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DOM Southwell Minster - 'thoroughly good bloke! AJJ

There is a good recent recording of this made at Downside Abbey by a certain Mr Derrett - well worth getting! AJJ

At least you weren't listening to Songs of Praise then - I think I need a gizmo to get Radio Cochereau or whatever it is! Hexham Abbey organ sounded fine but the version of Make me a Channel was even more toe curling than the original despite the fine voiced young ladies in red dresses singing. Also - Aled Jones may appeal to a few of the over 70s but maybe he should stick to The Snowman on prime time TV. Who is all this supposed to be aimed at? Sorry folks - the normally stress free AJJ is in need of a beer! AJJ

Like for instance a complete set of T.C. Lewis Lieblichs from 16' to 2' - I remember the first time I heard this effect - here possibly - before it burnt down. Quite an amazing sound. There are still a few around I think even if they have been re planted in an 'alien envionment' such as here. My all time favourite though is here - just listen to those flutes! AJJ

Try the Three Tone Pieces (Op.22) by Niels Gade - he was rather a Danish Mendelssohn - not that difficult and really rather nice. There are also partitas galore by Walther, Böhm etc. which sound good on most instruments and what about 'lesser Langlais' (Prelude Modale, Priere etc.). One could go on and on..................! AJJ

This was the case with me once .....till I discovered by accident that they had installed movement sensor alarms between two visits....! AJJ

There's also this. Now somewhere in Devon. AJJ

The continuing St John's and Worcester documentation brings a welcome sense of reality to our little world on occasions - 'much gratitude for Nigel Allcoat and Adrian Lucas giving of their time to provide us with all this information! AJJ

.............and hopefully more will be forthcoming when the next one arrives. AJJ

My own Dulciana is digital but I still use it a great deal - there are some nice ones here. AJJ P.S. I've just realised that this is in the Aubertin thread - how come we are back on Dulcianas again?

NPOR gives one on the Swell now. AJJ

Despite the fact that my oldest friend and also my godson are singing on this - the track mentioned above still makes my toes curl. Needless to say there is some fantastic stuff on the disc too. AJJ

This is similar to the situation at the church near to where I live and where I used to practice - eventually I installed an organ at home and have not looked back - so to speak. It was either that, use the church when the (obliging) organist was doing her filing or do without. AJJ

I once had a very nice letter from Songs of Praise when I wrote pointing out the incongruity of shots (many) of the new and then incomplete Metzler at St. Mary's Oxford interpose with someone playing a 2 man. electronic with more glowing stop tabs than lights on a christmas tree. The writer praised me for my observance but rather made it seem as if few others would have noticed or even been bothered! AJJ

Copied from another place because it fits better here: 'Have just heard the programme - some nice bits - Malcolm Archer at the Ballroom was a bit alternative. I played a piece the other week that veered off in a similar way to his Jesu Joy - 'trouble was it didn't head towards the seaside rather some atonal zone due to a complete mental block on my part! Huw Edwards was good. Is Gordon Stewart back over here again? AJJ

'Have just heard the programme - some nice bits - Malcolm Archer at the Ballroom was a bit alternative. I played a piece the other week that veered off in a similar way to his Jesu Joy - 'trouble was it didn't head towards the seaside rather some atonal zone due to a complete mental block on my part! Huw Edwards was good. Is Gordon Stewart back over here again? AJJ

'Only got the voluntary today Peter - it worked quite well later on my little 1 man. though. A

Pierre Lauwers for services to education. Nigel Allcoat and Adrian Lucas for services to photography John Pike Mander - apart from services to Organ Building - for putting up with us lot! AJJ

It's a bit like people moving house to be near a decent school - 'could set a trend! AJJ

..........and mind you do not loose the allen key! AJJ

Choral works of Morten Lauridsen - Polyphony & Stephen Layton The Organ of Romsey Abbey - David Coram (arrived 2008 but ordered 2007) AJJ

Sarah Baldock has also done/is doing one at Winchester with linked visual art work - an interesting approach. AJJ

Yes - this is done quite often. Bath Abbey has the 'small' pedal chest (8' stops upwards) at the top of the main case with a fantastic Cello 8' in the facade. The big stuff is behind. 'Can't remember if there is a Tremulant though. AJJ

I wouldn't mind a Sunday 'set' on this! AJJ

Mine! GREAT 1. Violone 16 2. Open Diapason 8 3. Claribel Flute 8 4. Gamba 8 5. Principal 4 6. Open Flute 4 7. Twelfth 2-2/3 8. Fifteenth 2 9. Mixture 1-1/3 IV 10. Sharp Mixture 1 IV 11. Grand Cornet (TC) 8 V 12. Double Trumpet 16 13. Trumpet 8 14. Clarion 4 CHOIR (Enclosed) 15. Stopped Diapason 8 16. Dulciana 8 17. Principal 4 18. Chimney Flute 4 19. Fifteenth 2 20. Recorder 2 21. Sesquialtera 2-2/3 II 22. Mixture 1-1/3 III 23. Cremona 8 Tremulant SWELL 24. Bourdon 16 25. Open Diapason 8 26. Chimney Flute 8 27. Salicional 8 28. Vox Angelica 8 29. Principal 4 30. Tapered Flute 4 31. Gemshorn 2 32. Full Mixture 2 IV 33. Fagotto 16 34. Cornopean 8 35. Oboe 8 36. Clarion 4 Tremulant SOLO (Enclosed) 37. Traverse Flute 8 38. Viola 8 39. Voix Celeste 8 40. Flute 4 41. Nazard 2-2/3 42. Flageolet 2 43. Tierce 1-3/5 44. Larigot 1-1/3 45. Piccolo 1 46. Cor Anglais 16 47. Clarinet 8 48. Vox Humana 8 Tremulant Unenclosed 49. Tuba Mirabilis 8 50. Nave Trumpet 8 PEDAL 51. Double Open Wood 32 (Ex. Open) 52. Open Diapason 16 53. Open Wood 16 54. Violone 16 (Gt.) 55. Bourdon 16 56. Stopped Bass 16 (Nave) 57. Principal 8 58. Flute 8 (Ex. Bourdon) 59. Cello 8 (Ex. Violone) 60. Fifteenth 4 (Ex. Principal) 61. Mixture 2-2/3 IV 62. Contra Trombone 32 (Ex. Trombone) 63. Bombarde 16 64. Trombone 16 65. Trumpet 8 (Ex. Bombarde) NAVE 66. Open Diapason 8 67. Stopped Flute 8 68. Principal 4 69. Fifteenth 2 70. Mixture 1-1/3 IV Nave on Great Nave on Choir Nave on Solo AJJ