Editing Talk:Street organ

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==Street organ in Operation Amsterdam==
I just finished watching a 1959 British movie entitled "Operation Amsterdam."  It is a WWII movie about the British in Holland helping keep diamonds out of the hands of the Nazi's.  There was some pretty extensive footage of some kind of street organ that resembles the Dutch Street Organ described here.  Has anyone seen this movie or does anyone know about the authenticity of the street organ used in the movie?  Pretty interesting!
[[User:Jeepguy48|Jeepguy48]] 07:21, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

=="Incorrect"==
:''In the United Kingdom, street organ is often used to refer to a mechanically played piano like instrument. This is incorrect, and such instruments are called a Barrel piano.''

"Incorrect" seems a bit prescriptive: if that's what it's called, then that's what it's called, surely?  I guess some minor rewording is all that's called for... but my mind's gone blank, so maybe someone else could take a look. &mdash;[[User:Vometia|<span style="font-style:italic;color:#0080b0;font-weight:bold">Vom</span>]] <span style="font-size:small;color:#606060"><sup>([[user_talk:vometia|talk]])</sup></span> 16:37, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

:"Incorrect" without a rather pointed [[WP:RS]] should be removed [[User:Tedickey|TEDickey]] ([[User talk:Tedickey|talk]]) 16:56, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

==  re. street organs in the Netherlands ==
<blockquote>(...) and as a result the tradition of playing an organ on the street entered Dutch culture where they remained a common sight until the beginning of the 21st century; they have all but vanished, since.</blockquote>
While there may be less organs on the street as there used to be, I think that "all but vanished" is incorrect. In fact, the Dutch page about the street organ, [[nl:Draaiorgel]] states:
<blockquote>Er zijn nog ongeveer zestig actieve orgelspelers in Nederland
''(there are about sixty street organ players active in the Netherlands)''</blockquote>
[[User:Lúthien Dulk|Lúthien Dulk]] ([[User talk:Lúthien Dulk|talk]]) 21:05, 26 July 2016 (UTC)

== German: [[Drehorgel]] ==

Also "Leierkasten". Never heard Strassenorgel. They do exist but are more a vintage hobby and less a profession.--[[User:Bronstein|Bronstein]] ([[User talk:Bronstein|talk]]) 22:12, 1 November 2021 (UTC)

== Danish wedding anniversaries ==

I am going to remove this claim and its surrounding discussion:

: For instance, it is considered lucky for a couple in Denmark to have a barrel organ playing outside on the morning of their 25th wedding anniversary.

This claim has been uncited [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Organ_grinder&diff=prev&oldid=6437571 since it was introduced in 2004].   I made a brief attempt at corroborating it and found nothing.

Anyone who can find a reliable pre-2004 citation for the claim  should feel free to add it back. —[[User:Dominus|Mark Dominus]] ([[User talk:Dominus|talk]]) 19:57, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

I have notified [[User_talk:AlainV#Barrel_organs_at_Danish_wedding_anniversaries|the editor who originally inserted the claim]].  —[[User:Dominus|Mark Dominus]] ([[User talk:Dominus|talk]])

== Proposed merge of [[Barrel organ]] into [[Street organ]] ==

Same object [[User:UtherSRG|UtherSRG]] [[User_talk:UtherSRG|(talk)]] 00:05, 17 January 2026 (UTC)
:'''Oppose''', as they are sufficiently distinct to warrant separate discussion. They're both types of [[Mechanical organ]]; most [[Barrel organ]] are, or were, used as [[Street organ]]s, but the latter is a much broader category, most using paper rolls or [[book music]]. [[User:Klbrain|Klbrain]] ([[User talk:Klbrain|talk]]) 00:39, 3 March 2026 (UTC)