organ installation blog is up

[jgirv]

hi all, you may want to follow along with the installation of Sebastian Gluck's Opus 13, Faith Lutheran Church, New Providence, NJ...

here's the link... www.jgirv.wordpress.com the action starts this Sunday at 10:30 AM, as the congregation welcomes the 18-wheeler delivery!

[teddy]

Thanks for the link. very interesting and very informative for people like me who know very little about organs. Best of luck Sunday

teddy

[wljmrbill]

Interesting reading and well done so far... Good Luck with installation.

[GoneBaroque]

Thanks so much for the interesting report. I imagine many of the church people are eagerly awaiting Sunday. The new pipes for the Bassoon rank look great. Looking forward to the next progress report.

[jgirv]

... I think a great deal of the church folks have no real idea of what's in the truck. There will be some nice photos up by Monday.

[dll927]

How downright thoughtful of them to put lights in the organ case. The tuners are sure to appreciate that.

Is this a mechanical or electric action? Obviously, the stops are electric, but that crossbreed is common nowadays. Just can't do without those handy little pistons.

Holz Violone??? That's a new one.

It says one rank of pipes is 100 years old. Built for the ages. Also, 11 ranks are from the previous organ. Does this involve any re-voicing or other modifications? Using old pipes is nothing new -- a certain Cavaille-Coll used to do that.

I don't see any mention of what organ company is doing this job. Who is it?

[wljmrbill]

Very well done again in Aug, ed. I enjoyed reading your experiences with the installation. Looks like the Congregation are enjoying this work too.Look forard to your progress

[jgirv]

How downright thoughtful of them to put lights in the organ case. The tuners are sure to appreciate that.

I would imagine that it's pretty standard procedure!

Is this a mechanical or electric action? Obviously, the stops are electric, but that crossbreed is common nowadays. Just can't do without those handy little pistons.

This is electro-pneumatic action controlling both slider and unit chests.

Holz Violone??? That's a new one.

Ah, but organ builders have been using descriptive names (their own) for centuries. This one refers to a wood bass of the string family.


It says one rank of pipes is 100 years old. Built for the ages. Also, 11 ranks are from the previous organ. Does this involve any re-voicing or other modifications? Using old pipes is nothing new -- a certain Cavaille-Coll used to do that.

Yes, lots of revoicing, and some re-purposing. (A rank from a former mixture on the old instrument is being made into the Recorder 2') And yes, the organ is made up of a combination of vintage, re-used, and brand-new pipe work.


I don't see any mention of what organ company is doing this job. Who is it?

sorry you missed that, but it's on the blog in several places. Sebastian Gluck of NYC is the designer and tonal finisher. Should be pretty wonderful when done.

[jgirv]

bumping the new pictures... http://jgirv.wordpress.com/ enjoy, and stop by in a few months when it's all ready to go. Bring your organ shoes and you're welcome to play. --- jgirv

[wljmrbill]

Very interesting that you choose to have the fasade sound. Should make a fuller sound I would think. Enjoyed the new pictures and commentary..

[GoneBaroque]

Very beautiful. I am sure it will be a major addition to your worship. Looking forward to more news.

[jgirv]

getting wind on Wednesday...


All the mechanicals are done, power to the console, now we turn the blower on on wednesday, and the tonal finishing will begin; the church re-dedication is on september 25th; we'll have at least 4-5 ranks ready to go by then (out of 33)

.... enough to accompany the terrific Gramercy Brass Quartet, in any case, for the services.

[Contratrombone64]

Hey - I just love to see a new pipe organ being erected, it's so magnificent. Can't wait for you to put an MP3 up for us to listen to it.

[jgirv]

The organ now has the 8' Praestant, 8' Harmonic Flute, 16' Geigen and 4' Octave (all on the Great ) racked, and tuned for tonal finishing. The balance already is quite amazing, and Harmonic Flute is gorgeous... the Praestant has a wonderfully present sound to it and a cello-like sound in the tenor...

...I got to personally help in the racking of the pipes... a wonderful way to spend an afternoon! Our choir sang with the organ for the first time in rehearsal later that evening... Really looking forward to getting the rest of it up and running. The first music the congregation will hear is some of the Stanley Voluntaries, as they sound well with just a few ranks.

...I'll post some sound samples as soon as I can.

[wljmrbill]

Sounds great..looking forward to hearing them...