MatthewB
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The guy in the pic is ex Mander know as "Bertie"
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Found 2 pics, it wont let me link to them, so they are here www.cocopopsdog.com/images/wisbech.jpg
The 2nd pic is of the Choir Dept
Matty
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Very sad news
Been to his workshop many times
Matty
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I know a few that have 3 phase though most of these are in the london area.
Called out on a job 20ish years ago, the blower wasnt working
Turns out the blower was powered by a gas engine and the church hadnt paid its gas bill
Matty
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St Michaels Croyden, is one scary organ loft
But it whas when i almost fell from the top of all hallows gospel oak that gave me my fear of heights
Matty
I saw this page of Cologne Cathedral http://www.koelner-dom.de/16955.html?&L=1 and the Klais mounted high up on the wall. I am ***** scared of heights and nothing on this planet would get me up there! Even St Michaels Croydon worried me quite a bit at first! Anyone else uncomfortable with heights and had to play with your fingernails digging into the top manual?Regards, Oliver.
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Ahhhhh
Good old Bertie
Will Pm you his details
Matthew
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Think the best way of fixing the problem with this pipe would be to use a telephone and call in a new organ builder
18 months to sort out a problem like that
"tacked on card" can we place bets as to the colour of the card used??
Matthew
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There used to be a organ builder who used to clean old pipes with hyrochloric acid and pass them of as new pipes, but i think thats going a bit far
Matthew
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Having spent a few months on rebuilding this instrument i may be able to shed some light of a few things.
It sounds just as impressive as it looks on paper if not more so
I can still hear that tuba rining in my ears
There is no shortage of space in this organ despite its stop list, even enough room for a 32' open to sit alongside the bombardon to the right of the instrument.
From memory i belive there are 11 double rise bellows placed all around the instrument. Also that the 8' choir stopped diapasion is a old set of pipes, belived to be by father smith.
Mr Bruce Wegg was very protective about this instrument, he told me that the spec for the organ was to "make it loud"
Would also like to thank Mr Wegg for introducing me to "Bach goes to town!
I have some photos somewhere showing the inside of the instrument, will see if i can dig them out
Matthew
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The Final Days of George Osmond & Co of Taunton
George Osmond was taken over sometime in the 80's by HNB / Christys
In Jan 1990 the first set of reduncancys was announced, this left only a handfull of staff remaining, but these were also all gone within the next 7 months.
In 1989 George Osmond had 2 large jobs in Progress.
1. The rebuild of the organ at Chittlehampton Parish Church
2. The Rebuild of the 3 manual organ in the chappel at Blundels School, Tiverton.
So What happened to them after?
Ivor Stevens - Retired
Vernon Clarke (metal shop) - Retired
Derek Simmonds (part time) - Retired
Donald Irish (ill at the time of the redundancys) - Unknown
Brian Rodgers - Suspect moved to the Dean
Phil - Went back to work for the council
Vernon Higgins (apprentise) - Unknown
Matthew Brown - Moved to Northampton working in the AE Davies / GDB works
Stanley Baker (Manager) - Unknown, but suspect he set up on his own as a tuner and voicer.
Val (sectrety) - Unknown, but suspect she retired
Matthew
Who's who in music - Very rare book 1937
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This is listed on ebay but wont post the link here
Give me a name and I will look it up as long as I have the book
Matty