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My "first" organ...
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methodistgirl
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my first organ
This is the first instument I ever played. It was a chord organ almost the
size of a hammond organ. The church I went to at that time did have a
hammond. This organ was a joke comparing to my chord organ. One day
when I was in my teens someone when they cleaned up the church pushed
back all of the little slides on it's graphic equilizer. This crazy organ took
me all morning and almost some of the service to get the thing where it
at least sounded like an organ. To me that hammond was a pain in the
kiester! I'm glad that the Methodist church I go to now has a real pipe
organ. A Wicks with 24 ranks on it and it's a real joy to play. Even for
this amatuer! I've played my own music since I was about four years
old and have been hooked on music since. I can play anything except
a set of drums. I leave that to those who are drummers. I've had other
instruments like horns, guitars, organ, piano, a casio keyboard, flute,
and a clarinet. Other instruments I've played is one of the cousins to
the pipe organ and that's an accordian and a harmonica. I wonder if
hohmer makes pipe organs like it makes accordians and harmonicas?
They make other instruments!
judy tooley:grin:
This is the first instument I ever played. It was a chord organ almost the
size of a hammond organ. The church I went to at that time did have a
hammond. This organ was a joke comparing to my chord organ. One day
when I was in my teens someone when they cleaned up the church pushed
back all of the little slides on it's graphic equilizer. This crazy organ took
me all morning and almost some of the service to get the thing where it
at least sounded like an organ. To me that hammond was a pain in the
kiester! I'm glad that the Methodist church I go to now has a real pipe
organ. A Wicks with 24 ranks on it and it's a real joy to play. Even for
this amatuer! I've played my own music since I was about four years
old and have been hooked on music since. I can play anything except
a set of drums. I leave that to those who are drummers. I've had other
instruments like horns, guitars, organ, piano, a casio keyboard, flute,
and a clarinet. Other instruments I've played is one of the cousins to
the pipe organ and that's an accordian and a harmonica. I wonder if
hohmer makes pipe organs like it makes accordians and harmonicas?
They make other instruments!
judy tooley:grin:
Fortunately :crazy: or unfortunately
Hohner doesn't make pipe organs. Dad had a Hohner harmonica - was good at playing it and the double B flat tuba until his teeth rotted out - then came the partials ... clank!! :grin:
musicalis
Member
Congratulations Sir Frederik
Very nice organ, with well balanced stops for the two manuals. I would enjoy having one but it is too expensive for me. But you give me an idea : my next virtual organ will have the same specifications (if you do not mind and if I can get all the sound files I need to build the relative sample set). Do you use sometimes such a virtual pipe organ ?
Very nice organ, with well balanced stops for the two manuals. I would enjoy having one but it is too expensive for me. But you give me an idea : my next virtual organ will have the same specifications (if you do not mind and if I can get all the sound files I need to build the relative sample set). Do you use sometimes such a virtual pipe organ ?
NEB
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This is curious. I don't own an organ at all. Not even a virtual one. No point. I get all my practice at home between a couple of keyboards and an old compton pedal board that's been midi'd up. More than good enough to practice the notes, and the registration can be sorted out on the performance instrument as desired.
musicalis
Member
Hi !
For me it is very curious than an organist has no organ at home. A virtual organ seems to be the minimum. Of course we can play or compose with any keyboard : piano, harmonium, syntheziser, but to hear what we are going to post or publish, it is better to test the music before with real organ sounds.
Personnaly, I play on a midi piano (without any organ sounds). I can linked it to midi synths or expanders, but I had never the organ registration I needed. Since I have a virtual orgal (in fact many virtuals organs now), I can play and hear exactly as if I were in a church. it is a great pleasure to be able to play or improvise at home on a 3 ou 4 manuals great cathedral organ when your room is only 10 square meters. Of course, I have not a pedal board, but many organ works can be played with only the hands.
PS : when I really need to play with 2 manuals, I can use my old Yahama DX7 as the second manual. But often, I prefer to play only with my midi piano, spliting the keyboard inside the virtual organ.
For me it is very curious than an organist has no organ at home. A virtual organ seems to be the minimum. Of course we can play or compose with any keyboard : piano, harmonium, syntheziser, but to hear what we are going to post or publish, it is better to test the music before with real organ sounds.
Personnaly, I play on a midi piano (without any organ sounds). I can linked it to midi synths or expanders, but I had never the organ registration I needed. Since I have a virtual orgal (in fact many virtuals organs now), I can play and hear exactly as if I were in a church. it is a great pleasure to be able to play or improvise at home on a 3 ou 4 manuals great cathedral organ when your room is only 10 square meters. Of course, I have not a pedal board, but many organ works can be played with only the hands.
PS : when I really need to play with 2 manuals, I can use my old Yahama DX7 as the second manual. But often, I prefer to play only with my midi piano, spliting the keyboard inside the virtual organ.
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NEB
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Well - what is an organ (for practicing purposes)? It's a 32 note pedal board that makes a noise at the right pitches at the right times, and a (preferably a couple) of 61 note keyboards that can be played independantly with different noises to identify which is which by ear.
That is all that is required to rehearse the notes isn't it?
It really doesn't matter that it doesnt sound like a great cathedral organ, because when you play what you've rehearsed on the cathedral organ, then that one does and the punters hear then end product, not the rubbish served in while learning the notes...
And Frankly, I don't have a spare few thousand pounds to spend on an all singing and dancing instrument I don't actually need when the combo i use already does the job nicely for practicing...
Not being uppity - just how I see it. :tiphat:
That is all that is required to rehearse the notes isn't it?
It really doesn't matter that it doesnt sound like a great cathedral organ, because when you play what you've rehearsed on the cathedral organ, then that one does and the punters hear then end product, not the rubbish served in while learning the notes...
And Frankly, I don't have a spare few thousand pounds to spend on an all singing and dancing instrument I don't actually need when the combo i use already does the job nicely for practicing...
Not being uppity - just how I see it. :tiphat:
I have a full size console piano at home which I use for working out fingering and slugging out the notes. I find that this actually helps me with articulation later on at the organ console. The church where I am organist is just a 13 mile (~21 km) trip from home and the drive is a pleasant time to reflect on my piano workout before practicing on the organ. With unlimited access to the church I can practice there anytime of the day or night, which, for me, makes it unnecessary to have an organ at home.
I also have absolutely no space for an organ at home ... even a virtual one ...
I also have absolutely no space for an organ at home ... even a virtual one ...