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Organs in danger

Organs on eBay or for urgent sale
Organs needing an immediate rescue!

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Last post: March 17, 2024, 04:59:31 PM Re: You can have a Worki... by Ron fae Baddyfash

Organs in danger
A place to raise a "heads up" on any instrument that is not being used, is in a derelict building or one being demolished, or at risk of ill advised modification or replacement

Posts: 820
Topics: 140

Last post: February 05, 2022, 03:28:16 PM Re: Harrison and Harriso... by David Pinnegar

Pipe organ gravestones and plaques
In memoriam

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Last post: November 29, 2024, 12:08:48 AM Re: Bryceson Bros.' magn... by manniemain

Organs preserved

Organs Preserved
This is for organs which have been In Danger which have been saved from the buldozers or other threats and given a further life . . .

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Topics: 55

Last post: April 02, 2018, 10:13:57 AM An organ transplanted to... by revtonynewnham

The Zurich Resolution 2011

The Zurich Resolution 2011
Subjects raised at the Zurich Symposium 2011 - notes and inspiration for further discussion

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Last post: July 19, 2017, 09:10:07 AM Re: Conference and conce... by revtonynewnham

Organs wanted

Organs wanted
Do you want an organ? A house organ? Or an instrument for a Church or Concert Hall? Do you want a pipe organ? If so, posting what you're looking for could inspire people to come forward with available instruments that need rescue or organ builders with inspired suggestions. Do you want an electronic? Someone might have just the electronic you're looking for or one that you might modify just using the console.

Do you want to replace a pipe organ by an electronic? Then if you are brave enough to post here, someone might come forward with a way to rescue your pipe organ for you or elsewhere, persuade you that it's going to be ever so much temporary fun or that you're making a big mistake . . . but in any event it will enable proper debate among informed and knowledgable people who can give helpful advice and possibly avoid your church being clocked up by the electronic manufacturers' trophy hunter webpages listing pipe organs that they have succeeded in killing.

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Last post: February 26, 2024, 05:29:45 PM Re: WANTED COMPTON ELECT... by Ron fae Baddyfash

Organ History

Organ History
The history of the instrument, its historical development and adaptation to musical changes

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Topics: 17

Last post: February 25, 2021, 02:00:25 PM Steam Caliope on a Steam... by dragonser

Restoring organs

Restoring pipe organs
Restoration: ideas, techniques and principles - restoration vs conservation - do building conservation principles apply, that any work should preserve the integrity of the original instrument and any new work should be identifiable, not confusable with the old?

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Topics: 46

Last post: June 18, 2020, 08:17:48 PM Cathédrale Saint-Christo... by David Pinnegar

Organ registration

Organ registration
Choosing the right stops can be a challenge and there are always confusing alternatives. Different instruments of different eras require different approaches.

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Last post: October 19, 2021, 03:47:42 PM Re: Vox Humanas are horr... by krubia

Organ courses

Organ courses
Please post details of any exciting organ courses coming up . . .

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Topics: 42

Last post: January 08, 2020, 12:08:40 PM Organ Scholarship 2020/2... by croci

Organ tuition
Are you looking for tuition, an organ teacher. Is there anything anyone needs help with in their studies?

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Last post: February 19, 2020, 01:18:28 PM Scholarship to study in ... by David Pinnegar

Organ Music, Repertoire and Performance

Organ Music and Repertoire

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Last post: June 12, 2021, 11:00:10 PM Re: Repertoire for Singl... by Nazard Celeste

Performers worthy of particular recommendation and interesting repertoire

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Last post: January 12, 2022, 08:28:41 AM Francis Jackson R.I.P. by revtonynewnham

Performance technique, style and practice

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Last post: May 11, 2021, 10:16:23 PM French Baroque really ca... by David Pinnegar

Local Organist Associations

Local Organist Associations
Meetings, announcements, outings and events.

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Last post: June 12, 2021, 11:12:21 PM Asia? Africa? etc. by Nazard Celeste

Inspirational instruments

Inspirational instruments
What is the most inspirational instrument you know of?

