The Organ Forum

I know well I'll most likely catch a lot of "grief" about this but here goes anyhow.

I have three complete sections "turned-off" on my view list because they are crammed full of electronic/electric organ post which I have zero interest in..  The three forums are Organ Building & Restoration, Classic Organs and Hammond & Home Organs.  Is there any way the Forum will allow me to separate PIPE from ELECTRONIC.  Could someone tell me the best way to navigate the Organ Forum without wading through the onslaught of Electronic Organ related post????  Please......don't anyone take this the wrong way.  There is nothing wrong with Electronic organs.....I just don't have any interest in Hammonds, speakers, etc.  Is there anyone else having this issue?

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"The Organ is in truth the grandest, the most daring,
the most magnificent of all instruments invented by human genius."

I've noticed that too.

I'm afraid there aren't many pipe organ folks here any more. 

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Soubasse32

soubasse32:

I've noticed that too.

I'm afraid there aren't many pipe organ folks here any more. 

 

Well if it makes you feel better, SB, I came here a Hammond nut. Y'all converted me to a pipe nut.

-Theatre pipe nut -but pipes nonetheless.  

 

 

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Nathan Wilcox

While the pipe organ is my first love, it happens that I talk about what I have the most experience with.

Since I live in a town where there are only two churches that have an organ (of any kind) that they use, and the nearest pipe organ is a two hour drive from my home. I probably play pipes once every two to three months. On the other hand, I have in my home, thirteen keyboard instruments that I can play anytime day or night. It's what keeps me going.

 

                                                                                            -Joe
 

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Have: Allen 301, Crumar T1, Hammond E-311 + RT-2 + T-212, Korg DW-6000, Mason And Hamlin Style 802, Moog Micromoog, Rhodes Mk1 Suitcase 88, WurliTzer console, Yamaha E-70 + DX21 + DX7

Looking for: Yamaha EX-1/EX-2 or CSY-1/CSY-2

Well I have 6 ranks of pipe hooked to my Allen R311.  I like them both

ecxcept tuning chores.   There just arent any more interesting posts here.  Anyway happy

holidays to all here.    Al Johnson

My major interest is in the pipe organ sections as well. I do not have any sections turned off, but do not ever read the Hammond organ section. Once in a while some posts that are of general interest sneak in to the electronic organ sections so that I check these sections periodically.

 

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Style D Wurlitzer Pipe Organ
http://www.bluemoonwalkinghorses.com/Style_D_Description5_rev2.html

Hi,  you and your Style D.  Damn,  mine sits at the shop as the contractor wanted over a hundred grand for the addition to house it.   Instead I spent 25 for an Allen to hook to my existing 6 ranks of low pressure pipe.  Actually the Allen has Wurlitzer samples that sound quite good.  Then everything came to a halt with Cancer diagnosis.   It appears under control and I go friday for another weeks hospital stay.  Still managed to get the hybrid organ playing nicely.  Hope your pipes stay in tune!

Al Johnson

I'm a pipe organ affecienado as well, but I just feel that the best thing I can do is sit back and observe; I really don't know enough to be helpful on most subjects! 

So I figure the best thing I can do is sit back and learn from people who know what they're doing!  I don't really mind the classical electronic organ stuff, but I do tend to avoid the 'home organs' and theater organs sections.  And hammonds. It's not that I don't have respect for them, I simply don't know about them or have as much interest in them at this time.  Maybe someday, when I know which part of the organ is for the feet and which is for the hands....

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'It isn't that difficult. All one has to do is press all the right keys at the right time and the organ plays itself.'
Yeah RIGHT.

Thanks for the feedback and opinions guys.  I don't have any knowledge of electronic organs, don't own one, only played a few and they were absolute crap including a large Allen and a large Rogers at different churches will the pipe organ consoles were out for rebuilds.  I was lucky enough to have a pipe organ at my disposal since I was in Jr. High school so I never got involved in the electronic organ owners/players.  Even the small town I grew up in had pipe organs in ALL of the major Churches.

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"The Organ is in truth the grandest, the most daring,
the most magnificent of all instruments invented by human genius."

I talk electronics because, let's face it, the only real organ, if it could even be called that, okay, the only AGO OSO (organ shaped object, the Steinway PSO is much more amusing) I have basically unlimited access to is a two manual Allen, and I've only gotten to play real pipes once. I, however would much rather play real pipes than play the little Allen I play, but two manuals worth of electronic ranks is better than no manuals at all.

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Once you can tie your arms into a pretzel and your legs into a knot, you've got it under control

Al,

I love my Style D, it has its own chamber heater so that the tuning is very stable. It has a lot of variety in sounds and has something suitable for any type of music that I want to play. Good luck with your cancer problem, I hope that it can be controlled or cured. 

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Style D Wurlitzer Pipe Organ
http://www.bluemoonwalkinghorses.com/Style_D_Description5_rev2.html

 Could someone tell me the best way to navigate the Organ Forum without wading through the onslaught of Electronic Organ related post???? 

 Perhaps PIPORG-L would be a more appropriate venue? 

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Grant
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Hauptwerk on a Rodgers 750BE shell.

Don,

I for one would really miss seeing the traffic about both pipe and electronic organs. Being an electronic organ tech myself I mostly deal with those organs, but the pipe organ is of course the "real thing" that we are "imitating" and I always relish the talk about pipes, the pictures, the links, the occasional sound clip.

OTOH, many of the pipe afficianados among us do not have access to real pipe organs and may benefit from the discussions about digital installations. After all, if you love pipes but only get to play digitals, you want the best information about how to use the instrument at hand to best effect.

So, I'd encourage you to stay with us and join in the conversations about all the topics. If you simply don't have time to wade through the stuff that doesn't interest you, as is my own case, you'll just have to pay no attention to the posts you don't want to read.

I feel I owe a lot to you, Don, for the helpful comments and honesty and openness you have displayed in your postings. Hope to hear from you more often.

John

 

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Rodgers 890 at church.
Baldwin D422 at home.
Scads of old organs in the shop! H E L P !!!

How about just having three main forums "Pipe", "Electronic" & "Blower Room" which greet people when they arrive.

Then split these up into smaller sub-forums ie. for Electronic:

- For Sale (people can post ebay listings)

- Repairs

- General Electronic Discussion

- Electronic Theatre

- Perhaps specific manufacturer forums like Allen, Rodgers, European Models (Viscount, Johannus etc)... just to make navigating easier.

This should prevent people posting things in the wrong places.
 

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Currently own:
ALLEN TC-3S (#42904 - 3rd Feb 1971) with Sequential Capture System

Speakers:
x1 Model 100 Gyro Cabinet
x1 Model 105 Cabinet
x3 Model 108 Cabinet

Wherever possible, the Forum provides separate forums for electronics and pipes.  For example, there's a forum for electronic theatre organs and there's a forum for theatre pipe organs.  The problem is not in the organization of the Forum but the way you're choosing to identify new posts by using the My Unread Posts shortcut which does not provide the filtering you're looking for.

Your problem and possible solutions were discussed here:

http://organforum.com/forums/thread/39354.aspx

If you have any questions or problems about those solutions or want to explore still other alternatives, please post comments to that thread.

Thanks, 

-Admin