Talk:Street organ

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! 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; Vom (talk) 16:37, 15 January 2012 (UTC)


 * "Incorrect" without a rather pointed WP:RS should be removed TEDickey (talk) 16:56, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

re. street organs in the Netherlands
"(...) 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." 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, Draaiorgel states: Er zijn nog ongeveer zestig actieve orgelspelers in Nederland (there are about sixty street organ players active in the Netherlands) 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.--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 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. —Mark Dominus (talk) 19:57, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

I have notified the editor who originally inserted the claim. —Mark Dominus (talk)