Virgil Fox's Residence Organ

[soundboarddude]

Ok, I put this in the wrong section the last time, so I'll try again once more here.

I've seen pictures of the console of this beast, but does anyone have any pictures of the pipework of VF's organ in NJ?

It was suggested that I contact some of the people that knew VF, so that's my next plan.

Any pictures, or the stoplist?

[ralf]

go to:

http://www.virgilfoxlegacy.com

you can hear the organ on the free master class downloads....the ones in his home.

You might also try writing them for the info/pix you seek.

On one of the master classes he demos some of the stops. It seems to me
that part of this organ was a Skinner, and that part was used in the
Garden Grove Church Organ, along with the Lincoln Center Aeolian Skinner, and
Garden Grove's original Ruffati (sp?)....Virgil did not live to see the inaguration
of this instrument.

I read Virgil Fox (The Dish) book, but don't remember if it published his house
organ stop list, or if there were pix other than the console.

Some of the folks who attended those master classes are still alive.

It might take some sleuthing.

Incidently, I personally found the recorded masterclasses to be very inspiring.

You haven't lived until you hear Virgil Fox go through the Messiah (it is the season,
yes?)....

ralf

[ralf]

er...the "Garden Grove" church I refer to is called "Crystal Cathedral"....as seen on
TV...or live...whatever...was perhaps originally called the Garden Grove Community
Church....Rev. Robert Schuller's congregation in Garden Grove California...

ralf

[ralf]

please disregard what I said about it being a Skinner....here's a post from groups
that should tell better. I do recall though that Virgil had purchased a Skinner...or
rather saved one and supposedly it went into the Crystal Cathedral organ, but
evidently it was not his house organ...see below:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
The organ in his home in Englewood, NJ, was built by Keats of =
Canada.
>It was hooked up to the wonderful carved 5-manual console Virgil owned,
>which Joe Whitford and Aeolian-Skinner refitted with new keyboards, etc. =
When
>Virgil sold the house, that organ was sold to a black church in Miami, =
but
>not the console. Virgil kept the console. Virgil later sold the console
when he
>moved to Palm Beach.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

according to the Legacy site...

John Wilson--was the curator of the organ in Virgil Fox's Englewood, New Jersey home...

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Why not write to the virgilfoxlegacy.com folks and see what they say...

mailto:contact@virgilfoxlegacy.com


again, sorry about the confusion w/Skinner and the Englewood organ....my
memory ain't what it used to wuz

ralf

[MD1032]

Wow I'm just listening to the first one on the site and loving it! Is there a way to download these?

[Gamba]

Hi there.... I actually live in the city where Keates is located. In talking with Dieter before christmas (the installer) he informed me the installation totalled 59 ranks. If you would like any further info on the organ I would be happy to ask him personally.

[pjksr]

Does anyone know if it's possible to "save" the master classes onto your computer, so that you can listen to them on an mp3 player?

Best regards,

Pete

[soundboarddude]

Gamba,

I would really like to see a picture of this setup. If the person you mentioned had some sort of photo, that would be perfect.

Pete,

It is possible to do that, but it's long, hard and complicated. It'd be easier to just put the page in your favorites and get back to it when you want.

The way to do that would be to go to the HTML source of the main page, and look for the exact URL of that window that pops up. Then, type that into a web brower and get the HTML source for that. Then, figure out what the address is for the file of the sound. QuickTime doesn't have a save feature, so you'll need to use a Http file downloader for that.

E-mail if you want more detailed instructions. drpool (at) comcast.net

[pjksr]

Thanks, Soundboarddude!

I figured it out, and it wasn't all too hard. I am loading the classes into my iPod, and will be enjoying them during my call to jury duty this week! Thanks!

[Orgrinder010]

Saves just fine on my computer -Just hit save from quicktime. Or I can ctrl-click the link and "Download Linked File"... Ah things are just so much easier on a Mac


Love the files. Mr. Fox was certainly strict about rhythm, I picked up a few good pointers.