Colourful barrel organs in the streets

Barrel organs belong in Amsterdam just as fish do in water. Nowhere in the world do these brightly painted musical instruments sound as beautiful as they do in the narrow streets of the city centre. They give an extra flair to the already colourful streets of Amsterdam.
Every organ has its own character, and therefore they each bear their own name and sometimes even a nickname. One, for example, owes its name "The 'Fridge' to the gauze with which the pipes ware closed. When the gauze disappeared so did the name and today this organ is known as 'De Pipo' after the clown which is painted upon the front.

Barrel organ music is in theory free but the organ-man very much appreciates a small contribution in his collecting-box.