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#2
I would say that, in my opinion, that was a very accurate description of Conacher's work

- extremely dull, inanimate and tonally flat although sturdily and very well made!!
#3
Quote from: Neil Crawford on July 23, 2017, 12:18:55 PM
I don't know if this organ has been reported before.
St Paul's Hockley Birmingham  - A lovely Conacher two Manual rebuilt by Hill Norman and Beard played by Thomas Trotter during the Mander town halll organ rebuild.
See http://www.npor.org.uk/NPORView.html?RI=N07367 for specification.
The church has gone happy Clappy !
The organ is in reasonable condition but needs a rebuild.

Church website
https://www.stpaulsjq.church


Paul Carr, the ex Director of Music, has completely refuted that St. Paul's Birmingham has 'gone happy clappy'


#4
Quote from: Neil Crawford on July 23, 2017, 12:18:55 PM
I don't know if this organ has been reported before.
St Paul's Hockley Birmingham  - A lovely Conacher two Manual rebuilt by Hill Norman and Beard played by Thomas Trotter during the Mander town halll organ rebuild.
See http://www.npor.org.uk/NPORView.html?RI=N07367 for specification.
The church has gone happy Clappy !
The organ is in reasonable condition but needs a rebuild.

Church website
https://www.stpaulsjq.church

Hello Neil Crawford

What, exactly, are you saying?

I'm surprised the church has gone 'Happy Clappy', are you sure about that? It used to be a 'Book of Common Prayer' church!

As for the organ - it did need work doing to it!

The acoustics of St. Paul's are some of the finiest in the Midlands. I broadcast from there on a number of occasions.


#5
Organs wanted / Re: 16' Contra Fagotto
August 30, 2016, 01:40:07 PM

Many thanks for that. I have e-mailed Jonathan Lane - but can't find a contact for the firm in Stratford. Is that Stratford-on-Avon?

#7
Organs wanted / 16' Contra Fagotto
August 27, 2016, 06:41:02 PM

I'm looking for a 16' Contra Fagotto!

If anyone knows of one for sale I'd appreciate, very much, being pointed in the right direction.

SL

#8

The Lytham organ is in the Methodist Church, Park Street, Lytham.

This link is at the bottom of the listing - presumably added after the above postings!

http://www.npor.org.uk/NPORView.html?RI=S00009
#9
Two of Hull's big Comprehensive schools built in the 1960's, Sydney Smith High School and Sir Henry Cooper High School, had instruments by Gilks exactly like these.

Both of those schools are now closed and I often have wondered what became of the two organs.