Reeding101 - Chapter 1 - Pointers for the Reed Organ

This is a simple tutorial for the North American suction reed organ, also known as the pump organ, called Pumping Your Way into Musical Pedaling Technique. It looks at the foundation of a pump organ - the foot pedals, and I would like to share with you the way that I do it.

The pump organ often gets a bad wrap because most of them are in need of repair and you have to pump 100 calories a minute to keep them sounding. When your reed organ is in good condition, with careful control, your pumping can be used for added expression and dynamics. This is the starting point of converting your reed organ from a piece of furniture, to a unique and beautiful musical instrument that they really are meant to be!

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[25ericwindfinder]

OUtstanding. Looking for the second lesson!

[rodneyjantzi]

Thanks! I posted number two on my channel about 2 weeks ago :)

[realow3]

Owesome video...please, record as soon as possible the video number 2, here in Brazil we have not so much reed organs as in USA or Europe, but I start to sing in a choir who practice in an old musical school that have a very old reed organ who was braught for the luteran church of the city, I want to fix it to play it for here...Thanks and very good work!!!

[rodneyjantzi]

Thank you - and thanks for sharing your story! All the best to you in fixing up the old reed organ - the time you spend on fixing it will be well worth it. I have video number 2 written out, hopefully I can start recording soon :)

Rodney

[old87country]

This is terrific. I learned alot. To bad my organ isn't as good condition as yours is in. I bought my from an old woman who had it stored in her pig barn. Hope to see more.

[rodneyjantzi]

Thanks! It's good to know an old organ was saved from the barn :) I found that restoring this one was as rewarding as playing it.

Rodney

[MattsOrganCo101]

So i finally got to repairing my reed organ, to find out that a few of the palletes were not in the right palce

[MorkaGraven]

@old87country If it still works, don't worry about it cosmetically. Mine has added atmosphere from being weathered. Gives it that "victorian gothic" look.

[Paschalboy]

Thank you, as a new person to the reed Organ, even though I've been playing Tracker Organs for churches over 40 years, this is very helpful as I enter in this world. Looking forward to getting a Mason & Hamlin Reed organ in a couple of weeks and either playing it, or learning to restore it.

This tutorial and the next one, both great!

[Swillpower]

This might well be my favorite video on youtube. Thank you, sir.

[MorkaGraven]

I'm getting a bad case of speaker-fart... You do well though.

[mxracerguy]

very talented guy. Great job!

[ofacteur]

Thank you for putting this video together. I love your analogy to biking, another one of my favorite activities!

[Offshoreorganbuilder]

Excellently produced, simply explained and informative video. You have a natural approach from which many professionals could learn.