Hey, Everybody--I understand that several of the members of the VCCC are also interested in Pipe Organs, also several of us are Organists, including myself. I live in the Texas Panhandle, near Amarillo, and have the privelege of playing the Pipe Organ at a church in Lubbock, TX, once a month. If you have any pictures of Pipe Organs, or stories of Pipe Organs, Feel free to Post them here! I would like to hear from you!
Pipe Organs
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If you have any pictures of Pipe Organs, or stories of Pipe Organs, Feel free to Post them here!
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FUNNY CHURCH ORGAN STORY
HI
This his was told to me by a lady in her 90. At our old church now torn down. Up till 1923 the organ was hand pumped by two people operating the bilows in the basement.
There was a door bell type button up at the organ that buzzed downstairs when it was time to start pumping. The church payed teenagers to pump the bilows. One Sunday the teenagers were fooling around and didn,t hear the buzzer.
When the organist started to play no sound!!! I wonder if this lady was one of the teenagers fooling around!!!!!!!
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HI
This his was told to me by a lady in her 90. At our old church now torn down. Up till 1923 the organ was hand pumped by two people operating the bilows in the basement.
There was a door bell type button up at the organ that buzzed downstairs when it was time to start pumping. The church payed teenagers to pump the bilows. One Sunday the teenagers were fooling around and didn,t hear the buzzer.
When the organist started to play no sound!!! I wonder if this lady was one of the teenagers fooling around!!!!!!!
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I think that the innuendo just changed it to rated R!!! LMAO
Rich
I think that the innuendo just changed it to rated R!!! LMAO
Rich
My home church is Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Little Rock Arkansas. A few years ago the old organ had a collapse that pretty much destroyed it.
This started a 10 million dollar restoration which included a huge beautiful new pipe organ.
No matter which church I go to, Trinity will always be home.
This started a 10 million dollar restoration which included a huge beautiful new pipe organ.
No matter which church I go to, Trinity will always be home.
Italian suppositories?
Innuendo? Where? Where? LOL
Innuendo? Where? Where? LOL
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this one has always been one of my favorites, and one of the most visually beautiful organs I have ever seen!
this one has always been one of my favorites, and one of the most visually beautiful organs I have ever seen!
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I helped carry this one off the trucks
Rieger-Kloss opus 3697 IV/65 1997
Trinity Lutheran Church, Roselle Illinois
Rieger-Kloss opus 3697 IV/65 1997
Trinity Lutheran Church, Roselle Illinois
jasonl
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Teenagers
They were pumping the organ in the basement.
They were pumping the organ in the basement.
..and all kidding aside.
That really is a beautiful musical instrument.
That really is a beautiful musical instrument.
Notre Dame de Paris
The most splendid organ I have ever heard is in the Cathederal of Notre Dame, Paris...one of the oldest and most revered Gothic Cathederals in the world, to hear it makes your hair stand on end...
10 yrs ago, having never been ill in my life I found myself with a terminal Lymphoma Diagnosis, I was told to wrap up my life and could expect 3 months max ...For a birthday surprise my partner managed to whisk me to the airport after packing my bags, ( not a mean feat me being a Virgo, he was doing some marketing for major airline, so dropping some stuff off for them before going to see my family seemed an okay explaination)
The next thing I knew I was boarding the flight for Paris,wonderfull 4 days etc...Me being from a large RC musical family, one of my life goals was to visit the Notre Dame Cathederal for an organ recital, If I could`nt attend a recital I would have taken my walkman and a tape of a Brass Band piece we used to play called "Suite Gotheque"" about the Ghosts of the Nuns who are said to haunt the Cathederal and float through the cloisters...
In a series of events that year, I found myself walking up to the great Cathederal only to find it "Closed For Lunch" if ever I questioned God and my existence it was then...I felt it was the biggest slap in the face. I could have, and almost did give up with despair there and then...my partner was more optimistic(heaven know how & why in the face of all this adversity) I hobbled next door to the Pompido arts centre and later arrived back at this great Cathederal Door to enter, quietness ensued, no organ recital ...nothing but people milling...AND, I didnt even have my walkman,
I sat and prayed some time, so upset at what had happened and the fact I was about to shuffle this mortal coil soon, and no walkman...Just at the point of leaving,I heard a deep rumble , gentle humming in the pit of my stomach....getting louder & louder....Yes, it was the wind rustling through the sheep-skin bellows ready to bring this magnifcent musical instrument to life...
And so began an organ recital...That was truly the turning point for me , listening to this revered instrument in such a stunning setting.
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The most splendid organ I have ever heard is in the Cathederal of Notre Dame, Paris...one of the oldest and most revered Gothic Cathederals in the world, to hear it makes your hair stand on end...
10 yrs ago, having never been ill in my life I found myself with a terminal Lymphoma Diagnosis, I was told to wrap up my life and could expect 3 months max ...For a birthday surprise my partner managed to whisk me to the airport after packing my bags, ( not a mean feat me being a Virgo, he was doing some marketing for major airline, so dropping some stuff off for them before going to see my family seemed an okay explaination)
The next thing I knew I was boarding the flight for Paris,wonderfull 4 days etc...Me being from a large RC musical family, one of my life goals was to visit the Notre Dame Cathederal for an organ recital, If I could`nt attend a recital I would have taken my walkman and a tape of a Brass Band piece we used to play called "Suite Gotheque"" about the Ghosts of the Nuns who are said to haunt the Cathederal and float through the cloisters...
