Pipe Organ for Sale: Beautiful Music on a Budget

This mechanical or tracker pipe organ, built in 1994 is being replaced by a 35 stop 19th century Hook & Hastings organ because of a growing parish music program. The organ would make an exceptional instrument for either a smaller congregation or a chapel. The organ builder has made provisions to enlarge the organ in the pedal and/or the addition of a Swell division if so desired.

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[Haqpyfeet]

@Offshoreorganbuilder Because you have the most gullible and selfish people in society going to these functions and carrying with them their baggage, including being suckered into doing stupid things.

A pipe organ will sound better than an electronic organ 100% of the time, it's common sense, the large pipes produce very low and rich vibrations down the length of the tube that a woofer simply cannot produce.

[animesis]

@patsaxon

I fear the problem isnt that its becoming a lost art, but that Churches expect organists to play for free, the worlds most complex musical instrument that takes lifetime dedication and churches expect it for free

Organists have to make a living too

[resultant64]

@patsaxon That's such a pity.. and we in India dream of having a pipe organ.... wis someone could give us a decent one in working condition..

[Offshoreorganbuilder]

Thanks. The organ and singing sound very well indeed.

[Offshoreorganbuilder]

@animesisThen they are going to the wrong organ builder! We had an electronic installed in our local 'cathedral' (actually a small parish church) by the new organist who insisted on it,against great opposition.It has been in less than a year,cost around £50,000 (so it's said) & now the organist had gone (through ill-health) and the new man (professionally qualified) says it sounds."like a transistor radio," & intends to play the 'old' pipe organ as often as possible! Why is this STILL happening?

[Offshoreorganbuilder]

@patsaxonIt's very sad if the playing of the organ is 'becoming a lost art of the past,' but in my experience,this is certainly not so.I live on a small island off the coast of England population 80,000.There are50+ pipe organs,many of them 100yrs or more old. The hideous electronic (& pitiful piano) have not made any significant impact. Standards of playing vary of course,but the pipe organ is still in use because it LASTS.The piano may suit 'happy clappy' better. Perhaps this is your problem?

[patsaxon]

@churchwhistles: Not so true any more as many churches that I had visited has replaced their organs with an acoustic grand piano. I had just visited a church today in Austin as the minister has told me that they wanted to get rid of their organ that has been in the church for a good long time and no one plays on it any more. At the alter is an acoustic grand piano. Not too many can play the organ as it is becoming a lost art of the past.

[churchwhistles]

@patsaxon A lot of churches still use the organ! A lot more young musicians are becoming interested in the organ. The pipe organ really keeps its value the best! Many organs have lasted for hundreds of years!

[eskatee]

Great community singing. 

[animesis]

@patsaxon

Many English churches still use the organ frequently, but they are converting to electric because they cant afford the restoration costs of a real organ