... oh but I was forgetting the wonderful TC Lewis organs in Studley Royal and Cullercoats, both meticulously restored by Harrisons ...   ... and I presume it's no help mentioning Arnstadt, Altenburg Schlosskapelle, Innsbruck Hofkapelle, Noordbroek, Cappel, Frideriksborg ...

The headline is a typical bit of sensationalist Lebrecht clickbait. Read on and you'll see that he's already rowed back from the major implication of his original headline (which remains unaltered, true to form, because traffic). But he's had his clicks by now, and everyone's in a tizzy, which is how he operates. Slipped Disc has considerable previous form in this regard, in all sorts of contexts, and this is no exception.  Lebrecht is not a serious or a reliable journalist - he's a gossip monger.

I've not actually played this one (it's not been installed yet!)  But the Binns that Nicholsons are currently transplanting from Glasgow to Dedham is 2-man and looking very promising. https://www.nicholsonorgans.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/website-spec-dedham.pdf  I do like a Binns and have good memories of them in dry acoustics (eg Christchurch Linthwaite, Nottingham Albert Hall - both bigger though). Trying to stick to organs I've actually played then .... I was really impressed with the new Flentrop in Sidney Sussex Chapel, Cambridge - now there's a dry acoustic for you and the Flentrop sounds so warm and clear in there.  https://npor.org.uk/survey/K01359 In the interests of balance I should mention the other place and another excellent 2-man in a very dry acoustic is Pembroke College Oxford - https://npor.org.uk/survey/D01920 I also loved the Vincent Woodstock in Fotheringhay - https://npor.org.uk/survey/D08348 OK I'd better stop, but one last one that's probably not on peoples' radar is the very small and charming Nigel Church organ on the west gallery of St Giles' Sandiacre, only 10 stops but a gem, again in a very dry acoustic.  I'm a fan of Nigel Church's work, as my previous postings will no doubt show;  https://npor.org.uk/survey/N05355 - the key to success here is an enclosed Great organ and very very gentle voicing. So many to choose from!   SC

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