Indeed No! You can't play an organ like a piano!

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4 жыл бұрын

As a result of a few subscriber questions and interest, I'm going to demonstrate the difference between piano and organ fingering technique. They are drastically different and one can NOT play the organ in the same way one plays a piano. Hope you enjoy. The pump organ (also known as parlor or reed organs) was made by the Estey Organ company and features a nice solid oak Gothic revival case and mighty 16" sub bass reeds for that extra punch. This organ is un-restored and in pretty bad shape. Next spring, I hope to complete a total rebuild. Thanks for watching.
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@hollynelson543 4 жыл бұрын

I never knew how complicated it is to play an organ, good job. BEAUTIFUL.

@truepatroit8512 4 жыл бұрын

Bet the old Christmas hymns would sound beautiful with the snow flying! You play very nice, Scott.

@tennesseegrannydebbie3384 4 жыл бұрын

I reeeeeeallly enjoyed This! So many of the churches here in my area have abandoned their nice organs and pianos and use electronic keyboards!!! Our Church organist/musician can play so BEAUTIFULLY at the organ, but the keyboard sounds like screeching. She hates it!!!!Our congregation is mostly Seniors,so we have made so much commotion that we are getting our Leadership's attention. She is getting a bit of quality time now. I watched one of our Services on KZfaq recently and it was almost as good as being there!!! Thank you!! An entire 30 minute concert Would be nice sometime 🎹🎶👵💖

@elderlypoodle9181 4 жыл бұрын

Larry Debbie Oh no!! In church I want organs or piano. It feels different. I truly appreciate keyboards however I have not gone back to churches due to the music choices. Don’t get me wrong I love a good evening with wild music but while praying in church ???

@grammiecopper9024 4 жыл бұрын

...and I'll need a box of tissues...lol 😊

@randytim512 8 ай бұрын

You play beautifully and that organ sounds great.

@raquelburt9628 4 жыл бұрын

I love the organ. Such a beautiful sound ❤️ I live near Tampa in Florida and there is a lovely historic movie theater, Tampa Theater. They have a Wurlitzer organ that comes up from the stage and is played before movies from time to time. Such a treat!!

@RailfanNetwork 4 жыл бұрын

You did that so well I nearly ran over to the church.....and I am Jewish!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@sevenbells96 4 жыл бұрын

OH My Scott you're a man with many talents and we appreciate it all. GREAT VIDEO AND CONTENT. THUMBS-UP ALWAYS!!!!!!!!!!!

@trixier6505 4 жыл бұрын

I thoroughly agree, sevenbells96!

@natalie8212 4 жыл бұрын

I volunteered to help a buddy move an electric organ once. After we got it in the house and started pushing it to it's desired location, about 20 golf balls started flowing out of a little hole in the bottom lol My other organ story was at my Granny's church, they had moved the organ outside to re stain the little platform area it was situated. While it was out there (during the day) it was struck by lightning. Everyone had a good laugh about it though and said they figured it was God's way of letting them know they needed a new organ.

@retrobebop61 4 жыл бұрын

Natalie 82 Love the stories!!! Thank you!

@soulofglebb Жыл бұрын

That’s hilarious

@ruthgoebel723 7 ай бұрын

Similar story for me. The old Wurlitzer was staticy and awful. The pastor found mouse nests all over the inside! New organ after that?

@judibess6173 4 жыл бұрын

Ok, where did you learn so much about keying?! I really miss my Wurlitzer but enjoy watching you play! Every video you do surprises us with your talent and knowledge. I think you must be a true Renaissance man! Lol! TFS! 🎶🎶🎶🎶😃

@RockStarOscarStern634 2 жыл бұрын

A Hohner Double Keyboard Accordion would work for that purpose

@cardinalflower6959 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for that excellent explanation and demo of finger substitution! Best I've seen on YT. Harpists do the same thing.

@curtischildress9580 3 жыл бұрын

My Mamaw had a pump organ and played but never as beautifully as you do. It seems all the homes back then had pump organs and pianos especially, if not other instruments...where did our old style of living go? My Papaw played the banjo and French Harp. My parents could flatfoot and Charleston and Lindy Hop. We had fun in our parlors and living rooms and on our porches and such. I was a writer as a kid and would read a poem sometimes when we had company...it was always corny but fun and they tolerated me. ...Again, nice working the pump organ. I would've hung around all day to hear you play! I did hit the door sometimes when my Mamaw got carried away and just blasted the walls...all of us younger kids would fly!