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Topics: 72

Last post: May 13, 2021, 08:42:57 AM Re: A New Modular Pipe O... by revtonynewnham

The Dom Bedos heritage - Albi and St Maximin
At the root of organ building, Dom Bedos' text set the scene for two of the most exciting instruments ever built. Returning to Albi and St Maximin can influence how we play, and how we build new instruments to give maximum inspiration and enjoyment

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Last post: October 11, 2016, 11:33:16 AM Re: Extraordinary perfor... by Mike Manners

Interesting instruments near nice places for a holiday
There are lots of favourite holiday places near where good and interesting organs happen to be . . . Did you stay near a good organ last holiday? Please tell us about it! Andratx, Mallorca, Southern Spain, South of France, places in Italy immediately come to mind . . .

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Last post: May 13, 2017, 11:32:13 AM Re: Malta - more histori... by David Pinnegar

Organ Builders

Organ Builders
Pipe organ builders are invited to post news of current restorations, new commissions, repairs, successes and failures, taboo ideas. Self promotion here is not only permitted but encouraged! Whilst purveyors of electronic simulations might call themselves Organ Builders, this forum encourages pipe organs.

Posts: 233
Topics: 60

Last post: May 07, 2019, 06:52:45 PM Re: Awe inspiring video ... by David Pinnegar

Tuning

Questions of Temperament
As one listens more to Bach and earlier in Unequal Temperament one gets bored of equal temperament. Furthermore one rarely has the opportunity to hear 19th century works in the temperament for which they relied for tone colour and emphasis, particularly Mendelssohn and Cesar Franck. In Equal Temperament musicians have to work in expression that is built into the key and the music in Unequal Temperament. What repertoire is excluded by specifying unequal temperaments for pipe organs? Users of Hauptwerk can contribute significantly with experimentation and others with temperament enabled instruments, please let others know the results of your experiments. Temperament can make classical music more interesting.

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Topics: 46

Last post: May 20, 2021, 09:08:07 AM Arciorgano by revtonynewnham

Absolute pitch - A440 or C256?
Whilst concert pitch is accepted as the norm many organs are 1/4 tone sharp or 1/4 tone flat with C=256. Does C=256 relate better to an 8ft pipe. Is there an influence on the human from sound at absolute frequencies? Should pitch be considered absolute rather than relative?

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Last post: July 11, 2016, 04:48:18 PM Re: Chatting with Dr Ala... by David Pinnegar

Harpsichords

Harpsichords
Harpsichords have always been an option for organ practice at home. Easy to tune, they can be an experimental breadboard to try the effects of temperament as well as getting into the spirit of the Baroque. Sometimes with the Claviorganum, an organ was incorporated . . . truly divine.

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Last post: November 25, 2017, 07:52:49 AM Have you Seen the Classi... by ButterFingers

Organ Building

Organ building and maintenance
The nuts and bolts . . . construction and design

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Topics: 62

Last post: June 03, 2020, 09:49:50 AM Dutch organ consoles by revtonynewnham

New Pipe Organs
New Organs being built and inaugurations

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Last post: October 21, 2016, 03:07:20 PM Re: Canterbury Cathedral by Robin Stalker

Organ concerts

Organ concerts
Exciting organ recitals coming up . . . Do look at http://www.organrecitals.com as well . . . Are you giving a concert? Tell us about it here - why you love the programme you're doing and why you have chosen to do it on a particular instrument . . .

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Topics: 182

Last post: July 04, 2023, 09:38:11 PM Re: Bournemouth Pavilion... by David Pinnegar

Other Keyboard concerts by Young Musicians
Exciting organ recitals coming up by young musicians under the age of 25 . . . Are you giving a concert? Tell us about it here - why you love the programme you're doing and why you have chosen to do it on a particular instrument . . .

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Topics: 9

Last post: September 02, 2015, 01:38:33 AM Re: The harpsichord as o... by David Pinnegar

Outstandingly interesting concerts by any musicians on any instrument
Sometimes one comes across a concert which is outstandingly unique or possibly academically interesting. This is the place to post details of it!

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