sweelinck on harmonium

Here is a sample of the Sweelinck balleto played on the harmonium I am constructing. It is played on the 16 and 8 foot Great Chorus stops. Also a look at the mediophone that is currently under construction

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Education

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• Sweelinck
• harmonium
• anches
• reed
• organ
• pump

[johnditta]

plz. let me know the companies manufacturing old reeds.

metal reeds.

[ofacteur]

These are c1870 Esteve reeds made in Paris

[ReidOphone]

Superb playing and superb restoration. The harmonium is quite rare in the USA; most "reed organs" work on the suction principle; harmoniums are under pressure, and project a stronger and richer tone. I've two primitive American harmoniums, lap-sized, dated 1846 and 1848, by the maker, Abraham Prescott. They are not of the tone quality of your instrument, which is relatively magnificent! Bravo! Wonderful playing too!

[ofacteur]

This is a new instrument...2 years later and it is still under construction! Ive had a few of the NH made Prescott instruments. They definitely are *very* slow to speak, but early in the history of North American free reeds.

[fcouperin]

very very good!

[cowandchicken]

Pretty damn cool

[ofacteur]

nenon, je ne suis PAS assez fou de faire ca.quand meme! si on calcule bien le temps et les materiaux, cet instrument a coute vers les 30,000 dollars deja. (heureusement que mon temps est gratuit pour moi-meme) Jen suis tres content de ce que jai fabrique jusqua maintenant. Bien sur que ce nest pas un Mustel, mais sans instruments veritables a etudier, ni les mesures precises et schema, le resultat sonore est assez convaincant! Jai hate de pouvoir jouer de la musique "fait pour"

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[Belgologies]

Hein ? Do you make the reeds by yourself ? I don't know what to say. It's a huge work !

[ofacteur]

Comme tu le vois, beaucoup du projet est de source recyclee. Mais le concepte et les sommiers, les cellules, le buffet, les soufflets sont de construction neuve. Je ne suis point assez fou de faire les anches de A a Z :)

[Belgologies]

Nice 'inside' travel. It's so pleasant to see a brand new harmonium, with brand new notes and ... God, it's just as the past could come back, you know ?