@Grace2010H 4 жыл бұрын

Holy cow!! Playing the organ is like trying to rub your tummy and pat your head. 😂 I can never do that exercise. You play the organ beautifully and have such a gift from God. Never give up!!

@grammiecopper9024 4 жыл бұрын

Scott, this sounded so beautiful, brought tears to my eyes. My uncle Paul was an organist. The day before he passed he played so well for everyone in the nursing facility...it sounded soo nice. Thank you, you are soooo talented!! 😊🤗😊

@karen-leelamb1097 4 жыл бұрын

Truly, playing one of these is a lost art. You're very talented, Scott!

@Carlosmltr 2 ай бұрын

As a piano person i now have the task to play one of these at the local church. Fortunately I'll get some practice time before the mass, but this video will be very valuable and will save me a lot of time. Thank you for this video ❤

@oldcuriosityshop265 2 ай бұрын

You will get the hang of it, Carlo!

@ruthgoebel723 7 ай бұрын

Great video for piano students! Some have excessive chopiness and hands are up and down, all over the place. I have been a church organist for 50 years. There is no greater joy than a pipe organ!!!

@AnnieJohnsonRock 4 жыл бұрын

The hymn you played was so beautiful, it made me cry! I kid you not! The sound of that old pump organ and the technique you need to play it reminds me of my little Magnus chord organ that I had in the 70's. You would need the same technique to make it sound nice & flowing and not choppy. Thanks again for all the cool stuff. :)

@RockStarOscarStern634 2 жыл бұрын

The Magnus Chord Organ is a little Reed Organ

@laurasimpson2870 4 жыл бұрын

Oh Scott you made me cry. It’s just so beautiful and brought back so many memories.

@KlausBambey 3 ай бұрын

A very good video. I met this problem when I played a pipe organ and I was searching for a sustain pedal - and did not find one on the pipe organ. It is exactly as you say. On my digital piano I also have an organ mode. Here I can avoid the problem by using a sustain pedal.

@badbag9625 4 жыл бұрын

Scott being a fan is entertaining and educational as well ! You are a remarkable person . Takecare, be safe my friend and thank you !

@suesullivan-miller887 3 жыл бұрын

I am watching this 1 year late, but it's Wonderful!!! Playing a pump organ is a full body and brain workout; and you do it very well! What a treat, and great explanation...well done, Scott!! I grew up in a home with piano and electric. organ...my Mom was really good on both!! She was Church secretary when I was little, and after her office work was done she would go up in the organ loft and play. The church had a tower that sounded the music for blocks....she would begin with hymns, but eventually slide into the popular music of the 40s and 50s which gave an 8 block circle a real treat!!😀😁😄 I'll never forget sitting in the loft with her and hearing her play!! Thanks for the memories of that time.....💓

@lindapeterson9267 4 жыл бұрын

Your old pump organ has beautiful tone....Thanks for the tutorial...I love the sound...and your playing technique... My mother was a skilled pianist, quite natural and smooth....She played classical music extremely well. She got an electric organ in the 1970’s....Boy, I hated it....She never learned to play it correctly...and it always seemed brash and obtrusive...

@rcdoodles6214 4 жыл бұрын

Even with holes in the bellows, the sound of this organ is solid and comforting. I’ve played some fantastic pipe organs in my life, but something intangible draws me closer to God when I play a simple pump organ. There aren’t that many around now. Usually I find them in small museums. Looking forward to hearing yours after the rebuild. Thanks for the mini-concert! 🙂

@orsie200 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful! Musicians make great lovers. I know because I’m married to one!

@suzanncollins4595 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful music! Another great learning moment!

@nowvoyagerNE 4 жыл бұрын

that was beautiful, Scott! you are so talented! i wish you'd record a song for us at least once a month...just you introducing the song and then playing it. :-)

@MichellesCraftsandMore 4 жыл бұрын

I tried to learn to play a regular organ years ago when I was a kid. Drove me crazy and I gave it up within a month. I just do not have a musical bone in my body unless it comes to turning on a radio or playing a record, tape or CD. LOL I admire those that can though.

@MichaelPierceall 2 жыл бұрын

Best explanation I've heard, and I've restored over a dozen of these instruments.

