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Organs in danger => Organs on eBay or for urgent sale => Topic started by: Holditch on October 25, 2010, 02:27:51 AM

Title: Cassons Positive pipe organ
Post by: Holditch on October 25, 2010, 02:27:51 AM
What a bargain!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PIPE-ORGAN-/230542366617?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item35ad655799

If  I had the room, I would bid!
Title: Re: Cassons Positive pipe organ
Post by: revtonynewnham on October 25, 2010, 03:01:22 PM
Hi

Hm.  Interesting instruments - but very much designed for the "reluctant" organist.  The keyboard compass is short - descending only to F, rather than the more normal C and spanning 4 octaves from there.  They are often foot-blown (like a Harmonium).  By now, the pneumatic melodic couplers will probably need attention they provide, depending on the model of the organ, a melodic bass and a treble solo (and the electronic people thought they'd got their first!).  I hear that Casson's are generally well made, so if you can cope with the compass limiiations then it's an interesting instrument.

Every Blessing

Tony
Title: Re: Cassons Positive pipe organ
Post by: Barrie Davis on October 25, 2010, 06:54:20 PM
They are good little instruments, this was how one was improved a few years ago http://www.npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=N01757

Best wishes

Barrie