Behind the scenes: Organ workshop
Audio slideshow from the workshop of organ builders Harrison & Harrison, who are working on a major restoration of the King's College Chapel organ.
Read more about the restoration: bit.ly/organrestoration2016
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Some years ago I had the great pleasure of being granted a personal tour of these workshops which lasted almost two hours. To say it was educational is putting it mildly. The skills displayed by these craftsmen is second to none. I have always had a soft spot for a Harrison & Harrison organ and in the same week attended a recital at Durham Cathedral given by Daniel Hyde on the famous Harrison organ.
I love the organ, at least ten times better than piano! More mellifluous and resonant! The reason I'm not a professional is that I'm picky about genres, styles, and time periods. I do play an occasional solo in church during Christmas and Easter seasons as an enthusiastic amateur. I am POSITIVE it is SWELL and GREAT. The PRINCIPAL reason I didn't start organ lessons before 1988 is because prior to that my ears were much too sensitive to the volume of the organ. They still are but not as much as they used to be, thank God. I love the organ, it bears repeating.
@ICanPlayPiano
Жыл бұрын
Yes indeed Harrison and Harrison are a fine ORGANisation
Nice to see some familiar faces, Les and Duncan. I am really impressed. Beautiful craftsmanship. Great skills.
Pipe organs are timeless.
Really enjoyed that very fasinating! :o)
Amazing what a chest of whistles can produce as sound output, from shaped wood and metal parts !
Fascinating.
Interesting how they restore organs thanks for uploading
do you curve the reed tongues at the tips or from back to front?
@Malignus68
6 жыл бұрын
Both, actually. The overall curve is applied back-to-front, but a little extra curve is often applied to the free end to keep the tone from being to clangorous.
why is the console next to the organ in the gallery and not on the main floor with the choir?
@williammitchell1864
3 жыл бұрын
It's a historical design to have the console with the organ gallery. It's a tracker action, whish links the console to the windchests.
Easier to use a virtual organ (see www.pcorgan.com) with some loudspeakers than all the complexity of the mechanical hardware at Kings College.