About 5 years ago, my grandparents gave my family an old Hammond organ that they had bought many years ago. I had played piano for several years already, and so I played the organ occasionally.
(Hammond E-182) Time passed, and as I began to spend more time playing the organ, it became less functional with age, so we decided to purchase a newer one. I continue to play and enjoy the organ more every day. The newer one:
(Wurlitzer D-170 Concert w/ Leslie 710 speaker)Last Sunday morning I was a able to play the organ for church for the first time; my mom played the piano, so we really enjoyed it. :-) This is my church's organ:
(25-stop Baldwin digital, AGO pedalboard, 6 general pistons)Here is a picture of the largest organ I've played (but not with me playing it):
(Allen Renaissance digital w/ 8' & 16' Principle pipe ranks)"The art of building organs has attained such heights from one year to the next that one may with reason be amazed at it. And Almighty God alone can never be given sufficient thanks for having granted to man in His mercy and great goodness such gifts as have enabled him to achieve such a perfect, one might almost say the most perfect, creation and instrument of music as is the organ in its arrangement and construction; and to play upon it with hands and with feet in such a manner that God in Heaven may be praised, His worship adored, and man moved and inspired to Christian devotion."
--Michael Praetorius, 1619
--Michael Praetorius, 1619
3 comments:
Keep it up, man! Very cool! The D-170 must sound great through the Leslie 710! Is the second half-moon switch on the LH side for an internal Leslie, or do you have two cabinets hooked up? Blessings,
PF
ps-and if there are any interested people,you can see my gallery at
http://organforum.com/photos/philip_the_organist/default.aspx
Philip,
The D-170 does have an internal Leslie, but its speed is controlled with rocking tablets--the instrument has stop-tabs, rocking tablets, and about 4 other styles of controls. :-) The left-most half-moon switch is for "Main" (internal Leslie) - "Ensemble" (both Leslies) - "Echo (Leslie 710)". The other half-moon switch controls the speed of the Lesie 710-- "Chorale" & "Tremolo". It sounds great, and it is quite easy to make it sound like a theatre organ or a classical church organ, just with a few changes. LOL!
This is so cool! So exciting to know that someone else in our family is interested in playing the organ. We should keep up this family tradition! Keep up the good work, it's wonderful to praise God in song!
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