The Worst Nightmare for the Organist

[mamills]

Hi Flute. I would be willing to bet that the student already knows how appreciated his good work is, from a source in very high standing - if you know what I mean.
I'm glad all worked out for Easter Sunday. It's very disappointing to work and sacrifice for your art, and then have it put aside because of a mere mechanical problem.
The pipe organ in my church died during practice on Christmas Eve a few years ago, thanks to a faulty DC generator. Incredibly, we got the organ working again in fairly short time, thanks to an insightful electrician, a long pair of electrical cables, and a car battery in an automoblie, idling in the alley behind the church during the service.

My Christmas present from the church was a brand new DC rectifier...

Mike

[JONESEY]

Now that's some quick thinking.
The organ died on me briefly during an evensong a year or so ago and I thought I might have to get someone into the organ loft to see if the mechanical pump still worked ... thankfully the organ fired back up - knowing the average age of our congregation, I don't think I would have had any volunteers!!!!!

[Soubasse]

OKay - hands up (and let's be honest):
How many of us have walked to the console for a concert perfomance, taken our bow to the audience's gracious applause, sat down, carefully prepared all the registrations as rehearsed hundreds of times, looked in the mirror or monitor at the conductor, waited for the upbeat, come firmly down on our opening chord and ....








heard absolutely nothing because we forgot to switch on the blower?


(My hand is up - it was the Faure Requiem. The choir, conductor, audience and eventually organist had a jolly good laugh and then started properly, with real notes and everything).

[Krummhorn]

My hand is also raised ... for a solo concert a couple years ago ... all poised and ready to start the Mendelssohn Sonata I - oops ... :blush: ... hadn't switched on the blower ... DOHH. Only those closest to the console were aware of my embarrassment.

[mamills]

I've pretty much done the same thing - start playing a congregation response or a hymn, and then realize I haven't drawn any stops yet...a senior moment, I guess.

Mike