List --

An iteresting thing happened today at church -- when I arrived there was a
note on the music rack pretty much lambasting my hymn accompaniment, timing
and volume levels (I believe it was written by one of the ladies in the
church who used to be a church organist at a previous employer of mine).  I
showed the note to the music director and let him know that today was going
to be 8' Sunday.  I quickly set 8 combinations of varying color and volume
to use on the instrument (4/9? Rodgers/Wicks/Ruffati) which consisted of a
combination of pipe and digital ranks.  No 4' couplers were used and only
one 16' in the pedal.  Following the postlude he rushed to the organ to find
out how I accomplished the diversity using only 8' ranks.  I showed him the
combinations and he was quite amazed (and he's no slouch when it comes to
playing either).  Had this instrument not been modified to it's current
magnitude I would have been stuck with one soft flute @ 8' on the swell and
choir and an exposed principal and 8' Holz Gedackt on the great along with
an 8' oboe on the swell and 8' Clarinet on the choir.  As it stod I have a
wealth of digital and pipe voices at 8' which provided me with a certain
degree of variety as well as satisfying my sometimes overinflated ego.

I love my hybrid instrument.

Tom Hoehn, Organist
Roaring 20's Pizza & Pipes, Ellenton, FL (substitute - 4/42 Wurlitzer)
First United Methodist Church, Clearwater, FL (4/9?- Rodgers/Ruffati/Wicks)
Manasota/OATOS/HiloBay/CIC-ATOS/VotS-ATOS/DTOS
http://theatreorgans.com/tomhoehn

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