I think your design of pumping the bellows of the harmonium with only one pedal is more practical and easy because one can use the weight of both feet, didn't it?
The lower manual reeds are Esteve (Paris) but were made for export to UK in the 1870s. They are at A-455. The upper set is Trayser of the same vintage, but at A-440. Most reed organs were tuned well above 440, and quite often they are in the 450-455 range...just enough to make ensemble work difficult. I am eventually tuning the completed instrument closer to A440 :)
I think your design of pumping the bellows of the harmonium with only one pedal is more practical and easy because one can use the weight of both feet, didn't it?
HumbertoMarquez 2 years ago
The lower manual reeds are Esteve (Paris) but were made for export to UK in the 1870s. They are at A-455. The upper set is Trayser of the same vintage, but at A-440. Most reed organs were tuned well above 440, and quite often they are in the 450-455 range...just enough to make ensemble work difficult. I am eventually tuning the completed instrument closer to A440 :)
ofacteur 3 years ago
It could be that the one set of reeds was originally tuned to A=415, depending on when they were made.
Karlfalcon 3 years ago
du u hv mellotron?
wegot2ew 3 years ago
no, all my instruments are acoustic! :)
ofacteur 3 years ago
Wow... Fantastic! Very beautiful work; but te rècit is not in perfect tuning...
etbuk 3 years ago
I know, this is a raw unvoiced, and untuned rank at present. Check the "more info" section, as I usually put a bit of detail in there :)
ofacteur 3 years ago
Ups... Sorry! This are a very difficult work!
etbuk 3 years ago
jaimerais le jouer un jour sur un instrument bien regle et accorde aussi!
ofacteur 3 years ago
Yipee ! Encore un 'Abide with me'; Dieu bénisse les facteurs d'orgue (et d'harmoniums en l'occurence) !
Belgologies 3 years ago