Contratrombone64
Admiral of Fugues
I had the pleasure of taking the newly restored organ at St. John the Baptist Anglican Church, Mudgee (4 hour drive due west of Sydney) on Saturday last as I was in Mudgee visiting a friend. I must say, it's got new lungs and doesn't seem to have a chronic lung complaint any more. The trumpet (which was never really over the top noisy) would now blow the bras of parisioners if it were near them, that's for sure.
It's a stable (though not brilliantly voiced) 3 manual organ. Strangely, there's not reeds on the Great Division so one has to couple from the Swell (which is where the trumpet resides).
Pondering this, I did use the trumpet (which is noisy) with the swell fully closed and it sounded muffled and appealing. So, really, having your only noisy reed in the swell's probably a good design. The Choir devision is extremely quiet (no suprises) but has some nice stops.
Here's a link to its specification:
http://www.ohta.org.au/organs/organs/MudgeeAng.html
Which comes under the category of "chocolate teapot" or "ash tray on a motor bike" ... as it's not working seemingly.
It's a stable (though not brilliantly voiced) 3 manual organ. Strangely, there's not reeds on the Great Division so one has to couple from the Swell (which is where the trumpet resides).
Pondering this, I did use the trumpet (which is noisy) with the swell fully closed and it sounded muffled and appealing. So, really, having your only noisy reed in the swell's probably a good design. The Choir devision is extremely quiet (no suprises) but has some nice stops.
Here's a link to its specification:
http://www.ohta.org.au/organs/organs/MudgeeAng.html
Which comes under the category of "chocolate teapot" or "ash tray on a motor bike" ... as it's not working seemingly.