@elderlypoodle9181 4 жыл бұрын

As a child in the late 60s- Early 70s Santa brought me a child’s stand up organ. I looked it up. A Magnus. It came with an easy to play song book. I would play The Red River Valley over and over 😄

@soniak2865 4 жыл бұрын

same, it's still at my parents' house

@elderlypoodle9181 4 жыл бұрын

Sonia K WOW !!! That’s great 👍

@igneousidol 4 жыл бұрын

I got an Organaire and a bunch of song books as a child

@elderlypoodle9181 4 жыл бұрын

Diana Smith We are in the club !!

@fluffyotter9135 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful and informative:) Best channel on KZfaq Thank you

@jrzzrj 8 ай бұрын

👍 I own and play a pump organ. I thought I knew it all, but your technique has taught me how to play it properly...Thanks.

@mfahrney1 4 жыл бұрын

Wow..what a workout! Mentally and physically.. As always TFS Scott ♡

@constance4105 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this instructional/musical video. My son plays both piano and organ and now I know something about the difference. I am going to tell him that we have a great video to watch together!!! He rebuilds organs, too. I'd love to hear you play more.

@donna8212 4 жыл бұрын

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I’m impressed Scott!!! Great job!!!! 😉👍🏻

@Laura-vv6cf 4 жыл бұрын

Takes me back to church as a child. And, my college music class. My professor was an organist! What a beautiful instrument. Take care. I'm enjoying your video variety!

@joanmaxine1 4 жыл бұрын

Wow oh wow! Learn something every video with you. Thanks!

@garlandedwards1749 4 жыл бұрын

So relaxing and peaceful Scott! Praise the Lord!!

@randyromines7364 4 жыл бұрын

Most excellent! My german grandma loved Lawrence Welk, the 1st organ player on the show, was a rotund guy, my gram called him her little dumpling!

@Draytons 4 жыл бұрын

So talented!! Enjoyed this video and lesson🤗

@CathyMiller0711 4 жыл бұрын

How Firm a Foundation is one of my favs too! Interesting video. Thx!

@retrobebop61 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful Scott! Thank you!

@carolann4035 4 жыл бұрын

You surprise me with this video Scott!! Very talented. Not many people work on pump organs. ⭐️

@MimisTreasureCottage 4 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this, Scott. Thanks.

@myheartcries9906 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!!! Scott you have many many talents!!! TFS

@renitamcintyre1071 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely music !

@kimworkman2425 3 жыл бұрын

Beautifully played

@backtoschool1611 5 ай бұрын

Very informative!

@higgybee6509 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful sound. Organ music at church always makes me want to cry

@alanatolstad4824 4 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't have guessed I needed to know the difference, but I thoroughly enjoyed this lesson! Wanted to clap when you were done...so, imagine you heard it!

@sueterwilliger4193 4 жыл бұрын

I loved this! Encore encore!

@tamararaia6146 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Scott. I love when you reveal your many talents. I also love these old pump organs. They are so beautiful. Do you think you will show us when you are rebuilding it? I would find that very interesting to watch. Hope Salem is well. Please give him a hug from me.

@sweettstreasures7623 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video 👏👏👏👏 Really enjoyed it 👍🏻💕 Beautiful 💕

@Witlen 4 жыл бұрын

So much fun,loved this...thank you!!!😊

@jonesin4196 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful!

@paulagill555 4 жыл бұрын

Is there no ends to your talents ,I was impressed to start with playing the music pumping with your feet moving the knee flaps reading the music and then you go and say you can restore them thank you for showing your talents ,when's the recital you play we all sing - all together now .👍😀

@dianajemison105 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this! It makes me think of my dad. I think I said it before but...he played every pipe organ at every church we ever went to when I was growing up. We had our church where he was the organist but we would occasionally visit other churches. I think he would tell them before hand that he was coming to visit because they always asked him to play. Lol

@CONSTELLATION_PEGASUS 4 жыл бұрын

Love the sound of a reed organ! The Mason and Hamlin I have has a bit of a "drone", kind of like a bagpipe, sound to it, (I love to hear bagpipes). I love to hear it played. I had the pumps and bellows redone, and the reeds cleaned, a few years ago, by a man that had worked on them since he was 14 years old -- he was 74, at the time he reworked mine, and said it was the first Mason and Hamlin reed organ he had ever reworked.

@retrobebop61 4 жыл бұрын

Love bagpipes!!!

@anneschmidt1631 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. I really enjoyed that!!

