[Theme] The Organ Thread

[elsa hoffmann]

Frank - I have no issue entering churches - and as much as I enjoy organ music - I don't have a particular interest in photographing them. I also don't think I will do as good a job as you - since that is what you have an interest in photographing. I love the dramatic music from church organs, the acoustics are generally excellent - what's not to enjoy. Sadly church organs are dying out in South Africa. Another thing dying out is  church bells.

[bendle]

Beautiful photos, love hearing good organ music. The only contribution i could make would be a photo of a mouth organ and i don't think you would appreciate that.

[Eric Borgström]

Leipzig organs in their ambience. 1. Thomaskirche, 2. Nikolaikirche.

[Lars Hansen]

The organ from the local church - Sorø Abbey church.

Parts of it dates back to the beginning of the 15'th century. Parts of the facade was made in 1628. It has also had a rococo period facade. It was restored in 1942/1944 by Marcussen and Son and most of the current facade dates from this restoration. It is considered to be one of the most significant organs from the organ reform movement (Orgelbewegung) in Denmark. 

[Eric Borgström]

Hans,
Our local organ in Täby, Sweden is not so impressive. We are happy though that the wall paintings survived the protestant reformation.
Eric

[Frank Fremerey]

Thank you Eric and Lars for your contributions. Today I took another two.

Will download them soon. Daugther calling.

blessed holidays

[Eric Borgström]

Perhaps taking a "wrong" thread direction, but the organ is there!
Organ with hurried organist. Odden Kirke, Denmark. /Eric

[Frank Fremerey]

The shoes make the picture. I love to see more of the Instrument.

[Eric Borgström]

Frank!
Arriving at Odden Kirke a car hastily pulled up. The driver hurried to the church with a pair of shoes in his hand. When we entered by the main side entrance there prominently was a pair of everyday shoes in the isle. The little organ is placed to the side in the main isle of the flower decorated ”road church”. The organist, the shoe man, played ”Fuga II” by Bach. I am afraid the organ is not the pride of the church. In the new picture you can see a bit more of it though. The pride of the church is the brightly colored exterior. But that is for another thread. This is a digression, sorry.
The magnificent organ next is of Peter and Paul in Kraków, Poland, an organ surely seen many times by Karol Wojtyła before he progressed to the Vatican.  /Eric

[Akira]

I haven't posted any comment here, but am enjoying posts of you guys!  Thanks, Frank, for starting the thread!  Hope to see more!

[Airy]

Gaetano Callido, S. Stae, Venezia. D700 + 28-300 VR

[Frank Fremerey]

Wow, Eric. The Krakov Organ is "highly decorated"..... I prefer the functional parts to be decorational to decorational surroundings.

hope this Thread will continue as long as nikongear exsists!

[Akira]

I have a question to the posters: do you have any info on the tunings of the organs?  I mean, to which pitch the "A" is tuned.  If they are preserved for more than 100 years or true replica of the original ones build centuries ago, the tuning should not necessarily A=440.

[Frank Fremerey]

The tuner of an organ is called the intonator.
 Two intonaters make a completly different instrument sound.

Second. The 440 Hz is only the A on a modern PIANO.

The natural A is the 377 Hz on a piano.

I do not know anything about the tuning of organs apart from  the fact that intonation makes a huge difference.

[Frank Fremerey]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipe_organ_tuning