I am surprised nobody in the UK on this list mentioned this instrument...
http://www.strath.ac.uk/music/thebaronyorgan/ (http://www.strath.ac.uk/music/thebaronyorgan/)
Pretty Cool, huh...
Eric
KB7DQH
Hi
Yes, an interesting instrument, but pretty limited in scope though for much after Bach (27 note pedals & 4 octave manuals - see the stop list either on the University web site or NPOR).
Every Blessing
Tony
Hi,
from the specifications on the web page.
" 1 Tremulant 1 Cimbelstern 1 Vogelgeschrei 1 Kalcantenzug 4 Sperrventile
1 Windlasser
Temperament: Neidhard "
well I know what the Tremulant and Cimbelstern are [ at least I think I know what they are ! ]
not sure about the other features mentioned . anyone care to explain ?
regards Peter B
Quote from: KB7DQH on October 13, 2010, 07:29:27 PM
I am surprised nobody in the UK on this list mentioned this instrument...
http://www.strath.ac.uk/music/thebaronyorgan/ (http://www.strath.ac.uk/music/thebaronyorgan/)
Pretty Cool, huh...
Eric
KB7DQH
'Scuse me, but "University of Strathclyde, Edinburgh"?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
Edinburgh's big river estuary is the Firth of Forth (Firth for estuary, Forth being the name of the river). Strathclyde refers to the River Clyde, which, I think you'll find, flows in the opposite direction to the Forth, through... GLASGOW!
;D
;) The confusion is hardly surprising as Edinburgh has been in the news with a new organ in recent years at the Metropolitan Cathedral. 32fts and a Septieme too . . . !
Long live the Scottish pipe fanciers!
Best wishes
David P
I hereby stand corrected :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[
1 Vogelgeschrei 1 Kalcantenzug 4 Sperrventile
Having no formal education in "Deutch"... Vogelgeschrei-- shrieking bird. Heard this one in an organ piece awhile back on the radio. Not expecting it I thought something horrible had happened to the audio system :o until it stopped, and the announcer explained ;D
Eric
KB7DQH
Quote from: David Pinnegar on October 19, 2010, 10:32:37 PM
;) The confusion is hardly surprising as Edinburgh has been in the news with a new organ in recent years at the Metropolitan Cathedral. 32fts and a Septieme too . . . !
Long live the Scottish pipe fanciers!
Best wishes
David P
Indeed so, and I was aware of that project from its very earliest days, as the builder of the organ is a close friend of my family... sadly, the Catholic hierarchy was none too pleased about the new organ and the Monsignor who oversaw the project took a massive heart attack and died just as the organ was being finished - he was in a hotel following a football match overseas on a Sunday and was going back to Britain to face the metaphorical firing-squad on the Monday!
[Prejudicial comments removed].. oh, and the Cathedral architects kept making ever more ridiculous demands of the organ-builder, so the handsome modern Gothic 32ft front that would have kept all three West windows unobscured had to make way for a much shallower, truly hideous Modernist monstrosity of a case that totally obscures two and a half of the three West windows...
Just remembered ??? ::) :o ;D 8)
The "Studio Acusticum" organ under construction in Sweden will utilize "sperrventiles" also.
They have a Youtube video demonstrating this contraption... Allows the organist to adjust the wind pressure to almost nothing... and back to normal...
And a link:http://acusticumorgan.com/articles/38-sperrventile-demo (http://acusticumorgan.com/articles/38-sperrventile-demo)
Eric
KB7DQH