A Somewhat Different Bach

[Pierre Lauwers]

And no prizes for guessing *W*here!

 

Waterloo!!!!!!!!

 

Pierre

[pcnd5584]

......And if someone asks "How to play Bach on an A. Harrison", this could

be the answer.

 

 

.... Except for the 'Arthur Harrison' at the West London Synagogue - with a decent G.O. chorus and Tromba ranks which are not really Trombe, speaking as they do on only 175mm w.g.

 

Apparently, for many years, this was thought to be the ideal G.O. chorus for the organ music of J.S. Bach. The only section which does not really sound well in the building (partly due to the design of the ceiling domes and the heavy carpeting and other upholstery) is the Pedal fluework - the Open Wood, in particular, being quite mild in the main body of the synagogue. However, as might be expected, the 32ft. flue sounds much better.

 

I would be interested to hear it now that it has recently been restored - although I wish that someone could have found the money to install the two ranks of Solo strings, which have been prepared-for since the original G&D instrument was rebuilt by H&H in 1908.

[Pierre Lauwers]

"Except for the 'Arthur Harrison' at the West London Synagogue - with a decent G.O. chorus "

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With a Sesquialtera 3r as a Mixture ?

Isn't it a Casus belli ?

 

"would be interested to hear it now that it has recently been restored - although I wish that someone could have found the money to install the two ranks of Solo strings, which have been prepared-for since the original G&D instrument was rebuilt by H&H in 1908."

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The job has been done !

 

Here is the specification after the restoration by Daniel Kern:

 

http://www.kernpipeorgan.com/francais/Londre.htm

 

 

 

Pierre

[pcnd5584]

"Except for the 'Arthur Harrison' at the West London Synagogue - with a decent G.O. chorus "

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With a Sesquialtera 3r as a Mixture ?

Isn't it a Casus belli ?

 

Probably - but it is preferable to a flat twenty-first. In any case, I promise not to fire the first shot, Pierre....

 

"would be interested to hear it now that it has recently been restored - although I wish that someone could have found the money to install the two ranks of Solo strings, which have been prepared-for since the original G&D instrument was rebuilt by H&H in 1908."

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The job has been done !

 

 

 

Pierre

 

The strings are in??!!

 

Laus Deo.

 

[Pierre Lauwers]

Of course they are.....

As an alternative to the 17-19-22, you can use the couplings and

use the Dulciana Mixture instead; a quite interesting stop, which

scalings would deserve several pages.

 

Pierre

[pcnd5584]

Of course they are.....

As an alternative to the 17-19-22, you can use the couplings and

use the Dulciana Mixture instead; a quite interesting stop, which

scalings would deserve several pages.

 

Pierre

 

Am I correct in thinking that its composition at C1 is 12-19-22 ?

 

I believe that you acted as consulatnt to this restoration, Pierre; are you able to tell me where the string pipes came from, please - or are they new?

[Pierre Lauwers]

Indeed: 2 2/3'- 1 1/3'- 1' at C.

 

The Viole d'orchestre pipes were made new, as close as imaginable

to What A.H. would have made them -what else to do with an historic

organ?-. This said, do not expect something like those in the Solo

at Ely Cathedral, because the Solo is somewhat buried at the bottom

of the organ. (And this, like anything else, had not to be "bettered").

 

Pierre

[pcnd5584]

Indeed: 2 2/3'- 1 1/3'- 1' at C.

 

The Viole d'orchestre pipes were made new, as close as imaginable

to What A.H. would have made them -what else to do with an historic

organ?-. This said, do not expect something like those in the Solo

at Ely Cathedral, because the Solo is somewhat buried at the bottom

of the organ. (And this, like anything else, had not to be "bettered").

 

Pierre

 

Thank you, Pierre