[CAUT] Harpsichord & Organ Maintenance Videos

[Paul T Williams]

I'm not all that fond of harpsichords either.  Our organs are in the "just 
OK" catagory according to our organ prof. But Mr. Bedient of Bedient Pipe 
Organ factory is located here in Lincoln, so they get pretty good 
attention.  It's a very small group of students who study it.  We don't 
really have any harpsichord profs, but several of the students and faculty 
in oboe, flute, and voice use them often for recitals, so I must continue 
to learn more about them.  Buzzing flies is a good analogy!  Who have you 
contracted for outside repairs, rebuilding etc.?  Nobody in Nebraska works 
on them.

Best,

Paul




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    Hi Paul,
   Well, I am glad they are an inspiration to you. Keep looking.
   However, I am hoping to steer things in the direction of an instrument, 
the organ, that in this region seems to have fallen out of favor in the 
eyes of the PTG, when counterpoised with the harpsichord, far as non-piano 
endeavors are concerned for the PTG and CAUT. Maybe the climate is 
different elsewhere. Perhaps a depiction of these in comparison to nature 
will help me explain.
   No matter how a harpsichord is voiced, it still sounds like buzzing 
flies to me. I hope that does not sound too pejorative. Obviously, they 
have an appeal of their own and there place here, and part of my job is to 
help maintain them, though recently we have been contracting out some 
harpsichord work, not including what for the most part is concert 
maintenance. However, a well maintained organ sounds like thunder. If the 
institution I work at needs to secure funding for continuing education in 
what is called Performance Management here, I would rather get trained to 
play with lightning, than to swat at flies. Either area would help with 
the budget problems at CCM created with contract demands, and I see no 
reason why to favor one over the other in that case at this school. 
   Good luck with the harpsichord projects!
-          Ben
 
 
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T Williams
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Hey Ben, 

Thanks so much for the harpsichord videos!  I've learned something today 
on plectra replacement and voicing!! :>)  Now...off to some of our 
harpsichords that are acting up!  I'll leave the organ stuff to Mr. 
Bedient! 

Paul 



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   Good morning all, 
Thought somebody might find these videos interesting. 
  
These are organ tuning, voicing, & repairing I believe 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CPxaEfFhGI&feature=related 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdtLvHLqMT0&feature=related 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrECqw6mHOE&feature=related 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xze5QRIAO-0&feature=related 
  
And these harpsichord stringing, voicing, and I can’t remember what else 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uQnibdOdW4&feature=related 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_rTN7F5QUY&feature=related 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifaVED5q5Gs&feature=related 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BqRBYM4YxU&feature=related 
  
Probably won’t start a conversation. Have a good day, 
      -Ben 
  
  

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