In this long-awaited episode, Christopher Soer, President of Christopher Soer Pipe Organs, LLC talks about pipe organ maintenance and tuning, what to do when there’s a cipher or a dead note, and things you might want to know to keep your pipe organ sounding its best.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Christopher’s Article in The American Organist (AGO Members only)
The Contemporary American Organ by William H. Barnes
The Encyclopedia of Organ Stops
American Institute of Organbuilders
Organ Media YouTube channel
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- Music heard in this episode
- Title: Presto in B-flat major
Composer: Francis Poulenc
Organist: Ken Cowan
Album: Art of the Symphonic Organist, Vol 4 – JAV JAV369
Organ: 2004 V/155 Quimby, First Baptist Church, Jackson, Mississippi, USA - Title: Berceuse sur deux notes qui cornent
Composer: Jehan Alain
Organist: Kevin Bowyer
Album: Alain – The Complete Works for Organ – Nimbus Records NI 5552
Organ: 1995 IV/89 Marcussen and Son, St. Augustine’s Chapel, Tonbridge School, Tonbridge, England - Title: Overture to The Barber of Seville
Composer: Gioachino Rossini
Organist: Thomas Heywood
Album: Who Needs An Orchestra! – Pro Organo CD 7141
Organ: 1929 V/111 Hill, Norman and Beard, Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne, Australia - Title: Symphony No. 4, op. 13 – III. Andante cantabile
Composer: Charles-Marie Widor
Organist: John Kitchen
Album: The Organ in the Church of the Holy Rude – Delphian DCD 34064
Organ: 1940 IV/74 Rushworth and Dreaper, Church of the Holy Rude, Stirling, Scotland
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