Organ matters - Organs matter!

Hi, just saw this Pipe Organ transmission system on ebay.
Item number: 180739561847

not quite sure if this would have a capture system for the stops ? maybe not.
says comes with original installation manual.
located in Ryde, on the Isle of Wight

regards Peter B

Hi,
just in case anyone is looking for an organ sound module.
Achive 202

Item number: 320776428112


regards Peter B

Hi,
I tried the listen live button, but it didn't work on my computer, I guess that may be because I'm using a firefox web browser.
I will have a listen to a mp3 files that you posted a link to, many thanks.

regards Peter B

Hi,
just saw that there are some pipes ( maybe incomplete ranks ? ) and some spares on ebay.
item number  Item number: 260868684948
parts are located in Wanstead , North East London.

just in case anyone is interested ?

regards Peter B

Hi,
I saw this on a music list and just thought someone might be interested.
Masterclass on the Pedal harpsichord. Royal College of Organists.
St Giles Cripplegate in the Barbican Centre on Friday 4 November from 2.00pm – 5.00pm.A pedal-harpsichord (a harpsichord with a full pedalboard) would have been found in the home of most German organists during the Baroque period. Bach possibly wrote his Trio Sonatas for pedal-harpsichord, and his Passacaglia was also arguably for pedal-harpsichord.

Under the guidance of the brilliant young Slovenian keyboardist Dalibor Miklavcic, become a Baroque German organist for the afternoon, discovering the sensations and sounds of working on this now rare and fascinating instrument.

Restricted to 6 active participants students of at least grade 7 keyboard standard, but observers of any standard will also find this class very interesting.

Fee for players: £60.00, for booking form see http://rco.org.uk/pdfs/Autumn11applicationform%28updated%29.pdf. 


also Reminder,
The next day Saturday 5 November, also at St Giles Cripplegate.
the RCO London Organ Forum featuring Dalibor Miklavcic, on the subject of
The Organist at Home – exploring the pedal harpsichord
Details at http://www.rco.org.uk/events.php?eventid=214

regards Peter B

Hi,
the Audio engineering society lecture on the 11th of October is about Chameleon subwoofer arrays.
from the web site "Current work in the Audio Research Laboratory (ARL) at the University of Essex has engaged in the development of a flexible networked low-frequency response control system, termed a chameleon subwoofer array (CSA) due to its intrinsic capability of adapting to acoustical surroundings. CSA technology provides multiple degrees of freedom towards system correction, achieved either with multi-component subwoofers or standard single drive unit subwoofers calibrated automatically.2
meeting location, Please note: London lectures are now held at The Royal College of Pathologists, 2 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AF, just off Pall Mall (next door to the RAE). Meetings start at 7.00pm with refreshments from 6.30pm.

you don't need to be a member to come along to a meeting. there is no charge for entrance.

regards Peter B

Hi,
I saw this on one of the music lists,
http://www.telusplanet.net/public/inhpubl/webip/prod22.htm

a web site for mostly Dutch Music, the company is in Canada I think, so might be more interesting for the people in the USA ?

regards Peter B

Hi,
saw this posted on one of the music lists.
interesting web site with some sound clips of the instrument.
http://www.davidtannenberg.com/Tannenberg_Moselem_Springs.htm

regards Peter B

Hi,
surely for £ 8000 they should be able to get two harpsichords ! 
maybe of different dispositions ?
I do feel that the option of a Pipe Organ would have long term advantages to an electronic.

regards Peter B

Quote from: David Pinnegar on September 24, 2011, 12:56:47 AM

I fear that affluenza and lack of attention beyond the tickboxes of a curriculum together with an aversion to amateurism will conspire against such a solution. Everything has to be "professional", glossy and expensive nowadays :-( I pointed them to a Johannus 1200 which made around £1200ish on ebay, but saving them over £8000 possibly to spend on a harpsichord, it wasn't expensive enough . . . :-(

Hi,
just noticed the following Pipe organ on ebay.
Item number: 130576637250
single manual, located in Reading.
says it is Gergian / victorian.
Nice writing on the stops !

regards Peter B

Hi,
I noticed that there are a couple of Lowther Acousta empty speaker cabinets on ebay.
Item number: 170697789754
located in Caterham, pickup only.
in case anyone in interested.

regards Peter B

p.s I've no connection with the seller.

Hi,
this article was posted on one of the Organ music lists so I thought I would mention it here as no one else had.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2036086/Westminster-Abbey-composer-sacked-criticising-Royal-Wedding-composer-Facebook.html

as was mentioned in the posting to the music list there are some inaccuracies in the daily mail article !

regards Peter B

Hi,
just saw this on ebay, looks like it might be useful for someone building their own home pipe organ.
Item number: 230669776444

seems to be designed for a 30 note pedal board and drive several ranks of pipes.

regards Peter B

Hi,
I just saw the following instrument on ebay.
Item number: 170691274456
located in Leamington Spa

regardsPeter B

Hi,
lots and lots of drawstops !
most interesting, regards  Peter B

Hi,
I saw this on one of the music lists, just in case anyone is interested.
a flute+ harpsichord WE in Thoiry (F-78) : 21-23 october
information here
<http://www.festesdethalie.org/ORPHEON/ORPHEON_2011/agremens11_stage.htm>
Please send forwards to your friends


regards  Peter B

Hi,
this looks like a reasonable electronic Organ, but unfortunately the person has got the name slightly wrong........
Item number: 230663848976

regards Peter B

Hi,
there is now a connection between the Rodgers Organ company and Roland, but I don't know the exact connection.
and I think one of the Rodgers Organs that was a similar specification to the one that Virgil Fox played is now in Japan !  I think it has been modernised from the old analogue electronics.

regards Peter B

Hi,
I guess as other people have mentioned it depends if the instrument at Thames Ditton  is as large as the one at Lancaster ? I guess probably not. But that might have advantages for a house practice Organ ?
timescale, and also is the console going to be reused ? are two  points to consider.
Does anyone know if the Makin analogue system is Free phase [ as in one oscillator per note ] or Divider [ one oscillator for each note of the scale ] ?

regards Peter B

Hi,
many thanks for the additional info. It is a shame that circuit diagrams are not available. as it uses analogue Oscillators this may explain the size of the electronics.......
at least Makin did reply to your questions.

regards Peter B

Quote from: David Pinnegar on August 08, 2011, 09:59:54 PM
Hi!

I had a response from Makin today:
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Certainly an interesting beast on this scale. It really depends perhaps on whether the sound is worth it . . .

Best wishes

David P