The Organ Forum

What would you choose, If given for free?


A. Tracker



B. Theatre



C. Reed



D. Hammond

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Nathan Wilcox

A

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The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul. - Johann Sebastian Bach
Baylor University School of Music

And Another A...

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Expert in non-working solutions

B, but not that one. What happened to the manuals. Someone been painting keys again?
(Do we get the suitable building free too?)

Andy G

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It's not what you play, it's not how you play. It's the fact that you're playing that counts.

B most definatley if it comes MIDIized and with real manual keys. (laughing)

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A without hesitation. Can I also get a house with a high ceiling??

Jerry

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“You play Bach your way and I'll play Bach his way!”
- Wanda Landowska

A

Toodles

A without hesitation. Can I also get a house with a high ceiling??

And plenty of reverb!

That's actually not a bad looking organ. Where is it?

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The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul. - Johann Sebastian Bach
Baylor University School of Music

I Like B, Personally, Because of my first love with theatre organ music.
Have no clue what is wrong with its manuals though....

The Tracker (A) is in the Church of Saint Barnabas, Victoria BC

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Nathan Wilcox

Haha, maybe it's a theatre organ from the future?

At disneyworld (or whatever it is) there's a ride and one of the rooms that you go into has a guy playing a piano with keys kinda like in that picture...

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The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul. - Johann Sebastian Bach
Baylor University School of Music

Not really surprised that no one chose "C", however, you should at least hear a sample of one to add to your judgment.

Samenzang-Harmonium.mp3

IMHO, It sounds like a mighty Beast. I can't imagine playing a roaring Reed Harmonium of that size, feeling the organ shake as the large sub-bass pedal reeds vibrate.
The one I saw and played had a "Grand organ" piston beside one of the many expression pedals. When I pressed it, the organ had such a massive sound that I cannot describe the feeling. And this was not as large as the organ in the Above Picture (C).

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Nathan Wilcox

Reed organs do blow your socks off, even the smallest of them. However, for me to actually want a reed organ, it has to: a) at LEAST have an electric blower, b) preferably pedals, and c) preferably at least 2 manuals. But still, above all else, I'd much rather have real pipes. I mean, reed organs are nice, but even the flues sound too reedy.

I'll tell you what though, the low 16' reeds on a reed organ, even a pump organ, produce a MASSIVE amount of sound that you can't even describe. It's fantastic!

By the way, I got the specs for A: click here

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The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul. - Johann Sebastian Bach
Baylor University School of Music

First organ I ever played was my Grandmother's Kimball reed organ. No 16' stops, but it made a heck of a sound. If I'd never played it, I wouldn't be writing this!
Andy G

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It's not what you play, it's not how you play. It's the fact that you're playing that counts.

Well, I like reed organs, but if you can choose between those 3, then first the real pipe organ, then the reed and last the electronic one. I even have 3 reed organs...but I'm not a big fan of the music written for it.

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Expert in non-working solutions

First A - ditto Soundboarddude on the pipes being first choice.
Second B - because of the flexibility of the stops.
Third C - I loved the full sound on the link above, but I am afraid it would get annoying after awhile just having the reed stops. Plus, is it possible to have good reverb on the reed organ if you are right on top of the sound source? I'd love to play one of these just to try it. ;-)