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The Anglican Way of setting up and using pistons!
2015-10-05I have to admit that "pushing pistons" is one of my favorite things to do!Since I'm pretty much "self-taught", I do LOTS of things that many fine teachers would say are "wrong". Each musician mu...
Read MoreConsiderations When Choosing Speakers For Hauptwerk
2015-08-20Speakers are often the weak link in many people's audio systems. They are the final component that the audio signal passes through before it's released into the wild. Choosing the right speaker h...
Read MoreTips for Selecting Your Hauptwerk Computer
2015-01-26
Probably the most frequent questions I get asked by customers are questions relating to which computer they should buy for Hauptwerk.
Part of the problem in answering that in a general way...
Multi Channel Audio in Hauptwerk
2014-11-07
Mixed Signals
Multi channel audio is consistently one of the most confusing elements to setting up a Hauptwerk instrument.
So, I thought I'd explain a few things and show a test case.
The Great Christian Müller Organ of the St. Bavo Church in Haarlem, Holland
2016-06-27The great Church of St. Bavo, Haarlem, Holland.I think all organists will agree that the 1738 Christian Müller organ at the St. Bavo Church in Haarlem, Holland is one of the world's gr...
Read MoreThe organ music of Johann Gottfried Walther (1684 - 1748) by Dr. Wolfram Syré
2021-04-08
I start now a series of recordings which will give an overview over the organ compositions of Johann Gottfried Walther.
Johann Gottfried had lessons with Johann Bernhard Bach and Johann Hinrich But...
The Stahlhuth / Jann organ of St. Martin’s Church at Dudelange, Luxembourg
2018-05-02The famous Stahlhuth / Jann organ of St. Martin's Church in Dudelange is a successful blending of several different national styles. In fact it is not only a combination of national diversity, b...
Read MoreFurtwängler & Hammer Imperial Cathedral Königslutter - A Kingly Instrument for a Royal Worship Space
2019-03-01
Furtwängler & Hammer, No. 286 - A Masterpiece Saved!!!
The grand organ in the Kaiserdom, Königslutter, Germany, was built by the firm of Furtwängler & Hammer as No. 2...
The Great 1714 Boizard Organ of St. Michel en Thiérache
2015-05-25If terms like Tierce en taille, or Basse de Trompette, or Plein Jeu, both Grande and Petite, mean something to you, then you have an interest in organ music of the French Baroq...
Read MorePlaying Henry Smart (1813 - 1879) - Smart but not "smart" by Dr. Wolfram Syré
2021-03-03
Playing Henry Smart (1813 - 1879) - Smart but not "smart" by Dr. Wolfram Syré
My first piece of Henry Smart I studied was his Festive March. This solemn March in the style of classicism has th...