I have to say, that was just a fabulous video! Extremely well presented, great camera angles, crisp and clear sound and video, professional in fact! Very well done Peter! Can't believe that there's another church closure on the IoM, oh what a Godless world we live in! I'd certainly be interested in acquiring this organ. The only issue I see with transportation is the brick swell box but I'm sure you could find a way around that. Could you get me the dimensions please?
Yes, the video is very well done, and I'm glad you liked it, but I can't take credit for it. It is professional, because it was *made* by a professional - Charles Guard, with another professional - Graham Kirkland - at the console. The swell-box comes apart, of course, though how easily, after 50 years, remains to be seen - hence the spread in the estimated cost of dismantling. I'll add the dimensions to the description, shortly. Please note, however, that the decision as to where this organ is eventually placed, rests with the Church. I am just helping them advertise the fact that it is available.
Offshoreorganbuilder Oh right, I thought you made the video. Could you please let me know when you put the dimensions in? Do you know if many churches are interested in the organ?
Yes, I'll post a reply to you, when the dimensions are added, and, yes, there is one strong possibility for the organ, which would keep it on the Isle of Man. As ever, it will depend on finance.
My understanding is that the Church will give priority to finding a good home for the organ, where is can be useful and appreciated, and in keeping it on the Isle of Man, if possible, rather than trying to sell it. The costs involved in removal off the island, and the availability of other instruments on the mainland, are likely to mean that it will have little or no monetary value.. I must emphasize, though, that I have nothing to do with the decision-making. That rests with the Church authorities.
I wish i could just take the pipes and wind chest .... that way i could just hook them up to the console i have, and build a custom case for it so it can fit in my house
Unfortunately, that would not save the organ, which is the point of this video. In any case, if you can build a case, you can build a box, and if you can do that, you can build a chest. Look out for some second-hand pallet magnets (for cheapness) and build a chest for a second-hand Stopt Diapason or Gedact rank. (Most organ-builders have second-hand pipes.) Hook your magnets up to the single manual with no stop-action. You will need some sort of wind supply and a rudimentary console. (Who said even 'simple' organ-building was easy?!) Now, you have a simple house-organ which can be expanded. The main thing is to avoid the mistake of being too ambitious. Start with one set of acceptable pipes and go from there, if you want to.
Thanks for your enquiry. I am afraid that the fate of the organ is still undecided. The Arts' Centre would like it, but are still short of funding. The building is closed, but still intact. It is very frustrating that no decision has yet been made. Once this happens, I will post it on this video.
The latest (November 2018) is that the Arts' Centre cannot find the funding to have the organ, so it is still available, free of charge, for anyone who wants it, and who can pay for its dismantling and packing, and removal and installation.
+Offshoreorganbuilder *The tonal design of the ranks this organ* sounds satisfactory for extrapolation to a new-build instrument, only I envision a II/32 or III/40 mechanical action with a _Brüstwerk_ type Swell and closely encased Great and Pedal. The principals here I'd multiply into two independent chori, 16' on the Pedal and 8' on the Great, each with tierce, quint, septieme, and a mixture of rank count TBD; the complementary flutes would be sub-octave quintatons, unison holzgedeckts (much like the ones this organ), conical nasards, octave spindle flutes, and super-octave harmonic flutes. The salicionals are ideal tone for a chair-organ principal chorus in the case of the III/40.