In a series of events that year, I found myself walking up to the great Cathederal only to find it "Closed For Lunch" if ever I questioned God and my existence it was then...I felt it was the biggest slap in the face. I could have, and almost did give up with despair there and then...my partner was more optimistic(heaven know how & why in the face of all this adversity) I hobbled next door to the Pompido arts centre and later arrived back at this great Cathederal Door to enter, quietness ensued, no organ recital ...nothing but people milling...AND, I didnt even have my walkman,
I sat and prayed some time, so upset at what had happened and the fact I was about to shuffle this mortal coil soon, and no walkman...Just at the point of leaving,I heard a deep rumble , gentle humming in the pit of my stomach....getting louder & louder....Yes, it was the wind rustling through the sheep-skin bellows ready to bring this magnifcent musical instrument to life...
And so began an organ recital...That was truly the turning point for me , listening to this revered instrument in such a stunning setting.
Notre-Dame de Paris - Wikipedia
jasonl
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Nothing like the power of a real pipe organ. Puts the fear of God into you. Of course, the rock band at our church does that LOL.
I have always wondered, being more familiar with theater organs, how the volume of a pipe organ with exposed pipes is regulated. On a Wurlitzer theater organ, there are shutters in front the organ loft that open and close in varying degrees depending on how far the organist tilts the swell pedal. I've seen church organs with swell pedals on them. Do they just regulate the amount of wind entering the chamber?
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expression..
Most church organs will have at least one enclosed division with the shutters, usually the swell.
Volume on any pipe organ is made by adding or removing stops, not changing blower speed or amount of wind. The pipes are all voiced on certain wind pressures, and changing the pressure will chnage not only the pitch, but the timbre of a stop as well.
Chester Mike: Notre Dame's organ has a very interesting history, and has had a reputation for being a troublesome beast! Contrast that with Cavaille-Coll's instrument in Saint Sulpice which has remained pretty much unaltered since its installation in 1862!
Most church organs will have at least one enclosed division with the shutters, usually the swell.
Volume on any pipe organ is made by adding or removing stops, not changing blower speed or amount of wind. The pipes are all voiced on certain wind pressures, and changing the pressure will chnage not only the pitch, but the timbre of a stop as well.
Chester Mike: Notre Dame's organ has a very interesting history, and has had a reputation for being a troublesome beast! Contrast that with Cavaille-Coll's instrument in Saint Sulpice which has remained pretty much unaltered since its installation in 1862!
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Another beauty
St Bavo in Haarlem Holland...built in 1737 both Mozart and Handel have played this instrument...
stunning!
St Bavo in Haarlem Holland...built in 1737 both Mozart and Handel have played this instrument...
stunning!
Jeff,
You certainly found one of the famous Dutch organs!
Overhere in the northern part of the Netherlands and also across the border in northern Germany there are a lot of older organs. Lots of villages with a church and in every church an organ. Here are a few more of the famous organs in Germany and Holland. The one at the top is one of the organs in the city where I live.
You certainly found one of the famous Dutch organs!
Overhere in the northern part of the Netherlands and also across the border in northern Germany there are a lot of older organs. Lots of villages with a church and in every church an organ. Here are a few more of the famous organs in Germany and Holland. The one at the top is one of the organs in the city where I live.
Church Pipe Organ Pictures
Wow, I would love to play all those Church Pipe Organs! They are sure beautiful, Thanks everybody for posting such lovely pictures! The next time I'm in Lubbock I'll try to take some pictures of the Pipe Organ there. From what I was told, as far as value of it, I was told it would be worth $150,000-$200,000.00. It is an "Otto-Hoffman", an early to middle 1900's model, I'm thinking more towards a 1950's model. Anyway--I have enjoyed playing it once a month--the church members told me that there is nobody else that has ever played it. I've been going to the Lubbock Church now for a little over 2 years, and, although the organ is a relatively small organ it really can put out big sound!
Wow, I would love to play all those Church Pipe Organs! They are sure beautiful, Thanks everybody for posting such lovely pictures! The next time I'm in Lubbock I'll try to take some pictures of the Pipe Organ there. From what I was told, as far as value of it, I was told it would be worth $150,000-$200,000.00. It is an "Otto-Hoffman", an early to middle 1900's model, I'm thinking more towards a 1950's model. Anyway--I have enjoyed playing it once a month--the church members told me that there is nobody else that has ever played it. I've been going to the Lubbock Church now for a little over 2 years, and, although the organ is a relatively small organ it really can put out big sound!
Cavaille-Colle Organ Parr Hall...
Hi Jeff
Very fortunate to have Cavaille organ nearby at a local town hall, about 30 mins away, I`ve played at many a Brass Band contest there and the recitals are a worthy listen.
If you ever get over here I`ll book you the tour...
Cheers, Mike
Hi Jeff
Very fortunate to have Cavaille organ nearby at a local town hall, about 30 mins away, I`ve played at many a Brass Band contest there and the recitals are a worthy listen.
If you ever get over here I`ll book you the tour...
Cheers, Mike
Also
40 mins from Warrington, Liverpool Cathederal`s spectacular, the largest in the UK and probably the world...
40 mins from Warrington, Liverpool Cathederal`s spectacular, the largest in the UK and probably the world...
