http://pipe-organ.com/downloads/standardsbook.pdf (http://pipe-organ.com/downloads/standardsbook.pdf)
And...
http://www.pykett.org.uk/ (http://www.pykett.org.uk/)
Eric
KB7DQH
Hi
I second the recommendation of Dr. Colin Pykett's web site. His research is first class - and he's a nice chap. His work on reconstructing lost organs is fascinating. I was able to visit him a while ago, and played not only his 3 manual analogue organ (with both classical & theatre organ voicing) but also his prototype digital system, including some of the "lost organ" sample sets.
(Note to self: Revisit Colin's website and see what's new!)
Every Blessing
Tony
From another thread on this forum I followed a link, and found this...
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/104044/promise-graphene.html (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/104044/promise-graphene.html)
Looks like really intriguing stuff...
I envision it as something that could once widespread manufacturing begin, have a number of uses in the construction of modern pipe organs, allowing for the creation of instruments unimaginable even today...
Eric
KB7DQH
This has interesting implications for solving one of the problems which vexes pipe organ operators everywhere there is a marked seasonal change in air density.
http://www.stat.physik.uni-potsdam.de/~organ/index.php?page=Experiment (http://www.stat.physik.uni-potsdam.de/~organ/index.php?page=Experiment)
Now, "tell me why it wouldn't work"........
Eric
KB7DQH
OK, now for a fun one.
Follow the link to the article and click on the photo to enlarge...
Notice what is on the panel above the fourth manual???
http://www.sentinel-standard.com/entertainment/x1775206093/Pipe-organ-festival-to-feature-master-organist-Christopher-Dekker (http://www.sentinel-standard.com/entertainment/x1775206093/Pipe-organ-festival-to-feature-master-organist-Christopher-Dekker)
Eric
KB7DQH
Quote from: KB7DQH on November 04, 2010, 02:14:18 PM
Notice what is on the panel above the fourth manual???
Erm... a Walker builder's plate?
Well, Yes ;) and :o no... I'll reveal the answer after others have a look ;D
Eric
KB7DQH
It's been nearly two months, time to bump the thread ;D
Just to the left of the row of stopknobs to the right of the topmost manual is a facility requiring the use of a key to operate... Perhaps the wind and/or console power switch?
Consoles with roll-tops or cabinet doors to secure them seem pretty common... but this is the first one I have seen with an actual key-operated switch :o ???
Eric
KB7DQH
???First post of the new year? Well, UTC year anyway ;) Clock has to spin for another 5 hours and a bit before all the fireworks blast off the Space Needle ;D
Hi
Not that uncommon - I've seen several (and have the key for a local organ sitting in my key box downstairs) - although the majority that I have seen seem to have the key left in situ, which rather defeats the object! Key switches are also sometimes used to prevent unauthorised changes to combination settings.
Every Blessing
Tony
Quote from: revtonynewnham on January 01, 2011, 03:01:28 PM
Key switches are also sometimes used to prevent unauthorised changes to combination settings
Hi!
Yes - having been used to a more manual approach to organ playing in my youth, providing an instrument for a concert platform has been quite a shock. Whilst assistants played a significant part of performance art in years past electronic memories are considered to be more reliable nowadays . . . as long as no-one changes the settings by accident.
It's been an interesting pleasure helping organists with registration - there are two distinct approaches - first, a programmatic approach, setting combinations in sequence for performance and secondly a formulaic crescendo on general pistons. The formulaic crescendo worries me in its possible reduction to just 6 or 8 sounds from the instrument resulting from the combinations chosen, limiting variety, - but some organists achieve remarkable results with this. Jeremy Filsell registers in a programmatic way and so does David Goode, often with considerable hand pulling when necessary, whilst Hugh Potton and Clive Driskill-Smith set crescendos - and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe_eJ60PmtM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nrvPmirH7c
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W2QdAOwhjY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLJZraDZCNc
are testimony to the effectiveness of the approach, well handled.
Best wishes
David P
That reminds me, David, a couple of questions:
- What are your plans for the coming year? When is the first concert at Hammerwood scheduled, if at all?
- The Hammerwood Village Fete, which I know you host - is this open to people other than local residents? If so, what's in store for this year's event?
Maybe this needs a thread of its own...