@ReedOrgans Жыл бұрын

Well explained, thank you! I appreciate the time you spent to make this video, once it is restored it would be great if you can make another explaining the difference between reed organs and pipe organs when you are able to add expression using different treadle/pumping speeds :)

@tammiwaddlethisoldwomansvi5400 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@DeborahCabassaHomeLiving 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Scott this video is very interesting 😊.Thanks for the video KZfaq brother ❤🖒

@mrob75 3 жыл бұрын

bravo, Scott...'Tis Midnight And On Olive's Brow...Beautiful Good Friday hymn. Like these surprise vids the very best!

@oldcuriosityshop265 3 жыл бұрын

"Tis Midnight...." has always been a favorite of mine. I'm thrilled you love it as well.

@bonniemiles7957 4 жыл бұрын

Can't wait for your album recorded on your restored organ!

@grinchlette 4 жыл бұрын

L O V E D. T H I S !!!! Thank you!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. Please let us join along when you refurbish it! I find all of it SO interesting!

@garynorton4647 11 күн бұрын

There is an exception to substitution. I use a Yamaha CP 300, with a synthesizer on top and play a large theater organ or church organ on it. I use the pedal to make my hands legato. So I can play 4 & 5 notes in one hand legato. It sounds more full. This way people who never learned how to play pipe organ can fake it on hymns. The keyboards never need tuning. Two octave notes in the left hand played legato helps. I have been told people cannot tell the difference.

@keithwilkes7629 5 ай бұрын

Have a Newman Bros. reed organ that's been in the family for at least 70 years. Built sometime from 1894 - 96. I'll be restoring it within the next year. Great anticipation of getting it playing again.

@RockStarOscarStern634 2 жыл бұрын

Hohner (and all Accordion companies) is working on making Reed Organs, what signifies them is that they use Accordion Reeds which gives them that Hohner sound

@GavinandAlex 2 жыл бұрын

This guy is waving his hands around like a wizard castin a spell on me. Givin me the heebeeegeeebieeeezz

@rosamerla1534 4 жыл бұрын

Bravo!

@aliciapilotta5913 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful Scott! Thank you for sharing this with us!!

@maggiecousineau1877 3 жыл бұрын

We had the most beautiful pristine pump organ as kids, it was 7 feet tall, with lamp holders on each side, fancy carvings on top with a mirror. My sister played it beautifully. Sadly my mother gave it to a cousin and they stripped all the bits off it which made it so ornate. I was livid when I found out what they had done to it.

@mollyk.4031 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! Both feet, both knees, both hands AND read the music? Now, if you played the kazoo at the same time, that would be impressive! Just kidding. That was beautiful. I look forward to seeing/hearing more.

@TheMKEWERBY Жыл бұрын

Pretty good for an organ that needs a restoration, Scott!

@maureen6710 4 жыл бұрын

That was lovely Scott! Your legato playing is super! Can you explain what the stops are for and why you only had some pulled out today? Please play more often for us, it's not the kind of thing you see very often on KZfaq! 😁❤👍

@jennfierkrueger8302 Жыл бұрын

Estey Organ Co. action 97 16 stops 257 reeds Bass: Bass Coupler Sub Bass 16' (13 notes) Flute d'Amour 4' (from Flute) Flute 4' Dulciana 8' (from Diapason) Diapason 8' Harp Aeoline 2' (II ranks) Forte I Treble: Tremolo Forte II Dulciana 8' (from Diapason) Diapason 8' Vox Jubilante 8' (II ranks) Flute 4' Choral 8' Treble Coupler

@johnbutterworth5725 6 ай бұрын

OK; you said "fill the bellows with air". NO; you remove air from the bellows. You also said," 16 inch sub base". But it's 16 FOOT sub base. But I really enjoyed your video. Thank you for it.

@michellemack6640 4 жыл бұрын

Thank You, thank you, thank you. Many, many years ago when I was given a small electric organ to learn to play on, I knew instinctively that striking the keys like a piano was wrong. It sounded horrible. And yet the first time I ever played in front of people (14 years old?) a woman topped me and said "oh no you're playing it wrong" and proceeded to show me the "correct" technique which was piano technique. I didn't argue with her because she was an adult and a know-it-all. I never played in front of anyone again. But I knew she was wrong. You have finally, 50 years later, confirmed it for me! Thank you! LOL.

@katd3797 4 жыл бұрын

Phew! I can't walk and chew gum at the same time! True Renaissance man you are my friend! Hope you have a great day! And thanks for sharing . . . :)

@nowvoyagerNE 4 жыл бұрын

i hope you don't mind if i reminisce, Scott. when i was a kid, we had a local tv station that was affiliated with CBS: KOLN, KGIN, out of Lincoln, NE. a man named Wayne West had a morning show. appearing on his show was an African American lady named Sarah. Sarah played piano with her right hand and simultaneously played organ with her left hand. she was very special!

