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#41
Organ Builders / Re: Historic Organ Builder Query
February 14, 2012, 12:57:57 PM
Hi,

I'm fairly sure an organ builder called Percy George Beard worked there, whether he was part of a larger firm or not I don't know.   

Regards,
Matt.
#42
David

Sorry to sound so negative, just seems that there's always someone who wants to spoil the fun.
Out of interest, what are the "Copyright police" asking? Do they ask that the video be removed, or are they simply trying to collect royalties of some kind.  What is the procedure if you're caught out in this way?

Regards,
Matt
#43
Hi

Was going to take the video camera when I go to practice tomorrow; don't think I'll bother now.  Yet another victory for bureaucracy over common-sense. 

Regards,
Matt.
#44
Hi Tony

Just as a matter of coincidence, if you're in Heaton you're only a few miles from my school, Woodhouse Grove!

Regards,
Matt.
#45
Believers' Corner / Re: What would you do with £25M?
January 28, 2012, 12:11:16 PM
No probs, VERY happy to help.

Regards,
Matt.
#46
Hi Tony

The link is http://www.rightmove.co.uk/commercial-property-for-sale/property-34284179.html

When I saw the pictures on NPOR I realised I had the wrong end of the stick!

Regards,
Matt.
#47
Believers' Corner / Re: What would you do with £25M?
January 26, 2012, 04:07:53 PM
David.

I can think of many uses for £25 million, but for the sake of argument lets say I decided to spend 10% on my hobby.  That's £2.5 million.  In the town where I live there is a disused chapel, currently for sale. I don't know the asking price, but lets say around £150,000.  I know of a lovely old Binns organ sitting in the chapel where I used to play in North Yorkshire which is sitting redundant (NPOR GO1206, which incidentally is not a Laycock and Bannister) and which I would love to re-home. Perhaps a state of the art toaster, just for fun. I would guess that one could spend an awful lot kitting out an organ practice studio. To be able to buy the music, perhaps have a kind of library of music and CD's.  Most importantly, a significant investment portfolio to keep the facility open for anyone with an interest in organ music to be able to use it.

I'm sure I'll think of more.....

Regards,
Matt
#48
Believers' Corner / Re: What would you do with £25M?
January 26, 2012, 01:48:20 PM
The idea as to how to spend £25m certainly seems to see many people want to spend some of their 'winnings' on increasing the popularity of organs and organ music. My question is this, what can we do without the backing of such riches?  What should we do to promote our music? And what will happen if we simply do nothing?

Regards,
Matt.
#49

Hi

The United Reformed Church in Bradford is listed on Rightmove.co.uk  as being in Saltaire, Shipley. It is listed as having just been sold, so would fit with the fittings being on ebay. However, having looked up the church on NPOR I get DO0343, and the photo's look nothing like the ones on ebay! Back to the drawing board!

Regards,
Matt.
#50
It is many years since I played Westbury Park, but I did say it was only one or two!  Wesley College closed in 2011, and I am trying to find out plans for the organ, although it wasn't good it was still my practise instrument when I visited my parents. When and if I find out what's happening it is my intention to let NPOR and this forum know; if it becomes available it would be a nice mid-sized house organ for someone. I think, from memory, it's ranks are Open Diapason, Stopped Diapason and Salicional.   
#51
It would be interesting to know what has led the Church to consider making these changes. Whilst wanting to keep the character of any historic instrument intact, I can appreciate that sometimes a pipe organ which struggles to lead a full congregation might benefit from some sympathetic extension. A case in point being an organ I used to play occasionally in Bristol, Westbury Park Methodist (II+P), which had one or two of it's ranks extended and Octave/Sub-Octave couplers provided by solid state action, as well as allowing for the console to be placed across the church.  It was (and hopefully still is!) a very effective organ, and one I used to enjoy playing (indeed I chose to record my GCSE coursework there).  My problem with extension organs stems from playing many times the organ at Wesley College (Bristol), a 3 rank Compton in a building with absolutely no acoustics: Dreadful!!! 

I suppose if the pipe organ is seen as being ineffective this would lead to the inevitable discussions about installing an electronic, which would be (in my view) the greater evil.

Matt.
#52
I see no reason why tracker action should not be sufficient for this instrument. Have played much larger organs with tracker. perhaps an overhaul of the existing action would be more appropriate.  I think sometimes the organ builders can be too gung ho in advising conversion to solid state; don't know if anyone else has had experience of this.