Organ matters - Organs matter!

Quote from: AnOrganCornucopia on February 19, 2012, 10:04:12 AM
BF&H (Marshall Sykes) built one cinema organ post-war, for the Cecil in Hull. It was removed in the 1990s but survives, in storage. I've heard a recording of it and it's pretty nice. If anyone knows of a possible home for this interesting instrument...

Meanwhile, here are some pictures:
http://www.davesden.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/cecil-gal3.html

The organ was sold and transported to Diss near Norfolk last year, and is currently being sorted for restoration down there :) I remember the long day moving it out of its storage unit and into the wagon rather well !

CH

Afternoon Everyone


Upon recently playing for a Silent Film in Coventry, I wandered around Birmingham with a friend of mine who is a change ringer in the area, and we went to have a look at the church and its organ, yes the church has become rather modernistic in it's approach to worship, however someone was playing the organ, I had a word with the guy by the name of Steve, and he let me on the instrument for a good few hours, though the only reserve was that I was to play my usual Theatre organ music, instead of Church organ literature, and it was much appreciated !

I shall be moving to the area soon, so I would love to get involved with both this organ, and the church.

I spy a Mr Lawton also posting above me on this list, DO go and play this instrument Chris, it takes to Dudley Savage style playing very well !

Regards

CH