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organ installation blog is up

jgirv

New member
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

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

teddy
 

GoneBaroque

New member
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

New member
... 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

New member
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?
 
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wljmrbill

Member
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

New member
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.
 

wljmrbill

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

jgirv

New member
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

Admiral of Fugues
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

New member
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.
 

GoneBaroque

New member
In case no one has checked the Faith Lutheran Blog lately some new pictures were post late October showing the racking of the Great Mixture pipes, the Doppel flute and tuning. It appears things are moving along.
 

jgirv

New member
sorry for the delay...

..but the holidays took up lots of prep time... and just getting to know this instrument... it will be the cover feature in the February 2012 issue of The Diapason... the organ possesses a great deal of color, and is able to play music from a wide variety of periods... reeds in the swell go from a beautifully blending hautbois, which sounds lovely as part of a fonds registration, to a Trompette of real fire. On the great, a contrasting Trumpet is more of a chorus-topper than a big solo color... on the Positiv, a clarinet sounds wonderfully into the sanctuary below... Mr. Gluck has ensured that each rank speaks well from its lowest to it's highest notes...there always seems to be a way to get the sound you want, and the old method of playing 4' stops down an octave gives even more possibilities for solo color... i will have to record a few things for you when I get my Zoom back from the Pastor!... camcorder audio doesn't cut it! If you are in the neighborhood (one hr from Manhattan) please visit and try out the instrument. best, jgirv
 
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