Gordon Lucas, co-founder of STOPS, live concert in the New Palace Centre, Greenlaw, Scotland.
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The audio suffers from some tape dropout in this 30 year old recording, but it is the only recording, as far as we know, of Gordon playing the Hilsdon in the Centre after it was enlarged.
Following the donation to STOPS of the largest theatre organ in Scotland from the Edinburgh Playhouse, parts were added to the Society’s Hilsdon organ in the Centre. The existing console was subsequently enlarged in 1998 and a new control system installed.
One of the sections added was the original Solo soundboard from the Playhouse, with that organ’s Solo division’s 16’ Contra Gamba, 8’ Violin Diapason, Viol d’Orchestre, Viol Celeste and 4’ Octave Viola being fitted to it, as original. However, the Orchestral Chamber’s 8’ Hohl Flote was used instead of the original 8’ Stopped Flute, and an 8’ Basset Horn was fitted in place of the 8’ French Horn.
The Stopped Flute was later put onto a unit chest and made available in various pitches, along with the original Palace Organ’s Vox Humana, as the Playhouse’s Vox had replaced it in the Main Organ. A 16’ Cor Anglais was also installed. The Contra Gamba and Cor Anglais were also available on the pedal, and the 16’ Gamba makes its presence heard in the audio track.
STOPS - the Scottish Theatre Organ Preservation Society, founded on 29th October 1972, is Scotland’s oldest cinema/theatre organ society, and is a registered Scottish charity (SC 018217).
We own and operate the New Palace Theatre Organ Heritage Centre in Greenlaw, Scotland and present an annual season of silent films with live accompaniment.
Our website is www.stops.org for the Society and www.nptohc.co.uk for the New Palace Theatre Organ Heritage Centre.
We welcome donations of all amounts, which can be made to www.paypal.me/stops
9 сен 2024
