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Tony Newnham

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  1. Hi This discussion of Harmoniums (which are excellent and very expressive instruments - and despite Colin's comment above, it IS possible to get a reasonable amount of expression out of an American (suction) organ in the hands of a skilled player by manipulating the pedals) reminded me of a video I came across the other days of a combined pipe organ & HArmonium. An interesting concept. The builder's web site is here - https://orgelbau-lenter.de/besonderheiten.php. If you browse the site you'll find a larger example of such an hybrid instrument that also has a pedalboard. The hybrid pipe/reed organ has appeared at odd times over the years - long before the current interest in pipe/digital hybrids (which themselves have been around for 60 or more years!). As always, I guess the main issue is keeping pipes & reeds in tune with each other. Every Blessing Tony
  2. Hi I don't have any real preference for specific keys, but I did find working on pieces in 6 flats & 6 sharps in the same practice sessions somewhat "interesting", especially as I only had a couple of days to get the 6 flat Rutter accompaniment up to concert standard (deputising for the regular accompanist who was ill) Every Blessing Tony
  3. Hi Just been checking today's R3 schedule - "Music Matters" at 11:45 is billed as:- "With churches closed and organs silent this Easter, Kate Molleson presents a Music Matters mini organ fest." Every Blessing Tony
  4. Hi I've heard of one person who has a Scrabl practice organ, but not played one (yet). I have played around half a dozen other pipe home organs, ranging from a small 1 manual to a 3 manual theatre organ. Every Blessing Tony
  5. I can recommend her latest CD of Canadian Organ Music which she launched at the cathedral recently with a short recital - a very pleasant prelude to the Organists' Assoc. AGM! The CD is "Canadian Organ Music" by Rachel Mahon. It's on the Delphian label DCD34234 and is played on the Coventry Cathedral Harrison. Every Blessing Tony
  6. Hi I notice that Rachel Mahone (Coventry Cathedral's DoM elect) is on BBC Radio 3 at 1:00 today (28th March) Every Blessing Tony
  7. Hi I tried this once with recorder & organ pedals. It's far from easy! The piece didn't make my concert repertoire! Might try it again sometime. Every Blessing Tony
  8. Agreed David. And he plays Harmonium as well! His duos with his brother on piano are also worth hearing. Every Blessing Tony
  9. Hi NPOR confirms that, apart from the front pipes of the former Nave division, the organ was removed before 2013. The remaining pipe display sadly hides a speaker array for the electronic. (Don't get me started on that issue!) Every Blessing Tony
  10. Hi Paul I picked up the Thistlethwaite book from our local bookshop yesterday - looking forward to reading it. It cost more than I'd usually spend on a book - but I had a couple of Christmas/Birthday gifts that covered a lot of the cost. I've had the Brindley book for a while - an interesting read. I've not come across the Wilkinson book. COuld you let me know where you got it from, and the full title, publisher etc. (I use our local bookshop when I can) Many thanks Every Blessing Tony
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    Interesting post Carrick. I've saved the post for future reference. Every Blessing Tony
  12. Hi Our local organists' association are running an event at Rugby Baptist Church (& there may be others elsewhere) Every Blessing Tony
  13. Hi AJJ Just click on the "Buy it Now" button on the eBay page. That's what I did & had no problems, CD arrived within a couplle of days. Every Blessing Tony
  14. Hi Rachel is due to play a recital for the Coventry & Warwickshire Organists' Association tomorrow, prior to our AGM at Coventry Cathedral. Just discovered this is open to the publicc - see the Cathedral website http://www.coventrycathedral.org.uk/wpsite/blog/2020/02/04/a-special-opportunity-for-young-and-old-alike-to-hear-the-cathedral-organ/ Every Blessing Tony
  15. Possibly Colin, it's quite a while since I read the article. It shows Compton moving with the times - but arguably they went too far in concentrating on electronic organs when they did. Every Blessing Tony
  16. My copy of the book arrived yesterday. With reference to Compton & the neo-Baroque revival, I've read - probably in an article in "The Organ" - that the last version of the Miniatura was conceived with a more Baroque specification. Every Blessing Tony
  17. Hi I can't recall an mp3, but there are a handful of videos of a Casson Positive being played on You Tube, for example see below. There are at least 2 more on his You Tube channel. Every Blessing Tony
  18. At least I managed to order from eBay before you ran out! I sympathise, having recorded for sale at various Christian Conferences. It can be frustrating when demand exceeds your expectations - and I did my own duplication (originally cassette, and then CD-R - still have the duplicating machine for the latter). Distribution of such things is always the difficult bit. Every Blessing Tony
  19. I've tried on e-Bay every morning this week and failed to find the e-book listed. Very frustrating! Every Blessing Tony
  20. Hi I've also been using a Zoom H1 for a few years. As Colin says, very good value for money. I also use a Sony HDR-MV1 which is basically a digital audio recorder with a (very) basic HD video camera included. Audio quality is OK. Very convenient for ad hoc location recording. Every Blessing Tony
  21. Hi Glad to hear that the book is now available - but a search on e-bay UK failed to find it! Is it possible to buy direct from you (I have reservations about e-Bay) and what's the price? Every Blessing Tony
  22. Look forward to publication & reading your work.
  23. Hi Talking of extension practice organs, the Grant, Deagans & Bradbeer instrument in the song room at Southwell Cathedral (formerly a house organ) is interesting. There is no adjacent octave extensions on either manual. See NPOR E01317 Every Blessing Tony
  24. Hi I bought the Stanley facsimiles many years ago, and have no great problem playing from them. No great favourites amongst them. I've not come across the T to W edition of them, but I do have a couple of other volumes from that series that get an occasional outing. I've recently purchased some of Fitzjohn Music's editions of early English organ music. I worked through a volume of John Marsh voluntaries before Christmas, and will be looking at various other composer's works this year. Very pleased to have re-discovered this publisher. Every Blessing Tony
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