The Organ Forum

Now, now Soubase.  There are worse things to have in your church than a digital organ.  Although I think that is - perhaps - another thread entirely.

I ALWAYS empty my pockets, kick off the shoes and take off my ring.  Glissandos and rings don't always go so well together.  I NEVER take a cell phone into church b/c I'm afraid I'll forget to turn it off and my phone gets e-mail so it buzzes constantly :(

 Last thing - I have to wear a long sleeve shirt.  The choir robe is too itchy to go short sleeve no matter what temperature it is outside.

I'm still trying to figure out how alcoholics can play these things with a beer in one hand.... but I'd have to concur that a watch would throw my right brain/left brain functionality off...... :|

I never really imagined wearing a watch or rings could be a distraction to some organists...they're not to me, but then again I'm not a working organist either (just play [horribly] at home for fun).

The organist at my church always takes off her shoes...I've never noticed if she wears any rings or a watch, though.

In my last organ video I wore a chain with a padlock on my left wrist and a bracelet with .22 bullets on the other.... it was interesting feeling the gravity change switching from upper to lower :p

jt1stcav:

The organist at my church always takes off her shoes...

A friend of mine plays the organ at a small country Christian Church and she always takes her shoes off and puts them under the pew.  One Sunday someone got the idea to pass her shoes back to the back row.  She like never got them back.