I am not commenting towards the views of any one person here . . .
 
> What should be of first consideration (in any church) is how will
> the instrument fulfill the needs of the liturgy.
 
I have never understood the selection and design of an organ this way.
Congregations change, God knows liturgies change (Where are you now, 1928
Prayer Book?!), musical tastes change -- an instrument built to last for
a hundred, maybe several hundred years should not be built based upon
what will best serve the "needs" of the contemporary congregation.
 
A good organ should be built on good organbuilding principles of
construction and style. Putting in the antiphonal Trumpettes d'Orgasme
may make the current crowd oooze and melt, but is it good building
practice? Or, do we build organs now with an estimated life of about 30
YEARS, like everything else built by modern construction?
 
Upon reading this, I sound like Texx!  Oh well, I wanted to get my point
of view across.  Hope your project is coming along, Texx.
 
Cheers!
Michael
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