Redundant pipe organ for sale - good quality sound recording

Assessment of inspirational pipe organ due for export to Malta for the reason that "Dissatisfied of Tunbridge Wells" doesn't appreciate life beyond materialism any more nor introducing children to any more than the here and now, paucity of education robbing them of eternal music in their hearts and leaving them only to riot and loot. Fine instruments such as this pipe organ are therefore lost by way of export to Malta if not merely demolished by bulldozer inside their buildings. www.organmatters.com

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[resultant64]

Could barely hear what you were saying.. but the organ sounds great... send it to Mumbai India please... i want one....

[latribe]

@resultant64 Have a look at "Video report on pipe organ inredundant UK church" - this was recorded with sound on the camera through which one can hear what I'm saying much better. If you look on the Organ Matters website you'll see many organs coming up redundant from England which urgently need good homes.

[vaughnorganist]

This is honestly one of the nicest organ I've ever heard. And I've heard ALOT!

[latribe]

@goodchappy :-) Yes - I know what you mean. I wasn't aware of any wind variation effects on this pipe organ and I suppose that that's what I have grown up with. I suspect, however, that the wind variation business is one way in which the electronic software writers are saying "yes - we can do it too now!" and making a feature of it in the same way in which I have heard organ builders complaining of Johannus finding detuning perhaps too much of a good thing. Bottom line it's the music that counts

[goodchappy]

@latribe It depends how you like an organ to sound, whether pipe or electronic.

I like the sound of Dutch organs, they seem to really breath and seem very susceptible to wind variation.

I keep tweaking the main organ I use on Hauptwerk, at the moment it is slightly too sensitive to "wind" to the point that the upper pipes go rather out of tune on a chord with all stops selected but it does sound similar to real organs I have played where the wind chest cannot cope with many pipes sounding.

[latribe]

@goodchappy No - I wasn't aware you used Hauptwerk but from your interest in voicing, suspected. Many modern speakers may emphasise around 120 Hz to give "punch" - it's something to be aware of if you want . . . On voicing, two secrets innate to pipe organ scales don't translate intuitively to electronics - (1) voice the upperwork progressively down so that it blends rather than screams, (2) ensure there is build-up progression from Diap & Princ to Oboe & Trumpets. This builds to good full organ

[goodchappy]

@latribe The only exception to the "boomyness" would perhaps be a large open diapason, though perhaps you would call this a more "full" sound.

As you may be aware, I use "Hauptwerk" and it is very configurable, though there is a big difference voicing it for direct recording use compared to if it were to be installed in a live situation.

This is quite a large subject as I know you are aware.

[latribe]

@goodchappy Yes - Attack and ultra-smoothness. Interesting about the beating - I had not noticed that. But the bottom octave voicing of this instrument in the 8fts demonstrates the hint that I'm getting at. It was observed in an article in an EOCS (Electronic Organ Constructors Soc) that many electronics were too boomy and strong in the 100-200Hz region and identified this as a giveaway. I have revoiced much of the Hammerwood instrument to avoid this and it sounds rather better now as a result.

[goodchappy]

@latribe A few things that tell me an organ is electronic 1) Attack 2) Pipes in any given rank sound the same as their neighbours 3) There is often a regular beat between pipes rather than irregular in a pipe organ.

I have not noticed the bottom octave being a give away as most music would not use the bottom octave, unless a sub-octave coupler was used I guess.

The organist I took over from, used to play hymns an octave lower, he liked the bass but to me it sounded muddy, it was a pipe organ.

[Malignus68]

@latribe Sorry, my original comment was asking who built the instrument, but then I found my answer in your other video. That really is a remarkably lovely instrument, with enormous possibility in registration. I sure hope this instrument finds a good home.