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The organ grinder had six+ top artists who could bend popular music into the language of that organ like no other similar institution IMHO. Incidentally, Jonas still sounds like that if you give him a fast enough organ and enough audience pressure to play in the old popular music style.

Yeah, this organ is vastly too large for a house or even a standard large auditorium. This is voiced for a very large concert hall.

Organ grinder expert here. The Portland organ grinder was a victim of urban growth boundary and poor cash flow from an allied disco called Earthquake Ethyls.

The land underneath the organ and building was leased. When the metro urban growth boundary was proposed the land owner immediately wanted to liquidate the land holding and gave the organ grinder the option to buy or leave. The organ grinder was profitable but the disco operating concern was not. Consequently, the organ grinder did not have the cash flow necessary to buy the land and has to close. The organ was fixtures were parted out and the local music scene and patrons were deeply saddened. Today the OG has a bit of a cult following which stays alive thanks to a few recordings posted to YouTube and a lot of great memories.

Hotel of Mysteries is totally worth it whether you are 35 or 8.