My favorite Stops are the Bourdon 8', Gedeckt 8' (Which is Similar to the Bourdon,) Erzahler Celeste 8' (AKA, Strings Stop), Chimes, Zimbelstern, Harp, and Celesta!
Finily a demonstratipn that really moves an let's you hear each stop quickly with quality. That is much better than lifeless man talking on forever and ever finally at the end we hear a bit of sound. I turn that, waste of time, off This was a breath of fresh air and it was such high quality and informative. I listened to all of it. This was correct and wonderful. Thank you so much.
With electricity things become quite easy. What is not obvious is how the pipes far far away from the console are controlled non-electrically, mechanically or pneumatically.
I would have expected to hear an example of your 16 foot open Wood Diapason in the Pedal organ and of a Diapason on the Great. The 32 foot Stops are pitifull as are most of the reeds and Mixtures.I'd have sent them back for a refund. I suppose some great Master builder had his masterpiece in this church reformed into something less than the original. Why can't some builders simply rebuild rather than destroy what obviously WAS a great instrument.
There is no answer to that question. The 32'Stops were meant to reinforce the Flue ensamble, or the full organ. In either case when used they must have meanigfull substance with elegance and power Todays trend back to the ultimate instrument,The" American Classic Organ" with larger scale pipework generally justly requires the support of a robust Reed, such as the Bombarde (full length,metal) for use in the Full organ and for the Flue ensamble a 32' Open Wood is ideal if its possible to obtain one. These stops are very expensive and now days can be found being reproduced suprisingly quite successfully electronically if a proper speakers are used.
A 32 foot Bombarde or any reed (bottom 5 notes primarily)for that matter will not be a pleasant sound when played all by itself as in tuning. That is because it must be so harmonically complex it can literally add a complete dimension to the full organ when called upon
Yes,Joe.Absolutely. Some artists use the Sub,Unison Off and Super Coupler controls and thus play an octave higher or lower depending which they use to get the advantage of the thrilling richness of those bottom precious notes. Don't ever let anyone throw out any 16 foot,full length stops.Thanks for the question
not thrilled with schlicker pipes but better than others of that era...exaggerated articulation makes them tiring to listen to....pop hear and spurt there...too much noise before the music emerges from the flue pipe....
I love chiff! On his record jacket, E. Power Biggs describes the pipes on an old organ he was playing as having a "chuff". They sounded more like a "clang" to me.
