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mound

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I played a Fisk Organ

on: November 03, 2004, 02:18:51 PM

Just wanted to share... My teacher let me play the Bach Invention #1 on "his little toy" (this C.B. Fisk Organ inside the church he works at.. that link is the actual one, here in Rochester).. I'm not religous or anything, but wow.. I thought I was going to blow all the stained glass windows out of the place! Very cool thing

He's like "so this might give you an idea of what Bach was thinking "

one of the settings, I played the left most foot pedal, it was like the deepest subwoofer I've ever heard!

fun fun fun!

-Paul

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Re: I played a Fisk Organ

Reply #1 on: November 04, 2004, 05:38:00 PM

Wow! That's awesome, man. I vow that I will play Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor on an organ some day.

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Re: I played a Fisk Organ

Reply #2 on: November 05, 2004, 11:53:33 AM

Quote from: Mosis on November 04, 2004, 05:38:00 PM

I vow that I will play Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor on an organ some day.

Of course that's what I was picturing myself doing

The action on these beasts is so strange, the keys feel completely different, there's like a "click through" point at which the pipes are open.. The way you articulate is completely different than on a piano..

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Re: I played a Fisk Organ

Reply #3 on: November 05, 2004, 08:08:34 PM

Oh, really? Can you explain a bit more? It sounds interesting.

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