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Tom and Simon are doing the voicing, supported by most of the team in various ways, not least Ken himself. A

Here are today's photos, showing more of the pedal stops in place, as well as carved pendants on both sides and further stops awaiting placement on the soundboards. All the pipes are now on site, mostly just awaiting rack-boards before fitting. We spent some time today listening to the various choruses on the four manuals and making adjustments to the pressures in order to bring the whole organ into balance. It's a thrilling sound with some fabulous individual stops, combining to make a glorious whole. There's plenty of fine-tuning still to do, but the results so far are breath-taking. A

I'm sorry I didn't have a video camera to hand...though it would have been much more difficult here with the organ cases on two sides... A

Have you tried this? in our sister cathedral at Magdeburg... A

Thanks, Colin, The 32' reed is half length but has a splendid sound. The 16' reed I heard this afternoon for the first time "in anger" and it is quite the best of its kind I have ever heard. It balances the full Great chorus on its own with splendid clarity and precision. The Great Flute chorus is also absolutely beautiful with plenty of colour and depth. Then there are the strings on both the Choir and Swell which are absolutely to die for.... Wish you were here! A

Thank you - I really appreciate that! A

The latest set of photos shows the pedal starting to go in, including some of the big reeds, as well as finishing off the front pipes and completing the Great flues. Nearly there on the installation...just the voicing to go! A

Today's photos show the gold leaf being applied to the remainder of the facade pipes. A

And here are Friday's photos. All the flues are in on the Choir and Solo, and most on the Great and Swell. Great reeds and tuba sit grandly in place at the top of the North case. A

You're most welcome! A

Today's photos show a good deal of the flue pipework now in place...feast your eyes! A

Here are just a few more photos of work early this week - expect lots more pipes any day now! A

OK....but what's the magic chord on the piano....

I wonder which of these (internet or H-J) would have the slower action....probably the internet....just! A

I do hope so....but I'm not usually dressed for surfing during the sermon....

We are putting microphones in, but I'm not sure this is the idea we had in mind.....but.....!!!!

This is actually possible....but I don't want to do myself out of a job...in any case the wireless signal at the console is terrible! A

Do I detect some irony here....???? A

I suspect that the weights will give the whole instrument a special gravitas!

I'm told (I think I have the figures right) that the time was about 7ms to transmit each packet across the system - I'll chase that up for exact figures! The actions are direct electric and extremely fast and responsive. I challenge you to play faster than that! Talking with the staff from Musicom, there is a distinct move towards using a standard networking protocol (rather than reinvent the wheel) in order to promote longevity...all new designs have to be backwards compatible! A

I agree with that too

We do our best!

Today's photos show more pipes on the way in and signs of the electrical heart of the beast coming to life. A

I got myself a pair of 414 XLSs last year from an ebay shop in California - ummmm!!! I also have a Rode NT4, but while this is cheaper, it is at a fixed angle and has no pattern flexibility... Nice mic, nonetheless.... I often use it with a pair of Studio Projects B3s in omni setting as the basic choir cover for recordings. The B3s were my first mics and they are incredible value - a really good sound overall and very versatile. A