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Restoring organs => Restoring pipe organs => Topic started by: wjoefox on October 06, 2010, 01:50:37 AM

Title: Will you help a church to rescue Bairstow's, Smart's and Best's organ?
Post by: wjoefox on October 06, 2010, 01:50:37 AM

I am leading an organ project for my parish church. Please have a look at the link below, and if you have any questions, please contact me. Please consider giving. Donations by cheque, payable to 'Hawsker PCC (Organ Project)'
Thank you for your help.
http://www.achurchnearyou.com/documents/2010-10-05_8194_1286306331.pdf  (http://www.achurchnearyou.com/documents/2010-10-05_8194_1286306331.pdf)
Title: Re: Will you help a church to rescue Bairstow's, Smart's and Best's organ?
Post by: David Pinnegar on October 06, 2010, 06:09:12 AM
Hi!

Brilliant! Superb project. Doable too.

Is there any chance of setting up a Paypal account to pay funds into?

There are many people who sell surplus stuff on ebay and, being paid through paypal, it would be really easy to, for instance, vouch to donate the profit of one's next five sales to your project.

Best wishes

David P
Title: Re: Will you help a church to rescue Bairstow's, Smart's and Best's organ?
Post by: NonPlayingAnorak on October 11, 2010, 07:35:50 AM
"The age of the organ reflects its age"?

;D

"When an organ enters a new home, it requires tonal
alternations, to ensure that the instrument speaks
equally into the building"

Really? I hope they don't spoil its character...
Title: Re: Will you help a church to rescue Bairstow's, Smart's and Best's organ?
Post by: wjoefox on October 18, 2010, 01:37:01 AM
Sorry I shall amend that.
Title: Re: Will you help a church to rescue Bairstow's, Smart's and Best's organ?
Post by: wjoefox on January 31, 2011, 02:59:25 AM
I thought that I should let you know that, having played it for the first time today, a redundant organ has now been rescued in place of a harmonium. A rescued instrument of the IBO list!
www.hawsker-church.org.uk (http://www.hawsker-church.org.uk)