOR THIS?
>> YES.
>> Huell: WHAT DO YOU THINK ATTRACTS EVERYBODY?
>> WELL, THIS WAS BUILT BACK IN THE DAYS WHEN DIMES WERE MADE OUT OF REAL SILVER, AND WHEN STREET CARS CHUGED AND I THINK IT BRINGS PEOPLE BACK TO THE DAYS WHERE THEY CAN REMEMBER THE NOSTALGIA OF THE OLDEN DAYS.
>> Huell: AND THESE WERE MEANT TO LAST.
>> YES, THIS WAS BUILT IN 1910.
>> Huell: AND THEY COME IN DIFFERENT TYPES, SOME ARE FOR INTRICATE THAN OTHERS.
>> THESE LADIES, WOULD RING BELLS AT APPROPRIATE TIMES.
>> Huell: LET'S WALK OVER HERE.
>> THE LADIES WOULD RING THE BELLS AND THE CONDUCTOR WOULD CONDUCT CERTAIN PIECES.
>> Huell:Eç OH YOUR CONDUCTOR' ARM WORKS, WE SAW ONE EARLIER THAT WAS BROKEN.
LOOK AT THIS TOO, THIS IS GREAT!
>> PLUS, WE'VE GOT CITY OF SANTACITY OF SANTA MONICA.
>> Huell: --.
>> Huell: LOOK UP HERE WE'VE GOT STEAM.
>> THEY DON'T TAKE THEM LIKE THEY USED TO.
>> Huell: THIS IS A GREAT WAY FOR US TO SAY GOODBYE.
RIGHT HERE, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANKS A LOT FOR SHOWING THIS TO US.
THANK YOU FOR INVITING US, THIS HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL DAY OUT IN DISSCONSO, I FELL PRIVILEGED THIS HAS BEEN A VERY HAPPY DAY.
>> IT'S THE BEST MUSIC THERE IS.
>> Huell: AND CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND YOUR ORGANIZATION FOR SHARING YOUR MUSIC AND KEEPING THIS HISTORY ALIVE.
>> YOUR WELCOME.
>> Huell: LET'S STEP OUT AND LISTEN TO IT.
[♪♪♪]
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