contraviolone Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 8 hours ago, father-willis said: And here it is - no longer a game! http://www.nicholsonorgans.co.uk/pf/gloucestercathedral/?fbclid=IwAR2578rzok0zx1CFUEG4l79z09SPspChmhuqQMHywybzb-UEh47LCJvCdzo http://www.nicholsonorgans.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/GC-website-spec.pdf I am pretty pleased that I was no near the mark on this one. Feeling proud!😆 I wonder if Father Willis I would approve... I was going to mention in the other thread but will add it here. I suspect the major driver for all the derivations/extensions/polyphones is not just about the issue of space but saving money. I doubt whether Gloucester has the money otherwise. In which case why not go electric as well? This works quite well at Blackburn Cathedral, which also has a very good acoustic. This also saves money and can work. You still keep the ancient case and pipework, as will be the case at Gloucester, but have a polyphone/electric additions behind the facade. A sort of 1920s giant electric/polyphonic theatre organ with a few old pipes chucked in for good measure. The emphasis today is to go electric, so why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Isom Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 I have to admit that when I saw the stoplist on the British Pipe Organs FB page I did feel the need to check that it wasn't April 1st. I have been trying to formulate a response to the proposed stoplist on FB but find myself lost for words at every turn (which is probably a good thing)..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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