smilingvox
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Thanks, Dan. I appreciate it.
If I remember correctly, Durham Cathedral's website has a pic of a view looking down one of the side aisles with part of the 32' Open Wood (painted light grey) off to the side.
If I ever make it to the UK (I'd better before I leave this earth, as the UK is where most of my ancestors were from), I'd like to make it a point to lens "straggler" pipework, as well as the cases in whichever church or cathedrals I visit, which have had their organs enlarged at one point.
While I'm here, I might as well mention one interesting arrangement I saw in an Episcopal church in downtown Baltimore, MD. In the chancel, there is an old case from the mid-19th Century with three arched 8-ft. flats. The builder of the present organ had removed the facade pipes and installed additional windchests, in front of the case, in line with those inside. So, it's like seeing the upper work being pushed out of the case.
Sorry, a photo would explain this much better.
If I remember correctly, Durham Cathedral's website has a pic of a view looking down one of the side aisles with part of the 32' Open Wood (painted light grey) off to the side.
If I ever make it to the UK (I'd better before I leave this earth, as the UK is where most of my ancestors were from), I'd like to make it a point to lens "straggler" pipework, as well as the cases in whichever church or cathedrals I visit, which have had their organs enlarged at one point.
While I'm here, I might as well mention one interesting arrangement I saw in an Episcopal church in downtown Baltimore, MD. In the chancel, there is an old case from the mid-19th Century with three arched 8-ft. flats. The builder of the present organ had removed the facade pipes and installed additional windchests, in front of the case, in line with those inside. So, it's like seeing the upper work being pushed out of the case.
Sorry, a photo would explain this much better.