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Krummhorn

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Hi Johan,

Man, you got that right about not standing for any length of time in these shoes ... like serious "ouch" within minutes without any padding. Sure wish they would come out with more options for us guys ... something other than the basic black.
 

KevinS

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On the advice of my organ teacher, I got a pair of dance shoes. They are really comfortable and even though I am only starting out with pedal exercises now I can really feel whats going on under my feet.

I think its very important to feel connected to the console while playing. For some of us that may be in socks, for others in organmeisters and for others in normal dress shoes with leather glued on the soles and heels.
 

jvhldb

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On the advice of my organ teacher, I got a pair of dance shoes. They are really comfortable and even though I am only starting out with pedal exercises now I can really feel whats going on under my feet.

I think its very important to feel connected to the console while playing. For some of us that may be in socks, for others in organmeisters and for others in normal dress shoes with leather glued on the soles and heels.

I got a nice surprice the first time I played with my organ shoes. It felt like I were wearing my normal dress shoes, but when I started playing I realised I could actually feel the individual pedals like when I played with socks. When I play something fast instead of feeling for the B,C / E,F openings I "skim" the pedals until I reach the right one, you can imagine what my teacher has to say about this technique!:eek:
 

Flute'n'Pedal

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I can stand for hours in my organmasters, and I usually do stand and walk around during the sermon; but then, we girls are used to heels 6 inches high. I think that organmasters are rather attractive, and I wish they came in more colours; as of now, I just have black and beige. The shoes do come in gold and silver, but those colours aren't in real leather; so I'm a little hesitant about buying them.
 

BrianLarkin

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I can promise you that banging around bare foot/socks on hard pedal wood for a long time will eventually mess up your feet. Get yourself a pair of Organ Masters (check on line) ...in Deerfield, MA. They come in every size/ width etc.... have a soft sole for easy gliding over the pedal board. The built in steel shank keeps the feet firm and allows you to bridge notes for chords on the pedals etc.
Any form of "dance shoe" works well too. Once you break them in, there's no going back.
 
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