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Thread: Buying A Pipe Organ For My Home

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    Finally got my 4 rank pipe organ for my home last week, It's all put together, there are problems with the pedal board, notes play going down instead of up. The Diapason stop plays the wrong notes up the scale, strings and flutes are fine, getting in an organ repair man to maybe rewire console, and check it out. But it will be a fun project to fix up and play, hopefully not too expensive to repair a 50 year old organ. I will try to post the organ setup pictures I took when they delivered it.

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    sounds great..look forward to seeing as well as maybe hearing it played too..
    " The essance of reproduction,to feel and re-create that which was felt and impared by the creater,does not exclude- within natural limitations-the assertion of creative power" - Dr. Hugo Goldschmidt.

    I wish you the Best for each day, now and always.

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    Thanks Bill!

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    Got most of the kinks out of my Pipe Organ in my home. Spent $ 1000 in repair. Needs to be revoiced will cost another $ 3000 and its done. The organ cost a total of $ 12,000 purchase , installation, fix dead notes, and voiced, and I love playing my Pipe organ every single day !!!..... Herb

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    That's great to hear about, Herb. Glad everything is working now and you are enjoying time playing this instrument.

    I think it's every organist's dream to have a pipe organ in their home - I've always wanted that, but there isn't enough room, so I'm happy with my piano, instead, and my wife, and my furniture, our cats ... etc ...
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    Sounds Great Herb. A good buy for sure.. and you could have spent more than that on a good electronic instrument and no real pipe sounds. Like Lars due to space and funds for me a virtual one for me.
    " The essance of reproduction,to feel and re-create that which was felt and impared by the creater,does not exclude- within natural limitations-the assertion of creative power" - Dr. Hugo Goldschmidt.

    I wish you the Best for each day, now and always.

    Bill

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    I could understand that ! we all need more room for everything !

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    Right ! An electronic organ IS more expensive, when it's new as well as a NEW pipe organ. But my church organ that I play in church cost $ 54,000 (electronic Allen Organ) sounds good, but when you add all the voices together, it sounds muffled, no destinction, terrible blend. electrionic layering is not good. I bought my home organ at a fraction, used, has a wonderful blend of sound ! I love it!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Krummhorn View Post

    Is this similar to the organ where the pipes are in a separate case?

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    Lars - I tried to look at the link you provided - needed user and log on ...

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    herb - how about show us some picures of you in action?

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