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Boardwalk Hall- Great Division
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Күн бұрынWith the little bit of time available we did a tour of the Great division.
@RobertJohnsonmusic Жыл бұрын
As always, Chris (and Heidi), I am boggled with the technical skills of all those who helped conceive and build this singular instrument. Thanks for the share!
@williammitchell1864 Жыл бұрын
That's my dream pipe organ to play someday! 😊☺️
@IanTheOrganist Жыл бұрын
Same
@cnagorka Жыл бұрын
The crew up here is very accommodating and if you contact them ahead of time you could have a go at it!
@WilliamMitchell-sc3fe 2 ай бұрын
@@cnagorkaI'll bring several of my organ hymnals written for organ and a few classical books also written for the organ, and my organ shoes.
@li09craft Жыл бұрын
Thank you for another great video on this gorgeous instrument!
@72polara Жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking the time to make these videos Chris, and thanks to Heidi for for her help. They are really fun to watch and very educational.
@cnagorka Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@IanTheOrganist Жыл бұрын
I agree
@ReaganReese Жыл бұрын
I love these videos! Thanks so much for making them! 😄
@agogobell28 Жыл бұрын
For some reason this video escaped my notice until today. It’s always a pleasure to watch a new video from you!
@cnagorka Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Hopefully there will be a couple more coming up in May.
@accousticdecay Жыл бұрын
Wow! Thanks for making this video!
@charlessiegler6303 Жыл бұрын
What a nice tour. I’m seeing this organ in person on my 23rd birthday
@cnagorka Жыл бұрын
I'll be seeing it on my 54th birthday in a few weeks!
@hismajestysmen Жыл бұрын
The Grand Cornet is interesting. I have played several baroque Spanish organs with huge cornets, for example the 1796 Verdalonga at Toledo Cathedral is 11 ranks (I think above middle c only) but no 7ths to my knowledge. The Spanish loved the cornet sound.
@jeffjensen27 Жыл бұрын
🤔🤔☝️I Am Wondering Why Some Of The Pipe Ranks Are Not In Order Of Length But Still Are On The Same Wind 💨 Chest. I Thought Logically That The Line Up Of Pipe Ranks Went From The Smallest Rank In The Front Next Row The Next Size Up Ect. But Then I Suppose There Are More Ranks That Also More Than Likely Also Have To Share The Same Wind 💨 Chest. Awesome 👏 Video By The Way.
@cnagorka Жыл бұрын
Because they are indeed on the chest in order of pitch- what you're seeing is the effect of having Harmonic pipes, which are double length for their pitch, interspersed with standard length open pipes.
@blu4r414 Жыл бұрын
Kind of funny to see just rows upon rows of diapasons Great video and nice camara work as well
@cnagorka Жыл бұрын
I'll let Heidi know, she was afraid the video was going to be too shaky.
@roberthoffhines5419 Жыл бұрын
These are great. I'm such a novice, a laser pointer would really help me out. Used sparingly, a hand/finger is much better when something's in reach!
@cnagorka Жыл бұрын
The problem is a laser pointer is so pointy! A focused beam flashlight would work better.
@roberthoffhines5419 Жыл бұрын
@@cnagorka Yes, that would help me, but when in reach, the hand is really good for setting scale. Love these vids, this instrument has fascinated since seeing it in books in the 70s as a kid.
@jdcorganist Жыл бұрын
When tuning this division, because of so many similar-scaled ranks and at the same pitches planted right next to themselves, do they tend to draw into each other, or are they fairly independent and can hold their own temperament ok?
@cnagorka Жыл бұрын
They draw like crazy and can be very difficult to tune accurately. That's why they use rank 21 or 22, I forget which, as a tuning stop , it's away from everything else so there's no drawing problem and those ranks can be tempered reasonably well. A lot of ranks are driven so hard and can be so "warbly" that tempering them accurately is really tough.
@jdcorganist Жыл бұрын
@@cnagorka Nice to learn about this. Spent some time taking with Brant about drawing, and looking at that setup, it seems like everything would draw! Is that Cornet chest able to turn on/off each rank individually from the chamber?
@cnagorka Жыл бұрын
@@jdcorganist Yes there are switches to turn off each stop action.
@ThePrasad_Diamond Жыл бұрын
Chris, we would like to know what's the current condition of the Left and Right Ceiling chambers as of 2023.
@cnagorka Жыл бұрын
Simply put they haven't been touched and are completely unplayable, the wind isn't even connected to them right now.
@ThePrasad_Diamond Жыл бұрын
@@cnagorka still not yet touched? Hopefully they work soon.
@cnagorka Жыл бұрын
@@ThePrasad_Diamond It'll be several years as all of the Gallery divisions will be worked on first.
@ThePrasad_Diamond Жыл бұрын
@@cnagorka you mean, the rest of the Gallery reeds in those chambers too first?
@cnagorka Жыл бұрын
@@ThePrasad_Diamond Yes
@n6mz Жыл бұрын
Love the 12AU7 shirt! LOVE this spectacular instrument!
@cnagorka Жыл бұрын
It's a 12AX7!!!! How could you make a mistake like that! Just kidding😆😆😆
@n6mz Жыл бұрын
@@cnagorka I made the mistake because I was too lazy to go to the bookshelf to pull out my 1965 GE "Essential Characteristics" tube manual. 🤓
@JIMD6370 Жыл бұрын
@@cnagorka the harp doesn't play yet, right?
@cnagorka Жыл бұрын
@@JIMD6370 Correct , it hasn't been gone through yet.
@JIMD6370 Жыл бұрын
@@cnagorka tnx, I might've asked earlier, just forget.
@HenrikBergpianorganist Жыл бұрын
Wonderful! I'd love to know the exact composition of the Grand Cornet...
@cnagorka Жыл бұрын
It's online here, under "rank list": www.boardwalkorgans.org/midmer-losh-info/
@HenrikBergpianorganist Жыл бұрын
@@cnagorka Wonderful, thank you!
@rogersteigleman4785 Жыл бұрын
How. Many. Pipes?
@cnagorka Жыл бұрын
About five gajillion.
@rosshochstrasser9606 Жыл бұрын
I love the dual triode shirt!! 12AX7 or 6SN7??
@cnagorka Жыл бұрын
I count it as 12AX7.
@rosshochstrasser9606 Жыл бұрын
@@cnagorka After I posted, I saw the center tapped filament and knew it wasn't a 6SN7...
@roverrepairs1004 Жыл бұрын
I thought the 100” reed hooded and was in the solo?
@cnagorka Жыл бұрын
There is a 100" reed in the Solo but it isn't hooded. The hooded reeds on 100" are in Gallery 1.
@rshafter4607 Жыл бұрын
you should have Heidi do all your camera work!
@cnagorka Жыл бұрын
Okay not let's not get too carried away🤣
@frantisekignacdolihal6910 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for these gorgeous videos! So there is only Right Pedal and Choir division videos left for you to make for us, right??? 😂 Could you also do video about stoptablets layout on both consoles, please? Greetings from Czech republic, Třebíč!
@cnagorka Жыл бұрын
Hello: Basically, you're right. But, I've got two videos in mind I've been wanting to make for a while, a deep dive on the Swell/Choir mutations, and a comparison of the 50" and 100" reeds in the organ. The trouble is those videos take a long time to set up and I keep running out of time to do them.