The Senator's Masterpiece (Excerpt) - Atlantic City Convention Hall

This is an excerpt from The Senator's Masterpiece. To order your DVD copy of this 55-minute documentary complete with Special Features and more visit The Atlantic City Convention Hall Organ Society or The Organ Historical Society at:

http://www.ohscatalog.com/atciordvd.html
http://www.ACCHOS.org
http://www.OrganSociety.org

For information about the producer please visit:
http://www.VicFerrerProductions.com

© 2006 Vic Ferrer Productions (less)

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Atlantic
• City
• Convention
• Hall
• Pipe
• Historical
• Organ
• Society
• Vic
• Ferrer
• ACCHOS
• OHS
• World's
• Largest
• Midmer
• Losh
• Emmerson
• Richards

[codeman2008]

It's extremely important that this instrument is restored and played publicly. If this instrument were fixed, it would give organs a boost, help to get rid of the stereotypes, help end the decline in the popularity and the number of people who can play this king of instruments. People might start to care for their organs too, and it would spark new interest in the youth. As beautiful as the Wanamaker is, it doesn't have the big grand sound that really captivates the younger listeners.

[dieselheart001]

The AC organ is of exceptional utility and great historical value. As far as hearing it, I WILL HAPPILY PAY FOR THE RARE PRIVELEGE TO

HEAR IT, RECESSION OR NOT. All other minor, inconsequential issues remain just that- MINOR AND INCONSEQUENTIAL. The Wanamaker organ is a great instrument as well, but it can NEVER be compared to this particular instrument. You-19lfm12- are a MOOT CURIOSITY OF NO TANGIBLE VALUE TO GOD OR MAN WHATSOEVER. Die at my feet and I will forgive you.

[321pocoyo]

Thumb up if you think the organ must be restored

[3dwurli]

@andyt1424 Chicago stadium was heavily unified. You could have an organ with 10 ranks, and get 60 stops from it,

The 5 manual console on the midmer losh controls all the ranks on the midmer losh too, but it has half the stops, because not all ranks are available at the pitches they are available on the 7 manual console.

[andyt1424]

@3dwurli I don't understand why Chicago stadium had such a large console controlling only 51 ranks? When this 7 manual console controls 400+ ranks.

[greenspacesforever]

Sad. 1.53 looks almost exactly as St. Peter in Reserve did the morning after Betsy. The beautiful rose window was destroyed, half showing, and the roof rafters lay across the montre of the Hinner pipe organ and crushed swell box.

[3dwurli]

@WakemanFan90 It should be on UNESCO as it is at the moment. It needs one hell of alot of TLC.

[WakemanFan90]

I wonder, if this is fully restored isnt it something that should have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List?

I am very glad that there is people here in this world that care for it, and i hope to see and of course hear it someday!!

Cheers from Norway!

[nexgenhippy]

@AllenJBlodgettJrmota Its more like a sports arena inside an organ concert hall.

[3dwurli]

@Thedoctorsbiggestfan the hall left it unplayable. Thankfully, within the past 12 years, after ALOT of hard work, things are making progress, slowly, but steadily, the organ is being restored. The ACCHOS and the team are acheiving something VERY special here.

[3dwurli]

@Thedoctorsbiggestfan Chicago stadium organ wasnt the largest, most powerful, most unique and versitile instrument ever built. BUT, thats not to say it wasnt worth saving! It just hit an unfortunate series of circumstances, in that the organist didnt want it moved to the new building, or the management, then most of it being burned in the warehouse fire. Luckily the console survives!

The midmer losh was left for years without a proper budget, and the damage done to it in recent restorations of

[Thedoctorsbiggestfan]

why didnt they do any of that for the chicago stadium barton organ ???? now it is gone :(