Organ shoes

[Muza]

hahaha, just a cute little booboo happens all the time

 

[Contratrombone64]

One has to be very careful of putting ones foot in ones mouth ... I remember playing at a wedding once (in a string quartet) not realising the bride's mother was in ear-short when one of the players remarked that the bride's rear-end was so large it probably had it own post code (zip code). We guffawed and then got severly tsk'd.

 

[Muza]

haha, another joyous wedding storry!

 

[Daniel Palmer]

Carlo Curley has some musings about organ shoes on his website if anyone's interested. It's under 'Ask Carlo' and then the question 'Your playing in socks'.

Daniel

 

[Contratrombone64]

Just seeing the words "The Pavarotti of the Organ" made me not read any further ... apples and oranges.

 

[NEB]

Weddings. Sigh - so much more troublesome than funerals.

My organ shoes have about 1 1/2 in heels, nicely shaped toes to give not too wide a profile at the business end, and very thin soles of seude. Excellent feel.

 

[Krummhorn]

Carlo Curley has some musings about organ shoes on his website if anyone's interested. It's under 'Ask Carlo' and then the question 'Your playing in socks'.

Daniel

Well, blow me away ... I assumed that Fox always wore shoes as did Biggs, but this performer (not a Pavarotti in my book either) gives the thought of wearing shoes a different perspective. I'm sure we all have played in stocking feet at one time or another, but I feel 'naked' playing without wearing the shoes.

 

[Contratrombone64]

Weddings. Sigh - so much more troublesome than funerals.

My organ shoes have about 1 1/2 in heels, nicely shaped toes to give not too wide a profile at the business end, and very thin soles of seude. Excellent feel.

Do you also wear 18th century style powdered wigs and hoop ear rings??

 

[Corno Dolce]

Hi CT64,

I have been known to wear a wig thats remniscent of JSBach's in the Elias Gottlob Haussmann painting of the great Master - like this:

http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/arts/photos/2006/04/24/bach_js_haussmann.jpg

No! I don't wear earrings - If I would dare to do such my Lady would tear them off of my ears and ask if I was a freak.

Cheers,

CD

 

[Contratrombone64]

Actually my question about hoop ear rings was to NEB, but Sweet Corn, you're spot on. They look silly on man (unless they're pirates).

 

[C5Says]

Hey folks - I had one of my infamous foul-ups today. I was playing for a wedding today and everything was going smoothly and I felt a little cocky. The priest said you may kiss the bride and then the couple turned around to begin recessing out from the sanctuary. After the Recessional was over the couple came over and thanked me. I then said that I was honored to have played for their funeral :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: Well, the bride laughed hysterically but the groom gave me a dirty look.

Whoever said laughter is the best medicine had never had asthma! *puff! puff!*

 

[NEB]

Do you also wear 18th century style powdered wigs and hoop ear rings??

Ha - Now there's a thought.......

 

[loodie]

I love my organmasters. The heel height is perfect and makes pedaling much easier. The texture of the soles is great, too - perfectly smooth, but never too slippery. I've had mine for ten years and they're still in good enough condition (I never wear them anywhere other than the console.)

 

[Krummhorn]

Hiya, Loodie :wave:

Welcome to MIMF ... always great to learn of another organist on the boards. How long have you been playing?

 

[loodie]

Hi Krummhorn!

Thanks for the welcome. I've been playing for about ten years - but wasn't very serious about it until recently. I've never done any actual work or anything!

 

[Corno Dolce]

Hello Loodie,

Welcome aboard the Starship MIMF where everyone is a star. Please do make yourself feel right at home.

Cheers :tiphat::tiphat::tiphat:

Corno Dolce

 

[methodistgirl]

I have played the organ in my bare feet,sockfeet,in my mary janes,and
a pair of crocs. Yes crocs. These rubber shoes that are sweeping the
nation. I own a pair of navy blue ones. I think they are just the thing
for organ shows. They're soft so that they won't hurt the wooden
pedals, they are just the right thickness so that the pedals won't hurt
your feet, and they don't make the organ pedals pop when you play
those bass notes.
judy tooley

 

[NEB]

Ihate trying to play in rubber soles - they stick too easily and you can't move round like you can with leather...

 

[Krummhorn]

. . . they won't hurt the wooden
pedals

One can't do much to hurt the modern day pedalboard - it could be detached and have everyone in the church walk over them while entering the church, and they would still work just like they were supposed to.

. . . and they don't make the organ pedals pop when you play those bass notes. judy tooley

That's dealt with in technique - when playing the pedals, the "lifting" off the note is usually done with the ankles alone ... the knees should remain level ... when done properly, there is very little noise from the feet.

I could never play in rubber soles shoes either, no matter how smooth they were ... I kept stubbing my toes when crossing feet :crazy: ... plus rubber soled dress shoes have a tendency to make black marks on the pedals. I tried the Carlo Curly method (sock foot) last Sunday - I'm going to stick with the leather bottomed shoes .

 

[NEB]

Also soles that are chunky ( a bit too thick and or a bit too wide) are a nightmare cos you just get your feet completely tangled up... :crazy: