Boardwalk Hall- Solo and Great/Solo divisions 

I can almost hear the tech installing that french horn originally, screaming out four letter obscenities after realizing they screwed up the design and couldn’t reach the far end pipes! Whoops! 😂

They look like they are smiling!

Thanks

@@cnagorka do any of the right chamber swell shades you showed here work? Looks like the wooden ones are new?

@@JIMD6370 I'm not sure what's operating right now, but I can tell you what look like new wooden shades are new wood screwed on to the original metal shades. It's 90% of the effectiveness of straight wooden shades at a tiny fraction of the cost.

No other organ has 100" pressure stops. I think LIverpool Cathedral (Willis organ) has some Tubas on 50".

On "die orgelseite" (german site but i think there is a translation as well) there is a list with record holders

We need this

That's it for the time being; I may be up there over the winter.

Yes that back chest on the lower level would be a real pain to tune, since there's no walkboard on it. One could possibly be fabricated to go down the middle, above the trebles, which would be better than nothing.

I would say basically yes, but, remember that shallot shape has a huge influence on the tone. Also, naming conventions go out the window on this organ.

Krummhorns can be very large, but usually then they are spelled "Cromorne". I have ordered and voiced very large Cromornes myself, and actually softened some by other builders that proved to be too huge and loud (I know, I know, usually they are these things made of copper plumbing, but there are other examples).

the shallot determines a "clarinet" as opposed to a krummhorn or cromorne. Although the resonators look the same in all these cases (usually) Clarinets typically have closed, narrow openings in the shallots, and krummhorns have simpler, more open shapes. Cromornes can have a ship's prow shape at the bottom which makes them very aggressive, unlike clarinets.

I guess you want to make this the Leonard Nimoy memorial division?

Yes there is some, but I don't know exactly which divisions it works on. I think the Solo shades on the right are operable.

@@cnagorka IIRC the left stage chamber has one “set”of functioning expression. I think it’s the two first grilles on the left. I could be wrong. I just didn’t know if the right stage chamber had any functioning expression. I thought it was in the works because they wanted to add something to the thinly clad metal shades.

To my knowledge and asking questions of the Boardwalk hall organs staff on Facebook the left side swell, swell-choir and string I are under expression. I think on the right some of the solo shades might work, and the great-solo shades will be the next to work

Those are pieces of twill tape holding the pipes up, either to other pipes or to an upright support. A lot of that is temporary until pipes are straightened out or reinforced (if they need it).

As much of the organ that can be turned on has been, any of the current recordings or livestreams, etc, show everything that can be played.

"Atlantic City's Musical Masterpiece" by Stephan Smith. It's THE book on the BH organ.

Never heard of the foam idea. The wood works much better!

I assume so, either dead or not tunable for some reason (bad stopper or reed tongue, etc)

@@cnagorka Sure are a lot of pipes with blue tape. Can those ranks really be played?

@@LeeBlaske They aren't for recital use, that's for sure. It's largely to keep track of what needs to be done next, and how urgently something needs to be worked on.

@@cnagorka thank you

Basically yes. It hasn't been restored but it's been kept playing.

How did you know it was any good ;)

@@cnagorka they always are