Organ matters - Organs matter!

Finally heard the following instrument, on a radio broadcast.  Against the "largest preserved organ of Bach's time" (Toccata and Fugue in D minor) also heard in the same broadcast and thus over my "built out of "OK-quality second-hand-used- and in many cases rebuilt by myself equipment (to and including speaker repairs)" home audio system,  the

Paul Fritts Magnum Opus installed in Lagerquist Concert Hall, Mary Baker Russel Music Center,  Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA...

competently holds it own 8) 8)

Elsewhere on this forum is information on a couple concerts to be given in the coming months on this magnificent piece of modern organ construction patterned after German/Dutch instruments with enough French Baroque thrown in to make it really fun to listen to!

http://www.plu.edu/about/tours/art9.html (http://www.plu.edu/about/tours/art9.html)

Aah! Truly interesting. Kellner temperament. It would be insteresting to know experiences from organists as to whether this imposes any limitations on the playable repertoire?

   
•    
  Disposition of the Fuchs  Organ
  built by Paul Fritts and Co.
  
     

  Great	Positive	Swell
  Praestant (Gis)          16'	Praestant (F)            8'	Quintadena                16'
  Octave                       8'	Gedackt                    8'	Principal                     8'
  Rohrflöte                   8'	Octave                      4'	Bourdon                     8'
  Spielflöte                   8'	Rohrflöte                  4'	Viole de Gambe         8'
  Salicional                   8'	Octave                      2'	Voix Celeste (c")       8'
  Octave                       4'	Waldflöte                 2'	Octave                        4'
  Spitzflöte                   4'	Nasat                        1 1/3'	Koppelflöte                4'
  Quinte                        2 2/3	Sesquialter               II	Nasard                        2 2/3
  Octave                       2'	Scharff                      IV-VII	Gemshorn                   2'
  Cornet                        V	Fagott                       16'	Tierce                          1 3/5'
  Mixture                      V-VII	Trompete                 8'	Mixture                       V-VII
  Trompete                   16'	Dulcian                     8'	Trompete                    8'
  Trompete                   8'		Hautbois                    8'
  Baarpfeife                  8'		Voix Humaine            8'
  		Schalmey                    4'
  	Pedal
  	Subbaß                     32'
  	Praestant                  16'
  	Subbaß                     16'
  	Octave                      8'
  	Gedackt                    8'
  	Nachthorn               2'
  	Mixture                     V-VII
  	Posaune                   32'
  	Posaune                   16'
  	Trompete                 8'
  	Trompete                 4'
  	Cornett                     2'

  [/l][/l]   
  
  Couplers:                                Swell/Great                                Key Action:  Direct Mechanical, suspended
                                  Positive/Great
                                  Swell/Positive                                Manual compass: 58 notes  (C-a''')
                                  Great/Pedal
                                  Positive/Pedal                                Pedal compass: 30 notes (C-f')
                                  Swell/Pedal
  
  Other:                                Tremulants                                Temperament:  Kellner
                  Wind Stabilizer
  

Well, I will just have to ask, won't I?

After looking at thishttp://www.gothic-catalog.com/Tacoma_WA_Pacific_Lutheran_University_Fritts_organ_s/772.htm (http://www.gothic-catalog.com/Tacoma_WA_Pacific_Lutheran_University_Fritts_organ_s/772.htm)
one might assume the instrument has 'some' versatility... 
Eric

I had an opportunity to ask not the organist (who flew in from Ohio for this recital), the local active volcano behaving itself ::)  but the man who hours before the concert completed tuning the reeds 8)
and works for the builder... who was also in attendance.  He claims that, with the exception of Franck,
"you can play most anything"

A better accounting of the concert is available in the Concerts section of this forum...

Eric