Bravo and what an ingenius way you had of presenting this wonderful work on this great Reed Organ. (Almost the effects exactly that a Pipe Organist uses, though of course the "tones" are different, but such is the nature, and a Reed Organ is "not" a Pipe Organ.) Applause!
@MattsOrganCo101 - 100 percent foot powered, no electricity. The air assembly was carefully rebuilt, so you don't have to work at it very hard when you play.
I'm definitely forwarding a video link on to our church organist. She will flip (positive) when she sees this. Maybe she will reconsider helping me study on a pump organ.
Thanks! My keyboard on this organ could still use more adjustment to help clean up some of the sloppy sounding notes, so as long as she keeps that in mind when critiquing : ) When I go to Michigan this summer, I would love to try this piece on some of the restored organs at the reed organ museum there, to see how different organs respond to a piece like this …
Wonderful! I think this works really well on the Berlin organ... and it demonstrates how promptly the reeds speak, particularly at the bass end. Is there a percussion mechanism to achieve this? My old organ can take an appreciable fraction of a second to fully develop the sound on the lower notes.
Thanks James! There is no percussion on the bass - the reeds respond quickly in the sub bass on this organ compared to others. I think in part it is because of the higher vacuum pressure that can be achieved when the air assembly is as large is this one and because it is very air tight.
I love the deep rich sound of the reed organ:D it makes me very happy.
fortefan98 1 month ago
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This was really terrific. I thought the organ (and the playing!) sounded great!
fishingbooks 2 months ago
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fishingbooks 2 months ago
Good knee-work.
irkibby 5 months ago
Wonderful sound. Happy fingers.
peckerwood57 7 months ago
Bravo and what an ingenius way you had of presenting this wonderful work on this great Reed Organ. (Almost the effects exactly that a Pipe Organist uses, though of course the "tones" are different, but such is the nature, and a Reed Organ is "not" a Pipe Organ.) Applause!
Musique3579 8 months ago
An accordion on steroids!
davbear221 1 year ago
does the organ have an electric pump?
MattsOrganCo101 1 year ago
@MattsOrganCo101 - 100 percent foot powered, no electricity. The air assembly was carefully rebuilt, so you don't have to work at it very hard when you play.
rodneyjantzi 1 year ago
I'm definitely forwarding a video link on to our church organist. She will flip (positive) when she sees this. Maybe she will reconsider helping me study on a pump organ.
c33r0k33 1 year ago
Thanks! My keyboard on this organ could still use more adjustment to help clean up some of the sloppy sounding notes, so as long as she keeps that in mind when critiquing : ) When I go to Michigan this summer, I would love to try this piece on some of the restored organs at the reed organ museum there, to see how different organs respond to a piece like this …
rodneyjantzi 1 year ago
@rodneyjantzi I didn't know we had a reed organ museum. Where is it located?
btw I'm still looking forward to you doing gospel and something from your son.
c33r0k33 1 year ago
Rodney, this is the piece that Becky really liked a lot. I could not remember the name earlier.
ChucklesKeys 1 year ago
That was really great! Thanks for sharing.
cc213t 1 year ago
Wonderful! I think this works really well on the Berlin organ... and it demonstrates how promptly the reeds speak, particularly at the bass end. Is there a percussion mechanism to achieve this? My old organ can take an appreciable fraction of a second to fully develop the sound on the lower notes.
JamesEncliffe 1 year ago
Thanks James! There is no percussion on the bass - the reeds respond quickly in the sub bass on this organ compared to others. I think in part it is because of the higher vacuum pressure that can be achieved when the air assembly is as large is this one and because it is very air tight.
rodneyjantzi 1 year ago
Rodney,
That was FANTASTIC!!! Cool use of the couplers and the knee levers. That Berlin organ is a jewel too. I loved it!
ChucklesKeys 1 year ago
Another very successful transcription! And performance too!
Many thanks!
nedopisa 1 year ago
very nice :)
ebach1 1 year ago
Wow.... this reed organ sounds as good as the pipe organ I play at church.
coxqt 1 year ago