I've never "related" to Reuter organs, but this one seems to be very fine indeed! I think the room deserves quite a bit of credit. Thanks for this great (and swell) demo! 😁
This was unexpected! What great sounds, and all the ancient to old to modern pipework goes together amazingly. I can hear that this organ can play American, German, and even fiery French very effectively. What could’ve been a Frankenstein is actually a surprising tonal masterpiece. Bravo to whoever brought all of this together! One of my new favorites!
This organ just has such a nice sound and character to it. Not all may agree, but I do like this one in particular. At least fr the video, nothing sounds overpowering and it all blends very well.
Fascinating as always. Not sure what I'm seeing at 29"09 - inverted conical reeds (trumpets) but with slides on top held together with spiral springs? Never come across that before! One of them looks like a tuner's nightmare - slide not on level. But what an amazing sounding organ - for example that beautifully scaled Gt Fourniture that supports rather than screams over the chorus. And to echo what others have said - Brent and Andrew make an incredible presenting team. A very fine demonstration of an exceptional organ. Thankyou for posting.
I grew up listening to a 1978 2/22 Wicks, and the Great Gedeckt here reminds me a lot of that organ's Great Bourdon. I think the Swell strings are better than the 1978 organ's Viola and Celeste, though.
This is another organ I ironically have not heard when I lived in Iowa, but I know where this is, in fact it is only just 25-30 miles to the north of where I used to go to for summer camp as a kid. It is really interesting that Wicks used a relatively unconventional material for their tuning slides on their metal pipework during the mid 20th century.
Been loving these videos for years... but never understood why people that feel they must be in the building while during the recording, find it necessary not to just sit but must mess with the missals and hymnals in the pews and such. They even hit the audio recorder stand (14:50) in this video. smh. I know OMF and 'we' as visitors are guests, but come on peeps.
Gorgeous building. I love all the black. The current organ is stunning. Too bad Reuter got their mitts on it. In fifteen years, it will be falling apart, and the guarantees will have expired.
I've never "related" to Reuter organs, but this one seems to be very fine indeed!
I think the room deserves quite a bit of credit. Thanks for this great (and swell) demo! 😁
Brent and Andrew make an excellent team . . really enjoy their videos and demonstrations/explanations.....
LOVE the Wicks strings!
This was unexpected! What great sounds, and all the ancient to old to modern pipework goes together amazingly. I can hear that this organ can play American, German, and even fiery French very effectively. What could’ve been a Frankenstein is actually a surprising tonal masterpiece. Bravo to whoever brought all of this together! One of my new favorites!
This organ, the church, the acoustics were truly beautiful.
Lovely instrument. Reuter’s work is proof that resuse and adaptation of existing pipework can work well.
Love hearing the Richard Purvis toccata played
Which Purvis Toccata is this? Sounds great, but I'm not familiar with it. Thanks.
@@mr.booker9263 His Toccata Festiva, great piece, very difficult
@@mr.booker9263 Toccata in Ton-Y-Botel
I am loving this series of Iowa organs. Thank you.
This organ just has such a nice sound and character to it. Not all may agree, but I do like this one in particular. At least fr the video, nothing sounds overpowering and it all blends very well.
A wonderful result they achieved amalgamating the components here. Thanks Andrew and Brent.
Nice organ Brent I enjoy the video’s of the organ and pipes
Wonderful to hear the Purvis Toc. Festiva in the background.
Very nice blend of the various builders. Thanks for sharing.
The crumhorn and musette together make a great regal. That sort of nasty buzz really makes it pop.
The console is in a French style design which is really nice!
Good sounding organ.
Given the different sources for the pipework in this organ, it's quite the (successful) Frankenstein's Monster of organ building.
Fascinating as always. Not sure what I'm seeing at 29"09 - inverted conical reeds (trumpets) but with slides on top held together with spiral springs? Never come across that before! One of them looks like a tuner's nightmare - slide not on level. But what an amazing sounding organ - for example that beautifully scaled Gt Fourniture that supports rather than screams over the chorus. And to echo what others have said - Brent and Andrew make an incredible presenting team. A very fine demonstration of an exceptional organ. Thankyou for posting.
I grew up listening to a 1978 2/22 Wicks, and the Great Gedeckt here reminds me a lot of that organ's Great Bourdon. I think the Swell strings are better than the 1978 organ's Viola and Celeste, though.
Enjoyed the video! What's the toccata-like piece playing during the interior tour of the instrument?
Toccata Festiva by Richard Purvis
Come to Pittsburgh!! Giant beckerath, huge skinner, casavants, ruffatis, mollers (nice ones)
This is another organ I ironically have not heard when I lived in Iowa, but I know where this is, in fact it is only just 25-30 miles to the north of where I used to go to for summer camp as a kid. It is really interesting that Wicks used a relatively unconventional material for their tuning slides on their metal pipework during the mid 20th century.
The material is standard stainless steel, it was just tinted bronze, or gold as some say. It was a Wicks trademark.
Nice three manual mechanical action pipe organ so when keywords are couple together the key weight increases.
It’s electro-pneumatic, I believe… sorry to spoil it.
That great diapason chorus screams early 80’s Moller to me.
Perhaps a Clarion, as in the Schlicker or a Schalnei
Been loving these videos for years... but never understood why people that feel they must be in the building while during the recording, find it necessary not to just sit but must mess with the missals and hymnals in the pews and such. They even hit the audio recorder stand (14:50) in this video. smh. I know OMF and 'we' as visitors are guests, but come on peeps.
When are you coming to Pittsburgh to see the Von Beckerath at St. Paul’s Cathedral?
That Von Beckerath is amazing, I heard it the day it was dedicated. 14/97
I was wondering the same thing!!! And east Liberty Presbyterian has that huge skinner. And in Greensburg there are some gorgeous iconic organs as well
Gorgeous building. I love all the black. The current organ is stunning. Too bad Reuter got their mitts on it. In fifteen years, it will be falling apart, and the guarantees will have expired.