@kizzahenry7873 Жыл бұрын

Great

@carolm3468 3 жыл бұрын

That was wonderful! I am a novice piano player who plays all the hymns and that's about all. It was fun to hear you play with such talent. You really have so many skills that you have developed. What was your major? History? Music? It could have been anything you seem to have so many interests!

@RockStarOscarStern634 2 жыл бұрын

I found a Lehr 7 Octave Piano Cased Reed Organ.

@armandoramos3106 Жыл бұрын

Muy interesante!

@RockStarOscarStern634 2 жыл бұрын

There are 88 Key Reed Organs which I find are great for Pianists who want a Reed Organ sound but they're rare. It would be great if they made Reed Organs again because I found out that you can use them in an Acoustic Rock setting.

@RockStarOscarStern634 2 жыл бұрын

You should do a tour on all the stops on this Estey someday

@lars1588 2 жыл бұрын

I just realized that I learned this technique from playing synths for years.

@hollynelson543 4 жыл бұрын

Good evening Scott. ❤

@RockStarOscarStern634 2 жыл бұрын

7:01 Guess that Little Reed Organ needs to be all the way restored so that stops don't stick

@rickeydonald4756 4 жыл бұрын

If I can’t even figure out which aisles I covered while shopping in an antique mall, then the chances of me playing the pump organ ain’t going to happen. Thanks as always for explaining things for us feeble minded souls out here.

@punkyspray 4 жыл бұрын

You are so amazing ❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏💪 Do you play at church? You just never cease to amaze and surprise me 🎁

@RockStarOscarStern634 2 жыл бұрын

Those Knee Swells need some springs.

@reginafarmer4967 4 жыл бұрын

Wow that was awesome!! You are very talented! I hope you give us a concert when you finish the restoration!!!

@RockStarOscarStern634 2 жыл бұрын

The Piano Cased Reed Organ is the only exception.

@RockStarOscarStern634 2 жыл бұрын

The Lehr 7 Octave Piano Cased Reed Organ is played like a Piano but it has that Classic Reed Organ sound.

@RockStarOscarStern634 2 жыл бұрын

Piano Cased Reed Organs are designed to be played like Pianos due to their stronger action

@lynn21661 4 жыл бұрын

I just love this! I play the piano but never learned how to play an organ. Didn’t realize there was such a difference in technique.

@DavidBerquist334 7 ай бұрын

I heard a organ from before the turn of the century with original bellows

@natashasemrau3670 4 жыл бұрын

Oh, Scott what can't you do! Takes me back to church, our organist was called Penny the Pounder. Just slap up that damn thing. It is more complex than an old Singer sewing machine. Where are my antiques??? Have a good !🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈😇😇😇😇😇💚💚💚💚🐩🐩🐩🐩🐩🐩🐩💜💜💜💜💜🐠🐠🐠🐠🐠🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐😻😻😻😻😻😻🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜🐩🐩🐩🐩🐩🐩🐩🐩🐩

@natashasemrau3670 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for Highlighting my comment! You can be flying in and out of thrift stores, and tell us so much. Blessings to you and Salem.💝♥️☘️☘️😇😇💓💓💓❣️❣️❤️❤️💘💘❤️💗💗👞👾👾💖💖🔥🔥💜💜💕😍💞💞😻😻💞💞😍🍀💙💚💚💚💗💗🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀❤️💗💚💚💙😻😻😻😍🤩💞💞💞🍀💙💙💚💚💗💗💗❤️❣️💝💝😇😇😇❣️❣️☘️❣️

@aaronandrews3059 4 жыл бұрын

As a fellow organist, I loved watching this. Great registration and hymn selections. I play every Sunday for my congregation. We just had the organ serviced and it sounds amazing again. What hymnal are you playing from? I love that version of How Firm a foundation. I hope to see a video of the inside of it. Ive never seen the inside of a reed organ.

@oldcuriosityshop265 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Aaron. I was playing from the 1963 official Methodist hymnal. I was raised Methodist and it's the only hymnal I've known. Thank you for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed.

@RockStarOscarStern634 2 жыл бұрын

@@oldcuriosityshop265 Even Choirs could sing while you played

@RockStarOscarStern634 2 жыл бұрын

An Electric suction motor make things even easier