Carol #4 for a reed organ Christmas. This is an example of how suction reed organs can have their expression controlled by using variable pressure on the treadles, especially when the ranks of reeds are not in a swell box as this organ is when played in the first verse. I explain this as "dynamic pedaling" in some degree in the Reeding101 chapter 1 series on this RU-vid channel. An extra little trick I been using lately is to open the Vox Humana, so more air is used - this help for faster decrescendos.
This was played on a Berlin reed organ made in Berlin, Ontario Canada.
Merry Christmas everyone!
14 дек 2010
