Spectacular instrument for tall gothic building

[David Pinnegar]

Hi!

http://www.pipeorgans.eu/en/pipeorgans/(2)Oberlinger-52-III-P looks absolutely splendid . . . and it's worth keeping eyes open on that site.

Best wishes

David P

[hector17]

I can vouch for the quality of this organ - good flexible sound, including a wonderful Glockenspiel stop.  Actually the quality of Oberlinger organs is fantastic, and my wife and I visited them before their reorganisation and bought our wonderful 5 stop house organ.  The company was re-jigged a short time afterwards and incorporates Hammer (amongst others).  They have a wonderful setup, and also the Organ Art Museum (now owned by the local authority) with a fantastic selection of organs.  It's well worth a visit, especially for the local wine - it's rather like a little slice of Bourgone!

[pcnd5584]

It looks to be a fine instrument - at least on paper. It also has most of what I would desire on a fairly comprehensive three-clavier instrument. Does anyone know why it is for sale?

I aslo like the look of the large four-clavier Walcker (84 IV/P) which is advertised on the same site. However, I cannot see a price listed for this instrument. Aside from the apparent lack of a big solo reed - especially one en chamade - this also looks to be a good stoplist. I wonder what it sounds like? Does anyone know of sound files from this (or similar instruments), please?

[David Pinnegar]

Hi!

Perhaps Paul might be aware of some recordings or some background to the three manual . . . ?

I saw the four manual top - and like you wondered about price and salivated dreaming of where it might be installed and certainly very comprehensive instruments.

I became aware of www.ladach.de as a result of Andreas Ladach's contribution at Zurich http://www.organmatters.com/index.php/topic,915.msg4324.html#msg4324 and his main business has been transferring organs from affluenza affected areas in France and Germany (the radio concert hall for instance in France was refurbished and the organ junked) and sometimes nowadays England, and selling to old eastern bloc countries and even the far east. On this subject I'll try to get around to putting on site the notes from each individual country about "the organ situation in Europe".

Best wishes

David P

[Contrabombarde]

Plenty to salivate about on that site - and the prices of the instruments vary hugely too. For €130,000 you could have a small two manual - or perhaps a four manual mechanical neobaroque monster! I can't recall such an array of mutations as that Schmid (http://www.pipeorgans.eu/en/pipeorgans/Schmid-57-IV-P/pix/2563):

Prinzipal 4' 
Nasat 2 2/3' 
Blockflöte 2' 
Terz 1 3/5' 
Septime 8/7' 
Oktave 1' 
None 8/9' 
Undezime 8/11' 
Tredezime 8/13'  not to mention those on other divisions viz

Großquinte 5 1/3' 
Spitzquinte 2 2/3' 
Sifflöte 1 1/3' 

A sound for sore ears! But oh oh oh the Walcker ::)

[David Pinnegar]

Hi!

I'm on the Ladach mailing list and would love to be able to lust after one or two of the instruments they have available.

This is the latest . . .

certainly as far as elegance goes . . .
http://www.pipeorgans.eu/en/pipeorgans/Ingram-23-II-P

Best wishes

David P