Organ birthing process ...

[Contratrombone64]

fantastic photos of an organ's construction

http://www.dobsonorgan.com/html/inst...struction.html

[NEB]

Nice photos. I'd love to spend time at a builders firm but probably not to be... (sadly)

[Contratrombone64]

yeah - I've been fortunate enough to have crawled around inside the Sydney Town Hall monster. That was a life affirming experience for me at least.

[Contratrombone64]

this is one of my fav pieces with some nice footage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5W3X2Itj5MU

And, performed on an organ from New Zealand, I believe

[NEB]

yeah - I've been fortunate enough to have crawled around inside the Sydney Town Hall monster. That was a life affirming experience for me at least.

I'll bet that was fun. You don't often get the opportunity to tour inside the behemoths...

[Contratrombone64]

NEB you are now, I notice about to be elevated to the next naval rank? Judging by your achieving 501 posts?

[NEB]

Oh is that right? I don't know.

[Corno Dolce]

Congrats to Commodore NEB -

[NEB]

Why - thank you.

[methodistgirl]

I loved it! I wouldn't began to start building a pipe organ. I would do well
to put a harmonica together.
judy tooley

[Muza]

exquisite!!!

[musicalis]

Very nice pictures.
i would have love to be an organ builder.
J-paul

[Krummhorn]

Wonderful tour of the 'bowels' of the organ. One can clearly see why most organ technicians are not 6'5" tall and portly ...

[Contratrombone64]

I'm too fat to be an organ builder.

[NEB]

I've been reflecting on this ever since seeing those photos, and I've come to the conclusions that to be an organ builder you need to be a craftsman of a very different kind to the musicians who will eventually play the instruments.