Hi OrganNet:
 
I'm forwarding Herb Huestis' message. It looks like it contains
information that is of interest to lots of us.
 
Dave Schutt
 
Forwarded message:
> From [log in to unmask] Fri Mar  5 00:36:49 1993
> Date: 05 Mar 93 03:31:08 EST
> From: Herb Huestis <[log in to unmask]>
> To: "Schutt, Dave" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: OrganNet
> Message-Id: <[log in to unmask]>
>
> March 5, 1993
>
>
> To:   Friedrich Brunzema, via Internet and OrganNet:
>
> I made your father's acquaintance when I was a Casavant representative--
> we had some good discussions.  I still remember one, where I asked him
>
> "What is the most important consideration in keeping an old organ or
> buying a new one?"
>
> He surprised me with his answer:  "Access!  Can you fix the old one?"
>
> Sometimes, its the little things you remember.
>
> I played some of his very fine organs, made while he was at tonal
> director for Casavant.  For example, Dordt College and the
> Creation church in Omaha--I can't remember the name, but the organ
> is VERY fine.  A beautiful, clear ensemble with a most excellent
> full length leathered Posaune in the bass.
>
> Glad to find your message on OrganNet.  Hope that more profs and
> organbuilders will join, so they can get into a scrap or two.
>
> It seems to me that Orgelbewegung has played itself out and even the
> historical "revival" is moving toward an expansive notion that embraces
> not only early organs, but those of the nineteenth century as well.
> Witness the new organs of the Fisk Co. and Manuel Rosales.  Big stops,
> higher pressures, even tubular and/or pneumatic extensions in the bass
> of big stops--all these changes contribute to a broad tonal ideal.
>
> And, the nineteenth century is more and more the subject of "early"
> music.  Anything over 100 years old is worthy of "performance practice."
> Example:  Jacques van Oortmerssen's marvelous recording of Brahms'
> Complete Organ Music on the 1906 Setterquist organ in Sweden.
> BIS CD-479.
>
> Speaking of such things, has anybody on OrganNet got a database file
> (.dbf) of organ CDs?   THAT would be worth sharing!!
>
>
> Herb Huestis,  CompuServe 70771,1047