church install part 5- take note, Fozzer!
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 10:08 pmTime to feature the organ...
Not sure of the vintage of this beast; I think it's only about 50 years old. Haven't heard it yet, but I'm hoping to get my fumbly fingers on it at some point, if permission is granted (I can play parts of Bach's thingamajig in B Flat with two fingers, having learned it on the marimba).
This is the "office", right next to the altar. seems the organist has special shoes he wears when playing...
Up in the loft: looks like a tin-knockers' flea market up here! There's another small array of pipes down by the altar for the choir. We're going to install new (very nice) mics for both. It's gonna kick major boo-tay, with the line array, six delay speakers, and subwoofers...not sure what total watts RMS will be from the amps, but... mwahahahaha...
Seriously, much as it'd be fun to crank up the new system and make big noise with this thing, it's almost a shame to be installing a PA in such an acoustically beautiful room. The challenge will be to set it up so it merely enhances what the room is doing already...
Part of the respiratory system of the organ: I think the blower's in the basement. Check out the tiny pipes, for the highest notes.
Some of the wooden pipes... there's a lot of carpentry involved here, and all tight enough for a boat.
These pipes are pretty weird... I guess the bends increase the length for deeper pitch without them being too tall. Note how they tune them: by tweaking the curled strips where the apertures were cut out (these pipes are just like big whistles; the sound comes out of the aperture). There's felt worked in there to prevent buzzing; very fussy work.
There's another set of pipes inside a huge box in the back of the loft- check out the nifty vibrato device (rotating paddle).
Naturally, all this made me think of Fozzer, who seems to enjoy playing with his organ... er, I mean... but wait! That angel playing the little virginal in that stained-glass panel... can it be?
What the-?!
Not sure of the vintage of this beast; I think it's only about 50 years old. Haven't heard it yet, but I'm hoping to get my fumbly fingers on it at some point, if permission is granted (I can play parts of Bach's thingamajig in B Flat with two fingers, having learned it on the marimba).
This is the "office", right next to the altar. seems the organist has special shoes he wears when playing...
Up in the loft: looks like a tin-knockers' flea market up here! There's another small array of pipes down by the altar for the choir. We're going to install new (very nice) mics for both. It's gonna kick major boo-tay, with the line array, six delay speakers, and subwoofers...not sure what total watts RMS will be from the amps, but... mwahahahaha...
Seriously, much as it'd be fun to crank up the new system and make big noise with this thing, it's almost a shame to be installing a PA in such an acoustically beautiful room. The challenge will be to set it up so it merely enhances what the room is doing already...
Part of the respiratory system of the organ: I think the blower's in the basement. Check out the tiny pipes, for the highest notes.
Some of the wooden pipes... there's a lot of carpentry involved here, and all tight enough for a boat.
These pipes are pretty weird... I guess the bends increase the length for deeper pitch without them being too tall. Note how they tune them: by tweaking the curled strips where the apertures were cut out (these pipes are just like big whistles; the sound comes out of the aperture). There's felt worked in there to prevent buzzing; very fussy work.
There's another set of pipes inside a huge box in the back of the loft- check out the nifty vibrato device (rotating paddle).
Naturally, all this made me think of Fozzer, who seems to enjoy playing with his organ... er, I mean... but wait! That angel playing the little virginal in that stained-glass panel... can it be?
What the-?!
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...;You hum it, I'll play it... 
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